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Darlene Wolf

NEW ULM—Darlene Wolf, 80, of New Ulm, died Monday, September 15, 2026 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2026 at Grace Community Church in New Ulm. Pastor Phil Schenck will officiate. Burial will be held at Mount Pisqah Cemetery in rural Hanska. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2026 at Grace Community Church in New Ulm. A full obituary will be featured in Saturday's edition of The Journal. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm is assisting the family with arrangements.

Peter Nelson

HANSKA—Peter Nelson, age 57, of Hanska, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026 at the Mayo Clinic in Mankato. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 18, 2026 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Timothy Anderson will officiate. Following the service, the New Ulm ...

James Lamecker

NEW ULM—James Lamecker, 58, of New Ulm, died Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2026 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm with Father Mark Steffl celebrating mass. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Full military honors will be provided by the New Ulm Area Comrades of Valor Honor Guard. A visitation will be held from 9:30-11 a.m. on Monday at church, prior to mass. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org

RoseMary H. Kunz

NEW ULM—RoseMary H. Kunz, 89, of New Ulm, died Monday, September 14, 2026 at Woodstone Senior Living in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4- 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – North Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will continue from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. Monday at the North Chapel. The Christian Mother’s Society will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Cathedral. A full obituary ...

Agnes M. Carlson

REDWOOD FALLS—Agnes M. Carlson, 95, of Redwood Falls, MN, formerly of Murdock and Willmar, MN passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Bethany Church in Clara City, MN, with a luncheon to follow at the church.  Burial will be held in Bethany Church Cemetery in Clara City, MN following the luncheon. Visitation will be held one hour prior to her service at the church. The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Morgan and Redwood Falls are in charge of the ...

Duane “Duke” Dennis Fiemeyer

NEW ULM—Duane "Duke" Dennis Fiemeyer, 92, died peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at HCMC, Mpls. A full obituary will follow later in The Journal. Celebration of Life will be Monday, September 28, 11:00 a.m. at the Courtland Evangelical Church. Visitation will take place Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 4-7 p.m. at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home - South Chapel. Visitation will continue on Monday one hour prior to the service at Church. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org