St. Peter Herald

John Andrew Cook, age 83, of St. Peter, passed away peacefully at Pheasants Ridge Assisted Living on Friday, August 05, 2022. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m., on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Calvary Cemetery, St. Peter. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Minnesota Ducks Unlimited. John was born in St. Peter, MN on August 21, 1938, to Patricia and Wilfred Cook. He went to John Ireland Catholic Grade School and graduated from St. Peter High School in 1956. After graduation he had a short term in the National Guard. John married Susan Hermel in 1960. He owned and operated Big John's Cafe from 1967-1975, and after that he...

Leon H. Willaert, age 85 of Le Sueur, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center, Mankato. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00am Friday, August 5, 2022 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter in St. Peter. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00pm Thursday at St. Peter Funeral Home and also one hour prior to the service at the church. To leave a condolence or view the livestream, visit his obituary at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com. Leon was born on September 28, 1936 in Mankato to Cyrille Henry and Mary Theresa (Depuydt) Willaert. He attended Loyola Catholic Schools and was drafted to the US Army in 1955, being honorably discharged in 1957. He returned home to the...

William R. Wolfe, 84, of Guttenberg passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022. Bill was born on January 19, 1938, in Chicago, IL, the son of Ronald and Isabel (Zeik) Wolfe. At a very young age he moved to Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Sharon A. Bungarden on April 11, 1959, at Sacred Heart Church in Waseca, Minnesota. He worked as a Lock Operator for the Army Corps of Engineers for many years and then became Lock Master until his retirement in 1998. He was also a hard hat diver for the Army Corps of Engineers. He enjoyed spending his time fishing, hunting, reading and learning about history and caring for the creatures in the backyard. Survivors include his wife of sixty-three...

Ann Marie Maland, age 97, of St. Peter passed away on July 21 2022. Memorial Service will be held at 1:00pm on Sunday, July 31 at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter with visitation beginning at 11:00am. Private family interment will take place at 3:00PM in Frost, MN. To leave a condolence for the family, visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com. Ann was born on September 9, 1924 in St. Paul, MN to Walter and Myrtle (Paulson) Thorsell. She graduated from Central High School and studied at the University of Minnesota, completing a Bachelor of Science degree with a certificate in Public Health Nursing in 1947. She worked for the St. Paul Family Nursing Service from 1947 to 1952. Ann was united...

Anne Amundson, 86, of Oak Park Heights, MN, died peacefully in her sleep on July 13, 2022. She was born November 8, 1935. Anne was the daughter of Dr. William and Pauline Meredith and grew up in Springfield, PA. In her teens, Anne spent summers as a camper and waterfront counselor at Camp Oneka in the Pocono Mountains. She played the French horn in the band and was a high school and college basketball, la crosse and field hockey athlete. She also coached Special Olympic swimmers. Anne graduated from Springfield High School in 1953. Anne attended the University of Pennsylvania, leaving school and Pennsylvania for love after meeting Rev. Howard R. Amundson of McGregor, MN, a Princeton...

Betty Ann (Hoehn) Roemhildt-Reisdorf, age 78, of Shakopee and formerly of Mankato passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Betty passed away gently and quietly, surrounded by loved ones at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm, on Friday, July 29, 2022 at the St. Peter Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 11 am, on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the Union Presbyterian Church, St. Peter, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. To view a livestream of the service or leave a condolence for the family visit www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com Betty was born on October 20, 1943 in Mankato, Minnesota to Beverly (Greenig) and David...

Thomas Ray Bolstad of St. Peter, MN passed away July 8, 2022, at the age of 80 from Alzheimer's complications. Tom was born in St. Peter on August 5, 1941, to Raymond and Gladys (Nelson) Bolstad. He graduated from St. Peter High School in 1959 and Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He served for six years in the National Guard as a Specialist 5 and received an honorable discharge in 1969. For 39 years, Tom worked at the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center as a Business Manager. Tom married Margaret (Steinbauer) Bolstad in 1979 and was a devoted father of two children, Theodore and Teresa. He joined the St. Peter Lions Club in 1986 and...

Bradley Richard Haack, age 38, of Le Sueur passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at River of LIFE Lutheran Church. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m., on Friday, July 15, 2022, at River of LIFE Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior at the church as well. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Bradley was born on July 11, 1983. He attended St. Peter High School and graduated from Cleveland in 2001. He worked as an Ironworker for the Local #512 Union with his brother, Nate and owned Haack Tree Service with his brother, Justin. He married Korrina on October 5,...

Gordon L. Cook passed away on July 4, 2022, at the age of 90. He was born in Mankato, Minnesota but was raised in St. Peter, Minnesota. In his youth Gordon was active in Boy Scouts, eventually earning his Eagle Scout rank, Boy Scout's highest achievement. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While in college, Gordon was on the varsity tennis team. He earned his master's degree in 1960 at the University of South Dakota. He moved to Wyoming in 1964 and enjoyed a long and successful career teaching Biology at Laramie High School. He also coached the boys' and girls' tennis teams at the High School. Gordon was an avid outdoorsman and gardener....

Dean A. Steiner, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, July 4, 2022, at his residence. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Service: 12:00 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Military Participation: Fergus Falls American Legion Post 30 and VFW Post 612 Interment: St. Otto's Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN Arrangements by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, www.olsonfuneralhome.com

Kim (Palmquist) McGovern, age 51, of Montgomery, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at the St. Peter Funeral Home, 906 N. Washington Ave, St. Peter. Private service will be held for the family. Kimberly Jo, the daughter of Gerald and Joleen (Thompson) Palmquist, was born on April 21, 1971 in St. Peter. She graduated from South Central College with an associate degree in accounting. On January 25, 2006 she married Tim McGovern in Florida. She was previously employed as an Administrative Specialist for the Scott County Public...

Betty Neary, age 80 of St. Peter, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Monday, June 27, 2022 at the Catholic Church of St. Peter in St. Peter with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00 - 4:00pm Sunday, June 26th and 10:00am Monday, all at the church. To view the livestream or leave a condolence, visit her obituary at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com. Elizabeth Ann was born April 2, 1942 in Mankato, MN to Donald and Katherine (Simonette) Chatleain. She was raised in Franklin, graduating from Franklin High School in 1960. On June 18, 1966 Betty was united in marriage to Ronald Neary Sr. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Amy Eustis, age 53, of Gaylord passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System in Minneapolis. Memorial Service will be Friday, June 24, 2022, 11:00 A.M. at Scandian Grove Lutheran Church in Norseland with Pastor Bob Stover officiating. Gathering of Family and Friends will be Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. at the Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Military Honors by the Manthey-Asmus American Legion Post #433.

Kenneth A. Skelly, age 70 of Montgomery passed away at his home on June 10, 2022. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 30 from 1:30- 2:30 pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Prayer service will follow at 2:30 also at the funeral home. Donations can be made to the Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society 1250 N. River Dr. Mankato, MN 56001 in Ken's memory. Ken was born on March 11, 1952 in St. Paul and adopted by Howard and Mildred (Struck) Skelly. He attended Waterville-Elysian High School. Ken served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private from August 1971-October 1971. He lived most of his life on the home farm in Kilkenny. Ken worked for over 15 years at...

Rita Cecelia (Pfarr) Hix, age 86, of St. Peter passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 3 p.m., on Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Catholic Church of St. Peter, with visitation two hours prior at the church as well. Private family burial will be held at a later date. www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com

Audree Anderson was born on August 27, 1934 in Cokato, Minnesota, to Andrew and Irene (Lueders) Anderson. She was baptized at home and confirmed in 1949 at the Cokato Evangelical Lutheran Church. She will be buried at the Cokato Cemetery. She grew up in Cokato and attended their schools, graduating as valedictorian in 1952 from Cokato High School. From there she entered college at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter and then transferred to the University of Minnesota where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1956 with a major in English. She later earned a doctoral degree from the University of Maryland. Her teaching career included positions at Wadena, Minnesota, Westminster,...

Anders Jussi Bjorling was born February 4,1936 in Stockholm, Sweden to his mother Anna-Lisa Bjorling-an accomplished soprano at the Stockholm Royal Opera house, and father Jussi Bjorling-a world-renowned tenor from the 1930s until his death in 1960. Anders was the first of three children to the couple, followed by Lars and Ann-Charlotte. He spent much of his free time growing up playing soccer, bandi and downhill skiing in the mountains between Sweden and Norway, but his favorite place was the family summer home in the Swedish archipelago. The family would spend summers there where Anders loved to be out on a boat fishing along side the family dog Bongo. After graduating from Sigtunaskolan,...

LeAnna Rosemary (Henle) Brown, 87, of St. Peter died surrounded by her children. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Church of St. Peter in St. Peter, MN with Craig Timmerman celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 9th at the Church of St. Peter Chapel in St. Peter with a time of sharing at 7 p.m. The visitation will continue at the church on Friday from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. The Rosary will be prayed at 10:15 a.m. on Friday in the church prior to the Mass. To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org LeAnna Rosemary...

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...

Mary Theresa Depuydt, age 87, of Roseville (formerly Lafayette), MN passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 105 North 5th Street, Mankato, MN. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., starting with a 4 p.m. Rosary Service on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at the Mankato Mortuary, 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral mass at the church on Friday. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato. Mary was born on May 15, 1935, in Mankato, MN to Joseph and Martha (Mock) Niederegger. She attended Saints Peter and Paul Grade...