NEW ULM—Mary Jane (Dillon) Laraway was born November 1, 1927, on the family farm near Olivia, MN. She was born into an Irish Czech family, the fourth of eight children. She was one of six daughters in the family, known as the “Dillon Girls” around Olivia. She attended country school, ...

SPRINGFIELD—Madalynn “Mady” Ronning, age 80, formerly of Springfield, Minnesota, died on May 15, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Ulm. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, Minnesota with a Celebration of Life ...

SLEEPY EYE—David P. Silfies, 58 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Sleepy Eye Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye and will continue one hour prior to the ...

SPRINGFIELD—Madalynn "Mady" C. Ronning, age 80, formerly of Springfield, Minnesota, died on May 15, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Ulm. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, Minnesota with a Celebration of ...

HANSKA—Paul J. Hoffman, 81 of Hanska, Minnesota died on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with a Prayer Service at 3:45 p.m. prior to the ...

Aug. 31, 1997 -May 9, 2026 GIBBON—Blake Bluhm, age 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. ...