SCHOENBAUER FUNERAL HOME

Joseph James Cesafsky, age 89 of Montgomery, died on Thursday August 11, 2022, at Traditions of Montgomery. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 22nd, from 9:00 to 11:00, with Mass of Christian Burial to follow, all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Joseph was born on May 14, 1933 to Joseph J. and Agnes (Gostomczik) in Lexington Township. He attended country school and Montgomery High School. He was united in marriage to Mabel Vosejpka on June 6, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Joe spent his career in the military and retired in 1973. He was an active member of...

Marvin George David, age 79 of Montgomery died on August 6, 2022. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 16 from 4pm-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 17 at 11am with visitation one hour prior all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus, officiating. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. Marvin was born on January 21, 1943 in Northfield to Milo and Anne (Cihla) David. He was a Montgomery High School graduate and served in the United States Army. Wayne worked as a Finn Press Operator at McQuay Intl. He enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling and riding his...

Wayne Frederick Braun, age 84 of Le Center died on August 6, 2022 at the Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing and Rehab Center in Le Sueur. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 12 from 9am-11am at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral service will follow at 11am also at the funeral home. Interment will be held in Dresselville Cemetery in rural Le Sueur. Military Honors will be provided by the Le Center area Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Wayne was born on April 12, 1938 to Alba and Elizabeth (Rinkle) Braun on the family farm in Le Sueur County. He was a graduate of the Le Sueur High School and was drafted into the United States Army. Wayne was united in...

Elmer Harry Kukacka, age 85 of Montgomery passed away at his home on August 4, 2022. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 9 from 4pm-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 10 at 11am with visitation one hour prior at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. Elmer was born on March 9, 1937 in Montgomery on the family farm to Harry and Ludmilla (Brezina) Kukacka. He was a 1955 Montgomery High School graduate. After high school he entered the United States Navy for 6 years. Elmer was united in marriage to Ruth Deno on September 12, 1959 in Belle Plaine. They...

Roger Frank Goettl, age 88, of Le Center passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Carriage House in Le Center. Visitation will be held Monday, July 18 from 4pm- 8pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 19 at 10am with Fr. Michael Barsness and Fr. Mike Krenik officiating, with visitation one hour prior at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Military honors will be provided by the Le Center Area Veterans Honor Guard. Roger was born on November 21, 1933 in Mankato to Louis and Marie (Hartung) Goettl. He served in the United States Army from 1954-1956 upon his return home...

Robert Thomas Snorek passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022 in the early hours of the morning, surrounded by his family, God brought Robert home. Robert was 90 years old. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 9am-11am the St. Patrick's Church in Shieldsville with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in St. John Catholic Cemetery in Montgomery. Robert was born on January 29, 1932 to Thomas and Rose (Filpek) Snorek in Erin Township. He attended country school and like many of the young men in that area, joined the Army Reserves for 6 years at the age of 17, to serve his country. On January 27, 1953, Robert and Rita...

Kenneth A. Skelly, age 70 of Montgomery passed away at his home on June 10, 2022. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 30 from 1:30- 2:30 pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Prayer service will follow at 2:30 also at the funeral home. Donations can be made to the Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society 1250 N. River Dr. Mankato, MN 56001 in Ken's memory. Ken was born on March 11, 1952 in St. Paul and adopted by Howard and Mildred (Struck) Skelly. He attended Waterville-Elysian High School. Ken served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private from August 1971-October 1971. He lived most of his life on the home farm in Kilkenny. Ken worked for over 15 years at...

Dorothy Ann Schindler, 91, of Le Center, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Mankato. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 31 from 4-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, June 1 at 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Fr. James Stiles, officiating and visitation 2 hours prior at the church. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Dorothy was born on August 7, 1930 in St. Thomas to Cornelius and Dorothy (Connelly) Kilduff. She was a graduate of McKinley High School. Dorothy was united in marriage to Russell James Schindler on June 16, 1951 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in St. Thomas. She was an active member...

Linda Louise Norris, age 71, of Le Center was freed from her battle with Alzheimer's and surrounded by loving family on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 15 from 4pm-7pm at the Le Center Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 16 at 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Fr. James Stiles, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held in St. Henry Cemetery. Linda was born on December 17, 1950 in St. Peter to Raymond and Rose Marie (McCabe) Fredrickson. She was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic elementary school and also McKinley High School both in...

Douglas Alan Traxler, 52, of Le Center, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at his home. A visitation with family present will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Le Center Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center, with a visitation for an hour preceding the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. The oldest of three sons, Doug was born to Gordon and Charolette Traxler on January 24, 1970. Doug worked for 26 years as an appraiser, including 23 years in the Blue Earth County property services department in Mankato, earning accredited status. He was an...

Richard "Dick" Shouler of Le Center, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 at his home. Visitation will be held Friday, April 29 from Noon to 2:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 2pm all held at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Interment will be in Alexandria at a later date. Richard was born on May 6, 1951 in Rockford, IL to Ralph and Louise (Troller) Shouler. He was united in marriage to Deborah Runge on March 6, 1971 in Rockford, IL. He was self-employed as a home builder. He enjoyed golfing, NASCAR, riding motorcycles, rebuilding cars, and most of all spending time with family and grandchildren. Richard is survived by his wife, Deb Shouler of Le Center; children, Brent (Dana...

John G. Wohlers, Sr., 73, lifelong resident of Le Center, passed away on April 16, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by his loving wife and children. John was born on July 2, 1948, at St. Peter Hospital to George H. and Merle E. (Hinz) Wohlers. He grew up in Le Center and lived his entire life in the community. He enjoyed growing up on the farm, working the land, helping and learning from his dad, working with the animals and just being a country boy. John played a major role in transitioning the family dairy farm over to Wohlers Implement & Manufacturing where he did service work, building of the "Acre Eater" product line and ultimately the parts manager. He...

The Reverend Robert James Boda, 93, passed away peacefully on Maundy Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the Carriage House Senior Living facility in Le Center, Minnesota. A celebration of life for Bob will be held at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery, Minnesota, on Monday, June 6th at 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10:00 am at the church. Lunch will follow. Bob was born on March 5, 1929, in Le Center to Joseph (Ping) and Edna (Braun) Boda. He grew up on Minnesota Street in Le Center in the house built by his Hungarian immigrant grandparents, surrounded by his loving family, childhood friends, and many pets. It was there that he developed his talents of photography, oil painting,...

Harland Veen, age 86, of Le Sueur, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 28 from 5pm to 8pm at the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 29 at 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center with visitation one hour prior at church. Burial will be at a later date. Harland was born on July 2, 1935 to Gus and Selma (Gedrose) Veen in Wells County, North Dakota. He was the youngest of 10 children. He attended school in a one room school house through eighth grade. Harland was united in marriage to Lorraine Vesperman in 1956. He worked as a truck driver for SuperValu in Hopkins and later became part of the...

Thomas Binczik, age 81, of Le Center, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 of complications of dysphasia at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 7:30am-10:30am at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial following at 11am at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will immediately follow at St. John Lutheran Cemetery west of Montgomery. Funeral lunch will be at the Park Ballroom Clubhouse, 300 Lexington Ave. S., New Prague after the burial. Tom was born on December 4, 1940 to Joseph T. and Marie (Ruhland) Binczik on the family farm in Derrynane Township. He...

Thomas Leo McClune, age 83, of Le Center, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Central Health Care in Le Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 9:30-11:00 AM with Funeral Service following at 11:00 AM, all at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery with Pastor Jason Pollington officiating. Military honors provided by the Veteran's Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to an animal shelter. Tom was born on December 20, 1938 in Kilkenny Township to John A. and Esther W. (Spitzack) McClune. He attended Le Center High School. He served in the U.S. Army from December 12, 1961 to December 13, 1963. Tom was united in marriage to Alice W. Holmes on...

Ronald James Christian, 86, of Le Center, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at his home. Per Ronald's request no services will be held. Ronald was born on December 27, 1935 in St. Henry to Bert and Martha (Widmer) Christian. He was a 1954 McKinley High School graduate in Le Center. Ronald was united in marriage to Catherine Kenyon on January 25, 1969 in Minneapolis. He worked as a meat cutter in Minneapolis and then a US Mail Carrier for 34 years. Ronald was an avid Twins and Vikings fan, enjoyed hunting and fishing, and spending time with family. Ronald is survived by his wife, Cathy Christian of Le Center; children, Scott Christian of Le Center, Deb (Brent) Mager of Le Center, and Brian...

Mary Frances Matejcek, 99, of Le Center, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Praha Village in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 6, from 8am-10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10am. with Father James Stiles, officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Arrangements are with the Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. 507-357-6116. On-line condolences may be left at www.lecenterfuneralhome.com.

Mary Frances (Byrne) Matejcek left the earth on January 8th from natural causes. She was surrounded by Irish Energy from the 99 years of happiness, contentment, involvement and living a deep Irish Catholic Faith. Her children and grandchildren were on a Zoom call with her throughout her final hours, reciting her beloved rosary with her as she held her own beads in her hands. Mary was born in St. Thomas, LeSueur County on December 28th, 1922 to Dick & Celie (Kilduff) Byrne. She was raised along with her five Irish siblings, in a community consisting of an entirely Irish population, unaware there were other nationalities in the world until she went to high school. Mary graduated from...

Ruth Marie Barta, age 89 of Montgomery passed away at The Villages of Lonsdale on Friday, December 3, 2021 surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday December 11, at 11am with visitation 2 hours prior at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers the family would prefer memorials. Ruth was born at home on the farm in Wheatland Township on July 14, 1932 to Joseph L. and Julia (Machacek) Tupy. She attended grade school in Veseli and graduated from New Prague High School. After high school Ruth worked at First National Bank in New Prague. Ruth was united in marriage to Stanley B. Barta on June 25, 1955 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in...

A garden hoe, rake, wheel barrow, lawnmower, love of family, land, animals and music describes Sidney. He married Betty Ann Prchal on May 21, 1957 at St. Scholastica Church in Heidelberg. While renting a house in Lonsdale, they purchased a farm south of Lonsdale, spending their first night on November 6, 1958. Quickly, it became home and neither of them ever thought of living anywhere else. Sidney was born on February 15 1931 his parents, Mathias and Josephine Vikla (Andrysek). His mother, born in Moravia, came to America at the age of sixteen. Sidney attended public school in Veseli. Those years, district schools were combined within the county, valedictorians and salutatorian chosen...