Le Center
Ronald Dirk Mentjes
1942 — 2025
RONALD DIRK MENTJES, 82, died on March 11, 2025. He was born March 31, 1942, the fifth child of William and Theresa Marie (Pretzsch) Mentjes in Cordova Township, Le Sueur County. He was baptized and confirmed in the St. Paul Lutheran Church. At the age of seven, Ron planted his first tree and his legacy is more than 10,000 trees and shrubs that he planted to shelter the houses and the barns. While attending McKinley High School, Le Center, MN, he joined the FFA. Ron entered the Army in Oct. 1961 and was sent to Germany for three years where he did welding and blacksmithing earning the status of SP4 E4. He married Carol Zellmer from Elysian Township in 1968. They purchased his...