Norman “Norm” Turek, age 82, of Montgomery passed away battling the awful disease of Lewy-Body Dementia on Sunday, March 24, 2024, in the arms of his wife at Elysian Senior Home in Northfield. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 2, from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.  with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial following at 11 a.m. all held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Shieldsville with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery.

Wm. R. (Bill) Simonette, CFP, age 73, of Mankato, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024, at home. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2024, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 632 S. Broad St. in Mankato, with Fr. John Kunz, Celebrant. Military honors will be held immediately following services.

Sandra M. (Skluzacek) Tuma, born January 18, 1955, and formerly of Lonsdale, passed away March 16 after a hard fought battle against cancer. Preceded in death by her father Rudolph, she is survived by her mother Arlene of Lonsdale, her son Chad (Julie), daughter Amber (Chris) Gehrke and son Dustin (Leanna) and grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also survived by sisters Sharon (Ken) and Laure (Mike) and brothers Lyle (Sandi), Brian (Angie), Bruce (Lisa) and Eric (Bobbie).

Helen Drentlaw, age 98, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m., all at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Montgomery. Interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.

Archie Daleiden, age 92, of New Ulm died Saturday, March 9, 2024, at his home in New Ulm.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.
A visitation will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH chapel in New Ulm.

Milo Studnicka Sr., age 83, of Montgomery, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Visitation was held on Monday, March 11 from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, March 12 at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Montgomery.

Patricia Lois Filipek passed away on March 2, 2024, at the age of 80, at Three Links in Northfield.  A private family burial will be held. 

Jean Marie Waugh, age 76, of Waterville, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Mayo Systems Hospital in Mankato. Services are pending.

James Donald Hlavac, 57, of Farmington, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be Saturday, February 24, from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. with Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 p.m. all held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus officiating.