Obituaries
Martin J. Shuster passed away peacefully on December 19, 2024. He was 56 years old. In his last days, Marty was surrounded by loving family members and friends. Marty was born in New Prague, Minnesota on March 20, 1968, to Ernest and Ellen Shuster. When Marty was 11 years old his Father...
Jason Eugene Miller of Waterville died unexpectedly of natural causes in his home Thursday, Jan. 30, at the age of 71 years.
Jason was born February 1, 1953, in Waterville. Activities he enjoyed were hunting, fishing and darkhouse spearing. He is preceded in death by his father Myron and is...
Della Ann Davis, 87, of Minnetonka, formerly of Delano, New Prague, and Mounds View, MN, passed away at Minnesota Masonic Home on Friday, January 31, 2025, just a few days shy of her 88th birthday.
Della was born in Belle Plaine, IA, on February 3,1937, to Blanche and Rex Johnson. She went on to...
Gordon “Grump” Greenwald, age 79, of Elysian, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025, in Mankato, Minnesota with his beloved wife, Sharon, by his side. He was the son of Leroy and Grace (Rachel) Greenwald and a lifelong resident of the family home where he was born.
Grump graduated...
Ron Grossman, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, passed on January 23, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family in the comfort of Beehive Homes South Lakeville, where he resided for the past 6 months.
Ron was born to Pete and Alma Grossman in New Prague, Minnesota, on April 30, 1939. He was the second...
Mahlon Charles Grubish, age 95, of Waterville, died peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2025, in Faribault
Born to Charles Stephen and Marie Clare (Stangler) Grubish on August 24, 1929, at Waseca Hospital, he was the oldest of 8 children. Mahlon attended a one-room country school south of Waterville...
Mike Milbrath, 77, of North Mankato, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Please join the family for visitation from 3:30-4:30 p.m., on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Northview – North Mankato Mortuary, with Memorial Service to follow. www.mankatomortuary.com.
Margaret Ann Trnka passed peacefully in her home on January 23, 2025. Margaret was born to Cecil and Helen (Chelmosky) Pagel in Saint Paul, MN, on October 11, 1945. The third of six children, she grew up in Mendota Heights, MN, and graduated from Saint Joseph’s Academy in 1963.
After graduation,...
Merlyn Swanson
In retirement, Merle and his beloved wife Donna enjoyed their home in the countryside of southern Minnesota. Merle embraced the joys of rural life, tending to apple trees, caring for goats and various fowl, and maintaining his lawn. He also had a passion for travel and adventure,...
Joel Edward Kukacka, age 73, of New Prague, died on the evening of Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Joel was born in New Prague on June 18, 1951, to Louis and Lillian (Dejcmar) Kukacka. He attended grade school and high school in Montgomery. He dropped out of...
