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Richard Leo Cole

1948 - 2025

Richard Leo Cole obituary, 1948-2025, Waseca, MN

BORN

1948

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Neptune Society - Minneapolis

7560 Wayzata Blvd

Golden Valley, Minnesota

Richard Cole Obituary

Waseca - Richard Leo Cole, of Waseca, MN, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2025. Rich is best known as the owner of Maplewood Restaurant & Lounge in Waseca and spent many years running the restaurant surrounded by the amazing community of Waseca. We invite family and friends to join us in a celebration of Rich's life on Sunday December 14, 2025 from 1:00-4:00 at Torey's Restaurant in Owatonna, MN.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Owatonna People's Press from Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, 2025.

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7560 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, MN 55426

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