NEW ULM—Richard “Dick” R. Mueller, age 83, of New Ulm, passed away on May 1, 2026 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, May 30 2026, at 11 am, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Ulm. Father Mark Steffl will be celebrating the mass. Burial with full military honors ...

NEW ULM—Bonita “Bonnie” Gail Woodard, 65 of New Ulm died Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A celebration of life service will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm. ...

GIBBON—Wilbert Schauer, age 96 of Gibbon, died Monday, May 18, 2026 at Harmony River in Hutchinson. A funeral service will be at 11am on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon, with Pastor Steven Bauer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will ...

SLEEPY EYE—Paul Hoffman, age 81, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, peacefully passed away on May 16, 2026, with his family by his side. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 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 ...

MORGAN—Virginia Mae Whitcomb Kopischke, lovingly known as “Mom” to seven, “Grammy” to her grandchildren, “Mrs. K” to generations of children, and to so many as “Babe,” passed away peacefully at Gil-Mor Manor, in Morgan, Minnesota, on May 16, 2026, at the golden age of 94. Mass ...

Oct. 16, 1937-April 24, 2026 GIBBON—Lowell Vincent Peterson, age 88, of Gibbon, passed away on April 24, 2026 at The Lodge Assisted Living in Winthrop. Lowell was born on October 16, 1937 in New Ulm to Melvin and Myrtle Peterson of Gibbon. One of four children, he attended grade school ...