Warner Zeno was born in Mankato, graduated from Mankato High School, started Zeno Glass Company of Mankato, died in Sunrise Cottage of Mankato and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery. It is fitting that his money should stay here as well.
On Monday, the trustees of his estate gave out checks totaling almost $1.8 million to four Mankato organizations. Zeno died in January at the age of 90. He had no children.
Three of those groups — the Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society, Mankato Masonic Lodge and the Salvation Army — received about $232,000 apiece.
Minnesota State University received $1.1 million to establish a scholarship for students who were born in Mankato and graduated from its public schools.
Zeno directed that all the money be spent in Mankato.
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