Gary P Mager, age 75 of Burnsville, MN died Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at home.
Gary, the son of Leon and Dorothy Mager of Waterville, was born February 24, 1947, grew up in Waterville, graduated from Waterville High School in 1965 and from the University of Minnesota with honors in 1983. Gary was employed by the State of MN Department of Human Services as I.S. Director for 20 yrs.
He is survived by wife Karen, mother Dorothy Mager; two children; Suzette Bojanowski and Melissa Mager; brother Leon Mager, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Eleanor “Elie” Mae Stangler, age 89 of Waterville, passed away at her home on the afternoon of Sunday, June 5, 2022.

John Clifford Renken, age 93, of Fridley, passed away on May 20, 2022, two days shy of his 94th birthday. He was a devout Christian, husband, father, grandfather, outdoorsman, inventor, and army sergeant.
He was born in Green Isle, MN on May 22, 1928, graduated from Waterville MN High School and Gustavus Adolphus College and was a CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter). He lived in Waterville, MN and Fridley, MN. John served his country in both World War II and the Korean War.

Joan M. Glende, age 89 of Waterville, died on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Traditions of Waterville.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Canice Catholic Church, Kilkenny on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be at Concordia Cemetery, North Morristown.
Visitation will be at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Thursday, May 26th from 4 to 7 p.m. and also at church for one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Carl Fridrik Wilhelm Krueger, Jr., age 89 of North Morristown, died on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at his earthly home before entering his heavenly home to spend eternity with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  Funeral Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, North Morristown on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend Juan Palm officiating. Interment will be at Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, Faribault with military rites by American Legion Post #149, Morristown.

Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason reports Tuesday, May 24, that the investigators have determined the March 26, 2022, fire at the Funky Munky Bar in Waterville started in the plastic dumpsters, located on the exterior of the south or back side of the building, and spread to a wooden over hang above the dumpsters, and then into the roof/attic area and into the bar building itself.

New Prague City Administrator Josh Tetzlaff, left, and Mayor Duane Jirik visit with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on Tuesday, May 24, during the Congressional District 1 Special Primary. New Prague was among six polling locations Secretary of State Simon visited to highlight the work of election judges during the special primary election.

The WEM baseball team is still looking for its first win this season after dropping a pair of games to the top teams in the Gopher Conference last week.
Maple River defeated the Bucs, 11-1 in five innings and Randolph downed the Bucs Friday 11-0 in five innings. Those two teams are fighting for the conference title along with defending State Champion Hayfield, who Randolph beat two weeks ago.
WEM also dropped a 12-1 five inning decision to JWP and lost 10-0 in five innings against Waseca Saturday, May 7.

Michael Loren Hecht, age 67 of Waseca, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.
Born on April 3, 1955 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Loren and Sigri (Gunderson) Hecht.  Michael graduated from Waseca High School in 1973 and later graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College.   He was employed with Birds Eye and the E.F. Johnson Co. in Waseca before moving to Houston, TX in 1988.  While in Houston, he was employed with SOREP Technology until his return to Waseca in 2009.

A benefit for Ann (Sutter) Rozanski of Waterville will be held this Saturday, May 14 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Waterville Evangelical United Methodist Church. The event will include a lunch, a bake sale, a soup/chili/cookie sale, and a silent auction.
Rozanski, who works at Walmart in Waseca, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Clear Cell Uterine Cancer in August 2021. Since then, she has completed chemotherapy and radiation.
All proceeds from the benefit will be used to help cover Rozanski’s medical expenses.

Mary M. Nordmeier, age 74 of Morristown, died on Saturday May 7, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis.
Funeral services will be held at Peace United Methodist Church, Morristown on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend Elden Eklund officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery, Morristown.
Visitation will be at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Wednesday, May 18th from 4 to 7 p.m. and also at church for one hour prior to the service on Thursday.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the death of a 23-year-old male construction worker who was run over by a skid loader on Highway 99 Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Highway 99 and 181st Street in Montgomery Township where the Minnesota Valley Electric Company/MVEC was working in the Electrical Power Line System.

My daughter Ellen’s fourth grade class just finished memorizing all 50 states and their capitals. We studied those darn things for weeks, using maps and homemade flashcards.
We’d quiz each other on road trips and while preparing dinner.
What’s the capital of Maine? Alaska? Oklahoma?
Where’s Carson City? Olympia?
For the few she struggled to remember, we made up silly sayings, like: “Sail ‘em (as in Salem) on in to Oregon!” and “Frank had too much KFC in Kentucky, so… Frank fort-ed.”

The cause of the explosion and fire at 35533 211th Ave. Le Center (Montgomery Township) on February 26, 2022, that killed Kailey Mach, 20, has been determined.
According to Le Sueur Co. Sheriff Brett Mason, a leak in the home’s propane line outside of the residence was the cause. Mason said investigators from his office, the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office and other private Fire Cause and Origin Investigators met at the property on April 21 and conducted an in-depth examination of the scene.

WEM students will be putting on their Sunday best Saturday, April 30 for the 2022 Junior/Senior Prom.
This year’s prom will feature the Grand March at 4:30 p.m. in Waterville. The doors will open at 3:30 p.m.
Following the Grand March, busses will leave at 6 p.m. for the Owatonna Country Club. This is where the attendees will have dinner (chicken parmesan or chicken alfredo), followed by the dance.
Students will return to Waterville around 10:30 p.m. The After Prom Party will be held from 11:30 p.m. until 3 a.m. at the Ahlman’s Lady Luck Event Center.

There is a long list of historical people and events in the City of Waterville.
Local artist and historian Jeff Jarvis will be bringing some of these historic events and people to life with an outdoor historic exhibit which will be featured on the outside walls of the Waterville City hall.