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Obituaries

Karen Irene Frederiksen Schulz

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—Karen Irene Frederiksen Schulz, age 62, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died unexpectedly at her home on June 14, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Morgan, MN, with burial for follow in the ...

Father Bernard Joseph Steiner

NEW ULM—Father Bernard Joseph Steiner, 91, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2026, at the New Ulm Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity with Bishop Chad W. Zielinski celebrating the Mass. Burial ...

Shirley Ann Brand

NEW ULM—Shirley Ann Brand, age 93, of Springfield, MN, died on June 17, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Springfield, MN. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at ...

Dr. Michael Douglas Simpson

NEW ULM—Dr. Michael Douglas Simpson, 83, beloved dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Mankato, after a brief illness. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church ...

Mildred (Milly) Dummer Hillesheim

SUN CITY, AZ—Mildred (Milly) Dummer Hillesheim, age 89, of Sun City, AZ, died Saturday, June 6, 2026, in her group in Arizona. She was born, raised and married in New Ulm, 60 years to Melvin Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye(d. 2019.) Memorial service will be Saturday, July 25 at 11 a.m. Phoenix time. ...

Michael Deryle Nesburg

Michael Deryle Nesburg was born on April 14, 1955, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to Deryle and Colene (Beltz) Nesburg. Mike passed away on June 16, 2026, after an extended illness. Mike’s father passed away in September 1960, a loss that Mike never forgot. Colene remarried after Deryle’s ...