Ivan R. Flicek, age 85, of Annandale, formerly of Faribault, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
A Private Requiem Mass will be held Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. at Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault with Fr. Nino Molina officiating. Burial will follow at Meadow Ridge Cemetery in Faribault.
James C. Lorence, Sr., 89, of Montgomery, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 28 from 9 to 10 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. with Father Tom Niehaus officiating.
Military Honors will be provided by the Montgomery Area Honor Guard. Interment will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.
Jim was born on January 6, 1931, in Montgomery. He served in the US Army in 1950 during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1952.
James F. Cleasby (Jim), 72 passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
Jim resided in Columbia Heights, MN. with his wife of 52 years, Faye (LaCroix). Their two daughters, Heather Lucking and Mindy Murphy, (Joe) live in the vicinity.
Jim was raised in Lonsdale, the son of Edward, (Ed) and Adeline Cleasby, (Herda).
Jim graduated from Montgomery High School, class of '66. Lived and worked most of his life in the Minneapolis area.
Jim was preceded in death by his Father, Ed, brothers Paul and Mark, nephew Clinton, brother in-law Jim Kokoszynski.
Barbara D. Loebner, age 84, of Montgomery, formerly of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Traditions of Montgomery. Barbara was born on April 27, 1936 in Minneapolis to Dale and Agnes (Shepherdson) Smith. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and went on to attain both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in teaching from the University of Minnesota. She married the love of her life, George J. Loebner on May 12, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Timothy Donald "Don" Cashin of Albert Lea, Minnesota, died December 11, 2020 at home from complications of COVID in the care of Mayo Hospice, surrounded by family members.
Donald James Carlson, of Winter Springs, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
Don was born on March 10, 1945, in Willmar, Minnesota. He grew up with his family in Montgomery, Minnesota, and was a Montgomery High School graduate.
Mary Kay Freid, 72, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred.
Mary Kay was born on November 11, 1948, in St. Peter to Theodore “Ted” and Mary (Kucera) Blaschko. She was a Le Center High School graduate.
Justin J. Deutsch, age 99, died peacefully on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center and Assisted Living. Less than a month shy of his 100th birthday.
Donald R. McClune, 85, of Lonsdale, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Three Links Care Center.
Don was born the son of John and Esther (Spitzack) McClune on July 5, 1935, in Kilkenny, Minnesota. He attended elementary school up through the 8th grade. At that time, his Dad had gotten ill, so Don was needed to help take care of the family farm.
John E. Ruhland, age 79, of Montgomery passed away at Mayo Clinic Health 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 from 1960 to 1965.
Mary Agnes Dorzinski, 93 of Le Center, passed away on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in New Prague. Private family interment will be at the Fort Snelling Cemetery.
Mary Agnes was born on September 1, 1927, in Belle Plaine Township, Scott County, MN to Lawrence and Mary (Schipreth) Reak. She was united in marriage to Edmund Joseph Dorzinski on August 28, 1954, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lexington. They had one son, Edward Joseph, born on December 22, 1960.
Ronald Zelenka, age 75 passed away December 1st, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Des Moines, IA.
Genevieve Marie Holtz, 90, died peacefully during the evening hours of Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Genevieve was born September 4, 1930, in rural Montgomery, MN to the late James B and Christina Petricka (née Rosival). She was their only daughter, joining her big brother Mahlon, and later was joined by little brother Donald.
Genevieve was a lifelong resident of Montgomery, growing up during the Great Depression on the family farm south of town. It would have a lifetime impression on her by which she lived.
Shirley Scheffert, 82, of Montgomery, passed away at her home on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.
Shirley was born on June 19, 1938, in New Prague to William and Helen (Kajer) Svobodny. She was a graduate of New Prague High School and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato where she received her LPN nursing degree.
Shirley was united in marriage to Karl J. Scheffert on May 14, 1960, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in New Prague. Together, they raised five children: Mark, Scott, Mary Kaye, Donna and Susan.
Leslie John Emmers, 90, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 9 to 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Military honors will be provided by the Le Center area Veterans Honor Guard.