SLEEPY EYE–Marlys M. Lochner, 82, of Sleepy Eye, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at the Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home in Madison, SD. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, with Reverend Tim Berg officiating. Burial will follow in Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. The visitation will continue from 10-11 am on Thursday at the church. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm are assisting the family. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday’s edition of the Journal.