All Obituaries

Clarence Frank Kosek, age 92, of Glencoe, formerly of Silver Lake, passed away on January 20, 2022 at Grand Meadows in Glencoe. He was born on June 2, 1929 in Silver Lake, MN, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Nowak) Kosek. Clarence and Doris Oelke were united in holy matrimony on June 1, 1957 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie.  Their marriage was blessed with nine children. They lived south of Silver Lake for many years until moving to the assisted living in 2018....

  Thomas Michael Wachlarowicz, age 68, of Silver Lake passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his residence after a 2 year battle with cancer. He was born on November 28, 1953 in Little Falls, Minnesota to John & Rose (Rohlik) Wachlarowicz. Tom graduated from Little Falls High School in 1971. He proudly and honorably served his Country in The United States Army from 1973 – 1976. Tom attended St. John’s University, Rochester Community College and...

David Bruce Solheim A memorial service for David will be held this Spring. Details will follow.

Maurice (Moe, Red) Mahon, 87, of Glencoe, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, January 17, 11 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Glencoe, with visitation one hour before.  Rev. John Hayes will celebrate the Mass, with burial at the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery.  Moe was born July 7, 1934 in Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota to Paul and Catherine (McCormick) Mahon and was...

Phyllis Marie (Kieser) Christensen, age 74 of Silver Lake, MN, passed away November 23, 2021 in Grand Rapids, MN. She was born on September 7, 1947 – the daughter of Reuben and Pearl (Bohmer) Kieser. On July 20, 1968, she was joined in marriage to Bradford Christensen. Phyllis enjoyed spending time on the open road taking motorcycle rides throughout the area, vacationing at the family cabin in Northern Minnesota, and being out on the lake fishing in the summertime. Phyllis was a...

Roger David Lhotka arrived this side of Heaven on February 2, 1945, at the municipal hospital in Glencoe, MN, the 6th of 7 children born to George and Mary (Wosmek) Lhotka. He was baptized as an infant and later confirmed in the Catholic faith. He attended grades 1-8 at St. Joseph Catholic School and graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1963. After graduation, he worked odd jobs around town that summer before deciding to enlist in the Army. He served beginning in August 1963 and earned...

  Grace Irene Konerza, age 87 of Silver Lake, Minnesota died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at New Perspectives Memory Care in Waconia.  She was born December 27, 1933 on the family farm in Hutchinson.  She was the daughter of Arthur and Christine (Hlavka) Kucera.  Grace was baptized and confirmed at Czech Brethren Presbyterian Church in Silver Lake and continued to be a faithful, lifelong member.  She received her education in Hutchinson graduating from Hutchinson...

  Rose Marie (Kremer) Posusta, age 92 of Dassel, Minnesota, passed away on October 21, 2021. Rose was born on April 30, 1929 in Olivia, Minnesota to Albert and Anna (Harazin) Kremer. She spent her youth living in Lake Lillian, and eventually moved to Hutchinson to work for 3M. On August 23, 1948, she was joined in marriage to Raymond A. Posusta at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Silver Lake. God blessed their marriage with five children. Ray and Rose engaged in farming in...

Darlene Ann (Prochaska) Ondracek, age 80 of Hutchinson, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Ecumen Pines in Hutchinson.  She was born March 10, 1941 in Silver Lake, the daughter of Frank and Dora (Rivers) Prochaska. Darlene graduated from Silver Lake High School.  She was currently a member of the Hutchinson Legion Auxiliary.  Darlene was a devoted farm wife all her life.  She held employment at the “Milk House” as well the Highway 7 Maytag...

Norbert Joseph Schermann, age 87, of Silver Lake passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Haven Homes in Maple Plain. He was born on August 4, 1934 in Winsted the son of Frank and Anna (Stifter) Schermann. Norbert graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1952. On October 16, 1956, Norbert J. Schermann and Marlene Kaczmarek were joined in holy marriage at St. Adalbert Catholic Church in Silver Lake.   God blessed their marriage with ten children. He was formerly employed at...