Pastor Melvin Schwark, 87, of St. Germain, WI died at his home on Nov. 26, 2022. He was the former pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Brighton Township and Courtland Lutheran Church. The funeral service will be Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Minocqua, WI.

Elna Schonholtz, 91, of Redwood Falls died on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 at Garnette Gardens. A family memorial service will be held in the spring. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. Condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com.

SLEEPY EYE — Carol Richter, 74, of Sleepy Eye, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Arrangements are pending with the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes in New Ulm. Carol Jean Richter was born on Oct. 16, 1948 in New Ulm to Harold and Laura (Wieland) Richter.

NEW ULM — LeRoy Bastian, 93, of New Ulm died Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye with ...

John A. Sommer, 84, of Gibbon, formerly of Fairfax, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Arizona. Arrangements are pending with the Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax. A complete notice will be published at a later date.

KLOSSNER — Kenneth Harold Wetzel, 73, of Klossner died on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 after a year-and-a-half battle with cancer. Memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm. A full obituary will be appear in ...