Obituaries

Nov 21, 2017

Mavis Berge, formerly of Milan, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Home Front First in Montevideo at age 86. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan with Rev. Kristine Isder officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held one hour...

Nov 20, 2017

Visitation for Verna will be held on Friday, November 24, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.  Visitation will continue from 12:00 to 1:00 pm on Saturday at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church, followed by the service at 1:00 pm. Verna Carrie Bertina (Johnson) Gomer was a lifelong resident of the Benson area. Born June 21,...

Nov 20, 2017

Emma Schake was born on October 26, 1933 to parents William and Florence (Reynolds) Weller in Fulton, Missouri.  At the age of 3, the family moved to the Clinton, and Graceville MN area.  She attended country school District 10 in Big Stone County, and later attended Ortonville School through the 10 th grade.  Emma was...

Nov 17, 2017

Audrey Angrimson died Friday, November 17, 2017 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 85.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 1:30 PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Donald S. McKee will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will...

Nov 15, 2017

Thomas M. Rice passed away November 15, 2017, in Mayo St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. There will be a celebration of Tom’s life at St. John’s Catholic Church, 350 South Edquist Street, Appleton on November 29, 2017   The visitation at St. John’s will begin at 10:00 am and will be followed by a mass at 11:00 am.   As Tom...

Nov 12, 2017

Cecilia “Cele” Margaret Kent, 98, of Benson, Minn., formerly of Clontarf, died Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Southview Manor. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a Rosary at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, November 16, 2017, at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Clontarf. Visitation will continue from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m.,...

Nov 11, 2017

Pearl Olson, formerly of Dawson, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Rice Care Center in Willmar at the age of 91.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 10:30 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Dawson.  Pastor Herbert Rotunda will officiate and interment will be at Dawson Cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Nov 10, 2017

Earl “Bill” Orr, age 94, died on Friday, November 10, 2017, at Gabriel House in Murdock, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 14, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson.  Visitation will continue from 2 -3 p.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at...

Nov 10, 2017

Linda Eleanor (Rice) Walsh, age 75, formerly of Murdock, Minn., passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at St. Anthony Care Center. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock. Interment will be in Spring Creek Cemetery of rural Murdock....

Nov 10, 2017

Tyler Niemeyer passed away Friday, November 10, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 36.  He passed away as the result of severe brain damage caused by a diabetic hypoglycemic coma.

A Celebration of his life will be held Friday, November 17, 2017 from 2-4:30 PM...

Nov 10, 2017

Odell Schaller, of Maynard, died Friday, November 10, 2017 at his home in rural Maynard at the age of 89.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Maynard Presbyterian Church in Maynard, MN with Rev. Beverly Crute officiating.  Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.

Visitation...

Nov 8, 2017

Nov 8, 2017

Elaine Clair Schultz was born on September 11, 1934, in Danvers, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Peerboom. She was baptized and confirmed at Church of the Visitation Catholic Church in Danvers, Minnesota. She grew up in Danvers and graduated from Holloway High School. She lived in Benson and worked at Jennie O Foods in Willmar, Meadow Lane Care...

Nov 7, 2017

James Harlan Holtan, 87, of Clara City, Minn., formerly of Montevideo, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Clara City Care Center. Visitation will be from 10 – 11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in DeGraff. Interment will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Church Cemetery. James...

Nov 7, 2017

Service Schedule Visitation 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 11, 2017 Louisburg Lutheran Church-Louisburg, MN 101 3rd Avenue Louisburg, MN 56254 Funeral Service 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 11, 2017 Louisburg Lutheran Church-Louisburg, MN 101 3rd Avenue Louisburg, MN 56254

Michael “Mike” Allen Kittelson was born April 4, 1973 in Appleton, Minnesota, the son of Douglas and...

Nov 7, 2017

Charles D. Connelly, age 85, of Benson, Minn. died on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Gabriel House in Murdock, Minn. Visitation will be held Friday, November 10, from 5 - 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will continue from 9 – 10 a.m., followed by the funeral at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 11, at St. Mark’s...

Nov 6, 2017

Lyle Gene Sathre, age 62, passed away on November 6, 2017, at his home in Benson , Minnesota.  A private family burial will be held at a later date.

Nov 4, 2017

Harry Sherman Klyve, 98, Benson, Minn., died Saturday, November 4, at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Visitation will be from 3 - 6 p.m., Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. Visitation will continue from 10 – 11 a.m., followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m., Monday, November 13, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran...

Nov 4, 2017

Betty Henriksen, of Montevideo, died Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield at the age of 78.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 11:30 AM at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services and burial will...

Nov 3, 2017

Robert “Bobby” Eckberg passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 in the St. Cloud Hospital. He attained 62 years, 8 months, and 24 days of age.  He will always be remembered for a soft and kind heart, his love for the Minnesota Vikings, his skill at playing horse shoes, and his good cooking (especially his oatmeal rolls and...