Obituaries

James Fred Wehrkamp

Oct 14, 2016

James Wehrkamp, of Montevideo, died on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Luther Haven Nursing Home the age of 88.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 1:30 PM  at Jevnaker Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. McKee officiating.  Interment will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.  Visitation will be held...

Betty L Lageson

Oct 9, 2016

Elizabeth “Betty” L. Lageson was born on June 1, 1930 in Hancock, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold and Florence (Goulet) Bush. She grew up and attended school in Hancock. She was united in marriage to Robert Smith until his death in 1949, and later she was married to Vernon Lageson. She lived in Danvers, Minnesota and worked for Fingerhut in...

Sylvester Moist

Oct 7, 2016

Sylvester “Ollie” Moist, age 87, of Willmar, formerly of Benson, died Friday in the St Cloud Veterans Hospital Community Living Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson with Father Jeremy Kucera officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church, with...

Helen Melba Wilkening

Oct 4, 2016

Helen Melba (Hastad) Wilkening was born July 1, 1922 in Hantho Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Jonetta (Moen) Hastad.  She was baptized on July 27, 1922 at Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church, where she was also later confirmed.  Helen was the 10th  of 11 children.  At the age of three, her mother...

Agnes Karoline Sylte

Oct 4, 2016

Agnes Karoline Sylte, age 91, of Nashville, TN died Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Southern Hills Medical Center. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, MN.Agnes Karoline Hansen Sylte, the eldest of four children, was born in Brooklyn, NY to Wilhelmina Sandine...

Franklin Bergeson

Sep 30, 2016

Franklin Bergeson died Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 83.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Lac qui Parl Lutheran Church.  Rev. Bruce Bringle will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held...

Norma Haugerud

Sep 28, 2016

Norma Haugerud, of Montevideo, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 82.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10:00AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Marie Eckberg will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held...

Lorraine Knight

Sep 25, 2016

Lorraine Knight, of Montevideo, died Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 80.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.  Visitation with family will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

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Dwight Brellenthin

Sep 25, 2016

Dwight Brellenthin, of Montevideo, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 25, 2016,  at the age of 70.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Mari Thorkelson officiating.  Visitation will be at the church from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM the day...

Wallace "Wally" Heggestad

Sep 24, 2016

Wallace “Wally” Heggestad, of Montevideo, died Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital at the age of 90.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Watson Lutheran Church in  Watson with Vicar Linda Estling officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September...

Palmer R. Pederson

Sep 23, 2016

Palmer R. Pederson, age 93, of Benson, Minnesota, died Friday, September 23, 2016 in the Swift County Benson Hospital. Visitation will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the funeral at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 16, 2017 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls. Interment will be in the Swift Falls Cemetery. Palmer R. Pederson was born...

Stanford Storlien

Sep 23, 2016

Stanford Storlien, of Dawson, died Friday, September 23, 2016 at his home in Dawson, MN at the age of 77.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Ruby M Higdon

Sep 22, 2016

Ruby M. Higdon was born on December 2, 1922 in Woods Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Rose Josephine (Friedlein) Valentine. She grew up on a farm south of Murdock, Minnesota. She was baptized at Kerkhoven Lutheran Church by Rev. E. R. Weeks on May 22, 1927. On June 29, 1941, Ruby was united...

Jozy Lyn Saterbak

Sep 22, 2016

Service Schedule Visitation 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 800-10th St. S Benson, MN 56215 Visitation 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 800-10th St. S Benson, MN 56215 Funeral Service 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 800-10th St. S Benson, MN 56215...

Gailen Oman

Sep 19, 2016

Gailen Oman, of Dawson, died September 19, 2016 at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, MN at the age of 81. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Rev. Kendall Stelter officiating.  Burial will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be held...

Phyllis Mae Stone

Sep 18, 2016

Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will continue from 10 – 11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Monday, September 26, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will follow in the Benson City Cemetery. Phyllis Mae (Smith) Stone was born November 17, 1924 in...

Elaine Genevieve Schwendemann

Sep 16, 2016

Elaine Genevieve Schwendemann was born November 21, 1928 at her Grandparents homestead near Glenwood Minnesota to Melvin and Leona (Foner) Cummins. She grew up in the Glenwood area graduating from Villard High School in 1947. She worked as a sales clerk in Benson at Ben Franklin and then Clark’s Drug until she was 80 years. She met...

Glynice (Anderson) Saue

Sep 16, 2016

Glynice Saue, of Montevideo, died on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 1:30 PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating  Visitation will be held on Monday, September 19, 2016 from...

Dorothy Pearl Hanson

Sep 15, 2016

Dorothy Pearl Hanson was born on March 11, 1921 in Hegbert Township, Swift County, Minnesota, to Thea Tofte.  She was baptized and confirmed at Drywood Lutheran Church, rural Appleton.  Dorothy attended country school at District 30, then attended Appleton High School, graduating in 1939.  After graduation she worked in Morris as a waitress in a restaurant.  On...

Melba C Feldhake

Sep 12, 2016

Melba Feldhake, of Montevideo, died on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 93.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Visitation with the family will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church one hour...