Obituaries
Marian Katherine Tuma
May 24, 2023
Marian Katherine Tuma, age 93, of Le Center passed away peacefully on Monday, May 24th at the Carriage House in Le Center with her daughter by her side. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 28 from 8am-10am at St. Marys Catholic Church in Le Center with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10am. Marian was born in Rice...
James Lawrence Neubauer Updated
May 22, 2023
James Lawrence Neubauer, age 58 of Grand Marais, died Wednesday, May 22 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the American Legion in Montgomery. Jim was born on October 13, 1965 in New Prague to Roger and Roberta (Melina) Neubauer. He attended Montgomery-Lonsdale High...
Dora Jindra
May 18, 2023
Dora Jindra, age 92 formerly of Montgomery passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 24 from 11:30am-2:30pm with a prayer service at 2:30 with Pastor Jason Pollington, officiating all held at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Interment will be held in the Bohemian National...
Edward Peter Germscheid
May 5, 2023
Edward Peter Germscheid age 87 from Le Center, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023 at home. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 11 from 4-7 pm and Friday, May 12 from 10-11am. at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center on...

Isla Mikkelson Bortnem
May 2, 2023
Isla Mikkelson Bortnem was born in Colman, SD on Feb. 26, 1926 and she peacefully passed away on May 2 at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home. A brief service celebrating Isla's life will be held at 2:00 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church in Montgomery, MN on Monday, May 7. Floyd and Isla Bortnem were married for 55 years....
Rich Kopet
May 1, 2023
Rich Kopet, 61, of Le Center died Friday May 1st at his home surrounded by family and friends. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 11 from 4:00 to 7:30pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, June 12 at 10:00am at St. Marys Catholic Church in Le Center with visitation one...
Lanny Tyrone Flowers, Jr.
Apr 30, 2023
Lanny Tyrone Flowers, Jr. (54), of LeCenter, Minnesota (formerly long time resident of Oklahoma) passed away peacefully on April 30, 2023. Lanny, lovingly known as Tony to those that know and love him, was first and foremost a dad, where his favorite thing to do was to spend time with his three children. He also was an inspirational educator...
Richard L. Chouanard
Apr 20, 2023
Richard L. Chouanard, 84, of North Mankato formerly of Le Center, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 3 from 9am-10am with Mass of Christian Burial at 10am all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Richard was...
Rodney "Rod" Kaderlik
Apr 19, 2023
Rodney “Rod” Kaderlik, age 67, of Montgomery, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Mayo System New Prague. A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, June 25 from 1pm-5pm at the Rival on Main in Montgomery. Rod was born on October 17, 1955 in New Prague to Alvin and Gladys (Sticha) Kaderlik. He was a...
Dennis Vlasak
Apr 15, 2023
Dennis Vlasak, age 74 of Shieldsville passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 23 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery and from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 24 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Shieldsville with...
Patrick O'Meara
Apr 10, 2023
Patrick O'Meara, age 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10th surrounded by his loving family at his home. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 20th from 3pm-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 21st at 10am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with visitation one hour prior. Military honors...
Delores Jean Harty Gens
Apr 7, 2023
Delores Jean Harty Gens, age 91, of Le Center, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 12 from 9am-10am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at German Lake. Funeral service will follow at 10am. Interment will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery at German Lake. Delores...
Myrtle May Kucera
Apr 7, 2023
Myrtle May Kucera, age 86, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Mayo Systems New Prague. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 22nd from 9 am-11 am with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am all at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. The interment will be held in...
Joe “Joey” Luis Jr. Leija
Apr 6, 2023
Joe “Joey” Luis Jr. Leija, age 62, of Montgomery, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 11 from 3-7pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Interment will be held at a later date in St. Michael’s Cemetery...
Robert Lee Selly
Apr 4, 2023
Robert Lee Selly, age 86, of Le Center, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Horizon Place in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 13 from 4pm-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 14 at 11am at St. Henry Catholic Church in St. Henry with...
William David Morgan
Mar 30, 2023
William David Morgan, Born October 13, 1964 died March 30, 2023. Bill will be sadly missed by his family and many others who shared the good times with him. Unwilling to conform to anyone else’s world Bill chose his own way. May he find his peace at rest. Bill joins others who have passed including parents, Larry and Adeline...
Jeffrey “Jeff” Wayne Freitag
Mar 28, 2023
Jeffrey “Jeff” Wayne Freitag, age 64, of New Prague, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 3 from 10am-11am at New Day Church in New Prague with funeral service starting at 11am. Jeff was born on February 28, 1959 in Washington, MO. to Wayne and Audrey (Scheer) Freitag. He...
Robert “Bob” Louis Heilman
Mar 23, 2023
Robert “Bob” Louis Heilman, age 71, of Le Center, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 31 from 4pm-8pm at Le Center Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center with visitation one hour prior. Interment...
Dewayne Tuma
Mar 21, 2023
DeWayne Lee Tuma of Crystal, passed away peacefully of stroke related complications while in hospice care at North Memorial Hospital Robbinsdale on March 21st, at the age of 81. DeWayne was born April 8, 1938 in New Prague Minnesota. He played on the New Prague High School basketball team and enjoyed playing in the Minnesota state high school basketball...
Richard Francis Korbel
Mar 21, 2023
Richard Francis Korbel, age 88, of New Prague, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 1 from 9:30am-1:30pm at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1:30pm with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in the Calvary...