Obituary Listing

Apr 24, 2023

Wallace Julius "Wally" Kubes, 82, of New Prague, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, after an illness, at Methodist Hospital, St Louis Park. Wally was born on the family farm on October 1, 1940, the eighth of ten children, to Wenceslaus J. and Anna M. (Simon) Kubes. He attended country district school on the corner just up the...

Apr 20, 2023

Dr. Carl E. Burkland, age 80, of New Prague, died peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Carl was born on July 3, 1942 in Sacramento, California, to Carl Edwin and Lucille Marcella (Klein) Burkland. He grew up in Carmichael, California and migrated eastward to begin his college career, getting his...

Apr 14, 2023

JoAnn M. Doyle, age 88, of New Prague, died peacefully at her home with family at her side on Friday, April 14, 2023. JoAnn was born on September 4, 1934 in New Prague to James E. and Rose A. (Pikal) Simon. She grew up in the New Prague area, attending country school and St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and graduating...

Apr 10, 2023

Robert Ambrose Becker, age 58, of Burnsville, MN died unexpectedly April 10th, 2023. Robert or Rob, as most knew him by, was born on December 7th, 1964, in New Prague, MN. He was the son of Jeanette (Witt) and Ambrose Becker and the son-in-law of Betty and Leonard Cavanaugh. Since 1992, Robert worked at Eden Prairie High School as...

Apr 7, 2023

Chad M. Solheid, age 51, of Minneapolis, died unexpectedly after a brief illness, on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Hennepin County Medical Center. Chad was born on June 28, 1971, in New Prague to David J. and Judith A. (Fitzke) Solheid. He graduated from New Prague High School and attended Mankato State College. Chad worked as a general manager...

Apr 4, 2023

Debra A. Kohout Gillard, age 59, of New Prague, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital Mankato. Deb was born on July 23, 1963 in New Prague to Martin J. and Shirley M. (Witt) Kohout. She graduated from New Prague High School and went on to attain her early...

Mar 27, 2023

Sage August McGehee, age 22, of New Prague, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, March 27, 2023. Sage was born on October 25, 2000 in Virginia, Minnesota to Aaron Mellgren and Bobbi Jo McGehee. He spent from age 2-12 in Texas and then moved to New Prague, attending New Prague Public Schools. He lived in northern Minnesota for...

Mar 27, 2023

Galen G. "Gater" George, age 71, of New Prague, Minnesota died unexpectedly at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital New Prague on Monday, March 27, 2023. Gater was born on April 2, 1951 in Winfield, Kansas to Harold Gene and Molly (Larsson) George. He grew up in the the Wichita area, served in the US Army and returned to Wichita...

Mar 23, 2023

Arnita B. (Malecha) Novotny, age 82, of New Prague passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her home at Praha Village with her children by her side. She was born on January 23, 1941 in Webster Township to George and Marion (Tuma) Malecha. She graduated from New Prague High School in 1959. Arnita met the love of her...

Mar 17, 2023

Eugene Charles "Chuck" Wann, 77, of New Prague, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, in Fort Myers, FL. Chuck was born on January 25, 1946 in New Prague, to Eugene C. and Lois (Suel) Wann. He attended St. Wenceslaus School and was a 1964 graduate of New Prague High School. After attending the College of St. Thomas in St....

Mar 16, 2023

Jameson John Leonard, age 7 months, died unexpectedly at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital New Prague on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Jameson was born, the older brother of twins, prematurely at 32 weeks on August 1, 2022 at Children's Masonic Hospital in Minneapolis to Gilbert Leonard and Abigail Mackey. He faced incredible odds with a condition called Tetralogy of...

Mar 13, 2023

Lynn L. Lambrecht, age 67, of Owatonna, formerly of Montgomery, died peacefully with her loving husband at her side at her home in Owatonna on Monday, March 13, 2023. Lynn was born on September 23, 1955 in Gaylord, Minnesota to Loren and Lois (Kelm) Lade. She grew up in Brownton, graduated from High School in Minneapolis, and completed her...

Mar 6, 2023

Bernadine D. Svoboda, age 89, of New Prague, died peacefully, with her family at her side on Monday, March 6, 2023, at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center. Bernadine was born on June 14, 1933 in Helena Township, Scott County to Wenceslaus J. and Anna M (Simon) Kubes, Sr. She grew up in rural New Prague, attended country district...

Mar 4, 2023

Elaine Avis (Evenson) Blomquist went to be with her Lord on March 4, 2023, at age 96.

Her foundation of faith began when Elaine was born at the farm home of her parents in rural Ettrick, Wisconsin, on December 12, 1926. She attended a nearby small country school. Wanting her to be able to continue her education,...

Mar 1, 2023

Marie A Flicek, nee Jelinek, age 83 of New Prague, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Marie was born September 2,1939 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Vladimir and Marie (Snopova) Jelinek.

Marie left Czechoslovakia with her family during WWII. They moved to Canada where they crop farmed for several years.

She...

Mar 1, 2023

Julius J. "Sonny" Bisek, age 82, of New Prague, died peacefully but unexpectedly at his home at Queen's Court on Wednesday, March 1 2023. Sonny was born on April 1, 1940 in New Prague to Julius T. and Albina (Kriha) Bisek. He lived his entire life in New Prague, attended St. Wenceslaus Parochial School and graduated from New Prague...

Feb 25, 2023

Lori Jean Wegner-Barthol, age 61, of New Prague, died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, February 25, 2023, just a few weeks shy of the birth of her first grandchild, who will be named Jayce, an event she was so very much looking forward to. Lori was born on December 10, 1961 in New Ulm to LaGrande and Marilyn...

Feb 24, 2023

Geraldine C Strandberg, age 91, died peacefully at Mala Strana in New Prague on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Geraldine was born on November 10, 1931, in Minneapolis, MN to Stanley and Rose (Syperski) Canton. She grew up with a large extended family of 22 aunts and uncles. She had one brother, Leroy. She was very close to...

Feb 24, 2023

Dorothy L. Lipinski, age 89, of Lonsdale, died peacefully at The Villages of Lonsdale on Friday, February 24, 2023, just in time to be with her husband in Heaven on their anniversary. Dorothy was born on October 24, 1933 in Taunton, MN to Ed and Catherine (Kindelberger) Bursack. She grew up on the family farm and attended School District...

Feb 23, 2023

Scott A. Rhein, age 61, of New Market, died peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Rochester Mayo Clinic Health System after a brief battle with lung cancer. Scott was born on April 16, 1961 in St. Paul to George T. and Gretchen (Simon) Rhein. He graduated from Burnsville High School in 1979 and married Lisa Marie Degn on...