All Obituaries

Arnold Eugene Quale, age 86, of Brownton passed away on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  He was born on April 20, 1932 in Carlyle, Montana the son of Clifford & Dolores (Bair) Quale. Arnold honorably served his country in The U.S Air Force. On December 27, 1964, Arnold Quale and Elaine Grosz were joined in marriage in Turtle Lake, North Dakota.  God blessed their marriage with three children. Arnold retired from the USDA after a...

David Francis Ondracek, age 80 of Hutchinson, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. He was born June 10, 1938 in Hutchinson, the son of Frank and Helen (Marvan) Ondracek.   David graduated from Hutchinson High School class of 1956. He honorably served in the National Guard for 7 and a half years, and was currently a member of the Silver Lake American Legion Post 141. David was a dedicated farmer all his life. He was also a Charter Two Cylinder Club...

Lisa A. Johnson, age 60, of Silver Lake, MN, passed away on October 4, 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She is preceded in death by her father, her favorite dog, Kieko; brother-in-law, Keith Weber; and friend, Daniel Leafgreen.  Lisa is survived by her husband of 18 years, Bob; mother, Debrah Begy; brother, Matthew Begy; and other relatives and friends. Lisa was an accomplished swimmer, water skier, and loved nature and all animals. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Hubert P. Schermann, age 81, of Silver Lake passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on January 15, 1937 in Winsted, the son of Frank and Anna (Stifter) Schermann. Hubert honorably served his Country in The Army National Guard. On August 22, 1959, Hubert Schermann and Margaret Mallak were joined in holy marriage at St. Adalbert’s Catholic Church in Silver Lake. God blessed their marriage with four children. Following their...

Eugene Alfred Rannow, age 78 of Silver Lake, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018. He was born March 5, 1940 in Glencoe, the second child of six to Alfred and Mabel (Nelson) Rannow. Eugene was a 1958 graduate of Glencoe High School. He honorably served in the United States Army from 1958 until 1960. Eugene enjoyed his job as a truck driver, driving a milk route for 10 years, and then 40 years with Bjorklund Trucking. Eugene was a collector of classic cars and guns. He could fix about...

James P. Jurek Jr., age 89, of Silver Lake passed away Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 at The Good Samaritan Society of Howard Lake. He was born on July 17, 1929 in Appleton, Minnesota. Jimmy honorably served his Country in the United States Army in Germany. On May 19, 1956, James P. Jurek Jr. and Marilyn “Lovey” Schade were joined in holy marriage at St. George Catholic Church in Glencoe.  God blessed their marriage with three children Douglas, Susan and Michael.  Marilyn...

Calvin F. Kosek, age 79 of Dassel, MN formerly of Silver Lake, MN, passed away April 10, 2018. Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. with visitation one hour prior to  the service at The Maresh Funeral Home, 105 Main Street West, Silver Lake, MN.  Interment to follow at Bohemian National Cemetery, Silver Lake, MN.

Peter William Jensen, age 68, of Hutchinson, Minnesota passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at The Good Samaritan Society in Arlington, Minnesota. Peter was a life, long resident of Hutchinson.  He was born on April 16, 1949 and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1967.  Survived by his son(s) Christopher Heintz-Jensen and Joe Heintz of Hutchinson; sister Sue Jensen and partner Nancy Miller of Plymouth, Minnesota; special friend Janice Heintz of Hutchinson; along with many...

Gilbert E. Stifter, age 77, of Hopkins, formerly of Silver Lake, passed away on March 19, 2018 following a six year courageous battle with cancer.   Gilbert was born on December 10, 1940 in Winsted, Minnesota, the son of Frank M. and Theodora M. “Dora” (Schermann) Stifter.   Gilbert honorably served his country in the United States Army from 1959-1962.   He was joined in holy marriage with Beverly Robison on August 18, 1962, at St. Adalbert Catholic Church in...

Martha Urban, age 91, of Silver Lake, MN passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Cedar Crest in Silver Lake.  She was born July 12, 1926 in Glencoe, MN, the daughter of Joseph L. and Josephine (Koktan) Popelka. Martha graduated from Glencoe High School and began working as a secretary at the Mill in Glencoe.  After raising her children, she went back to school for a secretarial degree and began working at the Silver Lake State Bank. On June 30, 1953, Martha was united in...