Obituaries

Jul 31, 2015

Irene Sanford of Montevideo died Friday, July 31, 2015 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 90.

Funeral service will be held Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Christopher Lieske will officiate and burial will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be...

Jul 31, 2015

Jerry A. Tilden died Friday, July 31, 2015 at his home in Montevideo at the age of 73.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 1:30 PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Pastor Gwen Bohlke officiating.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 5-7 PM...

Jul 29, 2015

Dorothy L. Stelzig, age 100, of Danvers, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the Knute-Nelson Care Center in Alexandria. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson with visitation held 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Burial will be in the Church of the Visitation Catholic Cemetery in Danvers. Dorothy Loretta Stelzig was...

Jul 24, 2015

Ingolf Noel Urke, age 89, of Benson, died on Friday, July 24, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. He was born December 3, 1925 to Knut and Clara Lien Urke in Langhei Township, Pope County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He worked as a farmhand for various farmers, was a truck driver,...

Jul 23, 2015

Laverna Emma Emily Morken was born January 2, 1920, in Shible Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur and Alvina (Rau) Stock. She was baptized on January 25, 1920, by Rev. Waechter and was confirmed on April 9, 1933, by Rev. Gierke, both at Immanuel Lutheran Church -Shible Township. Laverna was raised on the home farm, near Appleton. She...

Jul 23, 2015

Mary Jane (Policelli) Arner, age 87, of Brodheadsville, PA, passed away on July 23, 2015 in Montevideo, MN. Mary Jane was born April 22, 1928 in Roseto, PA, where she grew up and graduated from Bangor High School. She married Robert Joseph Arner in 1949 at the Roseto Presbyterian Church. Their first years together were spent in Georgia and...

Jul 18, 2015

Gladys C. Anderson, of Montevideo, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.

Memorial Services will be conducted on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Hope Reformed Church in Montevideo with Pastor John Runyan and Pastor Louis Ford officiating.   Interment will be in the Graham United...

Jul 13, 2015

Arden Loen, age 79, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 in Camp Lake Township. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, July 17, 2015, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls with Rev. John Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Swift Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:30 - 7:30 PM on Thursday, July 16, 2015...

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...