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Connie Peterson

A Celebration of the Life of Connie Peterson will be held on Saturday May 16, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Lakeside Ballroom, Breezy Point Resort, Breezy Point, MN. The family is providing a Soup and “build your own” Deli Sandwich buffet, desert, coffee and lemonade. A cash bar is available. At this event we will share the memories, stories, pictures and joy that Connie brought to so many lives. We hope that you are able to join us. Any cards or memorials may be sent to the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home, 202 8th Ave NE, Brainerd, MN 56401. Memorials may be made to the ...

Michael Marquardt

NEW ULM—Michael Marquardt, age 59, of New Ulm passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026 at his home in New Ulm. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 23, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – North Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the Current Cemetery in rural New Ulm. ...

Faye Schuetzle

NEW ULM—Faye Schuetzle, 99, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Oak Hills Living Center. A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Kathleen Ulland Klinkner officiating. A memorial reception will follow at church. Burial will be in New Ulm City Cemetery. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org

James R. ”Jim” Olson

NEW ULM—James R. ”Jim” Olson passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 15, 2026, in Duluth, Minnesota. Jim was born on October 22, 1944, in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Raymond Olson and Eileen M. Olson (Crotan). He was the youngest of three brothers, joining David and Thomas. ...

Linda Marie Strand

SLEEPY EYE—Linda Marie Strand, age 74, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, passed away at Merit Health River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on March 22, 2026. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. ...

Randy “Buffalo” R. Reinhart

NEW ULM—Randy “Buffalo” R. Reinhart, age 79, of rural New Ulm died on Monday, April 13, 2026, at his home with his family by his side. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Brian Scoles will officiate, and burial will ...