James E. Pechacek, 77, of Blooming Prairie, Minn., died Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at the Owatonna Hospital in Owatonna, Minn.

Service: Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at St. Columbanus Catholic Church in Blooming Prairie with Father Steve Peterson officiating.

Visitation: Friends may call at the Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday Aug. 30. There will be a 4 p.m. Rosary Service on Thursday.

Interment: Interment will be in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, West Concord. Military rites by American Legion Post 52 and VFW Post 878.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.