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 ...

NEW ULM—Mary Jane (Dillon) Laraway was born November 1, 1927, on the family farm near Olivia, MN. She was born into an Irish Czech family, the fourth of eight children. She was one of six daughters in the family, known as the “Dillon Girls” around Olivia. She attended country school, ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD—Madalynn “Mady” Ronning, age 80, formerly of Springfield, Minnesota, died on May 15, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Ulm. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, Minnesota with a Celebration of Life ...

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 ...