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MN Valley Funeral Home Obituaries: Search, New Ulm & Gibbon Chapels, Maps and Family Help
Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes & Cremation Services currently serves families through three chapels: the North Broadway location in New Ulm, the South Broadway Chapel in New Ulm, and the Gibbon Chapel. The funeral home describes itself as a community-centered, nonprofit cooperative owned and operated by the community rather than outside investors.
This guide explains how to search Minnesota Valley Funeral Home obituaries, use the name, Veteran, obituary-text and date filters, choose the correct chapel, check church and cemetery destinations, find a livestream, request current funeral prices, obtain a Minnesota death certificate and route Brown or Sibley County probate questions correctly.
Reviewed September 30, 2026. Obituaries, service schedules, prices, record fees and court information can change. Recheck official sources before travel, payment or filing.
MN Valley Funeral Home Obituaries: Four Things to Know First
What Makes Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes Different?
The current official website describes Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes as a nonprofit cooperative that is owned and operated by the community. The funeral home says money is reinvested into facilities, staff and the communities it serves rather than being directed to outside investors.
The cooperative structure is part of how Minnesota Valley describes its local accountability.
Two chapels are in New Ulm and one is in Gibbon, giving families several local arrangement and visitation options.
The same mvfh.org memorial directory covers New Ulm, Gibbon and families from surrounding communities.
Minnesota Valley Funeral Home Locations, Addresses & Phone Numbers
| Chapel | Address | Phone | Verified facility details |
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| North Broadway |
218 North Broadway New Ulm, MN 56073 |
(507) 354-2312 | Two visitation/service areas with published seating of about 125 and 200; stairless entrances; family lounges; large off-street parking; accessible restrooms. |
| New Ulm South Chapel |
600 South Broadway New Ulm, MN 56073 |
(507) 354-8125 | Published seating for about 100; stairless entrances; foyer and family lounge; large off-street parking; accessible restrooms. |
| Gibbon Chapel |
709 1st Avenue Gibbon, MN 55335 |
(507) 834-6547 | Published seating for about 100; no entry stairs; family lounge; large off-street parking; restrooms equipped for elderly and disabled visitors. |
How to Search MN Valley Funeral Home Obituaries
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Open the official Minnesota Valley obituary page
Use mvfh.org rather than relying on a copied obituary from another site.
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Use “Find a loved one”
Enter the person’s full published name first.
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Simplify the name when necessary
Try surname only, maiden name, nickname, initials or another known spelling.
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Open the complete memorial
The full page can contain obituary text, service schedule, directions, guestbook, flowers, memorial trees and livestream information.
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Verify the person
Compare life dates, city, family information and other public details before relying on a matching name.
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Read every Funeral Services entry
Visitation, prayer service, funeral, Mass, burial and interment can each have separate destinations.
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Use Text Directions when available
Current memorials can provide a directions option beside individual service entries.
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Recheck before travel
If the funeral is upcoming, reopen the official memorial shortly before leaving home.
Find a loved one → open the memorial → verify identity → review Funeral Services → save each venue → check guestbook, flowers, trees or livestream only after confirming the correct person.
Useful Search Tools on the Current Obituary Page
The current directory has a Subscribe option for alerts when new obituaries are published.
The page also offers a year of weekly grief-support messages for people who choose to subscribe.
September 2026 Examples: Why You Must Read the Service Schedule
These examples are included to explain service routing. They are not intended as a permanent latest-obituary list.
His memorial scheduled visitation at the South Chapel on September 30, then visitation and a memorial service at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on October 1, followed by burial at New Ulm City Cemetery.
Lesson: funeral home → church → cemetery.
The public visitation was scheduled at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon. The memorial said Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes of Gibbon was assisting the family, while the family service was private.
Lesson: the Gibbon funeral home can handle arrangements even when the public event is at a church.
His memorial listed visitation and the funeral service at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon, with burial in the church cemetery. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon was handling arrangements.
Lesson: no funeral-home stop may be necessary for attendees.
Her memorial scheduled both visitation and a memorial service at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home’s South Chapel in New Ulm.
Lesson: sometimes one chapel is the correct destination for all public events.
Visitation was at the North Chapel, while the Mass was at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and burial at St. George Cemetery.
Lesson: three separate event locations.
Visitation and funeral were at the North Chapel in New Ulm, but interment was scheduled later that day at a cemetery in Lake Mills, Iowa.
Lesson: final disposition can cross state lines.
MN Valley Funeral Home Google Maps: North, South & Gibbon
Before Attending a Minnesota Valley Funeral
For another Upper Midwest guide where the funeral home, church and cemetery can be separate destinations, see the Heritage Funeral Home Obituaries in Sioux Falls guide. The Renner Funeral Home obituary guide uses a similar event-by-event routing approach.
Parking, Stairless Entry & Accessibility
- Large off-street parking area.
- Two large stairless entryways.
- Accessible restrooms.
- Two service/visitation areas.
- Family lounges.
- Large off-street parking area.
- Large stairless entryways.
- Accessible restrooms.
- Published seating for about 100.
- Family lounge.
- Large off-street parking area.
- No entry stairs.
- Accessible restrooms.
- Published seating for about 100.
- Family lounge.
How MN Valley Funeral Home Livestreams Work
Minnesota Valley’s official service overview lists live streaming among its personalization options, and multiple official memorials have linked to a livestream when the family chose one.
Finding Older Minnesota Valley Funeral Home Obituaries
Minnesota Valley’s official domain contains both current memorial pages and older obituary pages. Older pages may use a different layout from the newest memorial system.
Use the name field and date range before moving to third-party obituary websites.
This is helpful when you remember an employer, church, relative, military service or another detail instead of the exact name.
Historical mvfh.org memorials can look different from current “In Loving Memory Of” pages while still being on the official domain.
For another guide dealing with a large long-running obituary archive, see the Powers Funeral Home obituary guide.
If a Death Has Just Occurred
The appropriate first medical or legal step depends on where and how the death occurred. Once the deceased can be released, contact Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes and explain which community is relevant.
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Follow the medical or legal pronouncement process
Hospital, hospice, nursing-home and unexpected home deaths may follow different procedures.
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Look for prearrangements
Check for funeral instructions, cemetery documents, insurance or Veteran paperwork.
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Call the appropriate Minnesota Valley location
North: (507) 354-2312; South: (507) 354-8125; Gibbon: (507) 834-6547.
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Ask what information staff need
Minnesota Valley publishes an online arrangement form with detailed biographical and service-planning fields.
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Request current itemized pricing
Ask for the current General Price List before relying on an old estimate.
What Minnesota Valley’s Arrangement Form Helps Families Prepare
Minnesota Valley publishes an online Arrange a Funeral form. Its fields provide a useful picture of the information staff may discuss with a family.
- Marital status.
- Occupation and career history.
- Address/location of death.
- County of death.
- Military-service information.
- Surviving spouse.
- Daughters and sons.
- Grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
- Surviving siblings.
- Those who preceded the person in death.
- Hobbies and organizations.
- Whether a lunch is planned.
- Food preferences.
- Expected attendance.
- Other service details discussed with staff.
Use the form only when you are working directly with Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes and are comfortable submitting the requested information through its official website.
Burial, Cremation & Memorial Options
Minnesota Valley states that funeral services can be personalized whether the family chooses burial or cremation.
The official cremation page describes viewing, visitation or wake and a funeral service followed by cremation.
A memorial can be held in a Minnesota Valley chapel, a church or another venue chosen by the family.
The funeral home’s published options include returning remains to the family, scattering or interment in a columbarium.
The current service overview lists tribute videos, keepsakes and live streaming among available personalization ideas.
The funeral home states that staff help families understand benefits and plan services appropriate for eligible Veterans.
Review traditional funeral followed by cremation, memorial-service choices and permanent-resting-place options, then ask staff for the current cost of the exact plan you are considering.
MN Valley Funeral Home Prices: Ask for the Current General Price List
| Ask about | Useful question | Why |
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| Basic services | What is the current basic services of funeral director and staff fee? | This is a core funeral-price item. |
| Transfer / removal | What transportation distance is included and when does mileage add a charge? | Families are served across several rural communities. |
| Visitation | What preparation, facility and staffing charges apply? | Viewing and visitation choices can alter cost. |
| Burial | Which funeral-home charges are included, and which cemetery charges are separate? | Cemetery property and opening/closing charges can be separate. |
| Cremation | What are the current prices for direct cremation, memorial service with cremation and funeral followed by cremation? | Minnesota Valley publishes several cremation-service formats. |
| Outside expenses | Which death certificates, clergy, flowers, newspaper or cemetery items are paid to outside providers? | Third-party charges can affect the final statement. |
The FTC explains consumers’ rights to obtain funeral price information by telephone and to receive a written General Price List when discussing arrangements in person.
Minnesota Death Certificates: Brown County, Sibley County or State?
For Minnesota deaths from 1997 to the present, the statewide vital-record system allows certified death certificates to be obtained through Minnesota vital-record offices. The current standard certified death-certificate fee is $13.
Brown County Recorder
14 S State Street, 2nd Floor
New Ulm, MN 56073
Phone: (507) 233-6653
Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Brown County’s death-certificate form lists $13 for the first certified copy and $6 for additional copies ordered at the same time.
Sibley County Recorder
400 Court Avenue, 2nd Floor
Gaylord, MN 55334
Phone: (507) 237-4080
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sibley County currently lists $13 for the first certificate and $6 for each additional same-record certificate.
Minnesota Department of Health
The state currently lists a certified death certificate at $13 and says the product is available through all Minnesota vital-record offices.
MDH also accepts certain certificate requests by mail or fax.
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Identify where and when the death occurred
A funeral in New Ulm or Gibbon does not necessarily mean the death occurred in Brown or Sibley County.
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For 1997-present Minnesota deaths, use the statewide system
A Minnesota county vital-statistics office can generally access the statewide record.
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Show tangible interest
Minnesota limits access to certified death certificates. Applicants must meet an authorized relationship or legal-interest category.
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Prepare identification
County in-person procedures require valid identification; mailed forms generally require notarization where specified.
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Confirm fees immediately before ordering
The current certificate fee is $13; county procedures can include additional-copy, card-processing or shipping charges.
Review available records → choose the certificate → check eligibility → download the appropriate request form → verify fee → follow the current MDH or county submission instructions.
Brown County & Sibley County Probate After a Funeral
Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes may handle arrangements, but it does not appoint a personal representative or determine probate jurisdiction. Probate usually depends on the deceased person’s legal residence and estate circumstances.
Brown County District Court
Brown County Courthouse
14 South State Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
Phone: (507) 441-7020
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The court states that it has original jurisdiction over probate cases filed in Brown County.
Sibley County District Court
Sibley County Courthouse
400 Court Avenue
Gaylord, MN 55334
Phone: (507) 237-4051
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The court has original jurisdiction over probate cases filed in Sibley County.
Social Security & Veteran Family Tasks
Ask the funeral director whether the death is being reported to Social Security. Survivor benefits are a separate process and are not started simply because an obituary is published.
SSA: When Someone DiesMinnesota Valley publishes Veteran-service information and its obituary directory has a Veteran-only search. Eligible families should use VA sources for burial eligibility, military honors, burial flags, headstones or markers and possible burial allowances.
VA Burial & Memorial BenefitsOfficial Minnesota Valley, County, State & Federal Resources
Name, Veteran, obituary-text and date-range search. Minnesota Valley Locations
North Broadway, South Broadway and Gibbon addresses and phones. Arrange a Funeral
Official family-information and arrangement form. Services Overview
Traditional, cremation, personalization and Veteran services. Cremation Services
Traditional funeral + cremation, memorial services and disposition choices. Minnesota Vital Records
Death-certificate ordering and statewide records guidance. Brown County Recorder
New Ulm vital-record office address, phone and hours. Sibley County Death Certificates
Statewide system, tangible-interest rules and county fees. Brown County District Court
Current New Ulm court contact and probate jurisdiction. Sibley County District Court
Current Gaylord court contact and probate jurisdiction. FTC Funeral Rule
Federal funeral-pricing protections. VA Burial & Memorial Benefits
Veteran cemetery and memorial-benefit guidance.
Related independent guides on this site include Heritage Funeral Home Obituaries in Sioux Falls, Powers Funeral Home Obituaries, Renner Funeral Home Obituaries and Davis Funeral Home Obituaries.