Leonard Dahn, a farm kid from Montgomery, Minnesota, lived a life built around family, hard work, and a good card game.

Leonard spent his early childhood on a farm in Montgomery and then living in town as a teenager. He eventually moved to Bloomington, where he raised his family. He worked 44 years as a union guy, working in the grocery business as a meat cutter (50 years), before eventually retiring to Apple Valley.

Benjamin "Ben" James Krenik, age 45, of Montgomery, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 13, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester.

Ben was born on January 25, 1981, in New Prague, to Nick and Teri (Nelson) Krenik. He graduated from Montgomery-Lonsdale High School with the Class of 1999.

Michael “Mick” Patrick McGuire, age 73, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Jane Mary (Malecha) Pesta/Shriver, age 83, of Montgomery, MN, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by the love of her family.

Adeline “Shorty” D. Dietz, age 92, of Montgomery, passed away on August 4, 2026, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, MN, with her loving family by her side.

Born on December 21, 1933, at her family home in St. Patrick, MN, she was the daughter of William and Adeline (Sticha) Bisek. She graduated from New Prague High School and later attended beauty school.

Monerah Roseann (Gassman) Montgomery, age 82, of St. Paul Park, was reunited in heaven with her parents, Alfred Sr. and Helen (Freid) Gassman, her siblings Nancy (Richard) DeCoux, Gerald “Jerry” Gassman, and Richard “Dickie” Gassman, and her oldest son Todd Kleist, on 7/22/2026. She joined her loved ones in heaven on the 16th anniversary of her son Todd's passing. 

William Ernest Friedner, age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

George Balluff, 83, formerly of the Montgomery/Lonsdale area, passed away in Wichita, KS on July 27, 2026. He was born January 19, 1943 in Dubuque, IA, to George and Marian Balluff. He graduated in 1961 from Algona, IA high school.

He served in the Army from 1964-1966 as a medic in Germany.

Dianne Vlasak Cochrane, age 65, daughter of Don “Froggy” and Donna Vlasak, passed
away on June 21 at her home in Wheatridge, Colorado, of a massive heart attack. Private
funeral was held on July 17 at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery.