NEW ULM–LaVerna Berg, 93 of New Ulm, died peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Sleepy Eye Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sleepy Eye. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH chapel in New Ulm, with Father Gerald Meidl officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home of New Ulm is assisting the family with arrangements. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Journal.