Obituary Listing

Nov 17, 2019

Arnie L. Tupy, age 86, of New Prague, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Mala Strana Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Arnie was born on October 10, 1933 in Lanesburgh Township, Le Sueur County to Wencel A. "Jim" and Mayme Rose (Turek) Tupy.  He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and graduated from New Prague...

Nov 15, 2019

Terrence J. "Terry" Schoenecker, age 55, of New Prague, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur.  Terry was born on August 2, 1964 in New Prague to Erwin H. and Mary E. (Ademmer) Schoenecker.  He grew up in the Heidelberg area, attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and graduated...

Nov 15, 2019

Susan Evelyn Sticha, age 99, of New Prague, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Mala Strana Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Susan was born on October 30, 1920 in New Market to Frank X. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Koppen.  Raised in the New Market area, she attended St. Nicholas Catholic School.  She married Edward R....

Nov 13, 2019

Charles E. "Chuck" Kajer, age 60, of New Prague, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital New Prague.  Chuck was born on October 16, 1959 in St. Paul and was lovingly welcomed by his parents Ronald G. and Helen D. (Kes) Kajer.  He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, graduated from New Prague High...

Nov 11, 2019

Kenneth M. Skok, age 76, of Kenyon, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Allina Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN.  Ken was born on July 22, 1943 in New Prague to Albert J. and Florence M. (Dahlberg) Skok.  He attended New Prague High School and then entered a lifetime of seeing a need and filling it...

Nov 5, 2019

Mark Wallace Hamer, age 68, of New Prague, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  Mark was born on October 30, 1951 in Minneapolis to Raymond and Janette (Leaf) Hamer.  He grew up in Minneapolis, graduated from Southwest High School, and attended Mankato State College. He worked as a mortgage analyst for Wells Fargo and thoroughly...

Oct 27, 2019

Joyce Jeanette Pease Bender, age 88, passed away at Mala Strana Rehabilitation and Care Center in New Prague, MN on October 27, 2019,  surrounded by her family. She struggled with dementia for over 14 years. Joyce was born in Madison, WI on August 25, 1931 to Lora Ray Pease and Louise Ellen (Bolhalter). Growing up in Monticello, WI, Joyce...

Oct 26, 2019

Lucille R. Nelson, age 96, of New Prague, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  Lucille was born on September 13, 1923 in St. Thomas, MN to Frank and Gertrude A. (Benzick) Ginter.  She was raised in the St. Thomas/Lexington area, attended country school for a short time, then St....

Oct 25, 2019

Bernice A. Maxa, age 89, of Shakopee, formerly of New Prague, died peacefully on Friday, October 25, 2019 at St. Francis Regional Hospital in Shakopee.  Bernice was born on June 30, 1930 in Kilkenny, MN to Peter and Anna (Frodl) Healey.  She attended Montgomery High School and married George J. Maxa on November 8, 1958 in Kilkenny.  Bernice worked...

Oct 21, 2019

Rita M. Jelinek, age 87, died peacefully on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation and Care Center.  Rita was born on August 26, 1932 in Montgomery, MN to Adolph T. and Mary (Bednar) Kucera.  She graduated from Montgomery High School and married Richard F. "Jeff" Jelinek on June 27, 1953 in Montgomery.  Along with her husband, Rita...

Oct 16, 2019

Patricia A. Mahowald, age 88, of New Prague, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at The Villages of Lonsdale.  Pat was born on October 22, 1930 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Park and Lauretta (Freidl) McMeekin.  She graduated from Antigo High School and went on to attain a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and drama from St. Scholastica...

Oct 10, 2019

Ludmilla R. Bruzek, age 91, of New Prague, died peacefully on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center.  Ludy was born on September 17, 1928 in New Prague to Frank and Mary C. (Lexa) Hadac, Sr.  She graduated from New Prague High School and shortly after, married Raymond Bruzek on June 15, 1948 at St. Wenceslaus Church...

Oct 6, 2019

Dennis P. Stein, age 76, of Jordan, died peacefully at home on Sunday, October 6, 2019.  Denny was born on May 24, 1943 in Minneapolis to Wayne C. and Mary Gwen (Cronin) Stein.  He grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from Patrick Henry High School.  He was an insurance agent all his life, working first for Wassau Insurance, before...

Sep 28, 2019

Daniel R. Shetka, age 69, of Richfield, died suddenly while helping a friend on Saturday, September 28, 2019.  Dan was born on November 29, 1949 in St. Paul to Richard R. and Celia A. (Kopet) Shetka.  He grew up in the Veseli area, attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic School. He was an active 4-H member during his school years....

Sep 25, 2019

Leon D. Nelson, age 69, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Leon was born on November 9, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN to Ralph W. and Pauline A. (Bollenger) Nelson.  He was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from a Vocational Technical High School in 1969.  Shortly after graduation, Leon married the love of his life, Bonnie...

Sep 21, 2019

Ruth Dietz, age 92, of New Prague, died peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center in New Prague. Ruth was born on December 11, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Leo and Marie (Babineau) DeLisle.  Ruth graduated from Catholic high school in Minneapolis.   She met Alvin M. Dietz at the Prom Center and they later married...

Sep 17, 2019

William "Bill" Frank Proshek, age 86, of New Prague, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center in New Prague.

Bill is survived by his wife, Mary; sons Scott (Patty) of Shakopee; Todd (Mary Kay) of New Prague; Tom (Sandra Lynn-Proshek) of New Prague; daughter Ann Brickman (Steve) of Huntersville, NC;  grandchildren: ...

Sep 16, 2019

Betty L. Swenson, age 86, of New Prague, died peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Ebenezer Aurora on France in Edina after a long battle with breast cancer.  Betty was born on June 7, 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Charles Nelson and Johnnie Grace (Hunter) Wilson.  She grew up in Odell,...

Sep 12, 2019

Donald J. Grinde, age 40, of New Prague, died suddenly at his home on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Donny was born on August 14, 1979 in St. Paul to Ronald J. and Kathy K. (Buchman) Grinde.  He grew up in the Lakeville area and attended Lakeville Public Schools.  He married the love of his life, Rachael M. Miller on...

Sep 8, 2019

Randy D. Barrington, age 51, of Belle Plaine, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home on Sunday, September 8, 2019.  Randy was born on March 29, 1968 in New Prague to Wayne A. and Betty Jean (Vaught) Barrington.  He was a proud graduate of New Prague High School and worked at New Options (now Proact) in...