George W. Wolf
Dec 13, 2013
George Wolf, age 88, of New Prague, died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. George was born February 23, 1925 in Helena Township, Scott County, Minnesota to John Michael & Sophia (Pranke) Wolf. He attended St. Benedict School and worked the family farm. He enlisted in the army and served in the South Pacific during...
Michael A. Arneson
Dec 9, 2013
Michael A. Arneson, age 60, of New Prague, died Monday, December 9, 2013 at his home. Mike was born January 23, 1953 in Minneapolis to Arnold W. & Norma L. (McGee) Arneson. He attended Osseo High School and became a locksmith, working for Floyd Security in Bloomington. Mike married Carol B. Swenson on his birthday, January 23, 1979. The...
Orville W. Krohn
Dec 7, 2013
Orville W. Krohn, age 89, of New Prague, died peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Orville was born December 20, 1923 in Helena Township to Helmer & Anna (Krueger) Krohn. He was baptized and confirmed at Lanesburgh Lutheran Church and attended New Prague Area Schools. Orville served in the Army during World War...
Emma E. (Valesh) Kokes
Nov 26, 2013
Emma E. (Valesh) Kokes, 99, of Veseli passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center in New Prague. Born on Friday, February 20, 1914, in Veseli, she was the daughter of Joseph A. Valesh and Marie M. Shimota. Emma grew up in her parent’s grocery store in Veseli with five siblings, Ernest J....
Verdelle Raph
Nov 17, 2013
Verdelle Raph, age 75, of New Prague, formerly of Browns Valley, MN, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her home. Verdelle was born August 9, 1938 in Browns Valley to Arthur H. & Carolyn W.E. (Leurhke) Schaunaman. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley and attended Browns Valley Public Schools. She married Harvey M....
Harold R. Hinderscheid
Nov 13, 2013
Harold R. Hinderscheid, age 76, of New Prague, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital in New Prague. Harold was born February 26, 1937 in New Prague to John P. and Rose M. (Schaff) Hinderscheid. Harold was a lifelong resident of the Heidelberg/New Prague area. He attended Le Sueur County Distric School and worked as...
Bonnie Bakken
Nov 8, 2013
Bonnie Bakken, age 55, of Winthrop, died Friday, November 8, 2013, at The Lodge on Natchez Hospice in Elko, MN. Bonnie was born June 10, 1958 to Raymond Maher & Loralee Riley in West St. Paul, MN. She was raised in Richfield where she graduated from Richfield High School. Bonnie lived in many states of the U.S. and throughout...
Robert Edward Sticha
Nov 1, 2013
Robert Edward Sticha (Bobbie), age 93, of New Prague, died Friday, November 1, 2013 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Bobbie was born on September 6, 1920, in Cedar Lake Township to Edward J. & Adeline (Havlicek) Sticha. He attended school in Veseli. the family moved to rural St. Patrick and he worked on the family farm and...
Dean Johnson
Oct 31, 2013
Dean Johnson, age 60, of Webster, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at his home. Dean was born July 8, 1953 in Willmar, Minnesota to Robert M. & Thorma (Mazo) Johnson. He was raised in Prior Lake, where he attended Prior Lake Public Schools. He married Judy Kaufenberg on November 6, 1971 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in New Market....
Edgar Busch
Oct 28, 2013
Edgar Busch, age 83, of Waterville, formerly of New Prague, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital Mankato. Edgar was born February 6, 1930 in St. Benedict to Florian H. & Elizabeth (Hoffmann) Busch. He attended St. Benedict School. On June 10, 1958 he married Rose Marie Pieper at the Church of the Purification in...
Marcella E. Kubes
Oct 22, 2013
Marcella E. Kubes, age 88, of Staples, formerly of New Prague, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Marcie was born November 3, 1924 in Wheatland Township to William & Josephine C. (Shambour) Kasparek. She attended Rice County District School, St. Wenceslaus School, and New Prague High School. Marcie married Frank A. Kubes...
Clara Kohn
Sep 30, 2013
Clara Kohn, age 93, of New Prague, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center in New Prague. Clara was born August 20, 1920 in New Prague to Jacob W. & Anna C. (Pomije) Maxa. She attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and New Prague High School. She married Felix C. Kohn in New Prague on May...
Nan Eischens
Sep 30, 2013
Nan Eischens, age 82, of New Prague, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Nan was born on June 27, 1931 in Brainerd, MN to Clayton & Esther (Hedlund) Hess. She attended Brainerd High School and worked there after graduation and then at the University of MN as a secretary. She married Richard J....
Jeremy K. Franek
Sep 21, 2013
Jeremy K. Franek, age 35, of New Prague, died Saturday, September 21, 2103 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Jeremy was born August 25, 1978 in New Prague to Kenneth & Nancy (Hrdlicka) Franek. He attended LNMV School and New Prague High School. Jeremy married Agnieszka “Aga” Gleba on May 20, 2006 in Veseli, MN and the couple...
James E. Mccarthy
Sep 12, 2013
James E. McCarthy, age 92, of New Prague, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital, New Prague. Jim was born April 7, 1921 in Sunbury, NC to Robert & Sally (Ritter) McCarthy. He attended Sunbury Public Schools and joined the army shortly after graduating from High School. Jim married Grace Johnson on November 29, 1945...
Esther G. Flicek
Sep 11, 2013
Esther G. Flicek, age 102, of New Prague, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Esther was born January 6, 1911 in St. Patrick, MN to Frank and Josephine (Madera) Zvanovec. She was raised in the rural Lonsdale area where she attended public school. She married Edward J. Flicek on May 20, 1930 in New...
Shirley A. Schneider
Sep 2, 2013
A gracious, gentle, and humble woman, there wasn’t anyone who met Shirley Schneider and was not left unchanged. She effortlessly put the needs of others ahead of her own, and she was a firm believer in the notion that everything happens for a reason – even when the way before her was anything but easy. Shirley’s love for her...
John B. Stepka
Aug 25, 2013
John B. Stepka, age 81, of Elko, died Sunday, August, 25, 2013 at The Lodge on Natchez Hospice in Elko. John was born November 6, 1931 in Cedar Lake Township, Scott County, to John F. & Barbara F. (Hanzal) Stepka. He received his schooling at District 31 in Spring Lake Township, Veseli Catholic School, and New Prague Public School....
Lorraine M. “Pat” Vancura
Aug 25, 2013
Lorraine M. “Pat” Vancura, age 89, of New Prague, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center after a battle with cancer. Lorraine was born March 31, 1924 in Montgomery, MN to Joseph & Rose (Mader) Hughes. She attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and Montgomery High School. On July 3, 1959 Lorraine “Pat” married William R....
Carole L. Krohmer
Aug 22, 2013
Carole L. Krohmer, age 93 of New Prague, died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Mala Strana Assisted Living Center in New Prague. Born July 1, 1920 in Colfax, WI, Carole was the daughter of Clifford & Ruby (Owen) Harland. She was raised in Colfax and attended elementary and high school there prior to moving to Rockford, IL., where she...
