Obituaries
Michael Collins
Nov 17, 2011
Michael Allen Collins was born May 4, 1949 in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Merlyn Dewey and Donna Mae (Svea) Collins. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith. He grew up in Benson and attended Benson Public Schools. Michael was united in marriage to Donna Mae Berens and were able to share in 38 years of marriage. They...
Harold Ziegler
Nov 17, 2011
Harold Theodore Ziegler was born June 1, 1919 in Willard, Wisconsin, the son of Theodore and Augusta (Ratsch) Ziegler. Harold attended country school and helped on the family farm until 1936, when he went to Chicago and worked for Coca Cola Company until 1942. Harold served his country in the United States Army in the 24th Inf. Div. Signal Corp...
Harriet Payne
Nov 17, 2011
Harriet Payne, of Montevideo, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 as the result of an automobile accident at the age of 69. Memorial services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 220 South 13th Street, in Montevideo with Rev. Tim Ehling officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery in Grace Township. Visitation...
Dwain Olson
Nov 17, 2011
Dwain Olson, of Montevideo, died on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 88. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Rev. Kendall Stelter officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon and...
Leon P. Fernholz
Nov 16, 2011
Leon Phillip Fernholz was born April 4, 1928, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of William and Florence (Collins) Fernholz. He was baptized in 1928 and confirmed into the Christian faith in 1943 at St. Bridgets Catholic Church in De Graff. He grew up in rural De Graff and attended school through the eighth grade. Leon served his country in the...
Karen Deason
Nov 15, 2011
Karen Deason, of Montevideo, died Tuesday, November15, 2011 at her home in Montevideo at the age of 71. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo. Rev. Gwen Bohlke will officiate and burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Karen Elsialien (Solberg) Deason was born February 21,...
Russell W. Olson
Nov 14, 2011
Russell W. Olson was born April 22, 1928, in Murdock, Minnesota, the son of Ole and Ada (Wall) Olson. He died on Monday, November 14, 2011, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He attained the age of 83 years, 6 months, and 22 days. Russell grew up north of Murdock. He served his country in the United States Army during the...
Margaret Kelly
Nov 14, 2011
Margaret Kelly, of Montevideo, died Monday, November14, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 84. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Gregg Zeidler officiating. Visitation will continue after the funeral until 3:30 PM. Burial will be at St. Leo Catholic...
Leona Nelson
Nov 13, 2011
Leona Nelson, formerly of Montevideo, died on Sunday, November 13, 2011, at the Clarkfield Care Center at the age of 96. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. McKee officiating. Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday...
Bertha Spray
Nov 10, 2011
Bertha Spray, of Milan, died on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 93. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Kirck Meseck and Rev. Eugene Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery....
Ione (Olson) Liebl
Nov 10, 2011
Ione Liebl, of Dawson, died Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, at the age of 78.
Funeral mass was Monday, November 14, at 2:30 PM, at the St. James Catholic Church in Dawson with Father Brian Oestreich as celebrant; Sister Vivian as commentator; Jim Bothun as reader; Mike,...
Grace Geneva Engebretson
Nov 9, 2011
Grace Geneva Engebretson was born November 3, 1940, in Hegbert Township, Swift County, to Henry M. and Jennieva P. (Paulson) Hanson. She was baptized November 10, 1940, at her parents' home and was confirmed May 22, 1955, at Drywood Lutheran Church. Grace attended rural school at District #30 and graduated from Appleton High School in 1958.October 29, 1960, she was...
Robert Loe
Nov 9, 2011
Bob Loe, of Maynard, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital at the age of 84. Memorial services will be conducted on Monday, November 14, 2001 at 11:00 A.M. at Maynard Lutheran Church with Rev. Tim Ehling officiating. Interment will be in the Wang Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon and evening with the...
Myles Bergeson
Nov 9, 2011
Myles Bergeson, of Dawson, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, at the age of 75.
Funeral services was Sunday, November 13, at 1:00 PM in Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Patricia Johnson-Carlson officiating (Pastor from his church, Crossroads Lutheran Congregation Church);...
Norma Stevens
Nov 5, 2011
Norma Stevens, of Montevideo, died November 5, 2011 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 88. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Rev. Christopher Lieske will officiate and interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday afternoon and evening...
Paul Allen Thielke
Nov 4, 2011
As Paul was heading to work, he died from injuries he sustained in a pedestrian/car accident in Maple Grove on Friday morning, November 4, 2011, at the age of 60.
Funeral service was 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 9, at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating; a member of the...
Mildred Alina Vanwinkle
Nov 1, 2011
Mildred Alina VanWinkle was born February 22, 1913, in Hegbert Township, Swift County, to Michael and Minda (Stenstuen) Larson. She was baptized in 1913 and was confirmed June 12, 1927, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Artichoke Township. She attended school at District 65 at rural Correll.On November 21, 1932, she was married to Howard M. VanWinkle at Drywood Lutheran Church....
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