Verona. C Staloch, age 95 of Byron (formerly of Wells) passed away Saturday, May 17, 2025. The visitation will be an hour (10:00-11:00am) prior to the service, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00am Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells. Father Pratap Reddy Salibindla will be officiating, and interment will be at St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery in Wells. After the burial the family invites you to the Nasinec Event Center to share a meal.

Verona Catherine Platz was born July 4,1929 to Edward and Rose (Holm) Platz on their farm near Springfield, MN. She attended a country school and graduated from Springfield High School in 1947. She attended St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Mankato and graduated with her LPN degree.

Verona met Alexander J. Staloch at the Kato Ballroom. They were married on April 20, 1954 at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Springfield, MN. The couple farmed near Wells, MN and resided in town when they retired.

Verona was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells, St. Agnes Circle, The Council of Catholic women and the Rosary Society at St. Casimir.

Verona embraced the role of farm life working alongside her husband. She found great joy in gardening, canning, cooking, baking, crocheting and sewing. But her greatest joy was being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She treasured time spent with her family. Verona had lived at MaDonna Summit the Benedictine Healthcare System in Byron, MN since 2018.

She is preceded in death by her husband Alex; parents; one daughter, Marjean Simpson; two brothers and their wives, Leo (Alpha) Platz and Albert (Gloria) Platz; one sister and her husband, Violet (Ray) Siefert.

Verona is survived by her children: Kevin of Magnolia, TX, Kathleen (James) Schumann of Eyota, MN, Mary (Dr. Stephen) Earney of Driggs, ID, Joan (Dr. Raul) Espinosa of Rochester, MN, and LeAnn (Dale) Carlson of Park Rapids, MN; son-in-law Jay Simpson of New Richmond, WI; 20 grandchildren: Alyssa Staloch; Timothy Schumann, Hannah (John) Schumann and Adelle (Justin) Keppers; Martha (Alex) Farnsworth and Joseph (Rebecca) Earney; Christina (Robert) Tarrell, Anthony Espinosa and Laura (Christopher) Melby; Jacob, Zachery, Nicholas, Noah (Jacole), Lydia, Andrew and Audrey Simpson; Breanna (Andy) Larson, Mackenzie (Kip) Thorstenson, Joe (Jayme) Carlson and Samuel Carlson; and 25 great-grandchildren.

The family is very grateful to the staff of the Mayo Clinic, the staff of MaDonna Summit and the staff of Seasons Hospice for their kind and conscientious care.