FAIRFAX—Ruth Marie Black, age 96, of Fairfax, Minnesota, passed away Monday, October 5, 2026, at Prairie View of Hector in Hector, Minnesota. Funeral Service was held Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairfax, with interment in the church ...
NEW ULM—John Kuck, age 89, of New Ulm passed away Monday, October 5, 2026 at Woodstone Senior Living in New Ulm. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 12, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – South Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery ...
NEW ULM—Professor emeritus Bruce R. Backer, 96, of New Ulm, died on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at the Oak Hill Living Center in New Ulm. Funeral service will held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Rob Guenther will officiate, and burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm. Visitation will be held from 9-11 am on Saturday, October 17th at the church prior to the service. The Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm are assisting the family with arrangements at this time. The full obituary ...
LAS VEGAS, NV—Willow Ann Rorabaugh, 80, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2026, surrounded by the warmth and love of her family. Born on May 2, 1946, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Dorothy and Henry Ahrens, Willow grew up in a small town alongside her three sisters. ...
HANSKA—Gary Bakken, 84, formerly of Hanska, died Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home with Pastor LaDonna Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Hanska. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. To view the full obituary, leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook go to: mvfh.org
LAMBERTON—Gerald Martin Moldan, 89, of Lamberton, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Visitation will be on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton Chapel with a Prayer Service and Rosary beginning at 5:00 pm. Visitation will ...
