Obituaries

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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Dec 17, 2013

Rita Larson, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at her home in the Snip area of  Hagen/Big Bend at the age of 59.  Private family funeral services will be conducted.

Rita Mae (Determan) Larson was born on March 2, 1954 in Marshall, MN to Ivo and Margaret (Vandermeersch) Determan.  She was baptized and confirmed at Holy Redeemer...

Dec 14, 2013

Paul M. Olson, of Montevideo. died peacefully Saturday evening, December 14, at Saint Cloud Hospital in the loving arms of LeNore, his wife of 66 years and surrounded by many other family members at the age of 90.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013, at 1:30 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo, ...

Dec 13, 2013

Lyland Edward-Otto Reich was born May 13, 1916, the son of William and Amanda (Boese) Reich. He was born and raised on the family farm in Marysland Township, Swift County. Lyland was baptized on June 16, 1916 and was confirmed on July 13, 1930, both at St. John's Lutheran Church, Moyer Township. In 1930 he graduated from country school in...

Dec 13, 2013

Wendell Anderson, of Dawson and formerly of Tracy, died Fri., Dec 13, 2013, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson surrounded by his family at the age of 94.

Funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Sat, Dec 21, at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.

Visitation will be Fri from 5-7 PM with closing prayer at...

Dec 9, 2013

Richard Olson, of Montevideo, died on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Clarkfield Care Center at the age of 76.  Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo with Rev. Gwen Bohlke officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday afternoon and evening...

Dec 8, 2013

Lucille Tise, of Montevideo, died on December 8, 2013 in Claremount, CA at the age of 98.

Lucille (Collins) Tise was born April 5, 1915 at Montevideo, MN the daughter of Nick and Nellie Collins.   She was the third of nine children and she graduated from Montevideo High School in 1933.  Lucille started working in the restaurant...

Dec 7, 2013

Loretta Marian Jacobson was born on June 2, 1926, in Benson, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Stella (Ecklund) Schirmer. She grew up in the Benson area and graduated from Benson High School. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On April 5, 1945, Loretta was united in marriage with Bertice LeRoy Jacobson by Pastor Swedberg at the...

Dec 6, 2013

Leona B. Freilinger was born on August 02, 1914, the daughter of Fred and Amanda Mattwa Nash, in Grace Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota. She was baptized at Havelock Church. She moved with her family to Wadena County, then back to Havelock Township in Chippewa County, and then in 1946 she moved to Maynard, where she worked as a clerk in...

Dec 5, 2013

Clontarf, Minnesota - Deann Kay (Chamberlain) Johnson, age 73, of Clontarf, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 5, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 9, 2013 at the St. Malachy Catholic Church in Clontarf, with Father William Sprigler officiating. Interment will be held at the St. Malachy Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Dec 5, 2013

DuWayne Carlyle Halvorson, 59, of Clontarf, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services burial will be held on Monday, December 9, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Shalom Lutheran Church in Starbuck. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson,...

Dec 4, 2013

Arden Harold Pearson was born in Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County on May 17, 1923, to Harold and Alice (Johnson) Pearson. He was baptized and confirmed at Swede Home Lutheran Church, rural Clarkfield, MN. Arden attended rural School District 90 and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1942. On June 22, 1944 he entered the Army at Fort...

Dec 4, 2013

Harlen Christenson, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the University of Minnesota Hospitals in Minneapolis at the age of 86.  Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Christopher Lieske officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday...