NEW ULM–Eugene “Gene” Tepley, 87 of New Ulm, died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. A funeral service will at 11a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Nora Unitarian Universalist Church in rural Hanska. Burial will follow in Mt. Pisqua Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday at church, prior to the service.  Minnesota Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Journal.