NEW ULM—Harry Walter Paa, age 81 of New Ulm died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, August 24, 2026. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm. Pastor Amy Karlson will officiate the service, and ...
MORGAN—Janice L. Tempel, age 79, of Morgan, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Glencoe Regional Health in Glencoe, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 31, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan, Minnesota, with ...
NEW ULM—Diane Cecelia (Zwach) Wellmann, age 82, of New Ulm, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – North Chapel in New Ulm. A private family burial will ...
NEW ULM—Virginia “Mickey” Richter, age 90, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in St. Paul’s ...
SLEEPY EYE—Clifford “Cliff” Sorensen, of Dawson, MN, (formerly of Sleepy Eye), died on Thursday, August 20th, 2026, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the age of 87. Visitation will be on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the Johnson Memorial Care Center Chapel in ...
NEW ULM—James “Jim” Joseph Zupfer, age 71 of New Ulm died peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. A memorial visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home- NORTH Chapel in New Ulm. Jim is survived by his wife, Irene Zupfer of New Ulm; his daughter, Jessica Schmit of New Ulm; his son, Scott Zupfer of Mapleton; his 2 grandchildren; his 3 step-grandchildren; and his step-great-grandchild. The full obituary will follow in a later edition of The Journal.
