Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Aug 6, 2013

Geraldine (Geri) Cartwright was born on July 8, 1915 to parents Charles and Mary (Johnston) Durheim in Warwick, North Dakota. She attended grade school and graduated from high school in Tolna, ND. She was united in marriage to Earl Cartwright on March 10, 1932 at Devils Lake, North Dakota. This union was blessed with four children: Beverly, Arlene, Larry, and...

Aug 1, 2013

Camilla M. Krattenmaker, age 89, of Benson, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 5, 2013, at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, with Father William Sprigler officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2013,...

Jul 31, 2013

Dolores Rudolf, of Montevideo, died peacefully and with grace on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at the Clara City Care Center at the age of 85. Memorial services will be conducted on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo. Dolores Regina (Morseth) Rudolf was born on September 24, 1927 in Milan, MN...

Jul 28, 2013

Marlene Berends of Montevideo and formerly of Maynard, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the Chippewa - County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 78. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Maynard Lutheran Church.  Pastor Kathy Skoglund will officiate and burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo. Visitation will...

Jul 22, 2013

Anna Mae (Voss) Windmueller-Schlieman was born March 19, 1929, to Raymond O. and Anna (Jarveis) Voss at their home in Milroy, Minnesota. She grew up in Green Valley, Minnesota. During her marriage to Frederick Windmueller, she worked as a factory worker and waitress in the Twin Cities. Anna was respected as a hard worker. On September 25, 1999, Anna was...

Jul 19, 2013

James "Jimmy" A. Hanson, age 70, of Hancock, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013, at the Swift County Benson Hospital in Benson, Minnesota. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Hancock, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at...

Jul 18, 2013

On July 18, 2013, we lost a very special person. Elroy passed away peacefully at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood attaining the age of 84 years, 9 months, and 8 days. Elroy Harlan Bruess, Jr. was born on October 10, 1928, to Elroy and Frieda (Lange) Bruess in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's...

Jul 16, 2013

Lillian Ness, of Dawson, died Tuesday afternoon, July 16, 2013, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson at the age of 90. Memorial service was held on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at 11:00 AM, at the Dawson Covenant Church in rural Dawson with Pastor Erik Carlson officiating: scripture lessons were Psalm 121, and Romans 8; a personal...

Jul 14, 2013

Kermit Thorsland, of Appleton, died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Appleton Nursing Home at the age of 89.  Memorial services will be held Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Keith Long officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be held for one hour before services at the church...

Jul 13, 2013

Polly Triggs, of Montevideo, died on July 13, 2013 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 96.  Memorial services will be conducted on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 2:30 PM at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with Pastor Marie Eckberg officiating.

Polly (Torgerson) Triggs was born on August 14, 1916 in Big Bend...

Jul 10, 2013

Gertrude I. Simonson, was born on May 31, 1922, on the family farm in Cashel Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the daughter of Frank and Marie (Heggestad) Jacobson. She was baptized on July 1, 1922, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Benson. She grew up on the farm in Swift County and attended district 21 country school and later graduated from...

Jul 2, 2013

Leonard Lloyd Laurance Mills, Jr., 67, of Clontarf, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., at the St. Malachy Catholic Church in Clontarf. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 05, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Parish...