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Ernest “Ernie” R. Kretsch

NEW ULM—Ernest “Ernie” R. Kretsch, age 91, of New Ulm, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Oak Hills Living Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home - NORTH Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will continue Friday from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home - NORTH Chapel in New Ulm. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday’s edition of the ...

Mary Haus

Sleepy Eye—Mary Haus, 81, of Sleepy Eye, died on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Memorial service will be 11:00 am Friday, May 15, 2026 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye with Pastor Tim Berg officiating. Burial will take place in the Fort Ridgely cemetery. Visitation will take place from 9:00 – 11:00 am at church on Friday.

Blake Bluhm

GIBBON—Blake Bluhm, 28, of Gibbon passed away Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm. A full obituary will be featured in the weekend edition of The Journal. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm is assisting the family with arrangements.

Gladys M. Neiman

MANKATO—Gladys M. Neiman, age 80, of Mankato, died Saturday, April 25, 2026. A Family Graveside Service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery, Park Rapids, MN where she will be interred with her parents. Gladys was born September 1, 1945, to Primghar, Iowa, to Louis Wilson and Ellen Marie (Peterson) Neiman. Gladys attended elementary schools in Archer and Remsen, Iowa. She graduated from New Ulm Public High School in 1963. She then graduated from Mankato State College in 1966, with her BS degree, in 3 years for a 4-year degree. Gladys later graduated with a Masters Degree in ...

Jeanette Domeier

NEW ULM—Jeanette Domeier, age 89 of New Ulm, died Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity with Father Gerald Meidl celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the New ...

Richard K. Poulson

NEW ULM—Richard K. Poulson, age 83, of New Ulm passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at the New Ulm Medical Center. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Christ the King Lutheran Church with Pastor Tim Anderson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church on Saturday. Burial will happen at a later date.