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Harlan Joe Halter

LAMBERTON—Harlan Joe Halter, 91, of Lamberton, MN died on November 19, 2023, at Sanford Medical in Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will be on Friday, November 24, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton Chapel and will continue on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, MN. A service will be held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. The clergy will be Pastor Steve Walswick. Interment will be at the Lamberton Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Lamberton, ...

Roger D. Olson

BIRD ISLAND—Roger D. Olson, 76, of Bird Island, died on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 with his family by his side. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with Military Honors to follow. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 10 until 11 a.m. at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls.  E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelsonhillestad.com.

Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Rogotzke

Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Rogotzke, 78, of Springfield, Minnesota, died on November 17, 2023, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be beforehand from 9:00 to 11:00 at the church. The clergy will be Chaplain Noel Wetter and Pastor Carl Billings. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Redwood Falls. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Online condolences may be left for the family at ...

Andrew T. DeRock

NEW ULM—Andrew T. DeRock, 27, of New Ulm, MN passed away October 28th in a canoeing accident on the Minong Flowage in Minong, WI. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023 at the Royal Oak Even Center in New Ulm with Father Nathan Hansen officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 3 - 8 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2023 and will continue from 9 – 11a.m. on Monday, all at the Royal Oak Event Center in New Ulm. To leave an online condolence for his family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org

Douglas A. Bode

NEW ULM—Douglas A. Bode, 72, of New Ulm, died Monday, November 20, 2023 at the New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Timothy Anderson officiating. Inurnment will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery Columbarium. Visitation will be 4 - 7 p.m. on Friday, November 24, 2023 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-SOUTH Chapel in New Ulm, and will continue for one hour prior to the service at church on Saturday.  A full obituary will appear in Wednesday’s edition of the Journal.

Rudolf Maria Ludwig Otto Rachor

July 30, 1932-Nov. 5, 2023 NEW ULM—Rudolf Maria Ludwig Otto Rachor, age 91, of New Ulm, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. A private family memorial service will be held at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm, ...