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Ashley Anne Walls

NEW ULM—Ashley Anne Walls, age 33, of New Ulm, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Ashley was born on June 18, 1992, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to Robin Walls and Lisa Backhaus. She was ...

Lori Anderson

NEW ULM—Lori Anderson, age 64, of New Ulm passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026 at her home in New Ulm. Celebration of life will be held from 12-4 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – South Chapel in New Ulm. To leave an online condolence for the family, or ...

Kenneth Wenner

Kenneth Wenner, 91, beloved Husband, Uncle, and Brother was called to his eternal resting place on June 6, 2026. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00am Saturday, June 13, 2026 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Nicollet with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 10:30am. Burial will follow at St. ...

Darleen Mae Wieland

NEW ULM—Darleen Mae Wieland, 98, of New Ulm, died with her family by her side on Friday, June 5, 2026, at Oak Hills Living Center. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Oakwood United Methodist Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Nick Scutari officiating. Burial will be in the New Ulm City Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm are assisting her family. A full obituary will appear in Saturday’s edition of the Journal.

Ilene Haugen

COMFREY—Ilene Haugen, age 79, of Comfrey, died on June 3, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society in Windom, MN. Visitation will be on Monday, June 8th, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Sturm Funeral Home in Comfrey, MN. A private Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, June 9th at 11:00 am at New ...

Edwin V. Treml

SLEEPY EYE—Edwin V. Treml, 87 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on June 6, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with a Prayer Service at 3:45 p.m. prior to the visitation. Visitation will continue on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. and will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/stmarysleepyeye. The clergy will be Fr. ...