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Karen Busch Kraft, 73, of Scottsdale, AZ passed away on November 14, 2023, with her family by her side. Karen was born on October 3, 1950, in New Prague, MN, to Lando and Angie Busch. She was the eldest of six children and graduated from New Prague High School in 1968. She worked as a stockbroker...
Joan M. Jirik, age 82, of New Prague, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center. Joan was born on May 20, 1941, in Mankato to Ludwig and Marcella (Sieberg) Schimek. She attended parochial schools including Loyola High School and graduated...
Helping organize the Loose family fundraiser are, from left, Rev. Diane Goulson, Sandy Morris, Kathy Gage and Daryl Bauer. The four are friends of Joel and Chris Loose of New Prague. In the last year Joel has had a double lung transplant and triple bypass heart surgery and has been diagnosed with ALS. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Family and friends organize fundraiser for Joel Loose and family
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “If you want a friend, you need to be a friend.” For many in New Prague, the quote likely describes Joel Loose and his wife, Chris. The couple has been involved in the community either through Holy Trinity...
Catherine M. Simek, age 63, of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side on Monday, November 13, 2023, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Cathy was born on April 23, 1960, in New Prague to Lawrence and Gladys (David) Simek. She attended St. Wenceslaus Parochial School...
Constance Stuewe, 65, of Belle Plaine, passed away on November 12, 2023, in Shakopee, MN, surrounded by her family. A mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 AM on Monday, November 20, 2023, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. The visitation will be the evening prior on...
Timothy Bolton, age 62, of Montgomery, died surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Systems, New Prague on Nov. 10, 2023. He was born Nov. 16, 1960, in Mankato to Harvey and Trulie Bolton.
Tim enjoyed working on cars in his younger years, often making them as fast as he could.
Tim graduated from...
Roger J. Schommer, age 65, of New Prague died peacefully on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center. Roger was born on December 16, 1957 in Shakopee to Joseph and June (Schmidt) Schommer. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School, where he was very active in...
New Prague’s Avery Klein, No. 2, keeps the ball alive during the first game of the state finals. New Prague fought back and chipped away at Wayzata’s lead for a close score in each of the three games. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague High School’s volleyball team finished its run at state in the championship match Saturday, Nov. 11, for Class AAAA at Xcel Energy Center. New Prague finished second to the No. 1-seeded Wayzata Trojans.
While Wayzata won in a three game sweep, New Prague made it battle for each point....
The New Prague Veterans Honor Guard present the colors at the beginning of the Veterans Day program in New Prague High School’s gym Friday, Nov. 10. the 30-minute program at the high school had music and speeches to honor area veterans. The Friday program was one of several held at area schools,...
New Prague High School’s volleyball team qualified for the Class AAAA state finals as the Trojans swept Stillwater Area in three games Thursday, Nov. 9. New Prague, the No. 2-seed in the state tournament, will face the No. 1-seeded Wayzata Trojans Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center...
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