All Obituaries

Melinda Mae (Nelson) Mikolichek, age 71, of Silver Lake passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Harmony River in Hutchinson. She was born and baptized in Hutchinson, Minnesota on August 29, 1954 to LeRoy and Betty (Hackbarth) Nelson. Melinda attended school in Hutchinson. She was confirmed on April 7, 1968 at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. On December 26, 1969, Melinda married Clarence Mikolichek in Watertown, South Dakota while he was home on leave ...

Anthony “Tony” O. Victorian, age 90, of Silver Lake, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Cedar Crest Estate in Silver Lake. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 19 at 11:00am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake, with Rev. Matthew Wiering officiating. Visitation will be held at Maresh Funeral Home, Silver Lake, on Wednesday, March 18 from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm.  A Prayer service will be held at 6:00 P.M. followed by a KC ...

Susan Marie “Susie” Vasek, age 66, of Silver Lake passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at her residence. She was born on May 28, 1959 in Glencoe the daughter of James P. & Marilyn “Lovey” (Schade) Jurek Jr. Susie married the love of her life, Gerald Vasek on August 30, 2014 at their home and gained three wonderful bonus children. She worked at Telex Communications for twenty-eight years and then went to work for RTW/Liberty Mutual until she retired. She ...

Gale Bernard Picha July 12, 1940 - January 30, 2026 Gale Bernard Picha, born July 12, 1940, passed away January 30, 2026 at The Gardens of Winsted.   Gale lived with his parents, Arthur and Lydia (Pokorny) Picha, siblings Lloyd "Bud" Picha, John Picha and Roy Picha until early adulthood. Gale was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Lloyd Picha and sister-in-law, Sharon Picha, John Picha and Roy Picha. As a young child, Gale was struck with polio which followed ...

A Rosary Society Rosary will be held on Wednesday, November 19th at 11:00 A.M.   Martha E. Klenicky, age 88, of Glencoe and formerly of Silver Lake passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born on August 11, 1937 the daughter of Alexander and Emily (Hornicek) Klenicky. Martha enjoyed gardening, embroidering, reading and loved her jewelry.  She was a faithful member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake and ...

Private Family Memorial Service Inurnment St. Peter Cemetery-Lester Prairie, MN Leann Marie Fenske, age 71, of Silver Lake, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Howard Lake Good Samaritan. She was born on March 5, 1954, in Watertown the daughter of Gordon & Edna (Litzau) Kruschke. Leann grew up in Lester Prairie with her two sisters and graduated from Lester Prairie High School in 1972. Leann was united in marriage to John C. Fenske on June 30, 1973 at St. Peter ...

Robert “Bob” Blase Ardolf, age 87, of Edina passed peacefully in his own home on Friday, October 17, 2025. He was born on March 30, 1938 in Silver Lake, Minnesota to Frank Joseph and Catherine (Hander) Ardolf. He attended Silver Lake High School and graduated in 1955.   He Enrolled in trade school at Dunwoody University where he learned the trade of pipefitting.   He belonged to The Pipefitters Union #539. Bob enjoyed hunting ducks, geese and ...

Joseph Donald Mallak Jr., age 76, of Silver Lake passed away on Monday, October 6, 2025 at Cedar Crest. He was born on April 17, 1949 in Hutchinson the son of Joseph & Irene (Strauss) Mallak Sr. He attended Holy Trinity Catholic School in Winsted and graduated high school from Lester Prairie in 1967. On November 30, 1968, Joseph D. Mallak Jr. and Constance “Connie” Fasching were joined in holy marriage at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Glencoe.   God blessed their ...

Lorraine Marie Trnka (nee Skorpik), age 93, of Silver Lake passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Per Lorraine’s wishes, No formal service will be held. The Maresh Funeral Home is serving the family.

Further visitation will be held on Thursday morning, October 2nd at the funeral home from 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.   Karen T. Snegosky, age 59 of Lester Prairie, MN passed away on September 26, 2025. Karen was born on June 10, 1966 to Edmund and Florentine (Loebertmann) Snegosky in Glencoe, MN.  Karen was an adventurer at heart. She loved to travel, and her journeys took her all over the world - from the Andes in Peru to the historic streets of France, Poland and Bulgaria, and ...