Glenn Louis Kerkow, 86, of Montgomery, formerly of Jordan, passed away on Christmas morning 2019 at the age of 86. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 4, 2019 at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. at St John Lutheran Church, 105 Spruce Avenue NW, Montgomery. Pastor Jason Pollington will preside. Glenn’s grandchildren will act as pallbearers, and he will be laid to rest at Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan.

Jane Nash, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away surrounded by family on December 18th at Our Lady of Peace Hospice in St. Paul, at the age of 75.

Milton F. Holetz, age 89, of Montgomery passed away suddenly but peacefully Monday, December 9, 2019, at his home on the farm where he lived for 53 years.
Milton was born in rural Lexington Township, Le Sueur County, on May 14, 1930 to Frank and Emily (Kalina) Holetz. As a child he attended country school and helped his parents on the farm back when fields were plowed with a team of horses and everyone looked forward to threshing day in the fall. He graduated from Montgomery High School and attended a commercial college in Mankato to be an accountant.

Ardys Leone Peterson, age 101, of Montgomery, formerly of Bloomington, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2019 at Traditions of Montgomery. 

James J. Hruska, 97, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at Central Health Care in Le Center.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial at 11a.m. Interment will be at a later date in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Lexington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Non-Profit Animal RESCUE 55021 in Faribault, MN.

John B. Hiscox, 65, died on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at 4 p.m. at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at Northfield Moravian Church (Main Street), 317 Division Street South, Northfield. The service will start at 1 p.m. and be officiated by Pastor Barry Lehman.
Interment will be held at Elkhorn Cemetery, Milledgeville, IL at a later date.

Mary Jane Vosejpka (Novak) age 83 of Lonsdale, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on November 25, 2019. 
Mary Jane Novak was born on October 24, 1936 in Veseli, MN to “Laddy” and Anna Novak. She attended Most Holy Trinity School in Veseli.
Mary Jane married Francis “Fritz” Vosejpka on May 12, 1956 in Veseli. After their marriage they moved to the Vosejpka family farm where they farmed for 25 years. While farming they started Vosejpka Meats and ran their business for 22 years until their retirement in 2001.

Red Rauschke, age 73, of New Prague, died peacefully in the loving presence of his family on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his home.  Red was born on July 28, 1946 in Willmar, Minnesota to Leonard and Lorraine (Wondra) Rauschke.  He graduated from Montgomery High School and entered the US Army in 1969 and served in Vietnam.  He married the love of his life, Karen D.

Terrence J. “Terry” Schoenecker, age 55, of New Prague, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Le Sueur.  Terry was born on August 2, 1964 in New Prague to Erwin H. and Mary E.

Alvin Fredrick August “Gunner” Winterfeldt, 80, of Montgomery, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Traditions in Montgomery.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery with funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jason Pollington officiating.
Interment will be held in St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Montgomery.
Alvin was born on January 4, 1939, in Montgomery to Edwin and Helen (Kukacka) Winterfeldt. He was a graduate of Le Center High School.

Marie “Bobbie” Hruska, 91, of Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at Central Health Care in Le Center.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Father George Grafsky officiating. Interment will be held in St. Joseph Cemetery in Lexington. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Animal Humane Society.

Lucille R. Nelson, age 96, of New Prague, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  Lucille was born on September 13, 1923 in St. Thomas, MN to Frank and Gertrude A. (Benzick) Ginter.  She was raised in the St. Thomas/Lexington area, attended country school for a short time, then St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, and graduated with the class of 1941 from New Prague High School.  Lucille married Clyde C. Nelson on May 18, 1946 at St.

Ruth Annette Le Brun, 82, of Montgomery, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 25 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Canice Catholic Church in Kilkenny with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Kilkenny.

Mark “Cid” Choudek, 63, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.
In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Holy Redeemer School or Montgomery Community Foundation.

Ronald S. Bergstrom (‘Bubs’) of Northfield formerly of Elko, MN, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2019 at Three Links Care Center, Northfield, MN. Preceded in death by parents Joseph and Florence Bergstrom of Elko, MN; sister Doris (Raymond) Cousins of Worthington, MN; brothers Loren (Vi) Bergstrom of Chaska; Duane Bergstrom of New Market/Morristown, MN. Survived by sister Marcella ‘Marcy’ (Gordon) Tripp of Santa Clarita, CA; Sister-in-law Bernice ‘Sis’ (the late Duane) of New Market/Morristown, MN. Loved by 13 nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Herbert “Frank” Thomas, 90, of Montgomery, died on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with a rosary at 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery.
Interment will be in St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery in Heidelberg.