The Free Press, Mankato, MN

Obituary section

November 20, 2009

John H. Hiller

John H. Hiller, age 64, of Good Thunder, died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 23 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Good Thunder with Rev. Rudolph H. Maurer officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Good Thunder. Mankato Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements.

John was born on October 17, 1945 in Mankato to Eric and Ruth (Hensel) Hiller. He graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1963. John entered the United States Navy in April 1967 and was honorably discharged in November 1968. He enjoyed time with family, living on the family farm, and hunting. John was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church.

John is survived by his daughter Pam (Brian) Schoneck; three grandsons, Scott, Kyle, and Paul Schoneck; three sisters, Sharon (Duane) Ose, Carmen (Richard) Williams, and Rhonda (Phil) Fjeldberg; one nephew; four nieces; three great-nephews; and many supportive friends and caregivers. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Obituary section
  • Marion Hoffman Marion Hoffman

    Hoffman, Marion, age 93, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away 12/10/11.
     

    December 12, 2011 1 Photo

  • obit-Gaffer, Robert.jpg Robert John Gaffer

    Robert John Gaffer, age 79, of Mankato, MN, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato.

    February 3, 2011 1 Photo

  • Lauren J. Guentzel Lauren J. Guentzel

    Lauren John Guentzel, age 73, of Madison Lake, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital.

    September 15, 2010 1 Photo

  • obit-Petree, Rita.jpg Rita Petree

    Rita Petree, 87, of Montgomery, died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Abbott Northwest-ern Hospital in Minneapolis.

    May 22, 2010 1 Photo

  • Ethel Korn

    Ethel E. Korn, age 83, of Wells, MN, died Monday, February 22, 2010, at Pathstone Living in Mankato, MN.

    February 23, 2010

  • obit-Dvorak, old.jpg David J. Dvorak

    David “Sharkey” Joseph Dvorak, age 75 of St. Peter passed away at Life Care Hospital of South Texas in McAllen, Texas.

    February 23, 2010 2 Photos

  • obit-Buck, Margaret.jpg Margaret C. Buck

    Margaret C. Buck, known to many as “Mardy”, died peacefully on February 18, 2010, at age 87 due to complications of dementia. Mardy had been a resident at Sunrise Cottage of Mankato for the past 18 months. She was predeceased by her parents, the Reverend Harry W. Buck and Anna Mayer Buck, her sister Lucy Buck Lehman, her brother-in-law Ken Lehman, and her devoted friend, Dr. Jane Ann Roberts.

    February 23, 2010 1 Photo

  • obit-wettergren, bob-2.jpg Robert W. Wettergren

    Wettergren, Robert W. (“Mr. St. Peter”) died Feb. 19 in St. Peter, MN. Born to Clarence A. and Edna Pell Wettergren, Sept. 1, 1921, Traverse Twp, MN, at the Wettergren farm, one mile east of Governor John Johnson’s birthplace.

    February 23, 2010 1 Photo

  • Sgt. 1st Class Robert A. Cheever Sgt. 1st Class Robert A. Cheever

    Robert Arthur “Rob” Cheever, Sergeant First Class, United States Army, 37, formerly of Mankato and Cleveland, Minnesota, now of Ft. Drum, New York, died of pancreatic cancer at the Waseca Medical Center on February 21, 2010.

    February 22, 2010 1 Photo

  • Marie Rosten Marie Rosten

    Marie Rosten, age 92, died on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Pathstone Nursing Home in Mankato.

    February 22, 2010 1 Photo