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Jacob Henry Papinski
Jacob Henry Papinski, age 37 of Eagan, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Born on February 17, 1988 in Chicago, IL, Jacob was the son of Richard and Barbara (Possehl) Papinski. He attended NHREG High School.
Jacob had a deep love for all things artistic. Music was at the heart of...
Kenneth Eaton
Kenneth William Eaton, age 101 of Waseca, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Mill City Senior Living in Faribault surrounded by his family.
Ken was born to Oscar and Mabel Eaton on July 26, 1924. He served as a Staff Sargeant in the U.S. Army during World War II from May 1945 to...
Pat Hanson
Pat Hanson finished her nearly 98 wonderful years here on Earth the same way she lived it, surrounded by her family. Pat was raised in Sioux City, Iowa as an only child, and vowed to have ten children. She attended Morningside College and Iowa State University, but left a year before graduating...
Esther Wolfe
Esther Marie Wolfe of Waseca, MN, passed away January 20th, 2026, at the Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Esther was born on January 28, 1933, on a farm near Deep River, Iowa, to Raymond and Beulah (Elliot) Wolfe. In 1939 the family moved to Waseca, where she attended Waseca...
Byron Larson
Byron Gerald Larson, age 80, of Waseca passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.
Byron was born on October 13, 1945, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Gordon and Lillian (Pederson) Larson. He attended Elbow Lake High School and graduated...
William Tuttle
William "Bill" Paul Tuttle, aged 73, of Bradenton, Florida, died on December 30, 2025, at Tidewell Hospice in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Born on September 3, 1952, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he was the son of Keith Rollin Tuttle and Ruby Anna (Marquardt) Tuttle. He graduated from St. Louis Park...
Eldon Frisk
Eldon Frisk, age 89, of Lexington, passed away on December 25, 2025, following a courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Ruth (Alexanderson) Frisk, and brothers, LeRoy Frisk and Bernard Frisk.
He is survived by his...
Tony Thomez
Tony James Thomez, age 90 of Waseca passed away peacefully on January 12, 2026, at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.
Born on June 13, 1935 in Rosebud, TX, he was the son of Manuel and Leonora (Uresti) Thomez. As a young boy, he attended a small country school and spent his early...
August Hedtke Jr.
August Robert Hedtke Jr., of Waseca, MN, passed away on December 26, 2025, at his home.
Born on June 16, 1942, in Golden Valley, MN, he was the son of August Theodore Sr and Mary Elizabeth (Weidholz) Hedtke. At 12 years old, August got his first taste of hard work at a nearby vegetable farm. He...
Paul Mathews
Joseph Paul Mathews, known to all as Paul, age 97 of Waseca, died on the evening of December 31, 2025 at Benedictine Living Community on Owatonna.
Paul was born in Waldorf on March 15, 1928, to parents George and Isabelle (McMahon) Mathews. He attended school in Waldorf and graduated from...
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