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Elaine Emma Henning

NEW ULM—Elaine Emma Henning, age 93, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Timothy Smith ...

Phyllis Mae Dallmann

ST. PETER—Phyllis Mae Dallmann, age 98, of St. Peter passed away Monday, August 3, 2026 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2026 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in St. Peter. Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity ...

Karen G. Farrell

NEW ULM—Karen G. Farrell, 82, of New Ulm, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at the New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel, with Pastor Teresa Pekarek officiating. Burial will be in Current Cemetery, rural New Ulm. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel on Thursday. A full obituary will appear in Saturday’s edition of the Journal.

Dale A. Ericson

GIBBON—Dale A. Ericson, 83 of Gibbon, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Buffalo Lake HealthCare Center with his loving wife, Pat, by his side. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon and will continue one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. To leave an online condolence for his family or sign the guestbook, visit mvfh.org.

Rhett Aaron Oelke

RHETT AARON OELKE, age 23 of New Ulm, formerly of Janesville, passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Rhett was born in Mankato on December 28, 2002, to parents Timothy and Jessica (Sandau) Oelke. He attended JWP schools and graduated with the ...

Dwayne “Duke” Schroeder

Dwayne “Duke” Schroeder, age 83 of Mankato, Minnesota died on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at his home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026, at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with a Parish Rosary at 3:30 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 3:45 p.m. ...