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Sharon “Sherry” Fenger

Sharon “Sherry” Fenger age 73, of Springfield, MN died June 5, 2023, surrounded by her family at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Monday from 9:30 am until 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Springfield, MN. Service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, on Monday, June 12, 2023 at 10:30 am. St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Springfield, MN. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Online condolences may be left for the family at ...

Julie Ann Bauman

Julie Ann Bauman, age 69, of New Ulm passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023 at River’s Edge Hospital in St. Peter. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in New Ulm. Pastor Nick Scutari will officiate. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City ...

James “Moose” Eilrich

James “Moose” Eilrich, age 68, of Ely and formerly of Gaylord, Minnesota, died Sunday, June 4, 2023, at his son’s home in Lonsdale, Minnesota. Memorial Service will be Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 11:00 A.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Arlington Township, Sibley County, Minnesota, at a later date. Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 9:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M., 2 hours prior, ALL at church. Arrangements are with the Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord.

Lawrence L. Sellner

Lawrence L. Sellner, age 90 of Sleepy Eye, MN, died June 7, 2023. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with Parish Prayers at 3:30 PM at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. Interment will be at Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Sleepy Eye Honor Guard. Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel, is assisting the family with arrangements. ...

Leorda M. Wels

Leorda M. Wels, age 67, of North Mankato, died Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet, with Pastor Micah Plocher officiating. Burial will ...

Margaret Joan Bender

Margaret Joan Bender, age 83 of New Ulm died Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at her home at the Woodstone Senior Living Community in New Ulm. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 am on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 pm on Wednesday, June 14th, and continue from 9:30-10:30 am on Thursday, June 15th all at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-North Chapel in New Ulm. To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org Margaret is ...