Mass of Christian Burial for 81-year-old Wencel J. Kubes of New Prague, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday morning, April 8, 2016, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in New Prague, with Father Kevin Clinton officiating. The church is located at 215 Main Street East.
Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus Church Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the New Prague Area Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bruzek Funeral Home (http://bruzekfuneralhome.com/) in New Prague. A Knights of Columbus prayer service will be held at 3:45 p.m. The funeral home is located at 610 Main Street East. A second visitation will be held at the church the day of the funeral service from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wencel J. Kubes died peacefully at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, surrounded by his family.
Wencel Joseph Kubes was born on March 11, 1935 in Helena Township in Scott County, the son of Wenceslaus and Anna (Simon) Kubes.
He was united in marriage to Patricia Kelash in Crystal, Minnesota on September 18, 1962.
Wencel was a farmer most of his life. After retirement, he drove bus for the Scott County Transit.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th degree of New Prague. Wencel enjoyed his family, dancing, visiting, playing cards, whistling and giving hayrides. He touched the hearts of everyone he met.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia of New Prague; children, Wencel Kubes and special friend (Anne Thurston) of New Prague, Patrice Kubes of Shakopee, Minnesota Randy (Lisa) Kubes of Shakopee, Kim (Kyle) Blomgren of Butterfield, Minnesota, Chris Kubes of New Prague, Gloria (Tim) Flicek of New Prague and Victoria Kubes and special friend (Josh Svoboda) of Prior Lake, Minnesota; grandchildren, Wencel Trenton and Tatum Kubes, Anna, Joey and Sarah Kubes, Kyle Jr., Adam, Liana and Ryan Blomgren, Jimmy and Eddie Kubes, and Charlie and John Flicek; siblings; Bernadine Svoboda of New Prague, and Wally (Jeanne) Kubes; brothers-in-law, Lawrence Schoenbauer, and Clarence Smisek; sisters-in-law, Mary Jo Kubes all of New Prague and Mary Lou Kubes of Arizona.
Wencel was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Janice Smisek, Eugenia Ziskovsky, Mae Ann Schoenbauer and Carol Kubes; brothers, Arnold Kubes, John Kubes in infancy and Wayne Kubes and in-laws, Raymond Ziskovsky and Bill Svoboda.
