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Katie Trnka, 91

Katie Trnka, 91, of Montgomery, passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Merrywood Senior Homecare in Faribault. Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 1 p.m. with Father George Grafsky officiating. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.
Katie was born on January 30, 1930, in Cordova to John and Martha (Cemensky) Trzecinski. She attended St. Mary’s Parochial School in Le Center.

Kenneth(Ken) J. Mares, 61

Kenneth(Ken) J. Mares, age 61 of Lakeville, passed away on Oct. 10, 2021.  Ken was preceded in death by his loving parents Myles & Dorothy.  He is survived by his sisters Patty Simberg, Rita (Jack) Molumby and his brother Larry.
Per Ken’s wishes he will be cremated and interred with our parents.  Our brother was an uncomplicated man with a heart of gold.  He was loved and we will miss him.  Per his wishes there will be no memorial observance.  We want to thank those who supported us on this journey.  It is appreciated. 

Janet Marie Pan, 75

Janet Marie Pan, 75, of Montgomery, passed away Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System, New Prague. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:30 a.m. with Father Tom Niehaus officiating. Interment will be held in St. John Catholic Cemetery in Montgomery.

Perry Caspers, 67

Perry Caspers was born September 2, 1954 to Donald W. and Druzella (Rekkedahl) Caspers in Olivia, MN.  He died from complications of thrombocytopenia and pancreatic cancer on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the Crosby Hospital in Crosby, MN.

Ann Marie Segna, 92

Ann Marie Segna, age 92, of Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at her Praha Village home in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 11 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. all at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father George Grafsky officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.

George E. Stadstad, 104

George Stadstad, age 104 passed away September 30, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society, Larimore, ND. George was preceded in death by spouses Thelma (Sandaker), Jacqueline (Galaugher) and Luane (Hoverson), parents Obert and Bertha Stadstad of Manvel, ND and brother Robert Stadstad of Manvel, ND. He is survived by his three sons, Terry (Muriel) of Grand Forks, David (Gwen) of Montgomery, MN and Dale (Linda) of Prior Lake MN.

Mark P. Malone, 61

Mark P. Malone, age 61, of Montgomery, died on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Martin Luther Care Center in Bloomington.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Montgomery on Friday, October 1, 2021, at 12 noon.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery.
Visitation will be at church for two hours prior to the service on Friday.

David J. Korbel, 74

On Saturday, September 25th, after an 8-day battle with COVID, David Jacob Korbel (the cornerstone of our Korbel Family) gently and peacefully took his final breath here on earth as God called him to heaven to do even greater things.
Dave was born on September 8, 1947, in New Prague. He was raised on a farm in Le Sueur County, attending grade school at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery and graduating from Montgomery High School in 1965.

Dale Gaul, 64

Dale Gaul, 64, of Montgomery, died on Saturday, September 11 at his home, after his long and courageous fight against cancer. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, September 16 at 10:30 am at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Fr. Tom Niehaus, officiating. Military honors were provided by the Montgomery area Honor Guard. Interment was held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.