Obituaries
Hedwig “Hedi” Terisa Chlan
Aug 13, 2023
Hedwig “Hedi” Terisa Chlan, age 94, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 21 from 9:30am-10:30am with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in...
Yvonne Dorothea Embretson
Aug 9, 2023
Yvonne Dorothea Embretson, age 92, of Montgomery, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Praha Village in New Prague. Visitation will be on Friday, August 18 from 10am-11am with funeral service following at 11am all at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery with Pastor Jason Pollington officiating. Interment will be held in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Yvonne...
Joan C. Hamlin
Aug 6, 2023
Joan C. Hamlin, Age 89, of Montgomery passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023, at French Meadow Place in Le Sueur. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 15 from 10am-11am with Funeral service to follow at 11 all at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with Pastor Jason Pollington officiating. Interment will be held in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Montgomery....
Marilyn Minnie Wick
Aug 5, 2023
Marilyn Minnie Wick, Age 84, a resident of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born July 27, 1939, in St. Peter, Minnesota, the daughter of Ralph and Mildred (Miller) Wick. Marilyn grew up in Le Center, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, she attended Mankato State...
Myrna Jean Johnson
Aug 5, 2023
Myrna Jean Johnson, age 74, of Le Center, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Ridgeview in Le Sueur surrounded by family. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 10 from 5pm-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 11 at 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in...

Catherine Ann Sery
Jul 31, 2023
Catherine Ann Sery, age 80, of Lakeville formerly of Hastings, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 26 from 10am-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...
Michael Jerome Claffey
Jul 31, 2023
Michael Jerome Claffey, age 62 of Dayton, MN, passed away on July 31, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at St. Canice Catholic Church in Kilkenny with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Kilkenny, MN. Michael...
Mary Jo Stocker
Jul 25, 2023
Mary Jo Stocker of Le Center, age 92 passed away on July 25, 2023 surrounded by her children. Visitation will be held Friday, July 28, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. with Father Tom Margevicius officiating, all at...

Nancy Ann Hix
Jul 25, 2023
Nancy Ann Hix, age 89 of Montgomery passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 peacefully and quietly at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 31, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at...
Michael Lee Elie
Jul 6, 2023
Michael Lee Elie, age 38, of Le Center passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 6. Michael was born on July 30, 1982 in Flint, MI. He was a lead railing man for Ugly Decks in Burnsville for the past 3 years and also worked at Structural Restoration, Inc. for 7 years. Michael enjoyed playing with his daughters...
Margaret (Maggie) Pelowski
Jul 2, 2023
Margaret (Maggie) Pelowski, age 60 formerly of Montgomery passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the Carriage House in Le Center, MN. Visitation will be on Friday, July 7, 2023 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM with a prayer service following at 11:30 AM all at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Burial will...
Tony Stage
Jun 21, 2023
James “Tony” Anthony Stage, age 60 of Montgomery passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 10-month battle with cancer. Tony’s family is hosting a Gathering of Remembrance and Memorial Service at the Revival on Main in Montgomery, MN on Thursday, June 29 from 6-9...
Marvin Lawrence Edel
Jun 18, 2023
Marvin Lawrence Edel, age 87, of Kilkenny, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Central Health Care in Le Center after a brief illness of cancer. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 22 from 4pm-8pm at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with a KC rosary at 3:30pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on...
John Thomas Bartusek
Jun 13, 2023
John Thomas Bartusek, age 77, of Le Center, passed away after a short battle with cancer on the evening of Monday, June 13 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held at the Le Center Funeral Home on Sunday June 19 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be...
Eugene Thomas Turek
Jun 12, 2023
Eugene Thomas Turek, age 89, of Faribault, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023 at Milestone Nursing Home in Faribault. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 24 from 9am-10:30am at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with a prayer service to follow. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to...
Blane Lee “Andy” Andresen
Jun 11, 2023
Blane Lee “Andy” Andresen, age 72, of Le Center, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 25 from 11am to 1pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Celebration of Life will follow at Andy’s Home on Lake Volney 18956 400th Street, Le Center. Blane...

Michael 'Carp' Sery
Jun 11, 2023
Michael “Carp” Sery, age 67, of Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday, June 11 at his home in Montgomery. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 21 from 9am to Noon at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with funeral mass following. Private interment will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to establish a scholarship...
William W. Hoffman
Jun 7, 2023
William Wayne Hoffman, age 88, of Le Center, went to join his heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at his home of 65 years in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 11th from 4-8 pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 12th...
Lorraine Ballman
May 26, 2023
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce Lorraine Lois (Ewest) Ballman passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 26th surrounded by her loving family. She will forever be remembered as a woman of both strong-will and strong-heart. Lorraine was born on Sunday November 28th, 1926. The only child of Louis and Clara (Schultz) Ewest of Wilton...
James William Scheffert
May 25, 2023
James William Scheffert, age 89 of Le Center passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Mayo Clinic, New Prague, MN. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am with the funeral service at 11:00 am, all at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center with Pastor Jan Crissinger officiating. Burial will...