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Joyce Edna Wiese

May 10, 1940- Oct. 3, 2023 COMFREY—Joyce Edna Wiese, 83, of Comfrey, MN died on October 3, 2023, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 5, 2023 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Comfrey Chapel and will continue on Friday from 9:30 am until 10:30 a.m. at the New Hope Lutheran Church, Comfrey. Service will be held at the New Hope Lutheran Church, on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. The clergy will be John Hopper. Interment will be at the New Hope Faith Lutheran Cemetery in Comfrey. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral ...

Olivia C. Binder

GIBBON—Olivia C. Binder, age 90, of Gibbon passed away Wednesday, October 04, 2023 at the New Ulm Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 9, 2023 at St. George’s Catholic Church in St. George with burial following in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH Chapel and will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Monday.

Vernard “Vernie” T. Riebel

SLEEPY EYE—Vernard T. Riebel, 86, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on September 30, 2023, at New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 5th, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel and will continue on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until ...

Melissa Lu Fluegge

NEW ULM—Melissa Lu Fluegge, 47, of New Ulm passed away Monday, October 2, 2023 at her home in New Ulm. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 9, 2023 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery in New Ulm. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home -South Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Ulm. A full obituary will be featured in Thursday's edition of The Journal. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm is in ...

Carole J. Hannemann

HUTCHINSON—Carole J. Hannemann, 88, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Online Guest Book is available at www.hantge.com

Sedonia Schnobrich

NEW ULM—Sedonia Schnobrich, 99, of New Ulm, died peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at her home in New Ulm. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2023 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH chapel and will continue from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday at the church, prior to mass. To sign the guestbook, or leave an online condolence for her family, go to: mvfh.org ...