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Wallace “Wally” Reiner

Sept. 27, 1932-Feb. 13, 2026 BASHAW TOWNSHIP—Wallace (Wally) Joseph Reiner, age 93 of Bashaw Township, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Springfield from ...

Orpha R. Lendt

SLEEPY EYE—Orpha R. Lendt, 85, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, with Reverend Tim Berg officiating. Burial will follow at Home Cemetery, Soldier’s Rest Section, in Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026 and from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026, both at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...

Martin “Marty” John Lang

Aug. 13, 1980-Feb. 6, 2026 LAKEVILLE—Martin "Marty" John Lang, age 45, of Lakeville MN formally of Springfield, passed away peacefully Friday, February 6, 2026, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a courageous and determined battle with lymphoma, surrounded by family. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Marty’s life will be Friday, February 13, 2026, at 11:30am at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield with visitation beginning one hour prior. Evening visitation will be from 4-7 pm at Sturm Funeral home in Springfield on Thursday, February 12, 2026, with a prayer ...

Kay Theis

MADISON—The Zahrbock Funeral Home of Madison, MN announces the death of 88-year-old Kay (Bergerson) Theis of New Ulm, MN formerly of Madison who passed away on February 7, 2026 at a New Ulm Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. February 17, 2026, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Madison, MN.  Rev. Thomas Puffe will officiate at the service. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 16 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. It will continue for an hour before the service on Tuesday. Burial will be in Hayden Cemetery. Kay is survived by her children: Bret ...

Alois “Al” Mathias Regner

Oct. 21, 1940-Jan. 15, 2026 WINTHROP—Alois “Al” Mathias Regner, 85 of Winthrop died peacefully on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm with Father Tanner Thooft will officiating.  The New Ulm Area Comrades of Valor Honor Guard will provide full military honors at the funeral home after the service. Burial will take place in the Winthrop Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 9-11 ...

Leonard John (Lenny) Donahue

Sept. 12, 1940-Feb. 3, 2025 NEW ULM—Leonard John (Lenny) Donahue, age 85, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Carriage House Senior Living in Le Center, MN. A private family service will be held at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-North Chapel in New Ulm. ...