SLEEPY EYE—Lester A. Helget, age 83 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Friday, August 8, 2025, at his home in rural Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with a Prayer Service at 3:45 pm prior to the ...

ANDOVER—Craig Steven Sandmann, age 72, of Andover, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025. Born at Loretto Hospital in New Ulm, Minnesota, on August 30, 1952, Craig was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, and friend. He was known for his great storytelling, deep love of ...

SPRINGFIELD—Ellen Mae Amsden, age 96, of Springfield, Minnesota, died on July 31, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Home. Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Springfield Community Center. Funeral Service will be held at Springfield Community Center on ...

NEW ULM—Gloria M. Hazeman, 65, of New Ulm died Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 15, 2025 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – North Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the St. Paul's Evangelical ...

SAUK RAPIDS—John Alfred Maidl, age 76, of Sauk Rapids passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial Services will be held at 11:30 AM on August 9th at St. John Vianney Church in Fairmont, MN, with Father Dobbs officiating. There will be visitation one hour prior ...

Margaret “Peggy” Lehar, age 78, of Fairfax, Minnesota, died Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at CentraCare-Redwood Hospital in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 11 A.M., at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Fairfax, with interment in the ...