Obituaries

Tootie Mortvedt

Tootie Mortvedt

Feb 25, 2020

Evangeline Esther "Tootie" Mortvedt, age 87 and a longtime resident of the Blue Earth area, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at The Pillars Assisted Living in Mankato. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore, with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church Friday...

Irene Kathryn Bassett

Irene Kathryn Bassett

Feb 16, 2020

Irene Bassett, age 94, of Winnebago, passed away surrounded by family, on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Heartland Senior Living- Parker Oaks in Winnebago.  Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7 PM at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11 AM at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in...

Margaret Marie Hanson

Margaret Marie Hanson

Feb 14, 2020

Margaret Marie (Grebner) Hanson joined her Valentine for their eternal date on Friday, February 14, 2020 at the age of 90.  At the time of her passing, she continued to reside in Guckeen, Minnesota, with the loving care of her son, Peter.

Margaret was born, the third of six children, December 24, 1929 in Faribault, Minnesota to Margaret Loretta (Kennedy)...

Michael David Nelson

Michael David Nelson

Feb 13, 2020

Michael David Nelson, of Blue Earth, passed away on February 13, 2020 at his home, He was 66 years old. There are no services at this time.  

Patton Funeral Home is assisting the family. 

Michael was born on June 29, 1953 to Donald and Dorthy (McClelland) Nelson. He graduated high school and continued his education as an auto mechanic.  He...

Scottie L. Campbell

Scottie L. Campbell

Feb 13, 2020

Scott Campbell, age 71, of Blue Earth passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, February 13, 2020.

Memorial services will be held at 11am on Monday, February 17, 2020 at SSPP Catholic Church in Blue Earth with Father Brian Mulligan officiating. Visitation time will be held prior to the service at church, beginning at 9am.

Scottie...

Connie Rae Distad

Connie Rae Distad

Feb 8, 2020

Connie Distad, age 73 of Mankato and formerly of Blue Earth passed away Saturday February 8, 2020 at Mayo Health System-Mankato. A funeral service will be held at 2pm Friday February 14 at Patton Funeral Home 400 E. 14th St. Blue Earth with Rev. Russ Jacobsen officiating. Visitation will be an hour before the service. Burial will take place at...

Lorene Dray

Lorene Dray

Jan 31, 2020

Lorene M. Dray passed away on January 31, 2020 at the St. Luke's Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth. She was 95.Visitation will be from 9-11 am on Wednesday February 5, 2020 with a funeral service at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore. Reverend Robert Roettger officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Elmore. Patton Funeral Home is entrusted with...

Ronald Stensland

Ronald Stensland

Jan 27, 2020

Ronald Stensland (90) of Blue Earth passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Mankato, surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 3, with visitation beginning at 10:00 am, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, MN.

Ronald Wayne Stensland was born on August 18, 1929 to Gustave...

Kenneth J. Matteson

Kenneth J. Matteson

Jan 24, 2020

KENNETH J MATTESON, age 63, of Bertha, formerly of Blue Earth, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at Lakewood Hospital in Staples, MN.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth, with Matthew Koscielski officiating.  Burial will be in Pemberton Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation time will be...

Ruth Ann King

Ruth Ann King

Jan 18, 2020

On Saturday, January 18, 2020, our mother, Ruth Ann (Faulkender) King, went to be with the Lord after spending 7 weeks at Parker Oaks Senior Living in Winnebago, MN.

Ruth was born on the family farm in Spencer, Iowa on June 11, 1936, the second of five kids of Jesse Merle and Frances Magdalena (Yost) Faulkender. She attended country school...

Colette M. Jenkins

Colette M. Jenkins

Jan 7, 2020

Colette Mae Jenkins, age 90, of Rochester, formerly of Delavan, passed away on January 7, 2020 in Rochester.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 12, at 1:00PM at Hope United Methodist Church, Blue Earth, with visitation beginning at noon, one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Rice Lake Cemetery, rural Delavan.

Colette (McDermott) Jenkins was born...

Douglas Lee Richards

Douglas Lee Richards

Jan 6, 2020

The Honorable Douglas L. Richards, age 67, of Blue Earth passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 after bravely battling multiple myeloma for nine years.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Hope United Methodist Church in Blue Earth with Rev. Russ Jacobsen officiating. Burial will take place at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont....

Myrna Mae Pirsig

Myrna Mae Pirsig

Jan 3, 2020

Myrna Mae Pirsig (Louks), age 85, died peacefully, Friday, January 3, 2020 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth with her family by her side.

Memorial services will be Saturday, January 11, 2020, at 11:00am, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth with Pastor Matthew Lorfeld officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth...

Thomas Edwin Hanson

Thomas Edwin Hanson

Dec 30, 2019

Thomas Edwin Hanson died on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the age of 92. At the time of his passing, he and his wife of 68 years, Margaret, continued to reside in Guckeen Minnesota, with the loving care of their son, Peter. 

Tom was born, the fourth of five children, February 6, 1927 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Henrietta (Sheehan)...

Patricia Elbert

Patricia Elbert

Dec 24, 2019

Patricia J. Elbert, age 80, passed away December 24, 2019 at Lakeview Methodist Care Center in Fairmont, MN due to complications from a stroke. Visitation will be Friday December 27th from 5-7 at Patton Funeral Home and continue one hour before the service at the church. A memorial service will be held at 10:30am Saturday December 28, 2019 at the First Baptist...

Ronald Dean Hanevik

Ronald Dean Hanevik

Dec 22, 2019

Ronald D. Hanevik, age 79, of Fairmont, passed away on December 22, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Fairmont, surrounded by his family.  Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 2 PM at Patton Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior. Web tributes may be left at www.pattonfh.com.

Ronald Dean Hanevik was born January...

Dennis "Butch" Esser

Dennis "Butch" Esser

Dec 20, 2019

Butch Esser, age 70, of Blue Earth, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth. Visitation will be Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 5 to 7 PM at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth.  A memorial service will be Friday at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. Additional...

Gayle "Swede" B. Ensrud

Gayle "Swede" B. Ensrud

Dec 19, 2019

Gayle "Swede" B. Ensrud, age 81, of Frost, passed away on Thursday Dec. 19, 2019 at his home in Frost.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth with Rev. Arne Halbakken officiating.

Gayle was born Dec. 26, 1937, in Bird Island to Clarence S. and Edna (Babcock)...

Mary J. Kriewall

Mary J. Kriewall

Dec 4, 2019

Mary J. Kriewall, 87, of Winnebago, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the United Hospital District in Blue Earth.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth with Rev. Matthew Lorfeld officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5-7pm at Patton Funeral Home. Interment will...

Harold "Duane" Gartzke

Harold "Duane" Gartzke

Dec 1, 2019

Harold Duane Gartzke, 78, of Blue Earth, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center, surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 11am on Friday, December 6, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Blue Earth. Visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth,...

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