Born in New Ulm on June 7th, 1931 to Raymond and Gladys (Reinhart) Ries while living in Nicollet County on a farm north of Klossner. She attended country school near Klossner and Holy Trinity High School in New Ulm. She moved with her family to Lisbon, North Dakota in 1948 and graduated from ...

Francis “Frank” Brunner, age 83, of New Ulm passed away on October 24, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH chapel. Burial will follow in the Church of St. George ...

LAFAYETTE — Michael “Mike” Hugo Klossner, age 73 of Lafayette died peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Beacon at Lake Crystal after a hard-fought battle with cancer since 2019. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the Minnesota Valley ...

Ruth Steffl, age 85, of Sleepy Eye died on October 20, 2022, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye after a long struggle with dementia. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye and will continue on Friday from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at ...

John C. Toomey, age 95, of Mesa, Arizona and formerly of Sleepy Eye, died on October 11, 2022, at his home in Arizona. Private Family Service will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Public visitation will be on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at ...

NEW ULM — Charles A. Forster, age 88, of New Ulm passed away Sunday, October 9th, 2022 at Pathstone Living in Mankato. A private burial will take place with Military Honors provided by the New Ulm Area Comrades of Valor Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. ...