NICOLET—Diane Volk, age 83, formerly of Nicollet, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026 at the Oak Terrace Assisted Living Center in Mankato. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 16, 2026 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Pastor David Carlovsky will officiate. ...
SLEEPY EYE—Thomas Richard Kolbe, 81, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died November 11, 2026 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Services are pending. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home of New Ulm is assisting the family with arrangements. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Journal.
Lonnie Dean Havemeier, age 71, of New Ulm, Minnesota,passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday,November 3, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., with a funeral service following at 11:00a.m. at St. Paul’s ...
SANBORN—John Lafe Moody was born December 30, 1949 to Ralph and Gloria (Johnson) Moody in Springfield, MN. He passed away at his home on October 28, 2026. John was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Stately Township. He grew up south of Sanborn on his family farm. ...
FARGO—Gregory Bruce Kjellberg, 67, of Fargo, ND, formerly of New Ulm, MN, passed away unexpectedly due to complications of liver cancer on November 4, 2026, at Mayo’s Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Greg was born on March 16, 1959, in St. Paul, MN, to Bruce and Gloria Kjellberg. He ...
NEW ULM—Marion Schaeffler, age 85, of New Ulm, died Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2026, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Ulm, with Father Mark Steffl ...
