Obituaries

Feb 1, 2013

Carl Granrud, of Montevideo, died on Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 91.  Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. McKee officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be...

Feb 1, 2013

Rose Olson of Montevideo died Friday, February 1, 2013 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 97. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 4 at 1:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home with Pastor Donald S. McKee officiating.  Visitation will be held for 1 hour before the services and burial will be at Terrace...

Jan 31, 2013

Darwin Henry Holstad was born on September 16, 1938, the son of Henry Edward and Agnes (Norby) Holstad, in Montevideo, Minnesota. He was baptized at Swenoda Church and confirmed in May of 1952 by Rev. Nashiem at Our Savior Church. He grew up south of Benson on a farm, attended District #21 country school and graduated from Benson High School....

Jan 24, 2013

Geneva Marie (DeLano) Evenson was born on April 9, 1928, in Huron, South Dakota, the daughter of Richard John and Mattie May (DeGrout) DeLano. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Sunburg, Minnesota. She grew up and attended school in South Dakota until the age of 11 when she moved to Sunburg. On September 14, 1946, Geneva...

Jan 21, 2013

Wendell R. Falk, age 92, of New London, died Monday, January 21, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services and burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on January 26, at Bethesda Lutheran Church, in rural Murdock. Visitation will be Friday, January 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson and one hour prior to the service...

Jan 21, 2013

Ted Grahn, of Dawson, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson at the age of 78. Prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm Thursday, evening at Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson with Pastor Kristine Isder officiating.  Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 PM at the funeral home Thursday evening....

Jan 19, 2013

Gary John Miller was born March 22, 1947, at Appleton to Melvin "Mike" and Marlys (Skjei) Miller. Gary grew up in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School. He enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard and ended his 18 years as a Recruiter. July 2, 1967, he married Marlene Lund and they had two daughters, Kimberly and Bridgett. Gary's...

Jan 19, 2013

Funeral service was 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 23, at the First Presbyterian Church in  Dawson with Pastor Herbert Rotunda officiating: scripture lessons were: Psalm 23, Isaiah 44:6-8, John 10:11-16; organist, Florence Gebur accompanied the congregational hymns of “How Great Thou Art” and “The Day Of Resurrection;” and Janelle Kemen sang “In the Garden” and “Softly and Tenderly.” ...

Jan 16, 2013

Kurt Jay Mills was born to Darold and Marjorie Mills on May 16, 1956 at the Montevideo Hospital in Chippewa County. He graduated from High School in Grey Eagle, MN. Six months later, he joined the U.S. Army. He served more than 20 years in the Army with a large part of that spent in Germany. Kurt was stationed at...

Jan 16, 2013

Arlyn Shelstad, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 53.  The Celebration on Arlyn’s Life will be conducted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11: 00 A.M. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Lori Wold officiating. Interment will be in Trinity Lutheran...

Jan 16, 2013

Roger Stratmoen, of Dawson, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson at the age of 80. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 19, at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating.  Interment will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday...

Jan 11, 2013

Judith Elaine (Young) Wilder died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. She was 63. Judy was born on August 30, 1949, in Benson, Minnesota, to Ernest and Agnes (Larson) Young. She attended schools in Benson, where she graduated in 1967. She then attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, from 1967 to 1971....

Jan 10, 2013

Gilbert Seeman, of Montevideo, died on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 91.  Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Ronald Hobbie officiating.  Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.  Visitation...

Jan 8, 2013

Jean Marie Motzko, age 70, of Benson, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Southview Manor in Benson. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Clontarf. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson with a Rosary...

Jan 8, 2013

Bertha G. Robertson, 100, of Appleton, died Tuesday, January 8th at Appleton Area Health Services. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 12th at 11:00Am, at Word Fellowship Church in Appleton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the Church on Saturday. Interment will immediately follow at the Appleton City Cemetery. Bertha Gertrude Robertson was born...

Jan 5, 2013

James Edward Matthews was born on November 01, 1920, in Kildare Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the son of Edward H. and Mary A. Goggin Matthews. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in DeGraff. He grew up in Kildare Township and attended District #5 country school, and later graduated from Benson High School....

Jan 4, 2013

Karen Gay Richter Blalock, a relative newcomer to Appleton, died at home after Christmas. Karen moved to Appleton in 2008 to be near her son, Jason Linn Blalock, who graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris. Karen was born in Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 29, 1945, to Hugo Ernst Richter and Jolene Jordan Simmons Richter. In 1963, she graduated...

Jan 4, 2013

Milton Oscar Running was born March 31, 1929, in Chippewa County to parents Oscar and Margaret (Erickson) Running. He was baptized and confirmed at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Milton graduated from Milan High School with the Class of 1947. On December 18, 1953, he entered the US Army and served until his honorable discharge on November 28, 1956. April...

Jan 4, 2013

Maxine Tanhoff, of Montevideo, died on Friday, January 4, 2013 at the St. Cloud Municipal Hospital at the age of 73.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Paul Timmerman as the celebrant.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, from 5 -...

Jan 4, 2013

Earl Ostlie, of Montevideo, dies on Friday, January 4, 2013 at North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 90.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Immanuel Church in rural Watson with Rev. Larry Olson officiating.  Interment will be held in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday...