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Eugene "Gene" Herman Kletschka, 78

Eugene “Gene” Herman Kletschka, age 78 of Waterville, died unexpectedly, surrounded by family, on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Corey David "Big Bucks" Roemhildt, 40

Corey David "Big Bucks" Roemhildt, age 40 of Janesville, formerly of Waterville, died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
Born in Waseca on September 28, 1978, Corey was the son of Gaylen and Collette Roemhildt. He graduated from Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School before beginning a career as a welder. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, playing darts, and playing softball.

Donna Lorraine Knish, 56

Donna Lorraine Knish, 56, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. The family will be greeting friends and relatives from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Schoenbauer Funeral Home, 200 3rd St SE, Montgomery, MN

Robin L. Smelser, 55

Robin L. Smelser, age 55 of Waterville, died on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at her home.
Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Waterville on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend David C. Mumme officiating. Interment will be at Concordia Cemetery, North Morristown.
Visitation will be at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Thursday, December 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. and also at church for one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Donna Lorraine Knish, 56

Donna Lorraine Knish, 56, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. The family will be greeting friends and relatives from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Schoenbauer Funeral Home, 200 3rd St SE, Montgomery, MN

Arnold Willard "Arne" Leen, 82

Arnold Willard "Arne" Leen, age 82 of Waterville, died on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Robert "Bob" Victor Oser, 93

Robert "Bob" Victor Oser, age 93 of Waseca died on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.
Born on November 11, 1925 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Leroy and Frances (Petress) Oser of Peoria, IL. In December of 1943, he enlisted in the Navy and was sent to the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and reenlisted and was sent to the First Marine Division and was assigned to Peking, China for 2 years. He returned to Peoria and graduated from Bradley University.

Wayne Clarence Roemhildt, 78

Wayne Clarence Roemhildt age 78 of Elysian died on Saturday, December 1, 2018 while pursuing his passion of deer hunting in rural Albert Lea.

Raymond Allen Hansen, 95

Raymond Allen Hansen, age 95 of Waterville passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

Joanne "Jo" Marie Workman, 78

Joanne ‘Jo’ Marie Workman (nee Goltz) of Burnsville passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.
Jo was born March 30, 1940 and raised on a turkey farm in Waterville, Minnesota. After high school, Joanne attended nursing school and entered the workforce as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a nurse for over 40 years, 26 of those spent at Oxboro Clinic in Bloomington.