AARON GRONAU

Aaron Gronau

Aaron Gronau, 33, of New Ulm, MN died Saturday, December 16, 2023 as a result of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2023, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Rob Guenther officiating. Visitation will be 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home North Chapel in New Ulm and will continue for one hour prior to the time of service at church on Friday. The New Ulm Area Comrades of Valor Honor Guard will provide Military Honors.

Aaron cherished the word of the Lord and lived his life accordingly. Aaron graduated from Cedar Mountain high school class of 2009. He then went on to join the army reserves and did a tour in Iraq and Afghanistan for one year. He returned and went to college starting at MSU and finishing at SCC. His areas of study were electrical and mechanical engineering. He worked as a mechanic at Wis-Pak in Mankato and then for the last eight years was at 3M in New Ulm as a mechanic.

Aaron met Kortney in 2019 while working at 3M and it was love from that moment on. Aaron was a one of a kind individual. He loved with his whole heart. His time was spent doing the things he loved most: Bible study, PC gaming, they loved playing Northguard for hours, they loved to swim and go kayaking. Aaron loved his two fur children (German shepherds) Sheldon and Leonard. He worked so hard to put Kortney through nursing school to become an RN. They loved watching horror movies and just spending time with each other, Aaron and Kortney were each other’s best friends.

Aaron is survived by his loving wife and best friend Kortney (Schroeder) Gronau; his father, Clint Gronau; his mom, Jean (Kaufenberg) Wood and stepfather, Chris Wood; sister and brother-in-law, Melissa and Pete Kidrowski and nieces and nephew Alaina, Bella and Sam; and many aunts and uncles on both sides.

He was preceded in death by two sisters in infancy; and his grandfather, Roland Gronau.

Blessed be his Memory.

Arrangements are with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm. To leave an online condolence for his family or to sign the guestbook go to www.mvfh.org