Gordon B. Kuelbs Obituary
Gordon B. Kuelbs of New Ulm, Minnesota passed away on October 15, 2026. Gordon, born on March 20, 1942, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gordon B. Kuelbs to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Bernard L. Kuelbs and Evelyn Kuelbs (Jordan); and his brother-in-law Donald Hoffmann. He is survived by: his wife Lois M. Sellner of Mary's Catholic Church; his daughters, Jody Kuelbs (Donald Beranek) of New Ulm and Stephanie Strei (Chad) of Sleepy Eye; his grandchildren, Trey Strei (Allison), Owen Strei, Hallie Gutknecht (Corey), Justin Beranek (Holly), Jacob Beranek (Faith) and Jill Beranek (Jackson Ahlness); and his sisters, Marie Hoffmann of Gibbon and Deb Reinhart (Harold Jr.) of New Ulm. He is also survived by nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, October 20th 2026 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (201 N State St, New Ulm, MN 56073). A funeral service was held on Tuesday, October 20th 2026 at 11:00 AM at the same location. A burial was held on Tuesday, October 20th 2026 at the New Ulm City Cemetery (1614 N Broadway St, New Ulm, MN 56073).
For his service, he received the National Defense Service Medal, Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, Vietnam Service Medal, a Bronze Star, and was recently honored with a Quilt of Valor from the Quilts of Valor Foundation.
