SPRINGFIELD—Jerome (Jerry) Kettner, 79, of Springfield, died on Wednesday Aug. 26, 2026 at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Services will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield on Sat. October 24, 2026. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. at the church with the service immediately following at 11 a.m. A luncheon will be served at the Springfield American Legion following the service. A complete obituary will be published at a later date.
COURTLAND—Dale Michael Braun, 68 of Courtland died unexpectedly in a motorcycle accident on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Sauk County - Winfeld Township, Wisconsin. A public visitation will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm. A private family service will take place on Friday with a procession and burial following in the New Ulm City Cemetery. A public celebration of life will take place starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 11th at the Flying Dutchman Motorcycle Club in rural New Ulm. To leave an ...
SLEEPY EYE—Linda A. Schroepfer, 79 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died at her home on August 26, 2026, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Sturm Funeral Home with a Parish Rosary at 3:30 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 3:45 p.m. prior to the visitation. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church – North Entrance. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church IN Sleepy Eye on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. and will be livestreamed at ...
NEW ULM—Marlene Johnson, age 81 of New Ulm, died Thursday, August 27, 2026 at the New Ulm Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH chapel. Ennichement will be in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery Columbarium. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the New Ulm Journal.
NEW ULM—Diane Cecelia (Zwach) Wellmann, age 82, of New Ulm, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – North Chapel in New Ulm. A private family burial will ...
NEW ULM—Virginia “Mickey” Richter, age 90, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in St. Paul’s ...
