Obituaries

Lois Helen Murray

Sep 9, 2013

Lois Helen Murray was born on February 4, 1930 in Bellingham, Minnesota, the daughter of August and Linda Kunde. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. Peter Lutheran Church and she grew up and graduated from high school in Bellingham. On May 22, 1953, Lois was united in marriage with James Willard Murray by Rev. E. Willie at St....

Elaine (Greseth) Nyberg-Bergeson

Sep 9, 2013

Elaine Nyberg-Bergeson, of Dawson, died Monday, September 9, 2013  at the Johnson Memorial Home at the age of 81. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church.  Pastor Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, from 6-8:00 PM at Hanson & Dahl...

Richard (Dick) Anderson

Sep 6, 2013

Richard (Dick) Raymond Anderson was born on October 15, 1930 in Milan, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Laura (Rye) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, also in Milan. Dick was raised in the Milan area and graduated from Milan High School. While in school he was active with FFA. He was a life-long farmer. Dick...

Joseph J. Vlach

Sep 2, 2013

Joseph James Vlach, age 93, of Benson, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Minnesota, with Father Steve Verhelst officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Arrangements...

Irene (Jolstad) Rud

Aug 26, 2013

Irene Rud, of Montevideo, died on Monday, August 26, 2013 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 87.  Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, August 30, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating.  Interment will be in Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be Thursday from 5...

Dale Beninga

Aug 24, 2013

DALE  BENINGA

Dawson, MN August 26, 1923 - August 24, 2013 Dale Beninga, 90, of Dawson MN and formerly of Marietta, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson. Memorial service will be held on Friday, August 30, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Johnson Memorial Home Chapel with Rev. Lori Wold officiating. Dale Arnold...

Dorothy (Monnens) Oddan

Aug 24, 2013

Dorothy Oddan, of Minneapolis and formerly of Dawson, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Mount Olivet Home in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 27at 11:00 AM at St. James Catholic Church with Father Brian Oestreich as celebrant.  Interment will be in the Appleton Municipal Cemetery.  Visitation will be held for one hour before...

Evelyn (Folkestad) Ostlie

Aug 23, 2013

Evelyn Minnie (Folkestad) Ostlie was born on January 12, 1929 in Blue Grass in Wadena Co., MN to Dewey and Minnie (Espelind) Folkestad. She moved with her family to Montevideo, MN, where she grew up, was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1946.  She attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis for two years, obtained...

Joseph Allen Aust

Aug 22, 2013

Joseph A. Aust, 35, of Willmar, died on Thursday, August 22nd, 2013, at his home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Church of the Visitation in Danvers. Burial will follow the mass at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service...

Shirley (Matthews) Cope

Aug 21, 2013

Shirley Cope, of Dawson, and formerly of Artesian, SD, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 78. Visitation and Memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM at the Johnson Memorial Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 26 at 10:00 AM at...

Charles Skordahl

Aug 20, 2013

Charles “Chuck” Skordahl, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 81. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 24, at 10:30 A.M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson  with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating.  Interment will be in Grace Lutheran  Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5-7:00 P.M....

Patricia (Hegna) Myhre

Aug 19, 2013

Patricia Myhre, of Montevideo, died on Monday, August 19, 2013 at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital at the age of 71. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. Mckee officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday afternoon and...

Alta (Holte) Roesch

Aug 18, 2013

Alta Janet (Holte) Roesch, age79, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson following a brief illness.  She is lovingly remembered by her family as a nurturing wife and mother who taught her children that there was no limit to the good they could do in life and that they would never be alone...

Iona (Baseman) Gordon

Aug 18, 2013

Iona Gordon, of Montevideo, died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Clarkfield Care Center at the age of 100.  Funeral services will be held Monday, August 26, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Chris Lieske officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7:00 PM at the...

Jane Folkestad

Aug 14, 2013

Jane Lynette Folkestad was born on April 30, 1957 in Montevideo, MN to Stanley and Doris (Ostlie) Folkestad. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo and attended Montevideo High School. She lived at the Clara Doerr Residence in Minneapolis for over twenty years and worked at Opportunity Workshop.  She lived at the Young House in...

Leroy E. Lietz

Aug 12, 2013

LeRoy E. Lietz was born on October 2, 1926 in Montevideo, Minnesota to Fred E. and Alma (Garbe) Lietz. He grew up in Grace Township and attended District #90 country school. LeRoy served his country in the United States Navy from 1944 - 1946 during WWII. He then worked for the railroad for one year. On May 11, 1947, he...

Charles Stanley Duvall

Aug 12, 2013

Charles Stanley DuVall was born August 15, 1928, at Benson to Thomas and Ella (Gilbertson) DuVall. He attended school in Montevideo and later received his GED. At the age of 16 Charles joined the US Air Force and served for six years. On March 19, 1950, he was married to Bonna L. Johnson at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo....

Delwyn Thompson

Aug 12, 2013

Delwyn Thompson, of Montevideo, died on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, MN at the age of 76.  Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, August 16, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Chapel in Montevideo.  Interment will be in Sunset memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be for 1 hour prior to services...

Gloria M. Twitchell

Aug 11, 2013

Gloria M. "Pat" Twitchell was born on November 2, 1927 in Waite Park, Minnesota, the daughter of Anthony and Frances Blahosky. She grew up in the Appleton and Holloway area where she attended country school. On June 7, 1946, Pat was united in marriage with L. F. "Teeter" Twitchell at the St. John's Catholic Church in Appleton. This union was...

Mabel Bessie Emde

Aug 8, 2013

Mabel Bessie Emde was born April 4, 1927, on a farm near Correll to Fred John and Lina Irene (Lowry) Davis. She was baptized in April of 1936 at her parent's home and was confirmed April 24, 1941, at the Methodist Church in Holloway. As a young girl she was involved in 4-H and Glee Club. She graduated from Holloway...