Robert L. Srnec, age 89, of Lonsdale, passed away on October 3, 2026. Robert is survived by his wife of 67 years, Rita; children, Becky (Tim) Arens, Richard (Cindy) Srnec, James (Anne) Srnec, Joyce (Brian) Kotek, and Rob Srnec; grandchildren, Joe, Keith, Melissa, and Jonathan; great-grandchildren, Ashton, Emma Rose, Oaklyn, Vanessa, and Nora Rose; also by other loving relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Albina Srnec; brother, Milo; and sister-in-law, Lollie.

Jerel "Jake" Charles Lawson, from Eagle Lake, MN, at the age of 73, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 3, 2026, surrounded by loved ones and the Lord.

Gary Lee Petree, 77, of Montgomery, MN, passed away on September 18, 2026. Gary was born on June 3, 1949, to Lehman and Rita (Schwartz) Petree.

Betty Ann Ziskovsky, age 92, of Veseli, died peacefully on October 2, 2026, at Mala Strana in New Prague, Minnesota.

Dennis R. Pond, age 81, of Eagan, Minnesota, passed away on September 22, 2026. Dennis was born on October 17, 1944, in Brookings, South Dakota.

Garold “Gary” Joseph Skluzacek, born December 9, 1950, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, September 19, 2026.

Gary proudly served in the military reserves and went on to a successful career, eventually becoming Vice President of Bakery Equipment Sales at Horizon Equipment.

Donna Mae Ruhland, age 88, of Montgomery, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on July 24, 2026.

Donna was born October 5, 1937, in Erin Township, Minnesota, to Stanley and Estelle (Janovsky) Krocak. As a young woman, she attended beauty school in St. Paul and loved sharing stories about the house she and her classmates lived in near the Cathedral of Saint Paul.

Lloyd George Rynda, age 95, of Montgomery, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 18, 2026.

Orrin Bernard Retka, age 90, of Montgomery, formerly of St. Thomas, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026, at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine.

Karolina "Lina" Janovsky, age 93, of Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Cura Care Center in Le Sueur.

Shirley Ann (Lamont) Krenik, age 89, of Elysian, passed away peacefully at her home on September 4, 2026, surrounded by loved ones.

John Titus, of Lonsdale, MN, died peacefully at the University of Minnesota Hospital on August 17, 2026, after a brief illness due to a sepsis infection related to his Crohn’s disease. He was surrounded by the love of his family and of his best friend Matt. The world has lost a truly one of a kind human.

William J. Pan, aka Buckshot, Mr. B, Bill, age 79, formerly of Montgomery, currently of Cold Spring, TX, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2026.  Bill was born to Annabelle (Bauer) Pan and Harry Pan of Montgomery on September 23, 1946. From here is where Bill’s story began! At a very young age, Bill would play guitar in his grandmother’s yard and sing songs; some of these songs he would make up. This may have been the start of his music career!

Darlene Homburg, age 88, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. On a beautiful farm in Lonsdale, MN, Darlene and Otto lived a life filled with love, laughter, family, and cherished traditions.

Leonard Dahn, a farm kid from Montgomery, Minnesota, lived a life built around family, hard work, and a good card game.

Leonard spent his early childhood on a farm in Montgomery and then living in town as a teenager. He eventually moved to Bloomington, where he raised his family. He worked 44 years as a union guy, working in the grocery business as a meat cutter (50 years), before eventually retiring to Apple Valley.

Benjamin "Ben" James Krenik, age 45, of Montgomery, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 13, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester.

Ben was born on January 25, 1981, in New Prague, to Nick and Teri (Nelson) Krenik. He graduated from Montgomery-Lonsdale High School with the Class of 1999.