Online Obituaries Wednesday, June 23, 2004 2004 obituaries    2003 obituaries 2002 obituaries    2001 obituaries 2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Christopher Guggisberg , 46, of Gibbon died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.    Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 24, at St. Willibrord's Catholic Church in Gibbon with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation is 4 - 8 p.m.., Wednesday and 7:30 - 10 a.m., Thursday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon. There will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.    Christopher is survived by his parents, Alex and Agnes Guggisberg of Gibbon; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pauline and Lynn Flygare of Courtland, Christine and Jack Rossow of Duluth; brothers and sisters-in-law, Patrick and Lynn Guggisberg of Gibbon, Ken Guggisberg of Gibbon, Kevin and Gail Guggisberg of New Ulm, William and Mary Guggisberg of Freeborn, Jon and Cathy Guggisberg of Jacksonville, Florida; 18 nieces and nephews; and six great-nieces and great-nephews.    He was preceded in death by his grandparents; and by two nephews in infancy.    Christopher Donald Guggisberg was born July 9, 1957, in New Ulm, to Alex and Agnes ( Hanslick) Guggisberg. He attended school in Gibbon and was a 1975 graduate of Gibbon High School. After graduation, he farmed on the family farm and also owned and operated Guggisberg Landscaping. He loved his dogs, farming and cooking. He was a member of the St. Willibrord's Catholic Church in Gibbon and the St. Willibrord's Catholic Aid Council.        Delores G. Keute , 88, of New Ulm, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato.    Funeral arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.    Verna Niemann , 97, of 127 S. Franklin St., New Ulm, died Saturday morning, June 19, 2004 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.    Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 25, at the United Church of Christ in New Ulm with Rev. Henry Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.    Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church. Schmucker Funeral Service of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.    Verna Remmele, the daughter of Charles and Bertha (Baugatz) Remmele, was born November 29, 1906, in Stark Township, Brown County. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye and attended District 39 country school near Sleepy Eye. Verna married Charles "Coggie" Niemann on October 31, 1936, in New Ulm. They made their home in New Ulm where she was employed by Dr. Hammermeister, Olson Drug Store and Schmucker Reliable Drug. She also owned and operated Coggie's Bar with her husband until their retirement in 1972. Her husband died April 20, 1987. Verna was a member of the United Church of Christ, a sixty-year member of the Turner Ladies, and a member of the Brown County Historical Society.    Survivors include several nieces and nephews, Margaret Fisch of Mesa, AZ, Sandra Borth and her husband Ron of New Ulm, Douglas Krueger of Owatonna, and Donn Bruess and his wife Audrey of Sleepy Eye. She is also survived by several great-nieces and great-nephews which include two special great- nieces, Michelle Foley and her husband Tom and Holly Ulrich and her husband Brad and two very special great great nieces, Katelyn and Kortney Ulrich. In addition to her husband, Verna was preceded in death by sisters, Elsie Hale, Florence Lendt, Viola Bruess, Mabel Krueger, and Mildred Koosmann; brother, Lenard, in infancy; niece, Inez Sucker and nephew, Charles Hale. Verna also leaves behind many wonderful friends and neighbors.