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Jeanne Marie Vickery

April 9, 1953-Dec. 20, 2025 SLEEPY EYE—Jeanne Marie Vickery, age 72, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. The family plans to have a celebration of life at a later date. Online condolences may be sent ...

Michael “Mike” Fruhwirth

WINTHROP—Michael “Mike” Fruhwirth, age 104, of Winthrop passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Bayside Manor in Gaylord. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2026 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Timothy Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – South Chapel. Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church. To leave an online condolence for the ...

Vera Rettmann

Vera Rettmann, age 75 of Hutchinson, died Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. A funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Peace Lutheran Church in Winthrop with Pastor Bob Miner officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul’s ...

Cynthia “Cindy” Kay Frederickson

Cynthia “Cindy” Kay Frederickson, age 66, passed away on January 25, 2026, at Franklin Nursing Home with her family by her side. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – South Chapel in New Ulm. Pastor Amy Karlson will officiate. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes – South Chapel in New Ulm. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Harold E. Krueger

Aug. 6, 1943-Jan. 2, 2026 SLEEPY EYE—Harold E. Krueger, 82 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on January 2, 2026, at Sleepy Eye Rehabilitation Center. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Interment will be held at Home Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. A lifelong resident of Harold is survived by his brother, Fred Jr. Krueger of Ellensburg, WA.

Wayne Michael Kastner

SANBORN—Wayne Michael Kastner, 87, formerly of Sanborn, died January 20, 2026, at Saint John Lutheran Home in Springfield. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 25, 2026, from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield and from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., on Monday at Saint ...