Johnny L. Helget, 83, of New Ulm, died May 6 at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes (mvfh.org) in New Ulm.

Augie “Buzz” James Bloedel, 84, of New Ulm, died May 8 at the Prairie Senior Cottages in New Ulm. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, May 13, at the Oakwood United Methodist Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 ...

Richard E. Callanan, 89, of Sleepy Eye, died May 6 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 11. from 5-7 p.m. and will continue on Thursday 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. at the St. Mary's ...

Al Collins, 83, died May 3 at Glencoe Regional Health in Glencoe. Funeral Service will be Wednesday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winthrop, with interment in the Winthrop Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the Dalin-Hantge Funeral ...

Joshua S. Wollman, 92, of Gibbon, died Saturday, May 7, at his home. A funeral will be held Tuesday, May 10, at 2 p.m. at Starland, rural Gibbon, Bismarck Township, Minnesota. Arrangements are with the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel (hantge.com) in Winthrop.

Galen William Sommer was born on April 20, 1945, to Adolph & Florence (Engel) Sommer on their farm in Bandon Township Renville County Minnesota six miles north of Fairfax, Minnesota. A family doctor along with a neighboring midwife assisted in his birth. Adolph and Florence preceded Galen ...