Obituaries
Lawrence Olson
May 8, 2013
Lawrence Olson, of Dawson, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family Wednesday, May 8, 2013Â in Dawson at the age of 83. Memorial service was Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastors Kendall Stelter and Erika Benson officiating; Tera Dahl read the scriptures lessons Psalm 23 and...
Alice S. Tatge
May 7, 2013
Alice Sylveria Tatge was born on October 1, 1921, on a farm near Swift Falls, Minnesota to Elling and Dena (Hanson) Swingseth. Her family later moved to a farm north of DeGraff. Alice had 3 sisters and 3 brothers. She grew up in Swift Falls and attended rural school through the 10th grade. On May 29, 1942, Alice married Edwin...
Michael Edward Quigley
May 7, 2013
Michael Edward Quigley, 79, was born on September 29, 1933, the son of Sylvester and Wanda (Van Buren) Quigley. He was baptized and confirmed at Church of the Visitation in Danvers. Michael was born and raised on the family farm near Danvers. He attended the Morris Ag School. Michael farmed and later worked for Combined Life Insurance. In 1998 he...
Shirley (Johnson) Brovold
May 1, 2013
Shirley Brovold, of Watson, died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital in Montevideo at the age of 73. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. at the Watson Lutheran Church with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo. Visitation will be Saturday...
Ernest Solseth
Apr 29, 2013
Ernest Solseth of Watson died Monday, April 29, 2013 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 91. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Zion Lutheran Church of rural Watson. Rev. Larry Olson will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on...
Florence Skotterud
Apr 27, 2013
Florence Skotterud, of Dawson, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 98. Funeral services was Friday, May 3, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastors Kendall Stelter and Erica Benson officiating; organist, Deb Lewis accompanied soloist, Deb Breberg singing âIn The Gardenâ and...
Harvey Leonard Schlueter
Apr 24, 2013
Harvey Leonard Schlueter was born March 6, 1921, in rural Holloway to parents Leonard and Emma (Petrick) Schlueter. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairfield Township and attended country school through the eighth grade. Harvey grew up on a farm using draft horses for field work. As a youth he rode in horse races at surrounding county...
Alta Mae Peterson
Apr 22, 2013
Alta Peterson, of rural Milan, died on Monday, April 22, 2013 at the Clara City Care Center at the age of 83. Memorial services will be conducted on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at Watson Lutheran Church in Watson with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday afternoon...
Michael James Commerford
Apr 19, 2013
Danvers - Michael J. Commerford, 49, died on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Swift County-Benson Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 24, at 1:00 p.m., at the Church of the Visitation in Danvers. Friends may call on the family from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at the Zniewski Funeral...
George Anthony Korstjens
Apr 17, 2013
George Anthony Korstjens was born January 1, 1942, in Milbank, SD, to Francis L. and Agatha I. (VanStralen) Korstjens. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City, SD. He attended school at Melrose 5 and Milbank High School. George worked in the gravel business out of Big Stone City and drove milk truck for...
Arthur Rand
Apr 16, 2013
Arthur (Art) Rand, age 86, of DeGraff, MN passed away on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, 2013 surrounded by his loved ones. Born on March 6, 1927, in Maynard, MN, he was the son of the late Henry and Jenny (Hagemeyer) Rand. Art was baptized and confirmed into faith at the Clara City Reform Church. He attended District 37 Country School...
Jeffery L Amundson
Apr 16, 2013
Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Dawson Cemetery. Jeffery Lyle Amundson passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2013, at his home in New Brighton, MN. Jeffery was born on September 4, 1953, in Dawson, the son of Virgil and Arlys (Larson) Amundson. He was baptized at the Trinity Lutheran...
Genevieve Rimstad
Apr 16, 2013
Genevieve Rimstad died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson att the age of 93. Funeral service was Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Church, rural Dawson with Pastor Kristine Isder officiating; scripture lessons were Psalm 23; Romans 6:22-23 and John 11:25-26; soloist, Dean Pearson sang ...
Anne Marie Chronister
Apr 15, 2013
Anne Chronister, formerly of Montevideo, died on Monday, April 15, 2013 as a result of an auto accident near Sauk Centre, MN at the age of 18. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at the Community Bible Church in Montevideo. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour...
John Worsech
Apr 15, 2013
John Worsech, of Montevideo, died on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Veterans Medical Center in St. Cloud at the age of 83. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating. Interment will be in the Stony Run Cemetery. Visitation will...
Gaylen Judell Borstad
Apr 14, 2013
Gaylen Judell Borstad was born Mary 3, 1929, in Lac qui Parle County to Oscar and Mabel (Mikkelson) Borstad. He was baptized at his parents' home in May of 1929 and was confirmed April 2, 1944, at Zion Lutheran Church. July 29, 1947, he was married to Mary Ann Leaf. He worked with his father, Oscar, and then with Pearson...
Marcella Commerford
Apr 10, 2013
Marcella Elizabeth (Payne) Commerford was born on March 09, 1921, in Grace Township, Chippewa County, to George Walter and Marjorie (Cronen) Payne. She was baptized on April 4, 1921 at the Church of St. Bridget in DeGraff, Minnesota. She was confirmed on July 9, 1933 by Archbishop Murray at the Church of St. Bridget. Marcella grew up in Grace Township...
Joanne Grothe
Apr 5, 2013
Funeral services for Joanne G. Grothe, 80, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9th 2013, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will follow the service at the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 8th, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church and for one hour prior to...
Harold "Fritz" Johnson
Apr 5, 2013
Harold âFritzâ Johnson, of Alexandria and formerly of Dawson, died in his sleep on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Bethany Home in Alexandria at the age of 97. Memorial services was Saturday, April 13, 2013 at PM at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Kendall Stelter and Pastor Erika Benson officiating; scripture lessons were Psalm 139:1-18, Isaiah 43:1-3...
Laverne Howard Neuhaus
Apr 4, 2013
LaVerne Howard Neuhaus was born in Pontiac, Michigan to Laura C. (Larson) and Emil J. Neuhaus on November 23, 1929. He grew up south of Benson on the family farm and graduated from Benson High School. LaVerne served during the Vietnam War, completed 28 years of active duty, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Upon...
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