Obituaries

Francis
Jan 26, 2014
Francis Joseph "Duke" Tadych, 69, of Le Center, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at his home in Le Center. Visitation will be at Le Center Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Francis was born on March 19, 1944 in Minneapolis to Frank and Ann (Sand) Tadych. He was united in marriage...

Jerry A. Fennell
Jan 24, 2014
Jerry A. Fennell, 65, of Le Center, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home. Visitation will be at Le Center Funeral Home on Friday, January 31, 2014 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jerry was born on July 29, 1948 in Benson to Arthur and Gladys (Lageson) Fennell. He owned the Hide-a-way in Lexington, owned a hotel...

Edward Balk
Jan 17, 2014
Edward Andrew Balk, 90, of Montgomery, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Oak Terrace in Jordan. Visitation will be Sunday January 26, 2014 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery and one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home. Funeral Services will be on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m....
Alvin Sladek
Jan 11, 2014
Alvin Sladek of Montgomery, passed away after a short illness Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Regina Medical Center in Hastings, MN. Visitation will be held at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery on Tuesday, January 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Bohemian...
Helen Novak
Jan 5, 2014
Helen Therese Novak, age 94, of Montgomery, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Central Health Care Center in Le Center. Visitation will be held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery on Wednesday, January 8 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be at the church on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at a later...

Ronald Laroy Arndt
Dec 26, 2013
Ronald Laroy Arndt, 62, of Rockford, TN passed away on December 26,2013 at home following a short battle with cancer. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Le Center. Ronald was born as a set of twins...

Lois Marlene Gieseke Barnett
Dec 14, 2013
Lois Marlene Gieseke Barnett, 81 of Kilkenny, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with a service at 12:00 p.m. also at Schoenbauer Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St. Michael...

Rita M. Snorek
Dec 11, 2013
Rita M. Snorek, 78 of Montgomery, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church in Shieldsville. Funeral services will be also on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. also at St. Patrick Church in Shieldsville....

Nels Edward Olsen, Jr.
Dec 8, 2013
Nels Edward Olsen, Jr. age 49, of Rifle, Colorado, lost his struggle with addiction and depression on December 8, 2013 and went home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Memorial service will be at the Church of Christ in Cleveland at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Visitation is at 10 a.m. one hour before the service...

Willard Pribyl
Dec 3, 2013
Willard Pribyl, 87, of Montgomery, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Montgomery. Visitation will be Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with a memorial service at 11 a.m. also at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Private family burial at a later date. Willard was born on...

Barbara Helen Korbitz
Dec 2, 2013
Barbara Helen Korbitz, 79, of Montgomery, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 in Montgomery. Visitation will be Sunday, December 8, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. also at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Private family burial at a later date. Barbara was born...

John Ballman
Dec 2, 2013
John Ballman, 90 of Le Center, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church at German Lake. Funeral services will also be on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at St. Paul Lutheran Church at German Lake...

Marlys Dorthea Vavra
Dec 2, 2013
Marlys Dorthea Vavra, age 82 of Le Center died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Faribault Care Center in Faribault. Visitation will be held at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center on Friday, December 6 from 9:00 � 11:00 a.m. Funeral service also will be held on Friday, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. also at St. Paul Lutheran...

Richard Dale Russell
Nov 26, 2013
Richard Dale Russell, 79, of Montgomery, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Faith Pointe Lutheran Church in New Prague. Funeral Services will also be on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. also at Faith Pointe Lutheran...

John F. Traxler
Nov 24, 2013
John F. Traxler, age 78, of Le Sueur, MN, died on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be held at Le Center Funeral Home on Friday, November 29 from 4:00 � 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Funeral Services will be at St. Henry...

Leona Prososki
Nov 21, 2013
On the afternoon of November 21 2013, Leona passed away peacefully of natural causes. Leona was comforted by family members at the time of passing. Leona was 90 years old. Leona was born June l6th 1923 in Farwell, Nebraska daughter of Joseph and Prudence Gorecki. Leona attended country school in Farwell Nebraska, then on to St. Paul Business College...

Roger D. Gehrke
Nov 11, 2013
Roger D. Gehrke, age 76, of Fairmont, formerly of Le Center, who passed away on his 76th birthday on November 11, 2013. Memorial service will be on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Morristown. Roger was born on November 11, 1937 to...
John Meistrell
Nov 8, 2013
John Meistrell, 71, of North Mankato formerly of Montgomery, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, November 8, 2013. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. A Celebration of Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. John was born on October 10, 1942 in Kimball,...

Pam Skluzacek
Nov 7, 2013
Pam Skluzacek, 50, of Montgomery, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at her home in Montgomery. Visitation will be held Friday, November 15, 2013 from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16 at 11:00 A.M at Vang Lutheran Church in Dennison. Burial will be at a later...
Mildred Marilynne (Mixa, Lehrer) Derauf
Nov 3, 2013
Mildred Marilynne (Mixa, Lehrer) Derauf, 85 of Minneapolis formerly of Montgomery, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Augustana Nursing Home in Apple Valley. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church...