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Eileen Solyntjes

Nov. 14, 1927-Sept. 29, 2025 SPRINGFIELD—Eileen Solyntjes, 97, of Springfield, MN died on September 29, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Home. Visitation will be on Monday, Monday, 6th of October, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 AM at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. Funeral Service will be held at St. Raphael's Catholic Church on Monday at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to St. Raphael's Catholic Church or St. John Lutheran Home. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. She is survived by her ...

Stanley S. Youngblom

LAFAYETTE—Stanley S. Youngblom, age 90, of Lafayette, died Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm, Minnesota. Funeral Service will be Sunday, October 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Lafayette with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Winthrop and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Sunday. Arrangements are with the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Winthrop. Online Guest Book is available at www.hantge.com

Delores Bleick

FAIRFAX—Delores Bleick, age 81, of Fairfax, joined her Lord and Savior on September 27, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. Memorial Service will be Friday, October 3, 2025, 11:00 A.M. at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairfax with Pastor Jesse DeDeyne officiating. Interment ...

Willard F. Bastian

NEW ULM—Willard F. Bastian, age 93, of New Ulm and formerly of St. George, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the New Ulm Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at St. George ...

Glenn “Blondie” Blomeke

MORGAN—Glenn “Blondie” Blomeke, age 95, of Morgan, MN passed away on Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Gil Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan, MN. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Church in Morgan, MN with full military honors.  Burial at St. Michael’s Catholic Church Cemetery, then lunch to follow.  Visitation will be held at 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. at the church. The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Morgan and Redwood Falls are in charge of the arrangements. E-mail condolences may be sent via ...

Diane Marie Portner

Aug. 29, 1955-Sept. 26, 2025 NEW ULM—Diane Marie Portner, 70 years old, passed away at her home in New Ulm on Friday, September 26, 2025 surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from 10am-12 p.m. on October 25, 2025 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home- NORTH Chapel, followed with a ...