Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles. Burial will follow in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.

Livestreaming of the Mass will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home’s Facebook page.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH CHAPEL in New Ulm. Visitation will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the North Chapel.

All guests in attendance are required to wear masks and follow current social distancing guidelines.

To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Gerald is survived by his daughters, Sandra Scheibel of New Ulm, Stacy (Bryan) Melzer of North Mankato; sons, Michael (Patrice) Scheibel of New Ulm, Bradley (Amy) Scheibel of New Ulm, Clayton (Dawn) Scheibel of Nevada; 7 grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 6 step-great-grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Hinrichs of Randolph, Mary Ellen (Steve) Schmid of Prior Lake; and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marion; sister, Patricia Irrthum; brothers, Lyle Scheibel, Tom Scheibel; and brother-in-law Roger Hinrichs.

Gerald Edward Scheibel was born on Sept. 25, 1938 in New Ulm to Armund and Viola (Hillesheim) Scheibel. He started school at St. John the Baptist Catholic School and later attended Holy Trinity High School in New Ulm. After high school, Gerald served in the United States Army from June 1957 until March of 1959. On May 11, 1963, Gerald was united in marriage to Marion Zangel at the Cathedral of Holy Trinity in New Ulm. They were blessed with five children whom they raised in New Ulm where he worked as a dairy and crop farmer. He loved being outside, going on drives to check out the countryside, working with driving and draft horses, and scooting around on his John Deere Gator. When he wasn’t outside, he could be found socializing with his breakfast groups or spending time with his family. Gerald was a life-long member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and a member of the Searles Baseball Association. He will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved him. Blessed be his memory.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

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