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Louise (Soukup) Forster

Louise (Soukup) Forster died at Divine Providence in Sleepy Eye with family by her side on Saturday March 28, 2026, at the age of 80. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with Christian Mothers Rosary at 3:30pm and a Prayer Service at 3:45pm prior to the visitation. Visitation will continue on Friday from 10:00am until 11:00am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church - North Entrance. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, April 17, 2026, at 11:00am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye and will be livestreamed at ...

Alice Louise Wilfahrt

Alice Louise Wilfahrt, age 92 of New Ulm died on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. A Private Family Christian Prayer Service will take place at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, led by Father Sam Perez. Burial will take place in the New Ulm Catholic ...

Marlene Zimmerman

Marlene Zimmerman, age 92, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at Southview Living Center in Gibbon. Celebration of life will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2026, at the Turner Hall in New Ulm. A private family burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in ...

Ruth Mowan

Mass of Christian Burial for Ruth Ann Mowan, 87 of New Ulm will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at St. Mary’s Church prior to the Mass. She died peacefully Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with her family by her side at her home in New Ulm.

John Lothert

FRANKLIN — Services for John Elton Lothert, 82, of Franklin will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow in the Morton City Cemetery, Morton. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. on the day of the service at the church.The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls and Morgan are in charge of the arrangements. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com. He died peacefully Friday, March 27, 2026, at home with his family at his side.

Margaret Louise Lang

Margaret Louise Lang passed away on April 2, 2026, at 89 years in Bethesda Grand, Willmar, MN. She was born June 2, 1936, in rural Renville County, MN, to Arthur and Ada (Anderson) Kottom. In 1955, she married Arthur W. Lang, moving to New Ulm, MN in 1959. She left the garment factory for ...