Micheal A. Ries, age 80, of New Ulm, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the New Ulm Medical Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm with Father Joshua Bot officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 pm on Friday, July 15 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-NORTH Chapel in New Ulm, and continue from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

To leave an online condolence for his family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: www.mvfh.org

Michael is survived by his wife, Charlotte; daughter, Tracy Ries; son, Lanny Ries; grandchildren, Tara and Alyssa; great-grandchildren, Briana, Jacob, Hannah and Owen; brothers, Harold, Jerry, Tom and Bob Ries; sister, Mary Gieseke; brothers-in-law, Linus, Mike, Greg, Brad, Howard and Jon Tauer; sisters-in-law, Sharon Piotter, Annette Anderson, Denise Tauer, Karlynne Reiniger and Pam Hoven; many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Anton and Minnie Hacker, Charles and Mary Ries and Gertrude Ries; parents, Jerome and Marcella Ries; Charlotte's parents, Linus and Doris Tauer; nephew and godchild, Shane Tauer; sisters-in-law, Natalie, Therese and Cheryl Tauer and Pat Ries.

Micheal Anton Ries was born on January 23, 1942 in New Ulm to Jerome and Marcella (Hacker) Ries. He attended District 7 Country School and Cathedral High School from 1956-1960.  Mike also took classes at Texarkana Community College in Texas. Mike met Charlotte Tauer at Cathedral High School & they began dating in 1960, later married at St. Mary's Parsonage in New Ulm. The couple were blessed with two children. Mike was a man of many skills & had been retired for 27 years. Throughout his career, he owned a Clark station, farmed, drove semis and trained drivers, and was a dispatcher and terminal manager. Even in retirement, he continued to work on many projects with his brother-in-law Mike.  He was a member of COF, various Co-ops, and St. Mary's Catholic Church. He enjoyed baseball and softball, participating in demolition derbies and working on demo cars with Lanny, hunting in north Texas with Lanny, coaching Tracy's softball, going to casinos & participating in football boards, watching and attending Formula 1 races with Tracy, trips to California and travelling the lower 48 with Charlotte, visiting with relatives and friends at birthday, anniversary, or holiday parties, and in typical Mikey fashion, raising hell. He will be missed by all who had the honor of knowing him. Blessed be his memory.