Obituaries
Rita Jean
Dec 24, 2011
Rita Jean, formerly of Dawson, the Madison area and Montevideo, died on Saturday, December 24, 2011 in St. Cloud, MN at the age of 85. Memorial services will be conducted on Friday, December 30, 2011 at 2:30 P.M. at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo. Rita Jean Mattson was born on September 5, 1926 in Dawson, MN to...
Gloria Bright
Dec 23, 2011
Gloria Bright, of Montevideo, died on Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Chippewa Co-Montevideo Hospital at the age of 86. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Tim Wheatley officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Stanley Rache
Dec 23, 2011
Stanley Rache, formerly of rural Granite Falls, died on Friday, December 23, 2011 At the Glen Oaks Nursing Home in New London, MN at the age of 89. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Bergen Lutheran Church with Rev. Steve Weston officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...
Irene (Ronning) Westgaard
Dec 23, 2011
Irene Westgaard, of Dawson, died Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, at the age of 97.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Dec 27, at 1:30 PM at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastors Kendall Stelter and John Biggs officiating. Scott Schacherer read John 14:1-7; Chris Lehne accompanies...
Florence (Greseth) Lague
Dec 18, 2011
Florence LaGue, formerly of rural Dawson, died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Appleton Nursing Home in Appleton, at the age of 86.
Funeral service was at 1:30PM, Wed, December 28, at Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Church in rural Dawson with Pastor Charles Beronius officiating; organist, Lynnette Torgerson accompanied the singing of "How Great Thou Art", "Amazing...
Brandy Martinez Barrera
Dec 17, 2011
Brandy Martinez Barrera passed away on December 17, as the result of an automobile accident. She attained the age of 45 years, 2 months, and 17 days.Brandy was born September 30, 1966, at Honolulu, Hawaii to Romeo and Pauline Barrera. Brandy was united in marriage to Arial Lopez in Las Vegas, Nevada. After high school, Brandy attended nursing school for...
Herman Hofstad
Dec 16, 2011
Herman Hofstad, formerly of Milan, died on Friday, December 16, 2011 in Wauwatosa, WI at the age of 89. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, December 19, 2011 at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan with Rev. Cathie Rhodes officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Monday starting at 12:00 noon....
Mary "Mickey" Schall
Dec 13, 2011
Mickey Schall, of Montevideo, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Chippewa Co-Montevideo Hospital at the age of 90. Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Montevideo with Fr. Jim Devorak the celebrant. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday...
Paul Phillips
Dec 10, 2011
Paul Phillips, of Montevideo, died on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his home at the age of 89. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo with Rev. Gwen Bohlke officiating. Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday afternoon and evening with...
Ashley Marie Brustuen
Dec 8, 2011
Ashley Marie Brustuen was born May 29, 1988 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar to Stuart and Cindy (Hanson) Brustuen. She was baptized July 17, 1988 and confirmed on May 15, 2005, both at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rural Appleton. Ashley attended Lac qui Parle Valley High School and graduated on May 28, 2006.Ashley enjoyed her dog, "Pups", cats sitting...
Timothy Haugen
Dec 5, 2011
Tim Haugen of Elm Springs, SD, passed away on December 5, 2011 at the Fort Meade, VA Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 PM at South Canyon Lutheran Church (700 44th St.) Rapid City, SD with a prayer service at 5:30 PM on Friday, December 9....
Austin D. Mcgeary
Dec 1, 2011
Austin Daniel McGeary was born July 3, 1919, in Marysland Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the son of Patrick Ignatious and Mary (Hughes) McGeary. He was baptized as an infant and confirmed into the Christian faith by Bishop Murray at Visitation Catholic Church in Danvers. He grew up on a farm near Danvers, attended grade school at District #60 and graduated...
Norman Birkeland
Nov 27, 2011
Norman Birkeland of Louriston Township, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 87 . Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Buffalo Lake Lutheran Church in Grace Township with Rev. Mike Carlson officiating. Interment will be in the Buffalo Lake Lutheran...
Raynold Evenson
Nov 27, 2011
Raynold Evenson, of Montevideo, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 81. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. McKee and Rev. Tim Wheatley officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will...
Paul C. Estlie
Nov 22, 2011
Paul C. Estlie, of Dawson, died Tuesday evening, November 22, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, at the age of 81.
Funeral service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, Nov 26, at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating; daughter, Ann gave a family greeting, grandson, Andrew read a special poem...
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