Obits
Dayna Besser
Dayna M. (Stenzel) Besser, age 55 of Owatonna, MN passed away peacefully Monday, June 29, 2026 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Owatonna surrounded by her family. A visitation was held on Friday, July 3, 2026 from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at Nasinec Funeral Home in Wells, MN. Please see nasinecfh.com to leave...
Raymond Loberg
Raymond E. “Ray” Loberg passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 28, 2026 at the St. John’s Lutheran retirement and care facility in Albert Lea where he had resided since August 2024. He was 93.
Ray was born August 20, 1932 to Harold and Cora (Rickheim) Loberg, and was the youngest of their...
Roger Lee Myhre
Roger Lee Myhre, Sr., 78, of Mason City, lowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City.
Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Paul Arnfelt
Paul passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 18, 2026.
Paul will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, veteran, businessman, and community leader whose love for Owatonna never wavered. Paul never forgot the people who helped him throughout his life. He...
Kenneth Alton Olson, age 78, passed away peacefully at his home in Waseca on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Ken was born on May 1,1948, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Oliver and Ethel (Pirkl) Olson. He graduated from Freeborn High School in 1966. He proudly served his country in the United States...
Lori Ann Nelson
Lori Ann Nelson, 65, of Ellendale, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at New Richland Care Center with her family and beloved dog Ginger by her side.
She was born August 8, 1960 in Waseca, Minnesota, the daughter of Clinton and Margaret (Kuntze) Gruzebeck. Lori graduated from Owatonna...
Barbara Ann (Chicos) Berg passed away peacefully on April 23, 2026 at the New Richland Care Center.
She was born July 12, 1947 in Albert Lea, MN to Raymond and Veronica (Callahan) Chicos. Barb grew up on the family farm by New Richland.
Barb went to New Richland schools, graduating...
James Blake
James Gordon Blake, age 68, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2026.
He was born in Albert Lea, MN to Gordon and Lola (Ryan) Blake on May 24, 1957. Jim, or Jimmy, graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1975, and attended St. Cloud State University before moving to Waseca to manage Waseca...
Lorraine Wallace
Lorraine Cecelia Wallace, 91, of Geneva, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2026 at the New Richland Care Center.
Born on June 16, 1934 in Wells, Minnesota, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Agnes (Klocek) Koziolek. On May 6, 1953, Lorraine married Donald Wallace and...
Dale Joecks
Dale Ronald Joecks, age 88, passed away on May 12, 2026 at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland, where he received wonderful care.
Dale was born in Waseca on February 28, 1938, the youngest son of Erich and Elizabeth (Schoenrock) Joecks of New Richland. He was a member of First Lutheran...