HUTCHINSON—Ruth S. Doerr, age 98, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, died on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Hutchinson Health in Hutchinson. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Fernando, rural Stewart, Minnesota, with ...

Pastor Emeritus John Gaertner, 88, of New Ulm, Minnesota, was called to his Savior’s side in heaven on Nov. 14, 2025, after a brief illness. John Philip Gaertner was born a gift of God to his parents, Philip and Luella Gaertner, on March 30, 1937, in Neenah, Wisconsin. He began his studies to ...

Paul W. Wojahn, age 104, of New Ulm, died Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery - Soldier’s Rest Section with ...

June 6, 1961-Dec. 6, 2025 COURTLAND—Kimberly Jean (Horner) Zimmerman, 64 of Courtland, died on Saturday, December 6, 2025, surrounded by family. Funeral Service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet is pending. The Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm are assisting the ...

July 10, 1945-Dec. 8, 2025 NEW ULM—Lois “Toots” (Hartl) Kalz, age 80, died Monday, December 8, 2025, at Prairie Cottages in New Ulm. Memorial service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm, with a ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Economic Development Authority formally approved its first strategic plan. The strategic plan was developed by Better City, an economic advisory group. Last month, Better City CEO Jason Godfrey gave a report on the strategic plan to the EDA. Tuesday, Godfrey brought the ...