Obituaries

Dec 3, 2013

Murdock, Minnesota - Margaret Anne Walsh, age 95, of Murdock, passed peacefully at the Bethesda Heritage Center on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, with the Rev. William Sprigler officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December...

Dec 3, 2013

Wallace Buhr, of Dawson, died on Tuesday morning, December 3, 2013, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 83.

Memorial service will be held on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 1:00 PM, at the Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson with Rev. Erik Carlson officiating. Interment will be at Grace...

Dec 1, 2013

Beverly Ann Goldsmith was born in Grant County, South Dakota on June 23, 1938. She was the eldest of two children. Bev and her sister, Mona Maude, were born to parents Owen and Mona Mae (Hills) Goldsmith. She enjoyed looking through magazines, especially "People Magazine", listening to country music, and she liked to watch "Oprah", "Ellen", and "Dr. Phil". Bev...

Dec 1, 2013

Benson, Minnesota - Vera Mae (Chevalier) Krattenmaker, age 85, of Benson, formerly of DeGraff, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Golden Living Center - Meadow Lane in Benson, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., at the St. Bridget's Catholic Church in DeGraff, with Father Steven Verhelst officiating. Visitation will...

Nov 30, 2013

Roger Lenoyd Gronholz was born October 14, 1929, to parents Paul E. and Martha (Radtke) Gronholz at their farm home in Shible Township, Swift County. He was baptized November 1, 1929, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton and was confirmed on April 18, 1943, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shible Township. Roger attended rural school at District 56 for grades 1-8...

Nov 30, 2013

Colleen Frey, of Appleton, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, at her home near Milan, MN at the age of 58. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Colleen Frances Frey was born February 7, 1955 at New Ulm, MN the daughter of Earl and Verna (Miller) Frey.  She moved with her family to Anoka as a young...

Nov 29, 2013

Urban Just, of Dawson, died on Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 92. Funeral service will be held Monday, December 2, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St. Johns Lutheran Church of rural Boyd with Pastor Allen Lonnquist officiating.  Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will...

Nov 22, 2013

Darlene Kranzler, of Montevideo, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 82.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Chris Lieske officiating.  Interment in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.

Visitation will...

Nov 21, 2013

Harriet Molden, of Montevideo, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 91. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM  at Watson Lutheran Church with Rev. Larry Olson officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5-7:00 PM...

Nov 19, 2013

Lillian Ladwig, of Montevideo, died on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 95.  Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be for 1...

Nov 18, 2013

Randolph Windingstad, died suddenly Monday afternoon, November 18, 2013, at the Douglas County Hosptial in Alexandria after successful hip surgery at the age of 91. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at the Providence Valley Lutheran Church in rural Dawson.  Pastor Cheryl Matthews will officiate and interment will be in the church...

Nov 16, 2013

Charles Edward Ascheman was born on June 18, 1960 in Benson, Minnesota, to Lyle and Beatrice (Hoberg) Ascheman. Chuck attended school in Clontarf and later in Benson. He worked at TCI, Case, Jennie-O foods, and for numerous farmers. Chuck started his trucking business, Malachy Flats, and drove truck in North Dakota building roads on the oil fields. Chuck also helped...

Nov 16, 2013

Verdi Christenson, of Montevideo, died on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 73. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 1:00 P.M.  Rev. Gwen Bohlke will officiate and interment will be in the Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday afternoon and evening with the family...

Nov 12, 2013

Mildred Edith Zinda was born on the farm southeast of Holloway in Edison Township, Swift County, on February 21, 1917, to parents Fred and Clara (Forschler) Hallaway. She was baptized in May of 1938 at Appleton. She went to country school at District 69 until the age of ten when her mother died and she went to live with her...

Nov 12, 2013

Paul "Wally" Robert Worsech was born October 6, 1958 at Montevideo, MN the son of Marvin and Ramona (Siegel) Worsech.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Paul graduated from Montevideo High School in 1977 and attended chef training at the Willmar Vo-Tech.  He moved to Danube in the early 1980's.  Paul worked as a Chef...

Nov 8, 2013

David Tengwall, of Maynard, died on Friday, November 8, 2013 at Bethesda Pleasantview in Willmar at the age of 83.  Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. at Maynard Lutheran Church in Maynard with Rev. Kathy Skoglund officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday with the family present...

Nov 4, 2013

David Folkestad, of Montevideo, died on Monday, November 4, 2013 at his home at the age of 64.  Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Tim Ehling officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be Thursday from 5 - 7 P.M. at...

Nov 3, 2013

Marian Lucille Beveridge was born on April 24, 1918, in Appleton to parents Clifford and Nellie (Gavin) Williamson. Marian grew up and Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1937. On July 13, 1958, she was married to Warren "Hensey" Beveridge at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo. Marian was very artistic and kept busy painting, quilting, crocheting, knitting...

Oct 31, 2013

Robert Williams McKewin was born April 20, 1924, in St. Paul to George and Edda (Williams) McKewin. He graduated from Breck High School. Later he received his Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota where he also received his Master's Degree in Educational Psychology. He also received an honorary doctorate in geriatrics. Bob McKewin was a Christian man...

Oct 31, 2013

Vincent Welling, of rural Big Bend, died on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar at the age of 69.  Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Keith Long officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be Sunday from...