BLUE EARTH — Butch Esser, age 70, of Blue Earth, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth. Visitation will be Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 5 to 7 PM at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Funeral service will be Friday at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. Additional visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Inurnment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth at a later date. Patton Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. www.pattonfh.com