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Obituaries

Colette Franta

Colette Franta, age 93, of New Ulm died Monday, May 12, 2025 at her home in Southview Living Center in Gibbon. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial will be held at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Gregory the Great ...

Elizabeth “Betty” Odegard

Dec. 30, 1925-May 9, 2025 ST. JAMES—Elizabeth “Betty” Odegard, age 99, formerly from St. James, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away on May 9, 2025. Funeral Service will be held on June 9, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Albion Lutheran ...

Larry “Spuds” Joseph Rathmann

Larry “Spuds” Joseph Rathmann, age 77 of New Ulm died May 10, 2025 at St. Gertrude’s - Benedictine Living Community in Shakopee. Mass of Christian burial will take place at 12 pm on Friday, June 6, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Ennichement will follow at 2pm in the ...

LeRoy E. Byer

May 28, 1933-May 8, 2025 NEW ULM—LeRoy E. Byer, age 91, a longtime resident of New Ulm, Minnesota, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, Minnesota. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, will always be ...

Dale R. Mudick

SLEEPY EYE—Dale R. Mudick, 79, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. A funeral service will be held ...

Ruth Charlotte Haar Schultz

Ruth Charlotte Haar Schultz passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. She was born in North Mankato, MN, on February 29, 1928 to Pastor William and Lillian (Bohlken) Haar. Ruth was received into God’s kingdom of believers through Holy Baptism that same day. She vowed to be ...