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Carol A. Gent

Apr. 28, 1949-Aug. 21, 2023 BOWLUS—Carol A. Gent, age 74 of Bowlus, MN, formerly of Sleepy Eye, MN, died on August 21, 2023, at home. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 27, 2023, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel with Parish Prayers at 3:00 p.m. and will ...

Arlene M. Helle

Apr. 16, 1937-Aug. 23, 2023 NICOLLET—Arlene M. Helle, age 86, of Nicollet, died Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Pastor Micah Plocher ...

Debra Kay Caauwe

NEW ULM—Debra Kay (nee Dick) Caauwe, 70, of New Ulm died on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm with Pastor JoAnne Taylor officiating the service. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 15th at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Windom. The Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New ...

Theordore J. Sauers

NEW ULM—Theordore J. Sauers, Jr, 75, died Thursday, August 24, 2023 at the New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Kathleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in the New Ulm City Cemetery Columbarium. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel and will continue one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday’s edition of the Journal.  

Justin Sperl

Dec. 10, 1986-Aug. 14, 2023 MARSHALL—A visitation will be held on Sunday, August 27, 2023, for Justin Sperl, 36, of Marshall, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a Remembrance Service at 7:00 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. A private family interment will take place at a later date in Canby. Justin Michael Sperl was born on December 10, 1986, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Michael Sperl and Diane (Schonrock) Evans. He grew up in New Ulm, Rochester and St. James and graduated from St. James High School in 2005. He attended Wayne State College in Nebraska where he ...

Carol A. Gent

BOWLUS — Carol A. Gent, 74, of Bowlus, MN, formerly of Sleepy Eye, MN, died on August 21, 2023, at home. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 27, 2023, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with Parish Prayers at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Fr. Mark Steffl officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/stmarysleepyeye/live. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Arrangements ...