Le Sueur County News

Wayne Frederick Braun, age 84 of Le Center died on August 6, 2022 at the Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing and Rehab Center in Le Sueur. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 12 from 9am-11am at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral service will follow at 11am also at the funeral home. Interment will be held in Dresselville Cemetery in rural Le Sueur. Military Honors will be provided by the Le Center area Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Wayne was born on April 12, 1938 to Alba and Elizabeth (Rinkle) Braun on the family farm in Le Sueur County. He was a graduate of the Le Sueur High School and was drafted into the United States Army. Wayne was united in...

Martha Elizabeth Dressel, age 85 of Stillwater, MN (formerly of Belle Plaine and Le Sueur), died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, MN. The memorial service will be held Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine, MN. Visitation will be on Friday August 12 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, and also on Saturday, August 13 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church prior to the memorial service. Lunch will follow the service at church. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a future date for immediate family only. ...

Elmer Harry Kukacka, age 85 of Montgomery passed away at his home on August 4, 2022. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 9 from 4pm-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 10 at 11am with visitation one hour prior at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. Elmer was born on March 9, 1937 in Montgomery on the family farm to Harry and Ludmilla (Brezina) Kukacka. He was a 1955 Montgomery High School graduate. After high school he entered the United States Navy for 6 years. Elmer was united in marriage to Ruth Deno on September 12, 1959 in Belle Plaine. They...

Milton Ernest Braun, age 90, of Le Center passed away on July 31, 2022 at Ridgeview Medical Center. Memorial Service will be on September 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m, Zion United Church of Christ, Le Sueur, MN. Military Honors will follow the Memorial service at Church. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Interment will follow lunch at Mound Cemetery in Le Sueur. Milton was born October 29, 1931 to George and Francis (Rinkel) Braun. He graduated from McKinley High School in 1949, and was enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1952 and was later discharged in 1953. Milton married Evelyn Vogel on June 21, 1958. Milton spent most of his lifetime farming on the family farm, then became a...

Roger Frank Goettl, age 88, of Le Center passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Carriage House in Le Center. Visitation will be held Monday, July 18 from 4pm- 8pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 19 at 10am with Fr. Michael Barsness and Fr. Mike Krenik officiating, with visitation one hour prior at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Military honors will be provided by the Le Center Area Veterans Honor Guard. Roger was born on November 21, 1933 in Mankato to Louis and Marie (Hartung) Goettl. He served in the United States Army from 1954-1956 upon his return home...

Verne Strandjord, our beloved father, grandfather, passed away in Belle Plaine July 10th at the age of 86. Verne is survived by his 3 sons, Cary, Mark (Kathryn) and Lee (Renee). He has 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. His family has scheduled two life celebrations. The first will be August 20th from 1 to 4 pm at the American Legion Park Pavilion in Le Sueur, Mn. Address: 155 South Park Lane, Le Sueur The second life celebration will be held on the Opdal Church grounds located a few miles south of Sacred Heart. This celebration will be August 27th from 1 to 5 pm. www.koldenfuneralhome.com

Barbara Jean (Miller) Flo, age 82 of Le Sueur, died on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur, MN. A joint Funeral Service will be held for Barbara and son Brian at the First Lutheran Church in Le Sueur at 2:00 p.m. Saturday July 9th with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church.

DEBORAH KAYE TESCH, age 68 of Le Sueur, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia. Born in Waseca on November 17, 1953, Deb was the daughter of Stewart and Lila (Brooks) Fell. She attended school in Waseca before beginning her working years. In 1972 Deb married Jerry Tesch in Waseca. She liked crafting and used her abilities in sewing, crocheting, and quilting to create clothing, dolls, stuffed animals, and quilts for those she loved. She also enjoyed playing bingo, watching gameshows and Cash Cab, playing cards, collecting animal keepsakes, and spending time with her friends and family. Years ago she was also very gifted in mathematics and guitar. For the last...

Brian Dale Flo, age 60 of Le Sueur, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur, MN. Services for Brian will be at a later date. koldenfuneralhome.com

Robert F. Meyer, age 81 of Le Sueur, died on Monday, June 20, 2022, surrounded by his family at Oak Terrace in Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur, MN, beginning at 4:00 p.m. and concluding with a rosary led by the Knights of Columbus at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Kolden Funeral Home from 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. following with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Le Sueur, MN. Luncheon immediately following at St. Anne's School. Interment with full military honors will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN, on July 1, 2022, at 1:00...

Joseph Michael Driscoll, age 70 of Le Sueur, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 16, 2022, and the world became a little quieter. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, June 24, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne's Church in Le Sueur, MN. Visitation will be at the Kolden Funeral Home, Le Sueur on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday morning at the funeral home from 8:00 a.m. ~ 10:30 a.m. We will then proceed to St. Anne's Church for the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Burial will be at a later time in Calvary Cemetery, Le Sueur, MN. Joe was born on July 8, 1951 to Joseph and Dolores (Osborne) Driscoll in St. Peter, MN. He went through St. Anne's grade...

Orval Gustav Loewe, age 82 of rural Le Center and Le Sueur, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN, and entered into his eternal home in Heaven. A Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, July 16, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ, Le Sueur, MN. Visitation one hour prior to service at church. Lunch after service followed by burial with military honors in the Salem Tyrone Cemetery. Orval was born on May 20, 1940, to Alfrieda Loewe in Tyrone Township, Le Sueur County. He attended Tyrone Township Country Schools and graduated from Le Sueur High School in 1958. He spent six months in the U.S. Army Reserves and then began farming. He...

Bernice Audrey (Robinson) Eigenheer, age 86, of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 after a rief illness. Bernice "Bernie", was born on December 6, 1935, in Le Sueur MN: the second child of Harold and Agnes (Thomason) Robinson. She grew up and attended school in the Le Sueur area. Following graduation from Le Sueur High School in 1953, she attended nursing school and worked as a nurse at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Bernice married Allyn Dickie in 1954, and they raised 3 children in Bloomington, MN: Gregg, Debra and Bruce. They later divorced. In 1973, she moved to the Brainerd Lakes area, where she lived the rest of her life, most recently in Pequot Lakes. She...

Karen Ann Ruff, age 74 of St. Peter, formerly of Le Sueur, died on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Mayo Health Systems in Mankato. Memorial service will be on Friday, June 10, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. that morning. Burial will be at a later date. Karen was born on May 4, 1948 to Francis and Christine (Johnson) Munson in Kenosha, WI. The family relocated a lot because of her father's military services. She settled in rural Henderson after her marriage to Carl Ruff, they later divorced. She raised her family in Le Sueur and worked at Telex and ADC. She enjoyed crafts, sewing, embroidery,...

Caroline Jean Roemhildt, age 88, of St. Peter, died on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Ecumen Pathstone Landing, Mankato. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, S. Peter. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the St. Peter Funeral Home and will continue at the church for one hour prior the service on Thursday. Interment will be at Greenhill Cemetery, St. Peter. The service will be livestreamed and available on Caroline's obituary page at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com. Caroline Jean, the daughter of William and Lela (Hayes) Lowery, was born on May 11, 1934 in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was united...

Dorothy Ann Schindler, 91, of Le Center, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Mankato. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 31 from 4-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, June 1 at 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Fr. James Stiles, officiating and visitation 2 hours prior at the church. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Dorothy was born on August 7, 1930 in St. Thomas to Cornelius and Dorothy (Connelly) Kilduff. She was a graduate of McKinley High School. Dorothy was united in marriage to Russell James Schindler on June 16, 1951 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in St. Thomas. She was an active member...

Glenn Allen Beer was born to Anthony Ludwic Beer, Jr. and Virginia Mae (Davis) Beer on October 24, 1955 at Saint Peter Hospital. Glenn grew up with one older brother, Gerald Anthony Beer, 'Jerry', who died in a car accident with his fianc? in April of 1982. Glenn attended Cleveland Public School and graduated in 1974. He met the love of his life, Linda Marie Queen, on a blind date when he was 17 years old. They were married at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato on October 16, 1976. Glenn and Linda moved to Cleveland where they lived on Cherry Street for 45 years. Together they had two children. Joseph John was born on December 22, 1980, and Melissa Rose was born on March...

Michael J. Kaufman of Le Sueur passed away on May 11, 2022 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur, MN. Michael was born in New York, New York on November 28, 1946. He served in the United Navy for two years then enlisted in the States Marine Corp. and served during Vietnam. He worked many careers, jobs and interest throughout his life. Michael is survived by his wife Carol Kaufman, Children; Wade Reimer, Christopher Reimer, Jason Reimer, Charlene Davis and Michael Kaufman, three grandsons and dog Baxter. He is preceded in death by his son, Joey Kaufman.

Linda Louise Norris, age 71, of Le Center was freed from her battle with Alzheimer's and surrounded by loving family on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 15 from 4pm-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 16 at 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Fr. James Stiles, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held in St. Henry Cemetery. Linda was born on December 17, 1950 in St. Peter to Raymond and Rose Marie (McCabe) Fredrickson. She was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic elementary school and also McKinley High School both in...

Douglas Alan Traxler, 52, of Le Center, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at his home. A visitation with family present will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center, with a visitation for an hour preceding the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. The oldest of three sons, Doug was born to Gordon and Charolette Traxler on January 24, 1970. Doug worked for 26 years as an appraiser, including 23 years in the Blue Earth County property services department in Mankato, earning accredited status. He was an...

Marjorie A. Thelemann, age 86 of Le Sueur, died on Saturday morning, April 23, 2022 at Oak Terrace Living Center in Le Sueur. Services will be private. Marjorie was born on June 2, 1935 to Raymond and Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Schmidthuber) Nuessmeier in Sharon Township, Le Sueur County. She grew up in the Le Sueur area and graduated from Le Sueur High School where she played in the marching band and sang in the choir. She married Alvin Thelemann on May 30, 1953 in Le Sueur. The couple farmed in the Tyrone Township area of Le Sueur County. They moved to Le Sueur in 2007. She was a long time member of Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur Margie enjoyed music, life on the farm and time...