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Bernice Elisabeth Fischer

GIBBON—Bernice Elisabeth Fischer, age 87 formerly of Gibbon died peacefully on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at the Sleepy Eye Rehabilitation Center in Sleepy Eye. A private family funeral service will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-Gibbon Chapel. Pastor Steven Bauer will officiate, and burial will follow in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Gibbon. A public visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home prior to the private service. To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: ...

Dennis “Spook” Walter Lang

NEW ULM—Dennis “Spook” Walter Lang, 70, of New Ulm died Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Grace Community Church in New Ulm. Pastor Phil Schenck will officiate. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will continue from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday at Grace Community Church in New Ulm.

Allen Joe Groebner

SPRINGFIELD—Allen Joe Groebner, 71, of Springfield, died on April 21, 2026, at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN and will continue on Monday from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield, MN on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Online Condolences may be left for ...

Captain Willibald “Bill” Charles Bianchi

NEW ULM—Captain Bianchi will be honored for and remembered for a life of extraordinary courage, service, and quiet humility. On Friday, April 24, 2026 the "Welcome Home Procession" will take place along Minnesota Street in New Ulm from approximately 7:00-7:30 pm.  Stay tuned to KNUJ radio for updates in regards to the procession's accurate arrival time into New Ulm. A moment of reflection will take place at the conclusion of the procession outside of the Seifert-Bianchi American Legion Post #132 in New Ulm, which bears his name. Please stop in the Legion for an American flag to ...

Russell Radenbaugh Jr.

NEW ULM—Russell Radenbaugh Jr., age 89, died peacefully on April 22, 2026, at his home in New Ulm, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel, with Pastor Paul Woolverton officiating. Burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel and will continue one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Delphin “Del” Ulrich

MANKATO—Delphin “Del” Ulrich, 92, of New Ulm, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Oaklawn Rehab Center in Mankato. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Rob Guenther officiating. Burial with full military honors accorded by the New Ulm Area Comrades of Valor Honor Guard will follow in the New Um City Cemetery-Soldier’s Rest Section. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church on Tuesday. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of New Ulm are assisting the family. A full obituary ...