Obituaries

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...

Oct 30, 2013

Edna (Nelsen) Kragh, of Dawson and formerly of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 97. Funeral service will be held  Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 2 PM at the Johnson Memorial Care Center with  Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating.  Interment will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery.  ...

Oct 29, 2013

Marvin Krenz, of rural Maynard, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the Clara City Care Center at the age of 98.  Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Havelock Township with Rev. Ronald Hobbie officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be Sunday from...

Oct 29, 2013

Roscoe Berg, of Willmar and formerly of Dawson, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013  at his home in Willmar at the age of 75. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Baxter.  Pastor Willie Rosin will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday...

Oct 28, 2013

Funeral services for Alice L. Reese will be held at Abundant Life Church in East Rockingham, North Carolina, with officiants Pastor Joe Wilkes and Wayne Corder. Organist is Tami Bailey, and soloists are Tina Gillist and Little Joe Wilkes singing "Look What I've Traded for my Mansion." Congregational hymn is "Amazing Grace." Casketbeareres are: Jim Williams, John Reese, Billy Geiser,...

Oct 28, 2013

Iola Kostad, of Dawson, died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson  at the age of 87. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Oct 27, 2013

Richard "Rick" Thompson , of Montevideo, died on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 57. Memorial Services will be conducted on Thursday, October 31, at 1:30 P.M. at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Matt Philaya officiating. Interment will be in Strombeck Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday...

Oct 26, 2013

Naomi Mertis Rau was born on December 13, 1922 to Fred & Lc (Whaley) Rau, Columbia Heights, MN. She was baptized in 1923 and graduated from Appleton High School in May, 1940. She was united in marriage to Leo Merle Miller the following month on June 9, 1940. There were six children born to this union. The family lived in...

Oct 25, 2013

Virginia M. McGeary June 13, 1912 - October 25, 2013 Obituary Benson, Minnesota - Virginia M. McGeary, age 101, of Benson, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Southview Manor Home in Benson. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 2, 2013, at the Visitation Catholic Church in Danvers, with Father William Sprigler officiating. Visitation will be...

Oct 24, 2013

Gary Bruce Kurrasch was born in Appleton on June 13, 1946, to parents Leonard and Dolores (Rodeen) Kurrasch. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church. Gary was raised in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1964. He received a degree in auto body repair from Austin Technical Institute. In September of 1966 he entered...

Oct 22, 2013

Norma Anderson, of Montevideo, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Chippewa - County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 86.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, MN.

Visitation will be Friday, October 25, 2013 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with prayer...

Oct 17, 2013

Patricia Johnson, of Montevideo, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 65. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Baxter. Rev. Willie Rosin will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on...

Oct 13, 2013

Dennis Dwayne Bartz was born in Appleton on July 25, 1944, the son of Wilbert and Helen (Wilson) Bartz. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Dennis was raised in the Appleton area and graduated from Appleton High School. Dennis loved agriculture and spent his career working in the industry as a Federal Crop Adjuster with the USDA....

Oct 7, 2013

Andrew LeRoy Stone passed away peacefully on October 7, 2013. A soldier, patriotic American, faithful church lover, and generous family man, he was a man of action, service and honor and will be sorely missed by all those who love him. He was born October 29, 1925 in Benson, Minnesota to Andrew and Mathilda (Gravlun) Stone. A lifelong member of...

Oct 6, 2013

Clontarf - Agnes Cecelia (Ascheman) Schirmer, age 83, of Clontarf, died on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Clontarf. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson,...

Oct 6, 2013

William Robert Keller Jr. was born on November 14, 1942 at Hegbert Township, the son of William Frank and Hilda (Hoppe) Keller. Jr. was baptized by Rev. Adolph Kilian on December 6, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Fairfield Township. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. Meichner, also at St. John's Lutheran Church, on April 14, 1957....

Oct 2, 2013

William "Willie" D. Gades Jr., 82, died on Wednesday, October 02, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2013, at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Dennis McManus officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation will be held for...

Oct 2, 2013

Josephine "Jo" E. Hennessy, age 77, of Florida, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, peacefully at home. Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2013, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Paul Idstrom officiating. Burial was at the Benson City Cemetery in Benson, MN. Josephine (Jo) E. Hennessy was born on October 8, 1935 on a...

Oct 1, 2013

Janet Rensberger of Minneapolis, formerly of Dawson, died suddenly Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at her home in Minneapolis at the age of 61. Memorial  services will be held Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at the Presbyterian Church in Dawson with Pastor Herb Rotunda officiating. Interment will be in the Dawson Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, October 4,...

Sep 30, 2013

Judith Ann Kulseth was born March 19, 1955, at Appleton to parents Theodore Edward and Thelma Caroline (Gulseth) Kulseth. She was baptized on April 24, 1955 and confirmed on June 7, 1970 both at Zion Lutheran Church. Judy graduated from Appleton High School in 1973. She worked as a nurse's aid at the Appleton Municipal Hospital for over 35 years...