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Mae Ann Pufpaff

MADELIA—Mae Ann Pufpaff, 91, of Madelia, MN, died on October 6, 2026, at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, Madelia on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:00 am. Visitation will take place at the church from 10:00 am to 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Madelia, MN. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Madelia. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. Mae is survived by her children, Becky Gersch of New Ulm, Karen Miller of St. Peter, and Kenneth Pufpaff of Mitchell, SD; siblings, Erna Gunter of ...

Donna Hoffmann

NEW ULM—Donna Hoffmann, 93, of New Ulm, died Friday, October 9, 2026 surrounded by family at Ridgeway on German in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm with Father Gerald Meidl celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 am - 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm. The Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. To leave an online condolence for ...

Larry J. Stueber

NEW ULM—Larry J. Stueber, 80 years old, of New Ulm, MN, passed away on October 10, 2026 at the Oaklawn Rehab Center in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 23, all at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home - SOUTH Chapel. A full obituary will appear in Friday’s edition of the Journal.

Roger Abels

NEW ULM—Roger Abels, 80, of New Ulm, died Sunday, October 11, 2026 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11am on Friday, October 16, 2026 at St. John’s the Baptist Church in Searles. Burial will be in New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH chapel and will continue from 10-11am on Friday, October 16, 2026 at church, prior to the service. To leave an online condolence for the family or to sign the guest book go to: mvfh.org. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition ...

Erika Fritsche

NEW ULM—Erika Fritsche, 84 of New Ulm, died peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at the Oak Hill Living Center in New Ulm. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm.  Pastor Scott Oelhafen will officiate, and burial will follow in the Soldier’s Rest Section of the New Ulm City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 pm on Wednesday, and continue from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday all at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm. The full obituary will follow in Wednesday’s edition of ...

Ruth Marie Black

FAIRFAX—Ruth Marie Black, age 96, of Fairfax, Minnesota, passed away Monday, October 5, 2026, at Prairie View of Hector in Hector, Minnesota. Funeral Service was held Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairfax, with interment in the church ...