Pat Gansen
Sep 29, 2025
Patricia J. "Pat" Gansen, age 92, of New Prague, died peacefully on Monday, September 29, 2025, at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center. Pat was born on March 14, 1933, in New Prague, to John A. and Rose B. (Svoboda) Jirik. Raised in New Prague, Pat attended St. Wenceslaus Parochial School, graduating as valedictorian of her 8th grade class....
Ray Preslicka
Sep 27, 2025
Raymond E. Preslicka, age 86, of Lakeville, died peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the BeeHive Residence in Lakeville. Raymond was born on September 5, 1939, in New Prague, to Joseph F. and Mary (Novotny) Preslicka. Growing up in New Prague, he graduated from New Prague High School, and after service in the US Army, he worked at...
Tom O’Callaghan
Sep 11, 2025
Thomas Joseph O'Callaghan, age 94, of Farmington, formerly of New Prague, died peacefully with his family at his side, on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at his home. Tom was born on October 9, 1930, in Chicago, IL, to James and Edna (Bunt) O'Callaghan. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during the Korean War. While in radio school in...
Eunice Anderson-Webb
Sep 10, 2025
Eunice E. Anderson-Webb, age 89, of New Prague, formerly of Northfield, died peacefully with her family near on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Kingsway Retirement Center in Belle Plaine. Eunice was born on September 25, 1935, in Fargo, ND, to John and Hulda (Tiegland) Sortland. The family moved frequently during Eunice's childhood, including California during WWII to work in...
Helen Tikalsky
Sep 7, 2025
Helen M. Tikalsky, age 84, of New Prague, died peacefully at home with her family at her side on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Helen was born on April 19, 1941, in New Prague to Frank E. and Regina (Zaun) Bartyzal. She graduated from New Prague High School and married her high school sweetheart, Daniel J. Tikalsky on January 3,...
Shonna Nelson
Sep 3, 2025
Shonna M. Nelson, age 47, died peacefully at home with her family at her side after a prolonged battle with cancer on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Shonna was born in New Prague to Dennis and Darlene (Roe) Dietz. She graduated from New Prague High School and went on to achieve two associate degrees, as a veterinary technician from Ridgewater...
Angie Simon
Aug 30, 2025
Angela A. "Angie" Simon, age 94, of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center. Angie was born on July 13, 1931, in New Prague, to Benjamin J. and Emma (Turek) Novak. She attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and graduated from New Prague High School...
Darryl Peterson
Aug 28, 2025
Darryl Henry Peterson, age 77, of New Prague, died peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Thursday, August 28, 2025. He was born on June 5, 1948, in Virginia, MN, to Henry Oscar and Averie Ann (Poupard) Peterson, Jr.
Darryl retired from the US Army Reserve as a Master Sergeant after 29 years...
George Rhein
Aug 25, 2025
George T. Rhein, age 87, of Elko New Market, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, August 25, 2025. George was born on August 12, 1938, in St. Paul, to Theodore and Gabriella (McGuire) Rhein. He grew up in St. Paul, graduating from Harding High School. He met a beautiful young nursing student, Gretchen Simon, and married her on...
Dale Simonette
Aug 10, 2025
Dale L. Simonette, age 90, of Chanhassen, died peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. Dale was born on July 9, 1935, in Montgomery, to Leonard and Elsie (Polak) Simonette. He graduated from Montgomery High School and entered the US Navy, serving from 1953 – 56. After his service, he was delivering a car...
Terry Fahey
Aug 6, 2025
Terrance J. "Terry" Fahey, age 77, of New Prague, died peacefully at home with his family at his side on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Terry was born on July 12, 1948, in New Prague, to Joseph and Blanche (Coghill) Fahey. He grew up in the Belle Plaine area, graduating from Belle Plaine High School. He joined the US Army...
Leonard “Walleye Lenny” Adamek
Aug 1, 2025
Leonard M. "Walleye Lenny" Adamek, age 75, of Lonsdale, peacefully passed away at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee on Friday, August 1, 2025. Lenny was born on July 30, 1950, in New Prague to Myles L. and Lorraine (Flicek) Adamek. He grew up on his family's farm in Webster and lived in Webster and Lonsdale his entire...
Jim Kratochvil
Jul 25, 2025
James J. Kratochvil, age 76, of New Prague died peacefully in his home with his family by his side on Friday, July 25, 2025. Jim was born on September 25, 1948, in New Prague to Wenceslaus "Vinny" and Agnes (Machacek) Kratochvil. A lifelong resident of New Prague, Jim attended St. Wenceslaus Parochial School, graduated from New Prague High School...
Dorothy Barta
Jul 19, 2025
Dorothy Barta passed away peacefully with her family at her side at Kingsway Retirement Living in Belle Plaine on July 19, 2025.
Dorothy was born on a farm east of New Prague to Emil and Helen Vasko on June 25, 1933. Dorothy had a close call early in life. She nearly drowned from a fall in an...
Marvin Sticha
Jul 18, 2025
Marvin D. Sticha, age 74, of Elko New Market, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 18, 2025, with his family at his side after a diagnosis of melanoma cancer just a month ago. Marvin was born on November 7, 1950, in New Prague, to Joseph S. and Dorothy (Tupy) Sticha. He graduated from New Prague High School and...
Steve Swenson
Jul 13, 2025
Stephen A. Swenson, age 81, of New Prague, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2025. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Steve lived a life marked by love, service, and quiet determination. He met the love of his life, Jean, on a blind date at the circus—an unforgettable beginning to a 57-year marriage. They were married on June 15,...
Tom Walther
Jul 9, 2025
Walther, Thomas R., age 89, passed away on July 9, 2025, at Mala Strana in New Prague after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He is survived by his son, John (Brenda) and daughter, Janice; granddaughters, Arianna, Maya, Renata; sister-in-law, Nancy.
Tom grew up in Minneapolis and was the youngest of four children. He attended Roosevelt...
Gary Rutt
Jul 1, 2025
Gary James Rutt, age 80, of St. Thomas, passed away suddenly at All Saints Senior Living in Shakopee, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Gary was born on June 17, 1945, in New Prague, to Frank and Mary (Velishek) Rutt. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and Montgomery High School. He met the love of his life, Shirley E. Keough,...
Tom Wegleitner
Jun 21, 2025
Thomas Duane (Lynch) Wegleitner, age 42, of Lonsdale, died tragically on Saturday, June 21, 2025, as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Nebraska, while returning from his daughter's pageant. The actions he took to avoid the oncoming vehicle saved his family's life.
Tom was born on March 28, 1983, in Minneapolis, to Vicki Bartone. He...
Veda Sirek
Jun 13, 2025
Veda Sirek, age 88, of New Prague, died peacefully with her loving family at her side on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital Rochester.
On June 23, 1936, a blonde, sweet, little, blue-eyed baby girl, named Veda, the youngest of 8, was born in a small mining town of Kinney, in Northern MN...
