Cecilia Kane
Jan 13, 2015
Cecilia Kane, age 94, of New Prague, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital New Prague. Cecilia was born July 21, 1920 in Derrynane Township, Le Sueur County to Joseph & Eva (Dorzinski) Gill. A lifelong resident of the New Prague area, Cecilia attended country school and graduated from Mckinley High School in Le Center...
Luke Veit
Jan 9, 2015
Luke Veit, age 12, of New Prague, entered heaven January 9, 2015. Luke was born June 1, 2002 in Edina, MN to Brent and Kelly (Lee) Veit. He grew up in Prior Lake before he and his family moved to New Prague in December of 2012. Luke attended Aspen Academy and New Prague Middle School. Luke was a young...
Josephine Bartusek
Jan 9, 2015
Josephine Bartusek, age 87, of New Prague, formerly of Veseli, died Friday, January 9, 2015 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Josephine was born June 10, 1927 in Cedar Lake Township, Scott County, MN to Charles F. & Josephine (Rezac) Sticha. She was raised in the Webster area and attended country district school. Josephine married Max J. Bartusek...
Anthony F. “Tony” Worm
Jan 7, 2015
Anthony F. “Tony” Worm, age 94, of New Prague, died January 7, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine, MN. Tony was born October 23, 1920, in Jordan, MN to Herbert F. and Gertrude (Boeckman) Worm. After serving in WWII for 4 years, he was a lifelong resident of Scott County, having been raised in Sand Creek Township...
Leon J. Frost
Dec 31, 2014
Leon J. Frost, age 92, of Le Sueur, MN, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Minnesota Valley Health Care Center in Le Sueur. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 11:00 AM, St. Anne’s Church, Le Sueur. Visitation will be Monday, from 4-8 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur concluding...
Willard C. Hoheisel
Dec 19, 2014
Willard C. Hoheisel, age 86, of New Prague, died Friday December 19, 2014 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Willard was born August 11, 1928 in Buffalo, Wisconsin to Walter Wuellner and Gertrude R. Hoheisel. Willard was raised in Pierz, MN and was a Little Falls High School graduate. Willard married Helen G. Theis on November 30, 1950 at...
Mary Schoenecker
Dec 14, 2014
Mary Schoenecker, age 89, of New Prague, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Mary was born March 31, 1925 in Heidelberg, MN to Frank R. & Ella (Prochaska) Ademmer. Mary attended Le Suseur County District School and Montgomery High School. She married Erwin H. Schoenecker on August 26, 1947 in Heidelberg and was a...
Tamara Gould
Dec 12, 2014
Tamara Gould, age 45, of Elko New Market, formerly of Jordan, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Lodge on Natchez in Elko New Market. Tami was born July 17, 1969 in Minneapolis to Harold and Lillian (Iverson) Cook. She grew up in Jordan, graduated from Jordan High School, and went on to a degree from Brown Institute. She...
Adeline Krenik
Dec 8, 2014
Adeline Krenik, age 89, of Edina, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital. Adeline was born July 6, 1925 in New Prague to John E. and Emma B. (Komarek) Krenik. She attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, was a 1939 graduate of New Prague High School, and attended Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. Addy was an executive secretary...
Wilbert Bauer
Dec 7, 2014
Wilbert Bauer, age 86, of rural New Prague, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home. Wilbert was born November 9, 1928 in Helena Township, Scott County to Benedict J. & Mathilda (Wick) Bauer. He attended school in St. Benedict and in his teens, went to work in St. Paul for the Armour Packing Company until its closing in...
Eleanor “Bop” Giving
Dec 3, 2014
Eleanor “Bop” Giving, age 98, of New Prague, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Eleanor was born April 22, 1916 in St. Francis, Minnesota to Owen O. & Maud M. (Small) Evans. She attended Minneapolis South High School and on August 3, 1940, Eleanor married Irvin M. Giving at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Michael G. Speltz
Nov 25, 2014
Michael G. Speltz, age 62, of Cedar Lake/New Prague, died peacefully at home with his family on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Mike was born August 20, 1952 in Minneapolis, MN to Edward & Bernice (Strouth) Speltz. He grew up in Minneapolis, graduating from Benilde High School. On February 17, 1990, Mike married Lorie D. Theisen in Waverly, MN. Mike...
Vic Mushitz
Nov 24, 2014
Vic Mushitz, age 91, of the New Market area, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Vic was born July 15, 1923 in Geddes, South Dakota to George and Mary (Klein) Mushitz. He attended Geddes Catholic School and graduated from Geddes High School. Vic married Beatrice H. Pavlis on May 25, 1945 at St. Ann’s Catholic...
Aurelia Mares
Nov 18, 2014
Aurelia Mares, age 97, of New Prague, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Aurelia was born January 14, 1917 in Union Hill, MN to John J. and Adeline M. (Busch) Schoenecker. She attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School in New Prague and worked for various insurance companies in Minneapolis before her marriage to Theophil G....
Steven Zard
Nov 15, 2014
Steven Zard, age 64, of New Prague, died suddenly at his home Saturday, November 15, 2014. Steve was born March 14, 1950 in Watertown, South Dakota, to Donald S. and Helen M. (Doebler) Zard. At age 10, he moved with his family to Rochester, MN where he graduated from John Marshall High School in 1968. In 1972 he graduated...
Dennis Scheel
Oct 25, 2014
Dennis Scheel, age 91, of New Prague, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at his home. Dennis was born September 14, 1923 in Menominee, WI to Carl and Effie (Schultz) Scheel. He was raised in Menominee and attended Dunn County District School and Veterans On-Farm Training School of Agriculture, graduating in 1954. Dennis served with the Army during WWII, was...
Julie Halvorson
Oct 21, 2014
Julie Halvorson, age 69, of New Prague, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Julie was born August 22, 1945 in New Prague to Joseph G. and Mary A. (Tupa) Novotny. She attended Scott Co. District School, St. Wenceslaus School, and New Prague High School and a was a life-long resident of New Prague. On...
Dr. E. Roger Rynda
Oct 4, 2014
Dr. E. Roger Rynda, age 93, of New Prague, died Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Traditions in Montgomery. Dr. Rynda was born September 12, 1921 in New Prague to Edwin Frank and Adelaide M. (Maruska) Rynda. He attended St. Wenceslaus School, New Prague High School, the College of St. Thomas, Marquette University, and finally, attained his medical degree at...
John Meskan
Sep 29, 2014
John Meskan, age 66, of New Prague, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. John was born February 5, 1948 in New Prague to Edward H. & Edith R. (Stull) Meskan. He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, graduated from New Prague High School, and attended Mankato State College before enlisting in the US Air...
Oscar Loeffler
Sep 25, 2014
Oscar Loeffler, age 90, of Elko New Market, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at his home. Oscar was born in Munich, Germany on October 26, 1923 to Oscar Bruno and Sabine (Damberger) Loeffler. He was in Germany and married Eva Maria Getzke on May 20, 1953 in Munich. The couple moved to the USA on December 30, 1957 and...
