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Betty M. Alt

SLEEPY EYE — Betty M. Alt, age 92 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on July 1, 2026, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. The clergy ...

Hayward “Jay” Ellsworth Drury Jr.

March 23, 1948-JULY 4, 2026 SPRINGFIELD — Hayward “Jay” Ellsworth Drury Jr., age 78, of Springfield, MN, died on July 4, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Visitation will be on Monday, July 13th, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield ...

Harry John Kral Jr.

NEW ULM (formerly Hanska) — Harry John Kral Jr., age 94 of New Ulm (formerly Hanska) died peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Oak Hills Senior Living Center in New Ulm.Mass of Christian burial will be 11 am on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cathedral of the ...

Ronald B. Loftness

NEW ULM — Ronald B. Loftness, age 95, of New Ulm, and formerly of Winona, died peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2026 at Ridgeway on German in New Ulm. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic ...

Bernice M. Goldschmidt

SLEEPY EYE — Bernice M. Goldschmidt, 95, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on July 8, 2026, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Comfrey. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. The clergy will be Fr. Nathan Hansen. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Susan “Sue” Jane Witte

NEW ULM—Susan “Sue” Jane Witte, age 79 of New Ulm died peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2026, at the Oak Lawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will be held ...