Beverly Schroepfer
Beverly Schroepfer, 88, of Sleepy Eye, died Sept. 12 at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye (sturmfh.com).
Lyle Harley Thompson
Lyle Harley Thompson, age 73, of rural Nicollet, died on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Pastor Micah Plocher will ...
City vs. country tension rising toward breakpoint
I was up in the Cities on a recent Saturday. It was my first Minnesota United soccer match at Allianz Field. I learned a bit about soccer when son Ezra played. I know the playing field is called a pitch. I kind of figured out offsides but not really stoppage time. It was pleasant weather and a close game that our Loons won 2 to 1. We were a few rows up from the perfect grass field. Seats like that at a baseball game would have a net in front of them. Here it was just the fans and the players, not far apart. Even if I don’t know the nuances of the sport, from that close the skill ...
Dr. Dean P. Brinkman
Dr. Dean P. Brinkman, age 59, of Sleepy Eye, died Sept. 5, 2022, from complications during emergency heart surgery at the U of M Fairview, Twin Cities. His family was at his side during his final minutes on Earth before God reached down to take him to his ultimate home in heaven. Visitation ...
Stephanie Dauer
Stephanie Dauer, 64, of New Ulm, died Sept. 2 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, at Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes–NORTH Chapel (mvfh.org) and 10-11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Thomas Renner
Thomas Renner, 61, died Aug. 17. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Courtland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Courtland. A gathering of friends and family will be held at the Courtland Rec Center following the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service at church. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes in New Ulm (mvfh.org) is handling the arrangements.