Lifelong Waterville resident and man about town, Gene Preuss, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester at the age of 80.
Gene attended grade school and high school in Waterville, graduating in 1963. He was a dedicated member of the high school wrestling team and a hunting, fishing, spearing, trapping, and cooking enthusiast. 

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bruce David Baumgarten, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend, who departed this life at his residence on June 14, 2025. Born on January 29, 1939, Bruce graced this earth for 86 extraordinary years, over 60 of which he spent in devoted marriage to his dear wife, Lee Ann.

Anna Stangler of Kilkenny passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025, surrounded by friends and loved ones at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Anna was born on July 11, 1985, in Mankato. She was the daughter of Richard and Pamela (Hinton) Fischer. Anna was a 2003 graduate of Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School and a 2007 graduate of Minnesota State-Mankato. 

Catherine "Kate" Mary (Seys) Hansen, age 99, of Waterville, passed away on June 15, 2025, at Whispering Creek Nursing Home in Janesville.

Hope Karen (nee Nord) (formerly Martin) Leen was born in Hudson, WI, on Sept. 7, 1940, passed peacefully on June 11, 2025, at Hillview Senior Living Community in Mondovi, WI.                                   

Myron Dennis Hohnstadt waltzed his way into heaven Friday, May 30, 2025.
Myron enjoyed old-time German music, dancing, traveling, reading and a good joke. In his younger days he frequented the ballrooms of southern Minnesota, where he met Laurie. He also met his second wife, Shirley, at a dance.
Myron was born July 13, 1931, to William “Bill” and Esther (Kuehn) Hohnstadt in New Ulm, Minnesota. The family moved to Elysian, Minnesota, in 1937, where he grew up. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1950.

Myron Dennis Hohnstadt, 93, died May 30, 2025, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Howard Lake, MN. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. with a funeral to follow at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 5460 63rd Street NW in Maple Lake, MN.

Robert “Bobby” Judd, age 54, of Owatonna, MN, passed away May 27, 2025, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, following an illness.

Susie Ann (Krocak) Smisek, age 75, of Le Center, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 25, 2025.