Fern Louise Branstad, 91, of St. James, Minnesota, died July 17 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. A funeral service will be held at First Lutheran Church, St. James, Wednesday, July 20, at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. A ...

To the editor: I’m asking all New Ulm people who fish down at Minnecon Park and use the boat landing to voice your opinion if you think it should be cleaned up and kept clean. Let the city of New Ulm’s Park and Recreation know. That is the only way it will get done. The department’s ...

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Lester Oswald, 84, of rural Lafayette, died July 16. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 22, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brighton Township. Burial will follow in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the ...

Mary L. Raitz, 91, of New Ulm, died July 16 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday at Our ...

Stanley Sheie, 74, of New Ulm, died July 17 at his home in New Ulm. Funeral arrangements are currently pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm (mvfh.org).