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Obituaries

Robert W. Stelter

MANKATO — Robert William Stelter, 96, of Mankato and formerly of Ceylon, died Friday, July 4, 2025. Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 11, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Friday. Interment will be in Lake Belt Cemetery, ...

John Sturm

ARMSTRONG, Iowa — Services are pending for John Sturm, Jr., 84, of Armstrong, Iowa. Sturm passed away on Sunday evening, July 6, 2025, at Valley Vue Care Center in Armstrong, Iowa. Lakeview Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

DeAnne K. Novotny

HECTOR — DeAnne K. Novotny, age 85, of Hector, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Prairie View Assisted Living in Hector. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bird Island, Minn., with interment in the Hector City ...

Duane Miedtke

ROCHESTER — Duane passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the age of 93, with his wife and daughter at his side, in Rochester, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudy and Martha Miedtke of Fairmont, Minn. and brother Darrell and his wife Karen. He is survived by his wife, ...

LaVon K. Rippentrop

FAIRMONT — Funeral Service for LaVon K. Rippentrop, 82, of Fairmont, Minn., will be 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth, Minn.. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, at the church. Rippentrop ...

Robert D. Harder

ODIN — A Funeral Service for Robert D. “Bob” Harder, 92, of Odin, Minn. will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3, at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin, Minn. with burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Odin, Minn., with Military Honors. Harder peacefully entered his eternal home Sunday afternoon, ...