MINNETONKA–Jean R. Kokesch, 85 of Minnetonka, formerly of New Ulm, died on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at New Perspectives Senior Living in Minnetonka, where she resided for the past nine years. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Jeffrey Bovee officiating the service. Burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm. Visitation will be held from 12:30-2 p.m. at church prior to the service on Monday. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Journal. To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to www.mvfh.org