Roger “Fred” Prchal
Dec 21, 2012
Roger “Fred” Prchal, age 61, of New Prague, died December 21, 2012 at his home. Fred was born October 8, 1951 in Montgomery to Stanley A. & Lucille (Heberle) Prchal. He grew up in Montgomery and graduated from Mankato State University, where he was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Fred married Barbara Kratochvil on July 9, 1977...
John Hertaus Jr.
Dec 21, 2012
John Hertaus, Jr., age 46, of Veseli, died Friday, December 21, 2012 at his home. John was born in New Prague on February 23, 1966 to John R. & Rita L. (Kadlec) Hertaus. John graduated from New Prague High School and spent 21 years in the Army Reserves, ending his career as acting Command Sergeant Major. John worked as...
Wally Pfeifer
Dec 20, 2012
Wally Pfeifer, age 86, of New Prague, died December 20, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Wally was born on November 15, 1926 in Grodek, Poland to Stephen & Catherina Pfeifer. He spent his youth in Poland and moved to the USA in 1952. Wally married June J. Miller on November 17, 1962 in Montgomery,MN. He worked as...
Norbert “Nubs” Marxen
Dec 17, 2012
Norbert “Nubs” Marxen, age 83, of New Prague, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Norb was born on January 29, 1929 in Sand Creek Township, Scott County, Minnesota to Frank & Elizabeth (Seifert) Marxen. He graduated from Jordan High School and attended the University of Minnesota. Norb married Patricia Mulligan on November 25,...
Ruth Barta
Dec 16, 2012
Ruth Barta, age 90, of New Prague, died sunday, December 16, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center in New Prague. Ruth was born in Minneapolis on March 21, 1922, a daughter of Dennis & Evangeline (Powers) O’Leary. She married Elmer Barta on November 15, 1943. After high school graduation she worked as a lab technician, secretary, and also...
Matthew R. Shetka
Dec 9, 2012
Matthew R. Shetka, age 54, of New Prague, died suddenly while shoveling snow on December 9, 2012. Matt was born Oct. 8, 1958 in St. Paul, to Ron & JoAnn (Anderson) Shetka. He graduated from Highland Park High School and Bemidji State University and then eventually completed his Master’s from Minnesota State University Mankato. Matt taught Social Studies in...
Beverly Shuck
Dec 6, 2012
Beverly Shuck, age 75, of New Prague, formerly of Sioux City, IA, died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center in New Prague. Bev was born May 18, 1937 in Sioux City, IA to Oscar and Blanche (Den Hartog) Van Vick. Bev was raised in Sioux City and attended Central High School there. She married Ronald...
Ernie C. Tikalsky
Nov 30, 2012
Ernie C. Tikalsky, age 64, of Belle Plaine, formerly of New Prague, died November 30, 2012 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, finally losing his 45-year battle with MS. Ernie was born December 26, 1947 in New Prague, to Eugene M. and Emily R. (Horejsi) Tikalsky. He attended St. Wenceslaus School and graduated from New Prague High School and...
Lois M. Wann
Nov 19, 2012
Lois M. Wann, age 90, of New Prague, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Lois was born March 12, 1922 in New Prague to Arthur J. & Eleanor R. (Remes) Suel. She attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and New Prague High School and then went on to attain a bachelor’s degree at the College...
Lance Corporal Dale Means Usmc
Nov 18, 2012
Lance Corporal Dale Means USMC, age 23, of New Prague, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 when his vehicle was hit by an IED while serving in Afghanistan. Dale was born April 17, 1989 in Burnsville, Minnesota to John D. & DaleLyn L. (Larsen) Means. Dale attended Farmington Elementary School, New Prague High School, and Dakota County Technical Institute. Following...
Edward Halloran
Nov 17, 2012
Edward Halloran, age 86, of St. Thomas, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Mayo Health System Mankato. Ed was born September 10, 1926 in Belle Plaine to John P. & Grace (Schell) Halloran. He was raised in the St. Thomas area and went to elementary country school and New Prague High School. He entered the Navy Air Corps after...
Leon F. Seurer
Nov 15, 2012
Leon F. Seurer, age 65, of Eagan died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul. Leon was born July 26, 1947 to Ralph P. & Dorothy M. (Pauly) Seurer in New Prague. He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and New Prague High School. Following service in the US Army, he worked for New Prague AMPI...
Paul Entinger
Nov 13, 2012
Paul Entinger, age 69, of New Prague, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Paul was born October 22, 1943 in Belle Plaine Township, Scott County to Peter A. & Celia C. (Huss) Entinger. He went to school at Union Hill and New Prague High School and lived his entire life farming in the Union Hill/New...
Lucille Albers
Nov 8, 2012
Lucille Albers, age 74, of Belle Plaine, formerly of Columbia, Missouri, died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Lucille was born September 5, 1938 in Karlsruhe, North Dakota to George & Regina (Boehm) Ganje. She was raised in North Dakota and attended Minot State University and graduated from the St. Francis School of Nursing. ...
James P. Eaton
Nov 6, 2012
James P. Eaton, age 80, of New Prague, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at his home. Jim was born July 11, 1932 in Eveleth, Minnesota to Herman J. & Kathryn M. (Gately) Eaton. Jim was raised in Virginia, MN and attended Virginia Public Schools, Virginia Junior College, & Michigan Technical Institute. After serving in the US Army in Austria,...
Benjamin E. Bartusek
Nov 3, 2012
Benjamin E. Bartusek, age 99, 13 days short of his 100th birthday, of New Prague, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Ben was born to Mathias & Mary (Lukes) Bartusek on Nov. 16, 1912 in Wheatland Township in Rice County. He married Marcella Tupy on June 6, 1939 at St. Wenceslaus in New Prague. ...
Janet Kocina
Oct 26, 2012
Janet Kocina, age 77, of New Prague, died Friday, October 26, 2012 at Mala Strana Health Care Center. Janet was born November 9, 1934 in Wheatland Township, Rice County, MN to Joseph T. & Anna (Palma) Simon. She was a lifelong resident of New Prague. She worked in the housekeeping department at Queen of Peace Hospital and as a...
Ray Schoenecker
Oct 21, 2012
Ray Schoenecker, age 91, of New Prague, died Sunday, October 21, 2102 at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in New Prague. Ray was born February 28, 1921 in Belle Plaine Township, Scott County to John J. and Adeline M. (Busch) Schoenecker. He married Dorothy R. “Dor” Matyas on August 18, 1945 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in New Prague. ...
Warren Wilson
Oct 20, 2012
Warren Wilson, age 62, of New Prague, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at his home. Warren was born September 8, 1950 in Santa Cruz, California, to Robert & Anita (Grant) Wilson. He was raised in California and graduated from St. Mary’s University also in California. He moved to Minnesota in 1991 and worked for IBM as a consultant. He...
Ken Ellman
Oct 4, 2012
Ken Ellman, age 66, of New Prague, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 at his home. Ken was born October 24, 1945 in Algona, Iowa to Vincent & Delores (Johnson) Ellman. He graduated from Lakota High School and served in the Army from 1965 – 1971. He married Irene Barta on April 22, 1969 at Holy Redeemer Church in Montgomery. ...
