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Lorraine Polzin

Lorraine Polzin, 92, of New Ulm, died Oct. 7 at St. Gertrude’s Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shakopee. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Springfield City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes (mvfh.org) of New Ulm is in charge of arrangements.

Jason Adams Ries

Jason Adams Ries, 52, of rural New Ulm, died Oct. 9 at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. A private family committal service will take place in the St. George Catholic Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct.16, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm. The visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral in New Ulm. Jason is survived by his daughter, Elissa Ries; mother, Barbra Ries; and sisters, Jackie ...

LaVonne Watson

LaVonne Watson, 94, of St. James, died at her home Oct. 3. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James. Burial will follow at the Butterfield City Cemetery in Butterfield. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday at 10 a.m. Sturm Funeral home (sturmfh.com) is handling arrangements. She was born Feb. 29, 1928, Jane (Langeland) and Otis Nordby and married Vernon Watson on Nov. 10, 1951 LaVonne is survived by her sons, Terry Watson, Lonny Watson and Lynn Watson; daughter, Jana Falk; and brothers, Dennis Nordby and James Nordby.

Renae Bock

Renae Bock of Park Rapids, Minnesota, passed away in Sleepy Eye on Wednesday, Oct. 5, surrounded by family and under the care of Allina Hospice after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye on Saturday, ...

Paul Gregory Stimpert

Paul Gregory Stimpert, 57, of Moore, Oklahoma, formerly of New Ulm, Minnesota, passed away on Sept. 30, 2022, at Purcell Care Center, Oklahoma, with family by his side. Paul was born on Oct. 2,1964, to Gregg and Jean Stimpert of New Ulm. He was baptized and confirmed at St Mary's Catholic ...

Janet Benson

Janet Benson died on Sept. 12, 2022, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minnesota. A celebration of, and a tribute to, Jan’s life will be held on Oct. 15, 2022, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-North Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m., with prayer and ...