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Father Bernard Joseph Steiner

NEW ULM—Father Bernard Joseph Steiner, 91, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2026, at the New Ulm Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity with Bishop Chad W. Zielinski celebrating the Mass. Burial will be in the St. George Cemetery. Prayer Service will be at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home NORTH CHAPEL in New Ulm. Visitation will be 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home NORTH CHAPEL in New Ulm. Visitation will ...

Michael Deryle Nesburg

Michael Deryle Nesburg was born on April 14, 1955, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to Deryle and Colene (Beltz) Nesburg. Mike passed away on June 16, 2026, after an extended illness. Mike’s father passed away in September 1960, a loss that Mike never forgot. Colene remarried after Deryle’s ...

Mildred (Milly) Dummer Hillesheim

SUN CITY, AZ—Mildred (Milly) Dummer Hillesheim, age 89, of Sun City, AZ, died Saturday, June 6, 2026, in her group in Arizona. She was born, raised and married in New Ulm, 60 years to Melvin Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye(d. 2019.) Memorial service will be Saturday, July 25 at 11 a.m. Phoenix ...

Shirley Ann Brand

NEW ULM—Shirley Ann Brand, age 93, of Springfield, MN, died on June 17, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Springfield, MN. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at ...

Richard (Dick) Poulson

NEW ULM—Richard (Dick) Poulson, age 83, of New Ulm, MN passed away on May 5, 2026 after a brief illness. A memorial service of remembrance, officiated by Pastor Tim Anderson, will be held at Christ the King Church in New Ulm, MN on June 27, 2026, at 11 am, with a one-hour visitation ...

Dr. Michael Douglas Simpson

NEW ULM—Dr. Michael Douglas Simpson, 83, beloved dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Mankato, after a brief illness. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church ...