Obituaries

Charlotte Mary Simonette
Oct 25, 2023
Charlotte Mary Simonette, age 91 of Le Center passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, October 25th 2023 surrounded by family. Visitation will be held Monday, October 30th 2023 from 8-10 am with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Father Michael Barsness officiating. Interment will be held at Calvary...

Lillian Cecelia Malecha-Novotny
Oct 20, 2023
Lillian Cecelia Malecha-Novotny, age 94 of Montgomery passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023, at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:30 a.m. all at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Interment will be...

George Emil Duban
Oct 16, 2023
George Emil Duban, age 86 of Lonsdale passed away October 16, 2023. Visitation will be held Friday, October 27 from 3pm-7:30pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 28 at 10:30am with visitation one hour prior at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating....
Phyllis A. Mangan
Oct 16, 2023
Phyllis A. Mangan, age 89 of Le Center passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:00 a.m. all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be...
Jerry Lynn Gibbs
Oct 12, 2023
Jerry Lynn Gibbs, age 56, of Le Center passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at Mayo Hospital New Prague Campus. Jerry was born on November 23, 1966 in St. Peter to Marvin and Audrey (Switzenburg) Gibbs. He attended Cleveland High School. Jerry is survived by his brother, Glen (Lisa) Gibbs of Pflugerville, TX; sister-in-law, Mary Gibbs of Eagan;...
Helen Kathryn Thelemann
Oct 12, 2023
Helen Kathryn Thelemann, age 90 passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at Rivers Edge Hospital in St. Peter. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 10-11am with Memorial Mass of Chrisitan Burial at 11am all at the Church of Nativity in Cleveland with Father Tom Margevicius officiating. Burial will be at St. Henry Cemetery in...
Norbert Francis Krenik
Oct 11, 2023
Norbert Francis Krenik, age 94 of Le Center passed away at Pathstone- Ecumen in Mankato on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Visitation will be held on, Wednesday, October 25 from 3pm-7pm Rosary at 2:45 pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 26 at 11am with visitation 9:00am...

Mary Louise Hayden
Oct 10, 2023
Mary Louise Hayden of Kilkenny, age 84 passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Le Center, MN. Interment will be held at Calvary...
Olga Elain Heffern
Oct 5, 2023
Olga Elaine Heffern, age 90, of Heidelberg passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Ridgeview Hospital in Le Sueur. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., service at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Jason Pollington officiating, all at Schoenbauer Funeral Home, Montgomery. Olga was born on March 4, 1933 to Ole...
James "Jim" Matthew Skluzacek
Oct 4, 2023
James “Jim” Matthew Skluzacek, age 84, of Montgomery passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 peacefully at home. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 8 from 4pm-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 9, at 10:30am with visitation one and half hour prior at Most Holy Redeemer...
Helen Ann( Zelenka) Borg
Oct 1, 2023
Helen Ann( Zelenka) Borg, of Montgomery passed away on October 1, at the age of 77, the victim of Covid-19. Helen was born November 4, 1942, the daughter of Jim and Emma Zelenka. She graduated from Montgomery high school in 1960 and graduated from nurses training through Swedish Hospital in 1962. Her nursing career included work at Abbott Hospital,...
Ed Lapierre
Sep 26, 2023
Ed Lapierre, 66 of Montgomery died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at his home. Services are pending.
Richard Allen Stoecker
Sep 19, 2023
In Loving Memory of Richard Allen Stoecker September 20, 1956 - September 19, 2023 Richard Allen Stoecker, a beloved resident of Le Center, MN, passed away on September 19, 2023, just one day shy of his 67th birthday, after a courageous battle with small cell lung cancer. Born in Browerville, MN, to proud parents Freda and Leo Stoecker. Rick,...
Christopher Leonard Traxler
Sep 15, 2023
Christopher Leonard Traxler, 92 of Le Center passed away Friday, September 15, 2023 at Horizon Place in Le Center. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in...
Georgina Beatrice Barta
Sep 10, 2023
Georgina Beatrice Barta, age 99, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 14 from 9:30am-11am at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11am with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held...
Kenny Reich
Sep 9, 2023
Kenny Reich, 77 of Le Center passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur. Visitation will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Military Honors will be provided by the Le Center area Veterans Honor Guard at 1:00 pm. Celebration...
Judy Cecelia Miller
Sep 3, 2023
Judy Cecelia Miller, 71, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 surrounded by loved ones at her home in Kilkenny, MN after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be Thursday, September 7 at Le Center Funeral Home from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM and beginning at 9:30 am Friday at the church. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Friday,...
Charles E. Kasper
Sep 2, 2023
Charles E Kasper, 88 of Montgomery passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be held Friday, September 8, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery and one hour prior to service on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the church. Funeral will be held on September 9, 2023, at 11:00...
Emil “Max” Joseph Maxa
Sep 2, 2023
Emil “Max” Joseph Maxa, age 83, of Montgomery, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at his home in Montgomery. Celebration of Life Open House will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 1pm to 5pm at the American Legion Post 79 in Montgomery. Max was born on December 20, 1939 on the family farm in Rice County...
James Warren Connelly
Sep 2, 2023
James Warren Connelly, age 85, of Le Center, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at his home in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 6 from 8:30am-10:30pm with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30am all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center with Fr. Barsness and Fr. Niehaus officiating. Interment will...