NEW ULM—Ione Marie Schaaf was born in New Ulm on July 19, 1936, to Wallace and Marie Carlson (Nee Plagge). She lived in Lafayette and graduated from New Ulm High School in 1954. Ione married Arlan Miller in August of 1955 in Lafayette. They lived in New Ulm and had 2 children, Tamme and ...

July 5, 1934 -May 8, 2026 NEW ULM—Ernest “Ernie” R. Kretsch, age 91, of New Ulm, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Oak Hills Living Center with family at his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, with Father ...

NEW ULM—Lyndon B. Jones was born March 29, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to David and Eileen (Lindgren) Jones. Lyndon was raised in River Falls where he attended school and graduated in 1947. On March 28, 1951, he joined the Army and served in Korea where he received a meritorious Bronze ...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Diane Lois Annen, 76, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away on May 8, 2026, after a long battle with dementia at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born on November 4, 1949, in New Ulm, Minnesota, as the youngest daughter of Daniel and Marcella (Blumhofer) ...

NEW ULM—Roger G. Klossner, 83, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – SOUTH Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow at First Lutheran Church ...

GIBBON—Blake Bluhm, 28, of Gibbon passed away Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the ...