Wayne John Kotewa

Fairmont, MN
Mass of Christian Burial for Wayne J. Kotewa, age 73, of Granada, MN, will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Fairmont. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Lakeview Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Those wishing to view the service may go to the St. John Vianney Church Facebook page. Wayne passed away on Sunday morning, April 6, 2025, at The Beacon at Mapleton in Mapleton, MN. Memorials are preferred to The Beacon at Mapleton. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Wayne John Kotewa was born on January 31, 1952, to Edmund and Caroline (Reinke) Kotewa in Fairmont, MN. He graduated from Fairmont High School with the Class of 1970. Wayne served in the United States Army from March 31, 1975 to August 11, 1975. Wayne worked at Railway Motors in Fairmont and then owned and operated Granada Motors for many years. He also worked at WFS and later retired from janitorial services at the Granada School.
Wayne was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont and the Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the Granada Fire Department and Granada American Legion. Wayne loved to be outdoors where he could be hunting and fishing. He especially loved to take his nieces and nephews deer hunting. He would be up early making breakfast before the morning hunt for them. Wayne had the perfect recipe for fresh deer loin we would all enjoy after a long weekend of hunting. He loved to go up north to Lake Winnibigoshish with family and friends. He would share many stories of spear fishing, which was his favorite. Wayne enjoyed spending his time with nieces, nephews and later his great nieces and nephews, playing outside or working on projects. Wayne enjoyed driving his golf cart around Granada, he enjoyed his time at the Station for coffee or cruising over to the school to watch the high school sports teams.
Those left to cherish his memory include his mother, Caroline Kotewa of Fairmont; siblings, Judy (Dick) Zehms of Sherburn, Mary Becker of Fairmont, Janice (Edward) Eckmann of Fairmont, Jim Kotewa of Mankato, Joel Kotewa of Fairmont and Randy (Laura) Kotewa of Canon City, CO; nieces and nephews, Karisa (Travis) Rozeboom, Mark (Shirleen) Zehms, Jamie (Matt) Haefner, Joshua Kotewa, Adam (Michelle) Kotewa, Brooke (Andy) Pierce, Jeff (Jenny) Becker, Ben (Jessica) Eckmann, Sara (Evan) Peters, Jacob (Abby) Stith, Nathan Kotewa and Alec (Fabi) Kotewa and other extended family.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edmund Kotewa; grandparents, Stanley and Mary Kotewa and Irving and Anna Reinke; brothers, Jerome Kotewa, Bruce Kotewa and Dale Kotewa; brother-in-law, Lynn Becker; and nephew, Matthew Zehms.