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Paul John Fritze

May 18, 1939-July 2, 2024 MINNETONKA—Paul John Fritze, 85, of Minnetonka, died Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 at Sholom Home West in St. Louis Park, MN. A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at St John’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm, MN with Pastor Jeffrey Bovee officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., on Saturday, at the church, prior to the service. A lunch reception will be provided after the service. A private family burial will take place at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm immediately following the service. The family will ...

Hans Theodore Geier

Oct. 10, 1956-May 30, 2024 Hans Theodore Geier, formerly of Minnesota, passed away in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Thursday, May 30, 2024 after a brief battle with advanced kidney cancer. He was 67 years old. Hans was born on October 10, 1956 in Fosston, Minnesota, the son of Gerhardt F. Geier and Celestine Anne (Muschinske) Geier. His first ten years were on his family’s 720-acre farm in Badger Township, near Erskine, where he attended school through the fifth grade. His dad died before Hans turned ten, and his mother died three years later. Hans then lived with a succession of ...

Lorraine Marie (Lanners) Hofmeister

NEW ULM—Lorraine Marie (Lanners) Hofmeister was born on September 6, 1929, on the family farm near St. Leo, MN in Yellow Medicine County to William and Margaret (Bach) Lanners. She attended St. Leo Catholic School through 8th grade and then attended Clarkfield High School, graduating in ...

Jerome R. Mathiowetz

Aug. 25, 1944-July 5, 2024 MORGAN—Jerome R. Mathiowetz, age 79, of Morgan, died Friday, July 05, 2024 at the Cedar Heart Homes in Franklin. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, with Father Craig ...

Mavis M. McPheeters

HUTCHINSON—Mavis M. McPheeters, 93, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, died Monday, July 8, 2024, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, with Private Family Interment at a later date in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Gibbon, Minnesota. Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., two hours prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Online Guest Book is available at www.hantge.com.

Dennis Peters

Feb. 22, 1946-July 4, 2024 ST. JAMES—Dennis Peters age 78, of Saint James, MN, died on July 4, 2024, surrounded by his family in New Ulm, MN. Visitation will be on Monday, July 8, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel and will continue at the funeral ...