Ellen Kodadek
May 2, 2013
Ellen Kodadek, age 81, of St. Louis Park, died Thursday, May 2, 2013. Ellen was born on July 28, 1931 to Albert & Dorothea (Meinke) Meyer in New Prague. She was baptized on August 16, 1931 & confirmed on May 20, 1945. She attended New Prague schools and graduated from NPHS in 1949. She worked a short time at...
Francis Odenthal
Apr 30, 2013
Francis Odenthal, age 80, of Heidleberg, died Tuesday night, April 30th at his home. Francis was born on March 8, 1933 in Heidelberg, the son of John Jacob & Veronica M. (Blaschko) Odenthal. He graduated from Montgomery High School and married Geraldine A. Kaufenberg on June 11, 1955 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in New Market. Fran was a...
Janet Dyslin
Apr 22, 2013
Janet Dyslin, age 51, of Webster, died suddenly at her home on Monday, April 22, 2013. Janet was born on November 26, 1961 in Buffalo Center, Iowa to Wilbert & Gertrude A. (Harms) Meinders. She attended Buffalo Center Public Schools and went on to earn her degree at Mankato State University. Janet married James Dyslin on October 6, 1990...
Marie Schroeder
Apr 19, 2013
Marie Schroeder, age 86, of New Prague, formerly of Texas, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at her home. Marie was born November 18, 1926 in Robbinsdale, MN to Francis J. & Theodosia B. (Bauer) Carey. She received a 4-yr. degree as an RN from the College of St. Catherine and the University of Minnesota and worked as a public...
Leona Poucher
Apr 13, 2013
Leona Poucher, age 95, of New Prague, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Leona was born March 13, 1918 in Montevideo, MN to John Hegge & Nettie (Eid) Jacobson. She attended public schools in Montevideo and the Brady & Rogers Beauty Academy in Minneapolis. She married Allan J. Poucher on May 25, 1940 in...
Kathy Hinderscheid
Apr 12, 2013
Kathy Hinderscheid, age 66, of Montgomery, formerly of New Prague, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Kathy was born June 21, 1946 in Mason City, Iowa to Fredrick and Helen Marie (Alfson) Schmidtke. She grew up in Ceylon, MN where she graduated from Ceylon High School. In her early years, Kathy worked as a...
Bill Orr
Apr 10, 2013
Bill Orr, age 74, of New Prague, died suddenly Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital New Prague. Bill was born December 29, 1938 in Fairmont, MN to Manley W. & Agatha (Eisenminger) Orr. He attended public schools in Fairmont, St. John’s University, & Mankato State University, attaining a Master’s Degree in Education. Bill married Dorothy...
Kathleen Novak
Apr 8, 2013
Kathleen Novak, age 62, of St. Patrick, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at her home. Kathleen was born February 10, 1951 in Tacoma, Washington, to John K. and Mary B. (Owens) Wiley. She grew up in the Tacoma area, graduated from Wilson High School in Tacoma, received a degree from Tacoma Community College, and attended Western Washington University. She...
Martha Hrabe
Mar 30, 2013
Martha Hrabe, age 91, of New Prague, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospital New Prague. Martha was born February 13, 1922 In Wheatland Township, Rice County, MN to Joseph M. & Christina (Pumper) Machacek. She attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic School and graduated from New Prague High School. She married Edwin F. Hrabe on...
Mary Fitzgerald
Mar 6, 2013
Mary Fitzgerald, age 83, of New Prague, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at her home. Mary was born December 6, 1929 in New Prague, to Charles W. & Hildegard M. (Rosendahl) Mach. Mary attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, New Prague High School, College of St. Catherine, the University of Minnesota, and St. Cloud State University. She married John M....
Lavina Dohmen Svihel
Mar 2, 2013
Lavina Dohmen Svihel, age 93, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital New Prague. Lavina was born January 20, 1920 in Helena Township, Scott County, Minnesota to Sigmund & Anna (Schommer) Schmitz. Lavina married Albert F. Dohmen on April 9, 1940 in St. Benedict, MN. Albert died on June 6, 1969. Lavina married Leslie E....
Dennis Siefker
Mar 1, 2013
Dennis Siefker, age 76, of Minnetonka, formerly of Union Hill, died March 1, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Wayzata. Dennis was born January 20, 1937 in Columbus Grove, Ohio to August B. & Clara T. (Kuhlman) Siefker. He married Diane E. Palmer on September 9, 1967 in Jackson, Michigan. Dennis served in the US Navy and made his...
Adeline A. Novak Bauer
Feb 4, 2013
Adeline A. Novak Bauer, age 98, of Maplewood, formerly of New Prague and Faribault, died Monday, February 4, 2013. Adeline was born in Wheatland Township, Rice County, Minnesota to Frank W. & Elizabeth E. (Sevcik) Sticha on January 5, 1915. She was schooled and raised in Veseli, before the family moved to New Prague. She married William Novak in...
Richard Warnemunde
Jan 27, 2013
Richard Warnemunde, age 67, of New Prague, died Sunday at his home. Dick was born July 1, 1945 in Faribault to John Melvin & Ethel (Morrissey) Warnemunde. He was raised in the Kilkenny area, attending St. Canis Parochial School and graduating from Montgomery High School. Upon graduation, he was drafted into the army and served in the Vietnam War. ...
Robert J. “Bud” Javurek
Jan 23, 2013
Robert J. “Bud” Javurek, age 92, of New Prague, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Bud was born on May 28, 1920 to Joseph J. & Julia E. (Uhlir) Javurek in New Prague. He was a lifelong resident of New Prague, attending St. Wenceslaus School and New Prague High School. He went on to...
Delores Dorothy Erickson
Jan 19, 2013
Delores Dorothy Erickson, age 87, of MOntgomery passed away suddenly at Mayo Medical Center New Prague Saturday morning, January 19, 2013. She was a resident of the Jordan, New Prague, & Montgomery area most of her life. Delores was the only child of William & Sylvia (Chromy) Dietz and was born in Lanesburgh Township on February 27, 1925. She...
Diane Carlson
Jan 17, 2013
Diane Carlson, age 82, of New Prague, formerly of Eden Prairie, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Diane was born October 19, 1930 in Duluth to Arthur and Edith (Lundquist) Hanson. She was raised in Duluth until her early teens when she moved to Minneapolis. She graduated from Washburn High School and went on...
Laura Lea Maus
Jan 3, 2013
Laura Lea Maus, age 23, of Chaska, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 in Brooklyn Center. Laura Lea was born September 10, 1989 in Le Sueur, MN to David W. & Jody M. (Green) Maus. She was raised in both Le Sueur and New Prague, attending public schools in New Prague and graduating from Le Sueur High School. Laura Lea...
Marcella Witt
Jan 1, 2013
Marcella Witt, age 95, of New Prague, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Marcella was born April 20, 1917 to Louis W. & Mary (Pavlicek) Svobodny. She attended St. Wenceslaus School and was raised in New Prague. Marcy married Fred J. Witt on June 11, 1940 in New Prague and the couple lived in...
Raymond O’Brien
Dec 24, 2012
Raymond O’Brien, age 89, of New Prague, died December 24, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Ray was born on April 24, 1923 to Thomas and Catherine (Hruska) O’Brien in Kilkenny, Minnesota. He married Pauline R. Lexa on September 26, 1953 at St. Wenceslaus Church in New Prague, where the couple would make their home. Ray was a...
