Obituaries
Nancy Katharine Steele
Mar 29, 2023
Nancy Steele, age 80 of Blue Earth passed away Wednesday March 29, 2023 at the Oaklawn Care Center in Mankato. A memorial service will be held at 11am at Patton Funeral Home on Saturday, June 17, 2023 with Rev. Russ Jacobsen officiating. A time of fellowship will follow until 2pm. Burial took place at Pilot Grove Cemetery.
Nancy Katharine Lowry...
Gary Ehrich
Mar 15, 2023
Gary Ehrich, age 78 of Blue Earth passed away Wednesday March 15, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service will be held 11AM Wednesday March 22 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Elmore with Rev. Michael Klatt officiating. Visitation will be 5-8PM Tuesday March 21 at Patton Funeral Home and continue one hour before the service....
Norman Kohlmeyer
Mar 14, 2023
Norman Richard Kohlmeyer went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 14, 2023. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 47 years, Lillian. Four children; Terry (Patty) Aukes, Tim (Nancy) Aukes, Michelle (Jose) Mendoza and Staci (Bill) Thompson. Ten grandchildren; Taylor Aukes-Thompson, Olivia (Doug) Collins, Emily Aukes, Kara (Andy) Ristau, Anthony (Missy) Aukes, Andy (Katie) Aukes, Stephanie Huston,...
Maxine Lawrence
Mar 7, 2023
Maxine Lawrence passed away Tuesday March 7, 2023, three days after her 100th birthday with her loving family surrounding her. Funeral services will be 11AM Monday March 13th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth with Rev. Michael Klatt officiating. Visitation will be Sunday March 12th from 2-4PM at Patton Funeral Home and one hour before the service....
Howie Lange
Mar 6, 2023
Howard Lange, 89
Howard Lange of Blue Earth, MN, died suddenly (on the golf course!) on March 6, 2023 at Sun City in Georgetown, TX, where he had spent the last 26 winters.
Howard William Lange was born on June 11, 1933 to Elenora (Rath) and Bill Lange on the family’s homestead farm in Brush Creek Township, MN. He...
Raymond Hilpipre
Mar 6, 2023
Raymond Hilpipre, age 86 of Eatonton, GA and formerly Blue Earth passed away Monday March 6, 2023 in Athens, GA. Funeral services will be 11AM Saturday March 11 at Faith Lutheran Church in Blue Earth with Rev. Brent Walker officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church and burial with military honors will be at...
Gary Oakland
Feb 28, 2023
Gary Oakland, age 68 of Blue Earth passed away February 28, 2023 at United Hospital District in Blue Earth. A celebration of life will be held 5-7PM Friday April 14 at Patton Funeral Home.
Gary was born November 10, 1954 to Marvin and Lavine (Bertelson) Oakland in Owatonna, MN. After his mother passed in 1959, he was raised by...
Neil Eckles
Feb 26, 2023
Neil Eckles, age 84 of Blue Earth passed away peacefully, Sunday February 26, 2023 with his loving family by his side. A funeral service will be held 11AM Friday March 3rd at Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Miller officiating. Visitation will be Thursday March 2nd from 4-7PM at Patton Funeral Home and continue one hour before the service....
Ronald Nauman
Feb 20, 2023
Ronald Milton Nauman, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday February 20th 2023, at St Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, MN. A Celebration of life will be gathered for Ronald on Tuesday, February 28th at Patton Funeral Home. Visitation will be at 12:00pm with a Funeral service to follow at 1:00pm. Interment will be held at Riverview...
Larry Dean Pingel
Feb 19, 2023
Larry Pingel, age 86 of Ledyard passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at United Hospital District in Blue Earth. Funeral services with military honors will be held at 11am on Friday, February 24, 2023 at United Methodist Church in Elmore. A time for visitation will be held on Thursday at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth from 5-7pm and...
Marvel Sippel
Feb 17, 2023
Marvel Sippel passed away peacefully early in the morning, Feb 17th with family by her side. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11AM Tuesday February 21, 2023 at SS Pater & Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth with Fr. Gregory Parrot officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service and burial will be at Our Lady...
Elaine P. Goeke
Feb 9, 2023
Elaine Patricia Goeke (Evans) passed away peacefully on February 8, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Riverview Cemetery in Elmore at a...
Jerry Snyder
Jan 26, 2023
Jerry Snyder, age 85 of Blue Earth passed away Thursday January 26, 2023 at St. Luke's Care Center in Blue Earth. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday May 20, 2023 at the MTS Farm & Event Center (38826 95th St. Blue Earth) from 2-5pm. Burial will be held at a later date.
Jerry was born March...
Norma Mercer
Jan 22, 2023
Norma L. Mercer was born on February 26, 1928 on a farm near Dimock, South Dakota. The daughter of Carol and Augusta (Moke) Sperlich. She was baptized in March of 1928 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hillside, South Dakota. She was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Parkston, SD on April 6, 1941. After Norma’s father’s death in...
Robert Thompson
Jan 15, 2023
Robert (Bob) Arlie Thompson, age 75, of Winnebago, MN passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023. A celebration of life and interment with military honors will be held at 10AM Saturday May 13 at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. Family and friends are invited to attend and share their favorite memories of Bob. Guests are invited back to Patton Funeral Home...
Amalia "Mollie" Paschke
Jan 6, 2023
The heart of our family entered her everlasting home on January 6, 2023. We rejoice that she is now reunited with her parents, siblings, nieces, nephews and countless friends.
Amalia Elesa Hovda was born on May 23, 1931 to Amalia (Bengtson) and Thaulow Hovda. She was the youngest of eight children raised on the family farm near Grand Meadow, Minnesota....
Arline B. Murra
Jan 6, 2023
Arline B. Murra, age 87, formerly of Blue Earth, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Arline was born on March 17, 1935 in Blue Earth to Arlo and Adeline (Bassett) Prescher. She attended and graduated from Bricelyn High School in...
Frances Wirth
Dec 31, 2022
Frances May Wirth passed peacefully in her sleep on December 31, 2022, at Parker Oaks Assisted Living in Winnebago, MN. She was 90 years old. A memorial service will be held Thursday January 5, 2023, 11AM at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth with Rev. Dr. Jeanette Bidne officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will take...
Donna Loge
Dec 27, 2022
Donna Loge, age 88 of Blue Earth passed away Tuesday December 27, 2022 at St. Luke's Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 11AM Friday December 30 at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30-11AM at the church. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Elmore. Online condolences can be...
Jacky Boynton
Dec 25, 2022
On December 25th, 2022 at approximately 11:30 pm Jacqueline (Jacky) Boynton passed from this world to the next. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Turner Boynton and Elanor Croschere Boynton De Sautel and her siblings. She leaves behind 4 children, Dena Sanders Czewski, of Ubly, Michigan, Tina Sanders Atkinson, of Kawkawlin, Michigan, David Sanders of Elkton,...
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