All Obituaries

Carl H. Webb, age 87, of Silver Lake passed away on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 at Harmony River Living Center. He was born on June 1, 1930 the son of Oscar J. & Blanche (Flindt) Webb. Carl honorably served his Country in The United States Army during Vietnam and later belonged to The National Guard.  He served seventeen years in The United States Army and thirteen years in The National Guard. Carl was formerly employed at Millerbernd’s in...

John “Jack” Albert Nuwash, age 87, of Silver Lake, Minnesota passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. He was born on February 24, 1930 in Cokato the son of Henry & Florence (Harkman) Nuwash. Jack was baptized and confirmed at The Czech Brethren Presbyterian Church in Silver Lake. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1948 and enjoyed participating in basketball, football and other...

Patricia Ilene Nowak, age 73, of Hutchinson died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Harmony River Living Center. She was born on October 22nd, 1943 in Bemidji the daughter of John K. & Polly Marie (Russell) Babcock. On  April 21, 1978  Patricia Babcock was joined in holy marriage to Richard Nowak in Watertown, SD.   God blessed their marriage with three children. She worked at 3M in Hutchinson for thirty...

Mercedes Delores (Quast) Nowak, age 92, of Silver Lake passed away on Sunday, August 27th, 2017 at Hutchinson Health. She was born on December 20, 1924 in Winsted to John B. & Mary (Neumann) Quast. Mercedes was baptized and confirmed at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Winsted.  She received her education at Holy Trinity School in Winsted. On October 1st, 1946, Mercedes D. Quast was joined in holy marriage to Albin D. Nowak at Holy Trinity...

William F. Eustice 75, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, died on Wednesday August 16, 2017 at Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center in Litchfield, Minnesota. Bill was born on August 8, 1942 in Platteville, Wisconsin, the son of Sherman and Rose (Wunderlin) Eustice. He attended Belmont Community Schools, graduated from Platteville High School and from UW- Madison with a major in Dairy Science. Bill worked for National Holstein Association as a Holstein Feldman in Ohio, then in North and South Dakota,...

Jennifer Lynn Horstmann, 41, formerly of Silver Lake, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at  Hutchinson Health.  At the time of her death she had been residing at Prairie Senior Cottages in Hutchinson, Minnnesota. Jennifer was born on February 25, 1976 to Robert and Diane Horstmann at the Hutchinson Hospital.  She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Silver Lake.  She attended the Catholic and Public Schools in Silver Lake graduating...

Edward J. Chmielewski, age 68, of Glencoe passed away Sunday, June 25th, 2017 at The V.A. Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on November 27, 1948 in Silver Lake the son of Francis “Frank” & Elizabeth (Jaskowiak) Chmielewski. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1966. Edward honorably served his Country during Vietnam. He was employed as a foreman in the construction industry. Edward enjoyed working on the farm, playing cards, gardening, telling stories and...

Harland Harold Paul Schmidt, age 74 of Silver Lake passed away on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017. He was born in Litchfield on August 19, 1942 the son of Harold and Clara (Johnson) Schmidt. On October 17, 1963, he was joined in holy marriage in Hutchinson to Donna Johnson.   God blessed their marriage with five children.  He was employed for many years as a truck driver and spent many years trucking all over the United States.  Harland also...

Viola Jane Mikolichek Kielas, age 94 of Lester Prairie passed away on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 at The Good Samaritan in Howard Lake. Viola Jane Vorlicek was born on April 5, 1923 in Hale Township, McLeod County the daughter of Edward and Alice (Dostal) Vorlicek. Viola attended School District #25 (Pleasant Hill) six miles north of Silver Lake. She worked at Johnson Produce in Cokato, Green Giant in Winsted and later did housework in St. Paul for Carol Brink,...

Dale passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his home of a massive heart attack. Dale was an organ donor, his eyes and skin tissue will be used for transplants and research.   Dale John Jerabek was born...