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Clinton “Clint” “Harv” Nelson

NEW ULM—Clinton “Clint” “Harv” Nelson, age 92 of New Ulm, formerly of Hanska, died peacefully with his wife, Darlene by his side on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at his home at Ridgeway on 23rd, following a 12 1/2-year battle with bladder cancer. A funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hanska with Pastor Ben Hilding officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in rural Hanska. Military Honors will be provided by the New Ulm Area Comrades of Valor Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, May 22, ...

Loretta Bertha Hedman

Loretta Bertha Hedman, age 98, formerly of Sanborn, MN, died on May 11, 2026, at the Sleepy Eye Rehab Center. Visitation will be on Friday, May 15, 2026, from 11 AM to 1 PM at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Springfield. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 1 PM. Interment will be at St. Mathias Catholic Cemetery in Wanda immediately after mass. Following the burial, a reception will be held at the American Legion in Wanda. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Online Condolences may be left for the family at ...

Ernest “Ernie” R. Kretsch

July 5, 1934 -May 8, 2026 NEW ULM—Ernest “Ernie” R. Kretsch, age 91, of New Ulm, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Oak Hills Living Center with family at his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, with Father ...

Ione Marie Schaaf

NEW ULM—Ione Marie Schaaf was born in New Ulm on July 19, 1936, to Wallace and Marie Carlson (Nee Plagge). She lived in Lafayette and graduated from New Ulm High School in 1954. Ione married Arlan Miller in August of 1955 in Lafayette. They lived in New Ulm and had 2 children, Tamme and ...

Mary Jayne Haus

SLEEPY EYE—Mary Jayne Haus, age 81, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2026, on Mother’s Day, at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ...

Diane Lois Annen

JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Diane Lois Annen, 76, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away on May 8, 2026, after a long battle with dementia at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born on November 4, 1949, in New Ulm, Minnesota, as the youngest daughter of Daniel and Marcella (Blumhofer) ...