Mary Ellen Miska, 62, of Le Center passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Belle Plaine at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be held on Friday Dec.14 from 4 to 8 p.m. with Rosary at 7 p.m. at Le Center Funeral Home and 1 hour prior at the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at the St Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center.  Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Le Center.


Robert Winfred Ruhland, 82, of Prior Lake, passed away on December 1, 2018. Services are pending.

Patricia Ann Rynda, age 86, of Montgomery, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at Mala Strana Care Center, New Prague.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Montgomery on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at 11:00 a.m.  Interment will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Montgomery.
Visitation will be held at the church for two hours prior to the service on Saturday.

James Michael Parkos, 46, of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Lonsdale, passed away, November 13, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery, with visitation two hours prior at church.
Jim was born on February 21, 1972, in Faribault, to Robert and Nancy (Rein) Parkos. He was a 1990 graduate of Montgomery-Lonsdale High School.

Luella Elizabeth McGillen, 95, of Le Center passed away on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at the Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter.  Visitation will be held on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, from 8:30 until 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center, with the Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m.  Father Christopher Shofner will be officiating.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. 

Earl Theodore Gramling, 88, of Le Center, died on November 7, 2018. Visitation will be held on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, from 3 to 7 p.m. concluding with a KC Service at Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. 
 

Elmer William Sticha, 88, of Montgomery, passed away at Pleasant Manor in Faribault on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery, with visitation two hours prior also at the funeral home. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery. Father George Grafsky will be officiating.
 

Rose Mary Zoubek, 80, of Montgomery, passed away on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at Traditions in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Visitation will be on Friday, Nov. 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Montgomery.
 

Shirley Ann Sautter, 77, passed away on November 1, 2018, at Traditions in Montgomery.
 
Visitation will be on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Le Center Funeral Home in Le Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. with visitation one hour prior at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Le Center. Interment will be held in Greenwood Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Alzheimer’s and the American Cancer Society.