SLEEPY EYE—Cheryl A. Blank, age 75, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery and a ...

NEW ULM—Marion M. Scharf, age 84, of New Ulm died Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Ulm. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Scott Oelhafen officiating. Burial will ...

FAIRFAX—Marilyn Erna Spaude, age 95, of Fairfax and formerly of Gibbon passed away peacefully on July 15, 2026. A private family service will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon with Pastor Steven Bauer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Minnesota Valley ...

SPRINGFIELD—Rosemary Pankratz, age 79, of Springfield, MN died on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at her home in Brookville Township. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN and will continue on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. ...

COLUMBUS, NE—Leo J. Csukker, age 89, of Columbus, Nebraska, formerly Fairfax, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026, at his home in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Fairfax with interment in the church ...

NEW ULM—LindaFaye Ruth Clyne, age 77 of New Ulm died peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Father Jerry Meidl will celebrate the Mass, ...