Obituaries

Gerald Henke

Gerald Henke

Nov 9, 2021

Gerald (Jerry) Arthur Henke, age 89, of Blue Earth, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Goldfinch Memory Care in Fairmont, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held Saturday May 7, 2022, 11AM at Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Miller officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial with military honors will be at Riverside Cemetery in Blue...

Junice Elsie Huston

Junice Elsie Huston

Nov 5, 2021

Junice Elsie Huston, age 92, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at St. Luke’s Care Center in Blue Earth. A memorial service will be held Friday, November 12 at 11 am at Patton Funeral Home, with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service and burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. Online condolences...

Fern Teigland

Fern Teigland

Oct 26, 2021

Fern Teigland, age 68 of Blue Earth passed away peacefully at her home October 26, 2021. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Fern Marie was born in Duluth, MN to David and Anne (Smith) Ankarlo on November 27, 1952. On August 18, 1971 she married the love of her life, Marlon Teigland. They recently...

Murtis Johnson

Murtis Johnson

Oct 26, 2021

Our community of friends and families have lost a dear lady and friend. Murtis Alvina Thompson Johnson was called home to our Lord Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at St Luke’s Care Center.

She was born March 22,1928 in rural Elmore, Minnesota to Oscar & Annie (Henrickson) Thompson. She was baptized and confirmed at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore. Murtis graduated...

Gloria J. Eichhorn

Gloria J. Eichhorn

Oct 19, 2021

Gloria J Eichhorn, age 78, of rural Elmore, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 19, 2021 at United Hospital District in Blue Earth. A memorial service will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, October 26 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Elmore, with Pastor Michael Klatt officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will...

William M Murphy

William M Murphy

Oct 15, 2021

Murphy, William M. age 82 passed away peacefully on October 15th, 2021. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday October 22 at 11AM at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth with Fr. Gregory Parrott officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour before the service and burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. For online...

Dalton Cooper

Dalton Cooper

Oct 12, 2021

Dalton Douglas Cooper, age 24 of Buffalo Center passed away at his home Tuesday October 12, 2021. Funeral services will be held Monday October 18 at 11AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Buffalo Center with Rev. Eric Hullstrom officiating. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 4-7PM at the church and continue one hour before the service. Burial will be at...

Marvin A Boettcher

Marvin A Boettcher

Oct 10, 2021

Marvin Boettcher, of Blue Earth, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at United Hospital District in Blue Earth.  He was 81 years old. 

A Funeral Service will be on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 11 AM St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Elmore with Pastor Michael Klatt officiating.  Visitation from 930AM until the time of service. Graveside will be at...

Linda N Kopischke

Linda N Kopischke

Oct 9, 2021

Linda N. Kopischke passed away peacefully at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester on Saturday, October 9, 2021. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth with Rev. Matthew Lorfeld officiating at 10am on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Burial will take place at a later date.

Linda Nadine was born on December 29, 1955...

Doug E. Lempkie

Doug E. Lempkie

Oct 7, 2021

Doug E. Lempkie, age 74, of Winnebago, passed away peacefully at home and surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 7, 2021. A celebration of life will be held from 4-7pm on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Burial will take place at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Morgan, Minnesota at a later date.

Doug Lempkie...

Duane Vanderford

Duane Vanderford

Oct 5, 2021

Duane Vanderford, age 90 of Blue Earth passed away Tuesday October 5, 2021 at St. Luke’s Care Center. A funeral service will be held Friday October 8th 3pm at Patton Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Elmore. Online condolences can be left at www.pattonfh.com

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Terry Weringa

Terry Weringa

Oct 3, 2021

Terry Weringa, age 73 of Elmore passed away Sunday October 3, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be 11AM Friday October 8 at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7PM Thursday October 7 at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Burial with military honors will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery...

Marjie Peterson

Marjie Peterson

Sep 28, 2021

Marjie Peterson, age 97, of Blue Earth, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Heartland- Parker Oaks in Winnebago. A Graveside Service will be on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2 PM at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth with Rev. Matthew Lorfeld and full military honors. Visitation one hour prior AT THE CEMETERY. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Richard Dewanz

Richard Dewanz

Sep 25, 2021

Richard C. Dewanz age 88 formerly of Blue Earth passed away Saturday September 25, 2021 at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. A graveside service will be held Friday October 8, 2021 at 2pm at Calvary Cemetery in Blue Earth with military honors. Fr. Gregory Parrott will officiate. Richard was born September 13, 1933, the son of Michael and Martina (Klement) Dewanz,...

John Michael Ellis

John Michael Ellis

Sep 14, 2021

John Michael Ellis, age 69, of Armstrong IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls SD.  A Memorial Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 4-7 PM at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth MN.  No service will be held at this time. Patton Funeral Home is entrusted...

Doug D. Nave

Doug D. Nave

Sep 12, 2021

Douglas Darrel Nave, age 63 of Elmore, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021at United Hospital District in Blue Earth.

Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. A time for visitation will be held from 5-8pm on Wednesday at Patton Funeral Home and one hour prior to the...

Andre G. Torkelson

Andre G. Torkelson

Sep 8, 2021

Andre G. Torkelson, age 94, formerly of Rake, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Burial will be in West Cemetery, Rake, IA. A time...

Beverly L. Olson

Beverly L. Olson

Sep 7, 2021

Beverly Loraine Olson, 94, of Blue Earth area went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. 

Beverly was born May 21, 1927 the only child of Lewis and Bertha (Selgelid) Evans in Blue Earth, Minnesota.

Beverly graduated from Blue Earth High School. After high school, she joined the US Army Cadet Nursing Corp during WWII, which allowed...

Paul Prescher

Paul Prescher

Sep 6, 2021

Paul Prescher, age 75, of Delavan, passed away at his home on Monday, September 6, 2021. Funeral services will be on Sunday, September 19th at 2pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Blue Earth with Rev. Matthew Lorfeld officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 18th from 4-7pm at Patton Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service....

Virginia Mehrhof

Virginia Mehrhof

Sep 5, 2021

Virginia Mehrhof, age 84 of Blue Earth passed away Sunday September 5, 2021, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth.

Virginia Lee was the eldest of 4 children, born October 28, 1936, to Glendon and Berniece (Kallestad) Domes in Blue Earth. She graduated from Blue Earth High School and went on to attend St. Olaf College and Mankato...

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