Obituaries

Jan 13, 2014

Doris Lorraine Molden was born in Swift County on July 10, 1927 to William and Inga (Randen) Christenson. She was baptized August 10, 1927, and confirmed November 2, 1941, at Drywood United Lutheran Church and grew up in Swift County. She attended school through the eighth grade in Hegbert Township. On September 17, 1944, she was united in marriage to...

Jan 12, 2014

Douglas Lee Kittelson was born October 8, 1952, at Appleton to parents Howard and Edith (Townsend) Kittelson. He was baptized and confirmed at Louisburg Lutheran Church. Douglas graduated from Appleton High School and Willmar Technical College. He was united in marriage to Marsha Stock and to this union four children were born. He farmed and owned his own taxidermist business....

Jan 11, 2014

John Edward Rear was born April 6, 1945, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the son of Edward and Agnes (Jorgenson) Rear. He was baptized and confirmed at the Mandt Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo. He grew up in Swenoda Township and graduated from Benson High School in 1963. On April 12, 1970, John was united in marriage to Carolyn M. Ladwig at...

Jan 11, 2014

Theola Hofseth, of Dawson, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 85.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 1:30 PM at Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church.  Rev. Bruce Bringle will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Jan 10, 2014

Audrey Froiland, of Dawson, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 97.

Visitation will be held on Friday, January 17 at the Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson from 5-7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM.

Private services and interment will be held...

Jan 10, 2014

Greg Arends, of Montevideo, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 56.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 1:30 PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating.  Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.

Visitation...

Jan 8, 2014

Ruby Cornelius, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Rosewood in Montevideo at the age of 93. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at Bergen Lutheran Church with Rev. David Wall officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church....

Jan 5, 2014

Margaret Kathryn Smith, nee Monson, age 86 joined the Lord and her husband on January 5, 2014. Margaret was born December 17, 1927 on a farm by Lake Hazel, Benson, Minnesota. She was one of nine children. From the ages of 3 to 17 she lived in seven different places, most within Minnesota. Margaret earned her GED in 1974. While...

Dec 31, 2013

Kevin Ray Fossell was born on November 20, 1959 in Montevideo, MN to Glenn and Temple (Arneson) Fossell. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  He was a very sick child, surviving meningitis and numerous other childhood diseases. As he was growing up, he was active in the Scouting Program.  As a Cub Scout, he...

Dec 30, 2013

Rodney Lee Fossen was born April 29, 1946, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the son of Ludvig Donald and Alice Agnes Louise (Pansch) Fossen. He was baptized at the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church in Louisberg and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa. He grew up in the Madison and Odessa area and graduated from Odessa High School in 1964. On...

Dec 30, 2013

Dr. Paul D. Lundgren,  of Montevideo,  died peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2013 at the St. Cloud Veteran’s Medical Center at the age of 88. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at the Church of St. Joseph in Montevideo, with interment in the St. Joseph Cemetery.  Visitation will be one...

Dec 29, 2013

Debra Lorraine Webber, age 50, of Hancock, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, December 29th, 2013 at Swift County Benson Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Brian Webber. Debra was born in Canby, MN, on April 13, 1963. She grew up in Clarkfield, MN, till the age of 13 and then spent the rest...

Dec 27, 2013

Peter Raymond Ollendick was born on May 2, 1948, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Esther Schwebach Ollendick. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith and grew up in Tara Township, Swift County. He attended country school and then graduated from Benson High School. Peter served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

Dec 27, 2013

Marian Josephine Sondag was born May 14, 1929, to William and Veronica (Grathwohl) Rein at their home in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. She attended Catholic School in Searles and Madelia, Minnesota and finished eighth grade in District 65 and District 20 in Nicollet County. Marian was confirmed at the Church of the Visitation, Swan Lake, in rural Nicollet. She was...

Dec 24, 2013

Stephen Flickinger, of Montevideo, died on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 74.

Memorial services will be held Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.

Stephen Michael Flickinger was born on October 14, 1939 to Walter and Marcia (Steffen)...

Dec 24, 2013

Donald Boe, of Dawson, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at the Lakeview Ranch in Dassel, MN at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Pastor John Guthridge will officiate and interment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will...

Dec 22, 2013

Benson, Minnesota - Leila Leone Ellingson, age 89, of Benson, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the Golden Living Center - Meadow Lane. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Gary Brandenburg officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2013,...

Dec 21, 2013

Constance Carol Hinneberg was born December 28, 1943, at Appleton to Albert and Gertrude (Galow) Uphoff. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Correll. Connie graduated from Odessa High School. Connie's first, longest, and favorite job was taking care of her family. After the kids were all in school, she had her first paying job candling eggs....

Dec 21, 2013

Ellsworth Jerome Stensrud was born May 31, 1931, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the son of Julian and Esther (Ostlie) Stensrud. He was baptized in Watson, Minnesota, and confirmed in Rolling Forks Lutheran Church in Pope County. He grew up in Pope County and graduated from Glenwood High School in 1949. After graduation, Ellsworth attended Normal School in Glenwood and taught two...

Dec 18, 2013

Agnes Erickson, of Dawson, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 84.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Pastor Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery.

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