Obituaries
Sister Mary Catherine Shambour, beloved teacher, board member, historian, writer, and peacemaker, passed peacefully on May 30 at St. Scholastica Monastery from Lymphoma. Having marked the milestones of 25, 50 and 60 years of religious life, Sister Mary Catherine was in the 67th year of vowed...
Ellen Dubbe, age 80 of Waconia, entered eternal life on Friday, March 20, 2020. A funeral service will be held 11AM with a visitation beginning at 9:30AM on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 601 East Second St., Waconia. Ellen will be laid to rest at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery....
Martha J. Svoboda, age 97, of New Prague, died peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Mala Strana Care and Rehabilitation Center. Martha was born on May 22, 1923 in Veseli, Minnesota to John J. and Emily A. (Hruza) Havlicek. She attended school in Veseli and worked as a live-in nanny for Dr....
Robert (Bob) Michael Turek, age 76, of Montgomery, passed away peacefully on his family farm surrounded by his wife and family following a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, July 4, 2020. A Celebration of life is pending with the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers...
Steve Halvorson, age 75, passed away at his home in rural St. James on Saturday, July 4, 2020.
Private Family services will be 11:00am, Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.
You may send the family condolences online at www.sturmfh.com.
Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral...
Bernard “Benny” Hinderscheid Jr., age 67, of Faribault, MN, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home.
Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy...
Donna J. Coughlin, 78, of Montgomery, died on Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in New Prague, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, in Montgomery. Visitation will be at the church from 9 to 11 a....
Gaertner (née Nickolay), Mary “Rita” age 88, of Richfield, MN. Passed away on May 16, 2020. Preceded in death by husband of 62 years, William “Bill” Gaertner; parents, Bessie and John Nickolay and siblings, John, Richard, Donald, and Charles. Survived by sons, Robert (Cheri), Michael (Karin);...
Hofmeister, Donald L. Age 89, of St. Paul, passed away June 26, 2020. Survived by beloved wife of 63 years, Elsa, daughter Elizabeth (Marshall, Dave); sons Andrew (Linda), Franz (Jeannie), and Joseph (Teresa), 12 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren and one sister. Preceded in death by...
Lloyd “Angel” Troendle, age 80, of New Prague, died peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul.
Angel was born on October 16, 1939 in Minneapolis to Raymond W. and Judith (Koehler) Troendle. He grew up in Excelsior and graduated from Minnetonka High School. He...
