Obituaries

Dennis James Welckle- Updated

Dennis James Welckle- Updated

Mar 19, 2024

Dennis James Welckle, age 85 of Cleveland passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 12 from 9am-10am with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial following at 10am all held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center. Military honors provided by the Le Center area Honor Guard. Private family interment will be held...

Muriel Rose Heidemann- Services Updated

Muriel Rose Heidemann- Services Updated

Mar 19, 2024

Muriel Rose Heidemann, age 95 of Le Center passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Funeral service will be held on Friday, May 31 at 10am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center. Muriel was born on August 9, 1928 in St. Peter to Phillip and Caroline Louise (Meyer) Bauer. She was united in marriage to James Heidemann...

Richard Shippman

Richard Shippman

Mar 17, 2024

Richard Harmon Shippman, age 81, of Le Center, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at his home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 27 from 9-11am with service at 11am all held at the Le Center Funeral Home. Interment will be held in the Greenwood Union Cemetery in Le Center. Richard was born on July 16, 1942...

Helen Anna Drentlaw

Helen Anna Drentlaw

Mar 15, 2024

Helen Anna Drentlaw, age 98, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. Visitation will be held on Wednesday March 20, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m., all at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Montgomery. Interment will be held at...

Milo Studnicka Sr.

Milo Studnicka Sr.

Mar 6, 2024

Milo Studnicka Sr., age 83 of Montgomery passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 11 from 3pm-6pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 11am with visitation one hour prior at Most Holy...

Larry “Scoogie” Schmidt

Larry “Scoogie” Schmidt

Mar 3, 2024

Larry “Scoogie” Schmidt, 72, of Le Center, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Funeral service following at 11 a.m. all held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center, with Pastor Heath Queen officiating. Military honors provided by the Le...

Patricia Lois Filipek

Patricia Lois Filipek

Mar 2, 2024

Patricia Lois Filipek, passed away on March 2, 2024 at the age of 80, at Three Links in Northfield. A private family burial will be held. In lieu of cards and flowers the family would prefer donations to Minnesota Hospice Foundation. mnhospicefoundation.org. Patricia was born on June 11, 1943 in St. Peter to Edward and Jesse (Rapp) Vollmer. She...

Mark Aaron Rolf

Mark Aaron Rolf

Feb 26, 2024

Mark Aaron Rolf, age 66 of Cleveland passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024 at Mayo Systems Hospital in Mankato. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 3 from 11am-1pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mark was born on January 14, 1958 to John and Marilyn (Heyn) Rolf. He was a 1976 Le Center High School graduate. He...

Jean Marie Waugh

Jean Marie Waugh

Feb 19, 2024

Jean Marie Waugh, age 76 of Waterville passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024 at Mayo Systems Hospital in Mankato. Services are pending. Jean was born on June 25, 1947 in New Prague to William and Irene E. (Maxa) Kubik. She was a graduate of New Prague High School and received an Associate’s degree for Drug Counselling at Angelina...

James Donald Hlavac

James Donald Hlavac

Feb 18, 2024

James Donald Hlavac, 57, of Farmington passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at his home. Visitation will be Saturday, February 24, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 PM all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. James was born on February 19, 1966...

Edmund George Dorweiler

Edmund George Dorweiler

Feb 9, 2024

Edmund George Dorweiler, age 85, of Montgomery passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024 at his home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 20 from 9-11am with funeral at 11am all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Military honors will be provided by the Montgomery area Honor Guard. Luncheon/ refreshments in the Most Holy Redeemer...

Robert Gruetzmacher

Robert Gruetzmacher

Feb 6, 2024

Robert Ernest Gruetzmacher, age 87, of Le Center passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home. Bob was born March 26, 1936 in LeSueur, MN to Ernest and Elsa (Plageman) Gruetzmacher. He graduated from St. Peter High School in...

Ronald "Ronnie" Rodney Conrady

Ronald "Ronnie" Rodney Conrady

Feb 6, 2024

Ronald Rodney Conrady, age 71 of Le Center passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at his home. Private family service will be held at a later date. Ronnie was born on November 11, 1952 in New Prague to Howard “Pete” and Ethel (Snell) Conrady. He was a Shakopee High School Graduate. Ronnie worked as a truck driver most...

William Floyd “Bill” Hix

William Floyd “Bill” Hix

Jan 28, 2024

William Floyd “Bill” Hix, age 90 of Montgomery passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. all at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Burial will be...

Robert A. Janovsky (Bob)

Robert A. Janovsky (Bob)

Jan 18, 2024

Robert A. Janovsky (Bob), age 75, of Montgomery died peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will take place on Thursday, January 25 from 3:30pm to 7:30pm at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 26, at 11:00am at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery...

Joseph “Joe” Theodore Appelhof

Joseph “Joe” Theodore Appelhof

Jan 13, 2024

Joseph “Joe” Theodore Appelhof, age 75 of Le Center, passed away on January 13th, 2024, after a courageous battle with Renal Cancer, with his loving daughter Tina by his side. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, January 20th, 2024, at the Le Center Funeral Home, 245 South Maple Ave, Le Center, MN. Visitation will be...

Harold Thomas Sladek

Harold Thomas Sladek

Jan 9, 2024

Harold Thomas Sladek, 82, of Le Center, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was under the care of Carriage House and Moments Hospice for progressive cervical myelopathy. Visitation will be Friday, January 12, 2024 from 9am-11am with the funeral service at 11am, both at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Le Center. Military...

Christopher Daniel Schueler

Christopher Daniel Schueler

Jan 8, 2024

Christopher Daniel Schueler, 42, of Le Center, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at his home. Visitation will be Friday, January 12, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of German Lake with visitation one hour...

Mary Agnes Budin

Mary Agnes Budin

Jan 4, 2024

Mary Agnes Budin, age 84, of Le Center, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in Le Sueur. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 7, from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 8 at 10:00 a.m. with visitation 2 hours...

Connie Marie Ellanson

Connie Marie Ellanson

Dec 31, 2023

Connie Marie Ellanson, 80, of Le Center, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 31, 2023, at River’s Edge Hospital in St. Peter. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 7 from 3pm to 6pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral service will be held on Monday, January 8 at 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in...