Laura Schoenbauer, of St. Paul, daughter of  Shirley and the late Gilbert Schoenbauer, died in Minneapolis, Friday morning, the 18 of April after a 20 year battle with RA. Born in New Prague, she was in the last first grade at school in St. Benedict, then graduated from New Prague schools, also from Mankato State College and U of M Law School. 

Lorraine C. Schoenbauer, age 100, of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side and entered Heaven on the same day as Pope Francis, on Monday, April 21, 2025, at her home at Praha Village.  Lorraine was born on March 11, 1925, in Jordan, MN, to Gerhard and Elizabeth (Beckman) Hartmann.  She graduated from Jordan High School and she met a young man at a dance in Jordan.  It took Eugene three times asking her for the honor of a dance before she agreed.  There must have been some magic happening because she married Eugene N.

Sonja Jobes, age 85, of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at her home.  Sonja was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 3, 1940, to Andres and Antoinette van Doornik.  She met a dashing, young American GI by the name of Albert “Bert” Jobes at age 15 and they married on December 22, 1958, after she turned 18.  After Bert retired from the service, they made their home in Bloomington, MN.  

Charles "Chuck" Morris, age 83, of Osseo, MN, passed away at Our Lady of Peace Hospice, St. Paul, on February 6, 2025. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, daughters Jodi (Jim) Solem, Becky (Jeff) Fiene, grandchildren Ellen & Alex Solem, brothers James (Janet) Morris, New Prague, Michael Morris, Harris, MN, Tom Morris, Roseville, Ron (Cheri) Morris, Wayzata, sister Deb Morris, Minneapolis.
A Celebration of Life will be held on April 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Advent Lutheran Church, Maple Grove, MN, with visitation at 10:00 a.m.

The family of William Rosendahl wish to announce his passing on July 16, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
He was born the 4th son of 5 children to Charles and Delores Rosendahl on November 4, 1941, in New Prague, Mn.  He was preceded in death by his parents, son David; brother Richard; and sister Rita Rosendahl Shimota.  He leaves behind his wife Jill; sister Lois (Ivan) Edel; brother Jimmy Rosendahl; son Joseph Rosendahl (Susan); Stepchildren Amy Nichols, Matt Nichols (Elizabeth); grandchildren Elizabeth, Joseph Rosendahl; Kaitlynn, Trenton and Avery Nichols. 

Barbara J. (Lind) Jongeling passed away at the age of 70, on Dec. 26, 2024.
She left behind her husband Kevin Jongeling from Spencer, Iowa; brother Harold (Charlie) Lind and wife Sandra from New Prague, and sister Nancy (Lind) Drum & Bob from Ruthven, Iowa. She had many nieces & nephews.

Kenneth L. Helgestad, age 96, of New Prague, Minnesota, formerly of Edgerton, Wisconsin and Richfield, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, while under hospice care. He was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin on January 7, 1929, the son of the late Peter and Bergliot (Stalsberg) Helgestad.

Francis “Chico” Krenik, age 87 of Northfield, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, March 31, 2025, at Three Links Care Center.
 
Francis Albert “Chico” Krenik was born to Frank J. And Emma C. (Sticha) Krenik in Wheatland Township, Rice County, on December 4, 1937.  He attended Immaculate Conception School in Lonsdale, graduating in 1951, then graduated from Northfield High School in 1955.  He had two years of post-secondary education. 

Robert “Bob” Henry Koenig, age 84, of Belle Plaine, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Mala Strana in New Prague. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Fr. Michael Kaluza will preside, concelebrating with Fr. Eugene Theisen. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and will continue one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Saturday morning.

Patrick William Smith, Jr., age 89, of West Saint Paul, MN, formally of Le Center, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025, at Walker Methodist Care Facility. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Le Center, MN.  

Leroy F. Mamer, age 88, of New Prague, died peacefully with his family at his side on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Mala Strana Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Leroy was born on July 16, 1936, in New Prague, to Henry and Josephine (Nohava) Mamer.  He graduated from New Prague High School and entered the US Air Force, serving in Saudi Arabia.  
Leroy married Arlene M. Sindelar on August 6, 1955, at Most Holy Trinity Church in Veseli, MN, and the two made their home and raised their two sons in New Prague.  

Stephanie J. Rahn was born October 2, 1948, in Faribault, Minnesota, to William and Jacqueline (Springer) Luther. She passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Golden Years of Walworth.

Duane Deutsch, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, veteran, farmer, and friend, passed away March 24, 2025.
A time of gathering will be held for Duane on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 4:00-7:00 p.m., at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (104 First Street West) in Jordan. An additional gathering will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Ridges on Sand Creek Golf Course (21775 Ridges Drive) in Jordan, from 10:00-10:50 a.m., followed by a celebration of life at 11:00 a.m. Military honors will be provided by the Jordan Vets Honor Guard.

Noreen A. Hruby passed away quietly on March 4, 2025, at her home in Mankato.
Noreen was born in New Prague, MN, on January 30, 1949, to Leonard and Bernice Hruby (Kajer) and lived most of her life in Mankato. She was the oldest of seven and leaves behind siblings, Richard (Mary Jo), Margaret (Gary), Barbara (Gary), Anita (Keith), and Stevie and many nieces and nephews. Her parents and brother, Mark preceded her in death.

Merlin James Plonsky left this world peacefully on March 19, 2025, at the age of 79, surrounded by his family at Central Health Care in Le Center. Merlin was born on April 24, 1945, to Peter and Cecelia (Konopik) Plonsky. He grew up in Montgomery and graduated in 1963 from Montgomery High School.
 He was united in marriage to Carmen Dalsted, on May 8, 1965. He started his career as a professional painter alongside his father-in-law and later went on his own as Plonsky Painting.

Robert “Bob” Ernest Sapp of Le Center passed away March 12, 2025, at St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.