SCHOENBAUER FUNERAL HOME

Joe "Joseph" R. Pelant, age 75 of Le Center, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Shakopee on Friday, July 16, 2021. Celebration of life will be August 1 at Lakefront Bar and Grill in Le Center from 1pm-4pm. Joe was born on March 19, 1946 in New Prague to Elsie (Kukacka) and Joseph F. Pelant. He graduated from Montgomery-Lonsdale High School and Willmar Jr. College in Wilmar, MN. Joe was united in marriage to Barbara Springer on November 30, 1984 at their family farm. Joe returned to Montgomery and worked for High-way Motors in Montgomery and then for the Montgomery Police Department for 32 years 1968-2000 and the last 6 years was Chief of Police and was a full-time farmer. Joe...

Jane Lynn Johnson, age 65 of Montgomery, died Thursday, July 1, 2021 at her home surrounded by family and her loyal dog Binky. A celebratory gathering of friends and family was held Thursday July 8th , 4-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Janie's "signature color" was actually wild cat print. Guests are encouraged to wear their tiger stripes and leopard spots in tribute. Informal attire welcomed. Janie was the first New Year's Day baby to be born in Chico, CA on January 1, 1956. She was born to Albert and Lillian (Jensen) Nelson. After the passing of Albert, Janie was raised by her mother and loving stepfather, A. Dale...

Sandra Jo (Shefland) Germscheid, age 75, of Le Center, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be held at the Le Center Funeral Home on Monday, June 14 from 4pm-7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Henry Catholic Church in St. Henry on Tuesday, June 15 at 10am with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be at St. Henry's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred which will be donated in Sandy's name to Le Sueur County 4-H. Sandy was born on August 9, 1945 in Minneapolis to Juel and Loretta (Sheehy) Shefland, the middle of three children. She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis...

Marian Katherine Tuma, age 93, of Le Center passed away peacefully on Monday, May 24th at the Carriage House in Le Center with her daughter by her side. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 28 from 8am-10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10am. Marian was born in Rice County on November 11, 1927 to James and Mary (Kubes) Simon. Attended grade school at Holy Trinity School in Veseli and graduated from New Prague High School. After high school Marian worked at The Mill in New Prague. Marian was united in marriage to Bill Tuma in January 27, 1948 at Holy Trinity in Veseli. Following their marriage Marian and Bill made their home in Le...

Harriet Catherine Schmidt, age 93, of Le Center passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 in St. Peter. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 1 from 8am to 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Mass of Christian Burial following at 10am. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland. Harriet was born on June 10, 1927 in Cleveland Township to John B. and Florence M. Meyer. Harriet was united in marriage to William Schmidt at the Church of Nativity in Cleveland on August 12, 1947. Harriet was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, American Legion Auxiliary, and CCW at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center. She was a charitable musician for Post 108...

Rocky Stangler, age 67, passed away on Saturday May 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 19, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus officiating and visitation one hour prior. Rocky was born on December 17, 1953 in New Prague to William J. and Shirley (Pomije) Stangler. He attended school in Columbia Heights through his junior year and graduated from Montgomery High School. Rocky married Carol Kriha on November 3, 1973 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. ...

Robley "Rob" Lee Blaschko, 62 of LeCenter, passed away May 2, 2021 home. Visitation Friday, May 14 at St. Mary's Catholic Church 1pm-4pm with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 4pm. Private interment. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred. Arrangements with LeCenter Funeral Home . 507-357-6116. On-line condolences may be left www.lecenterfuneralhome.com

Nancy Creger, 86, of rural Kilkenny, passed away peacefully with her family at her side at her home April 29, 2021. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 4 from 4pm -7pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. An open house Celebration of Life will take place May 22 at the family farm beginning at 2 p.m. Arrangements by Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. 507-357-6116. www.schoenbauerfuneralhome.com

Robert "Bob" John Berger died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, April 18, 2021 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation two hours prior all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Mary's Catholic Church or donors choice is preferred. Bob was born on October 15, 1949 in St. Peter, the fourth child to John and Helen (Knopf) Berger. His parents were thrilled to finally have their son after three daughters. Bob attended St. Mary's Catholic School through 8th grade and graduated from McKinley High School in 1967 in Le Center. Bob...

Carol Jean (Erkel) Svoboda, age 85 of Le Center, passed away on April 16, 2021 at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague with family by her side. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 29 from 4pm-8pm at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 30 at 11am at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery with Pastor Jason Pollington, officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the church. Interment will be held in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Carol was born on December 24, 1935 at her home in Le Center during a snowstorm to Ervin "Ole" and Pearl (Dahn) Erkel. Carol attended country school and then Le Center High School. Carol was united...

James Myles Filipek passed away on March 16, 2021 at the age of 80, in his home. His battle with cancer in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Jim came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 27 from Noon- 2pm at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 2p.m. Military Honors provided by the Montgomery area Honor Guard. He was born and raised in Montgomery, MN the son of Frank Jr. and Mary Ann (Janouch) Filipek. He was a lifelong resident of Montgomery. Jim started his adult life as a member of the Army National Guard of Minnesota and...

Ron Germscheid, age 68 of Le Center, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021 at his home with his loving family at his side. Visitation will be on Sunday, March 14 from 4pm-7pm at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, March 15 at 10am also at St. Mary's Catholic Church with visitation one hour prior. The service will be live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/StMaryStHenry/. There will be overflow viewing in the social hall. Social distancing and masks will be required. Burial will be at St. Henry Cemetery in St. Henry. Memorials are preferred and will be given to organizations that were important to Ron. Ron was born on November 7,...

Galen F. Krueger, age 81 of Le Center, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 10 from 9am-10:45am at Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral Services will also be on Saturday, April 10 at 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center, with Pastor Ally Bowman, officiating. Interment will be in the Savidge Lake Cemetery. Galen was born on October 16, 1939 in Smiths Mill, MN to Frederick and Evelyn (Wohlford) Krueger. Galen was united in marriage to Caroline Roemhildt on September 12, 1964 at St. Peter Bell Lutheran Church. Galen is survived by his wife, Caroline Krueger of Le Center; children, Todd (Tricia) Krueger of Le Center and...

Larry Marvin Ceplecha, 59, of New Prague, died February 9, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 16 from 3pm to 7pm at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery with a prayer service at 7pm with Father George Grafsky officiating. Interment will be at a later date this spring in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. Larry was born on November 8, 1961 in Faribault to Marvin Edward and Barbara (Malecha) Ceplecha. He attended Montgomery High School and worked as a Processing Technician for Faribault Foods. Larry was an outdoorsman. He mostly enjoyed his time spent on the family farm. His special interests were cutting firewood, hunting, fishing, classic cars, and playing cards...

Mary Joe Smith, age 85 of Le Center, passed away on February 1, 2021 in St. Louis Park, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 5, from 8am-11am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Le Center with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11am with Fr. Stiles officiating. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Mary Joe was born on September 25, 1935 in Janesville to Lloyd Louis and Grace Louise (Arnoldt) Sandberg. She was a graduate of Janesville High School and received her nursing degree at St. Catherine's University in St. Paul. Mary Joe was united in marriage to Patrick William Smith, Jr. on September 28, 1957 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Janesville. She was a...