Obituaries
Robert Christiansen
Sep 17, 2025
Robert Christiansen of Mission Texas died on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Maynard Lutheran Church in Maynard. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the services at the church.
Robert Dale Christiansen was born March 6, 1935...
Michael Scheffler
Sep 16, 2025
Michael "Mike" Scheffler died Tuesday, September 16, 2025 in Benson, MN at the age of 75.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson with Fr. Brian Mandel as the Celebrant.
Visitation will be held at the church for one hour before the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are...
Jerry Anderson
Sep 14, 2025
Jerry Anderson died at his home near Benson Sunday, September 14, 2025 at the age of 68.
Memorial services will be held Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls. Rev. Steve Carmany will officiate and interment will be at Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025...
Elton Falness
Sep 14, 2025
Elton Falness died Sunday, September 14, 2025 at his home in Dawson at the age of 92.
Memorial service will be held on Friday, September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Dawson. Rev. Herb Rotunda will officiate and interment will be in the Dawson Cemetery.
Visitation will be held for one hour before the service at the church.
Elton...
Norval Adolph Hegland
Sep 10, 2025
Norval Adolph Hegland, 98, passed away on September 10, 2025, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, Minnesota. His funeral service will be at Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with CentraCare Hospice Chaplain Gina Hatzinger officiating.
Norval Hegland was born at home on December 2, 1926, the last of 11 children to parents John...
Justin "Henry" Hendrickson
Sep 8, 2025
Justin “Henry” Wade Hendrickson, 48, of Montevideo, Minnesota passed away Monday, September 8, 2025.
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Pastor Jeff Fitzkappes officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 3:00–5:00 p.m. at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m....
Beatrice Pauline Ostby Steinke
Sep 6, 2025
Beatrice Pauline (Ostby) Steinke, 103, of Appleton, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton, Minnesota, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be held at the West...
Curtis Nordaune
Aug 27, 2025
Curtis Nordaune, of Montevideo, passed away on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on October 17, 2025 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Baxter in rural Montevideo. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church on the...
Dawn Tyler
Aug 24, 2025
Dawn Tyler, of Dawson, died Sunday, August 24, 2025 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls at the age of 69.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson. Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be at Florida Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Canby.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday,...
Loretta Bertha Ann Thielke
Aug 23, 2025
Loretta Bertha Ann Thielke, 87, of Appleton died on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, South Dakota. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 pm. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery...
Anne Ellefson
Aug 22, 2025
Anne Ellefson died Friday, August 22, 2025 at Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 87.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson. Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held for one hour before the service at the...
Margaret Bjornjeld
Aug 20, 2025
Margaret Bjornjeld, of Montevideo died on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 87.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, August 29, 2025 at Big Bend Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest...
Conrad Olaf Urke
Aug 19, 2025
Conrad “Con” Olaf Urke, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Grand Arbor in Alexandria, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral...
Julie (Hoffman) Thompson
Aug 19, 2025
Julie (Hoffman) Thompson, of Kasson, MN died Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at her home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 62.
A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, MN. Burial will be at Benson City Cemetery to follow the service.
Julie Lynn (Hoffman) Thompson was born July...
Lori Huston-Vadnais
Aug 18, 2025
Lori Huston-Vadnais passed away Monday, August 18, 2025, at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, surrounded by her family. At Lori’s request, no funeral arrangements are planned.
Lori served the community as a CPA for over 45 years. The sense of pride from personal and professional accomplishments paled in comparison to what Lori received from her four grandchildren.
I like to...
Jane Ellefson
Aug 15, 2025
Jane Ellefson of Dawson died on Friday, August 15, 2025 at her home at the age of 83.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Rev. Kendall Stelter officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 5-7PM on Friday, August 22, 2025 at...
Zoe Ann Longworth
Aug 10, 2025
Zoe Ann Longworth of Edina, MN died on August 10, 2025 at her home at the age of 71.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Burial will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be one hour prior the services at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.
Zoe Ann Longworth was...
Zoe Ann Longworth
Aug 10, 2025
Zoe Ann Longworth of Edina, MN died on August 10, 2025 at her home at the age of 71.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Burial will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be one hour prior the services at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.
Zoe Ann Longworth was...
Russell Sunderland
Aug 9, 2025
Russell R. Sunderland, 66, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Saturday evening, August 9, 2025 at Sanford, Fargo, ND.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, August, 22, 2025 at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo
Russell Roy Sunderland was born February 6, 1959, in Montevideo, MN, the son of Dale and Katherine (Schmaedeka) Sunderland. He attended the Mills one-room school...
Ardyce Berg
Aug 6, 2025
Ardyce Berg, of Dawson, died Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at the Madison Lutheran Home at the age of 93.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 13, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Baxter, with Pastor Marie Eckberg officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-7 PM on Tuesday, August 12 at Hanson &...
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