Obituaries

Jul 12, 2015

Donna Mae (Fennell) Gode was born May 15, 1943 at the Swift County Benson Hospital in Benson, Minnesota, to Joe and Eleanor (Bouta) Fennell. Donna was baptized, made her First Communion, and was confirmed at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Clontarf, MN. Donna grew up on a farm northeast of Clontarf and attended Clontarf Elementary School and graduated from Benson...

Jul 6, 2015

Service Schedule Visitation 5:00PM - 7:00PM, Thursday, July 9, 2015 Zniewski Funeral Home -Vaala Chapel 50 South Miles Street Appleton, MN 56208 **Prayer Service to begin at 7:00PM** Visitation 9:00AM - 10:00AM, Friday, July 10, 2015 Grace Lutheran Church 309 N Highway 7 Correll, MN, Big Stone 56227 Service of Christian Burial 10:00AM, Friday, July 10, 2015 Grace Lutheran Church...

Jul 6, 2015

Katie W. Pitt died Monday, July 6, 2015 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 79.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Ronald Hobbie officiating.   Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, rural Montevideo.

Visitation...

Jul 5, 2015

Visitation 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 pm, Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Zniewski Funeral Home -Vaala Chapel 50 South Miles Street Appleton, Mn 56208 Visitation 9:00 am - 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton 27 E. Thielke Avenue Appleton, MN 56208 Funeral Service 10:00 am, Thursday, July 9, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton 27 E. Thielke...

Jul 4, 2015

Boyd Ernest Jaeger was born January 30, 1925 to Ernest and Josephine (Hippe) Jaeger in Benson, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Mark's Lutheran Church and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He grew up in Cashel Township and attended Rural Country School and Benson Public School. On January 29, 1950, Boyd was united in marriage to Lucille A. Fuhrman...

Jul 4, 2015

Janice Sheldon, of rural Boyd, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 73.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Baxter in rural Dawson, MN.  Rev. Lori Wold and Rev. Doris Weber will officiate and interment...

Jun 29, 2015

Orrin Raymond "Ray" Retrum was born February 11, 1918 in West Bank Township, Swift County, on a farm northwest of Big Bend, Minnesota. His parents were Nelvin and Magda Retrum. In 1920 he moved with his parents to a farm in section 14 of West Bank Township where he lived until he moved to Benson in 1989. Ray was baptized...

Jun 28, 2015

Velma Ann Marie Amundson, age 86, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the Talahi Care Center in St. Cloud, MN. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 11:00 AM, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Burial will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, July 6, 2015 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM, with...

Jun 28, 2015

Memorial Service 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2015 Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 800-10th St. S Benson, MN 56215 Visitation 12:00 pm - 2:00 p.m., Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 800-10 th St. S Benson, MN 56215 Gale W. Skold, 87 of Benson, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Glenwood Retirement Village. Gale was born March 20, 1928 in...

Jun 27, 2015

Jeanette was born in Elbow Lake, Minnesota on April 30, 1928, the daughter of Jay and Alice (Degendorfer) Henrichs. She grew up in rural Stevens County and graduated from Hoffman High School. She attended Normal Training in Glenwood, and taught in Stevens and Swift Counties. On March 8, 1953, Jeanette was united in marriage to James Bernard Saunders at the...

Jun 27, 2015

Avis Peterson, of Watson, died on Saturday, June 27 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 77.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday July 2, 2105 at 1:00 PM at Watson Lutheran Church in Watson, MN  with Vicar Linda Estling officiating.  Visitation will held on Wednesday July 1, 2015 from 5 to 7...

Jun 23, 2015

William “Bill” Osborne of Montevideo died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at his home in Montevideo at the age of 89.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo with Rev. Gwen Bohlke officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the...

Jun 21, 2015

Nora Olafson died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the age of 93.

She is the mother of Deb (Lee) Ulstad of Madison, MN.

The Oliver - Nathan Funeral Chapel in Valley City, ND in charge of the arrangements.

The funeral service will be held on...

Jun 19, 2015

Janice Nordby of Montevideo died Friday, June 19, 2015 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, MN at the age of 63.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Janice Nordby was born on January 25, 1952...

Jun 19, 2015

Alitrice Neraasen, of Dawson, died June 19, 2015 at Johnson Memorial Hospital  in Dawson, MN at the age of 88. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July15, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson, MN.  Pastor Ryan Jerome will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 14...

Jun 18, 2015

Stanton Thor Nelson was born in Camp Lake Township, Swift County, Minnesota, on April 30, 1933, the son of Ole M. and Alice C. (Jackson) Nelson. He was baptized on October 6, 1933 at Rolling Forks Lutheran Church by Rev Beito and confirmed on June 10, 1947 at Rolling Forks Lutheran Church by the Rev. Rhone. He grew up in...

Jun 17, 2015

Elizabeth (Bette) Styrbicky of Montevideo died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 77.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 1:30 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Tim Ehling officiating.  Visitation will be held Friday June 19, 2015 from 6 -8 PM at Anderson-TeBeest...

Jun 16, 2015

Selma Malecek, formerly of Dawson, died Tuesday June 16, 2015 at Sylvan Court in Canby, MN at the age of 81.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 22, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson with Rev. Janet Kettering officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Jun 13, 2015

Derald Leroy Hanson was born on November 5, 1929, in Sanish, North Dakota, the son of Raphie and Myra Alden Hanson. He was baptized in Sanish, North Dakota and later the family moved to Swift County. He was confirmed at Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church. He attended school in the Benson District. Derald was drafted into the United States Army...

Jun 10, 2015

Dagny Beyer was born November 18, 1922 in Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Peter and Gina (Retrum) Snelling. Dagny was baptized on December 24, 1922 by Rev. H. O. Mosby, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada. She became a United States citizen on November 14, 1928, at the age of 6, when her family moved to the Milan,...