Obituaries

James C. Lorence

James C. Lorence

Dec 22, 2020

James C. Lorence, Sr., age 89, of Montgomery passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be held on, Monday, December 28, from 9am to 10am at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial at 10am with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be in the St....

Robert James Jakes, Sr.

Robert James Jakes, Sr.

Dec 20, 2020

Robert James Jakes, Sr., age 72, of Montgomery passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Northfield Hospital. Services are at a later date. Robert was born on December 10, 1948 in St. Peter to James and Adeline (Kuzel) Jakes. Robert is survived by his children, Jim (Lisa) Jakes of Montgomery, Sheila (Mary) Jakes of Faribault, and Kimberly Jakes (Jeremy)...

Mary Kay Freid

Mary Kay Freid

Dec 11, 2020

Mary Kay Freid, age 72 of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, December 11th, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 19 from 10am-11am at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11am with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery...

Mary Agnes Dorzinski

Mary Agnes Dorzinski

Dec 4, 2020

Mary Agnes Dorzinski, age 93 of Le Center, passed away on Friday December 4th, 2020 in New Prague. Private family interment will be at the Fort Snelling Cemetery. Mary Agnes was born on September 1st, 1927 in Belle Plaine Township, Scott County, MN to Lawrence and Mary (Schipreth) Reak. She was united in marriage to Edmund Joseph Dorzinski on...

Charles Vavra

Charles Vavra

Dec 1, 2020

Charles Vavra, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at his home in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 5 from 9am to 10am at Le Center Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10am also at the Le Center Funeral Home with Pastor Ally Bowman officiating. Interment will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery...

John E. Ruhland

John E. Ruhland

Dec 1, 2020

John E. Ruhland, age 79, of Montgomery passed away at Mayo System Hospital in New Prague, on Tuesday, December 1. John was born on August 30, 1941 in Montgomery, MN to Frank Ruhland and Dorothy (Dvorak) Ruhland, he was their only child. John graduated from Montgomery High School in 1959, attended Mankato State and was in the Army Reserves...

Shirley Scheffert

Shirley Scheffert

Nov 22, 2020

Shirley Scheffert, age 82, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at her home. Private Family Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2pm on Wednesday, November 25 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. Funeral will be live streamed and can be watched...

Genevieve Marie Holtz

Genevieve Marie Holtz

Nov 20, 2020

Genevieve Marie Holtz, age 90, died peacefully during the evening hours of Friday, November 20th, 2020, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 29 from 9:30am to 11am at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11am with Father Tom Niehaus, officiating. Burial...

Leslie John Emmers

Leslie John Emmers

Nov 17, 2020

RESCHEDULED FUNERAL Leslie John Emmers, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Visitation will be on December 16 from 9am-10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am with Fr. Timothy Sandquist, officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Le...

Carl A. Stauff

Carl A. Stauff

Nov 8, 2020

Carl A. Stauff, 63, of Kilkenny, passed away on Sunday, November 8th, 2020 at his home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 12th from 2PM to 6PM at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. A private funeral will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center with pastor Alley Bowmen officiating. Interment will be...

Brian Patrick O'Connell

Brian Patrick O'Connell

Nov 7, 2020

Brian Patrick OConnell, age 52, of New Port Richey, FL, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020. Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 26 from 3pm-7pm at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Brian was born on April 16, 1968 in New Prague to Dennis OConnell and Jayne (Squires) Kline. He attended Le Center grade school, graduated from Jordan...

Jerry Charles Scheffert

Jerry Charles Scheffert

Nov 7, 2020

Jerry Charles Scheffert, 73, of Le Center, died Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. A public visitation will be held Saturday, November 14, 2020, from 9:00 �" 11:00 a.m., at the Le Center Funeral Home. A private funeral will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center, Pastor Ally Bowmen officiating. Burial is...

Iris Sullivan

Iris Sullivan

Nov 3, 2020

Iris Sullivan, 86, of Le Center, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at The Lodge in Elko- New Market. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 7 from 10am to 11am at St. Thomas Catholic Church in St. Thomas with Mass of Christian Burial following at 11am. Father Chris Shofner will be officiating. Interment will be held in...

Ramona Rose Tietz

Ramona Rose Tietz

Nov 3, 2020

DATE AND TIME CHANGE Ramona Rose Tietz, 71, of Le Center, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Benedictine Center in St. Peter. Open house will be held on Sunday, November 8 from 3pm-5pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center at 5pm. Ramona was born...

Donald G. Monson Sr.

Donald G. Monson Sr.

Nov 2, 2020

Donald G. Monson Sr., 80, of Le Center, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at his home. Private family services will be held. Memorials will be made to benefit autism and to St. Marys Catholic Church in Le Center, MN. Donald was born on March 18, 1940, in Bowman, North Dakota, and the only child of Theodore and...

Orville Arnold Richter

Orville Arnold Richter

Nov 1, 2020

Orville Arnold Richter, age 96, of Montgomery died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at his home in Montgomery. Private family services. Orville was born on June 4, 1924 in Montgomery to Arnold and Augusta Richter. Orville served in the United States Army from 1945-1946 and was stationed in Japan. He was united in marriage to his 1st wife, LoElla Lehman...

Anthony 'Tony' Joseph Wieland

Anthony 'Tony' Joseph Wieland

Oct 30, 2020

Anthony “Tony” Joseph Wieland, age 94, of Le Center died Friday, October 30, 2020 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Family services will be held and a traditional service will be held at a later date. Tony was born on May 18, 1926 in Lexington Township at home to Joseph “Joe” and Lucille “Lucy” (Traxler) Wieland. Tony attended...

Raul Ruiz

Raul Ruiz

Oct 26, 2020

Raul Ruiz, 53, of Le Center, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 4 at Noon at St. Marys Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Raul was born on January 14, 1967 in Yuriria Guanajuato,...

Loretta Mae Wiskocil

Loretta Mae Wiskocil

Oct 25, 2020

Loretta Mae Wiskocil, age 88, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur. Visitation will be on Saturday, October 31 from 9am to 11am at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial following at 11am with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery....

Harold William Wagner

Harold William Wagner

Oct 23, 2020

Harold William Wagner, age 82, of Le Sueur, died on Friday, October 23, 2020 at his home. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 29 at 11am at Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur with...