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Charles L. Wilking

NICOLLET—Charles L. Wilking, age 84, of Nicollet passed away on Friday, November 7th, 2025.

Phyllis B. Gruenhagen

GIBBON—Phyllis B. Gruenhagen, 89, of Gibbon, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 14, 2025 at St. Willibrord’s Catholic Church in Gibbon, with Father Brian Oestreich celebrating the mass. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery in Moltke Township. Visitation will be 9:30 – 11 a.m. Friday, November 14, at the Church. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home of Gibbon is assisting the family. A full obituary will appear in Saturday’s edition of the Journal.

Joanne Adela Mehlhop “Joni”

June 27, 1945-Nov. 3, 2025 NEW ULM—Joanne Adela Mehlhop “Joni”, 80, of New Ulm passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Ridgeway on 23rd after a seven-year battle with dementia. Joni Mehlhop was born on July 27, 1945, in Minneapolis to Adela Bruesehoff. She lived in ...

Stacy Lynn Thorson

July 8, 1959-Oct. 28, 2025 LINN VALLEY, KS—Stacy Lynn Thorson, age 66, of Linn Valley, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on October 28, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas. Born on July 8, 1959, in New Ulm, Minnesota, Stacy was a cherished daughter of Eugene and Darlene (Hulke) Forbrook. She ...

Joanne “Joni” Adela (Wallow) Mehlhop

Joanne “Joni” Adela Mehlhop, 80, of New Ulm passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Ridgeway on 23rd after a seven-year battle with dementia. Joni Mehlhop was born on July 27, 1945, in Minneapolis to Adela Bruesehoff. She lived in Green Isle with her grandma, Anna ...

James “Jim” Herman Albrecht

Sept. 2, 1936-Nov. 4, 2025 NEW ULM—James “Jim” Herman Albrecht, 89, of New Ulm, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 14, 2025, at the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.  Pastor Timothy Smith will officiate, and burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, November 13th at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-North Chapel in New Ulm.  The visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m. ...