Obituaries
Ginter O. Rice
May 25, 2011
Ginter O. Rice, 93, died Wednesday, May 25th, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. He was born January 13th, 1918 on a farm in Camp Lake Township, Swift County, to Julia and Oscar Rice. The second of seven children, he and his four sisters and two brothers were raised in rural Murdock. Fluent in Norwegian, he didn't learn English...
Catherine H. Lee
May 23, 2011
Catherine Helen Grealish Gilronan Lee was born May 10, 1920, the daughter of Martin and Helen Grealish in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. James Gilronan. She was baptized as an infant in St. Paul and confirmed into the Christian faith at St. Bridgets Catholic Church in DeGraff. She grew up in the De Graff and...
Nancy Lee
May 23, 2011
Nancy Lee, beloved mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all passed away on Monday, May 23rd at her home in Appleton.This amazing woman loved life and lived it to the fullest. Nancy touched so many lives in so many special ways, and was loved and admired by all. She was very outgoing and was blessed with a terrific sense of...
Kathi Oxenreider
May 21, 2011
Kathi Oxenreider, of Milan, died on Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Devils Lake, ND at the age of 67. Memorial services will be conducted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at the Milan Community Center (Milan School) in Milan. Kathi Jean (Keobnick) Oxenreider was born on January 20, 1944 in Hutchinson, MN to Amos and Sarah (...
Roy York, Jr.
May 21, 2011
Roy York, of Dawson, died unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, at the age of 63. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 2:00 PM, at the Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson with Pastor Erik Carlson officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the...
Douglas A. Sampson
May 18, 2011
Douglas A. Sampson, of rural Boyd, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, at the age of 59. Visitation on Tuesday, May 24, at Grace Lutheran Church from 6 PM with the Memorial Service at 8 PM with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating; vocalist, Kelly Snell accompanied on piano by Chris Lehne, sang...
Gale Torgerson
May 16, 2011
Gale Torgerson, of Dawson, MN and formerly of Appleton, died Monday May 16, 2011 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar at the age of 82. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 12:00 noon at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Gregg Zeidler officiating. Gale O. Torgerson was born May 23,...
Dorothy M. Kent
May 15, 2011
Dorothy Margery Kent was born October 15, 1923 to Carl and Hazel (Waller) Pederson of Donnelly, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed into the Kongsvinger Lutheran faith. She grew up in rural Donnelly and attended grade school and graduated from Alberta High School in 1943. She studied nursing after graduation and was employed at Morris Stevens County Hospital. Later she...
Ellen "Babe" Buhr
May 14, 2011
Ellen "Babe" Buhr of Dawson died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson at the age of 81. Memorial service was on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson with Pastor Erik Carlson officiating; scripture lessons were Psalm 23, Lamentations 3:22-26, 31-33 and Matthew 11:25-30; and "How...
James J. Devaan
May 12, 2011
James J. DeVaan 44, of Lake Scandi, formerly of Atwater, died on Thursday, May 12 at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, MN as a result of an automobile accident on October 7, 2010.James John DeVaan was born on February 9, 1967, in Willmar, MN, the son of John "Jack" and Mary Jane "Janie" DeVaan of rural DeGraff. He was...
Marianne (Gunderson) Jacoby
May 12, 2011
Marianne (Gunderson) Jacoby, formerly of the Big Bend area, died on Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Black Canyon, AZ at the age of 64. Memorial services will be conducted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Jay Grave officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Marianne Kristen (Gunderson) Jacoby was...
Cora Olive Lund
May 10, 2011
Cora Olive Lund was born April 11, 1923, in Hegbert Township, Swift County, to Ole and Clara (Moen) Tofte. She was baptized April 26, 1923, at Drywood Lutheran Church by Rev. A. A. Reese and confirmed on October 24, 1937, at Louisburg Lutheran Church by Rev. E. S. Belgum. Cora attended rural District #41, in Lac qui Parle County and...
Roland Gruenenwald
May 10, 2011
Roland Gruenenwald, of Dawson, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, at the age of 94. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5-7:00 PM at the Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home and at the church for one hour prior to the service. Funeral service will be held Friday, May 13, 2011, at...
Nancy Jo Jager
May 6, 2011
After a courageous year-long battle with cancer, with her family by her side, Nancy died on Friday morning, May 6, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson at the age of 55 years, 1 month and 16 days. Memorial service was Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 11:00 AM, at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Herbert Rotunda officiating; words...
Robert Sandven
May 6, 2011
Robert Sandven, of Benson,died on Friday, May 6, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Benson, MN. at the age of 77. Memorial Services will be conducted on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 1:00 PM at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Jay Grave officiating. Visitation will be Monday afternoon and evening with the family present from 5-7:00 PM at...
Frances Arneson
May 2, 2011
Frances Josephine Arneson, 91, of Benson died Monday at Homestead North Healthcare in Benson.The service will be at 11 am Saturday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson with burial in the church cemetery.Visitation will be for one hour prior to the services at the church.She was born October 13, 1919, Benson, to Emmet F. McGowan and Rose (Craymer) McGowan....
Rosemarie Haase
May 2, 2011
Rosemarie Haase, of Montevideo, died on Monday, May 2, 2011 in Montevideo at the age of 58. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating. Interment will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday afternoon and evening with the...
Idella Erickson
May 1, 2011
Idella Erickson was born February 18, 1922 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Jens J. and Ragna (Olson) Ellingson. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Idella Erickson was born February 18, 1922 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Jens J. Mandt Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo. Idella attended grade school at District #54 and...
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