Obituaries

Aug 4, 2016

Gordon Earl Bright passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.

Funeral services will be held Monday, August 8, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Donald S. McKee will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Aug 4, 2016

Victor Weckwerth, formerly of Montevideo, died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls at the age of 89.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo with Rev. Ronald Hobbie officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation...

Aug 3, 2016

John Odegard, of Montevideo, died at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the age of 83.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with Rev. Gwen Bohlke officiating.

Visitation will be held for one hour before the...

Jul 29, 2016

Helen Mildred Sorenson, age 97, of Appleton, died Friday, July 29, 2016, at the Appleton Area Health Services Care Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, with visitation for one hour prior, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Helen Mildred (Schoning) Sorenson was born June 13, 1919, in Clay County, Spencer, Iowa, to...

Jul 28, 2016

Loren Ross Larson, age 55, was born on October 5, 1960, in Glenwood, Minnesota, the son of Donald and Laura Larson. He was baptized and confirmed at Scandi Lutheran Church in rural Glenwood and grew up northeast of Swift Falls in the Scandi Lake area. He graduated from Brooten High School in 1979 and from the University of Phoenix in...

Jul 26, 2016

Esther Helen Iverson, formerly of Dawson, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Madison Lutheran Home in Madison at the age of 82.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the chapel at Madison Lutheran Home in Madison, MN.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Interment will...

Jul 25, 2016

Service Schedule Visitation 9:30AM - 11:00AM, Saturday, July 30, 2016 Zion Lutheran Church-Appleton, MN 23 East Rooney Appleton, MN 56208 Memorial Service 11:00AM, Saturday, July 30, 2016 Zion Lutheran Church-Appleton, MN 23 East Rooney Appleton, MN 56208

Christian Henry Nissen was born June 14, 1935 near Lake Wilson, Murray County, Minnesota, the son of Carl H. W....

Jul 24, 2016

Diane Berven, of Milan, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the age of 77.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Big Bend Lutheran Church. Rev. Doris Weber will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.

A visitation will be held...

Jul 22, 2016

James Joe (J.J.) Schwab was born July 26, 1933, in Jamestown, ND, to Joseph and Christine (Ebele) Schwab. He grew up and attended school in Jamestown, ND. In 1951 he entered the US Navy. He served in the Korean War as a Medic attached to the Marine Corps in 1952 and 1953. For his service he was awarded the National...

Jul 19, 2016

Myrtle Mary Knutson, age 103, of Benson, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Golden Living Center – Meadow Lane. Visitation will be held 4 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Visitation will continue on Friday, July 29, 2016, from 12 – 1 p.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at...

Jul 18, 2016

DeWane L. Wall, age 85, of Benson, died Monday, July 18, 2016, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Visitation will be held 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will continue from 10 – 11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Our...

Jul 18, 2016

Dorothy Evelyn Lye, age 91, was born September 22, 1924 to Henry and Marie (Hatlelid) Erickson in Swenoda Township, Swift County, Minnesota. She was baptized at Swenoda Lutheran Church and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Benson. Dorothy attended country school at District 49 and graduated from Benson High School in 1942. Following graduation,...

Jul 17, 2016

Gladys Verone Paulson, age 95, was born on September 30, 1920, in Hayes Township, rural Kerkhoven, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Alice (Lindgren) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith.  She grew up on the farm in Hayes Township in the Kerkhoven area and attend country school and graduated from Kerkhoven High School....

Jul 13, 2016

Bonnie Mae (Gereaux) Guest, age 81, of Benson, Minnesota, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at the Gabriel House in Murdock, MN. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ. Visitation will continue from 9-10 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 10 a.m., on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Pilgrim...

Jul 13, 2016

Robert Grant Sr., of Milan, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at the Appleton Nursing Home at the age of 83.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan.  Rev. Kristine Isder will officiate and interment will be at Kviteseid Lutheran- Milan Methodist Cemetery in rural Milan. ...

Jul 11, 2016

Jody Lynn Anderson, age 47, of Appleton, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. Visitation will be held 5 – 8 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Zniewski Funeral Home Vaala Chapel in Appleton. Visitation will continue on Saturday, July 16, 2016, from 12 – 1 p.m., followed by the funeral at 1 p.m.,...

Jul 10, 2016

Harris Jerome Gjerdingen, age 95, of Willmar, formerly of Rolling Forks Township, died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2016, with visitation for one hour prior, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls. Harris Jerome Gjerdingen was born on May 1, 1921 in Benson,...

Jul 7, 2016

Dorothy Estlie, of Dawson, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson at the age of 85.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church.  Pastors Kendall Stelter and Brooke Apple will officiate. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling Cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Jul 6, 2016

Harlan Jordahl, of Dawson, MN, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016,at Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Pastors Kendall Stelter and  Brooke Apple will officiate and interment will be in the Grace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation...

Jul 3, 2016

Patricia “Pat” Anne Thelen, age 79, of Park Rapids, MN, formerly Benson, MN, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Patricia Ann McGarry was born on August 10, 1936 to George and Eva (Woodward) McGarry in Minneapolis, MN. Pat grew up and...