Obituaries

Arlyce Lindsoe

Arlyce Lindsoe

Mar 5, 2025

Arlyce Lindsoe, formerly of the Montevideo / Dawson area, died March 5, 2025, at Leesburg Hospital in Leesburg, FL at the age of 93.

Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson. Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate, and interment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Dawson, MN.

Arlyce (Anderson) Lindsoe was...

Lois Dyshaw

Lois Dyshaw

Mar 5, 2025

Lois Dyshaw of Montevideo died on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Copper Glen Assisted Living in Montevideo at the age of 93.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00Am on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.

Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 6 PM on...

David Velde

David Velde

Mar 1, 2025

David Velde, of Granite Falls, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025 at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar at the age of 74.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Wang Lutheran Church in rural Maynard with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery in Granite Falls.  There will be a time of fellowship at the Granite Falls...

Michael Groothuis

Michael Groothuis

Feb 28, 2025

Michael James Groothuis of Montevideo passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at CCM Health Hospital in Montevideo at the age of 66.

A Celebration of Life for Michael will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, at Rock Haven Church in Montevideo, with Pastor Jason Haug officiating.

Visitation with the family will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Dorothy Johnson

Dorothy Johnson

Feb 25, 2025

Dorothy Johnson, formerly of Milan, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Prairie Home Hospice in Marshall at the age of 98.

Memorial services will be held Friday, April 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Rev. Kristine Isder will officiate. Burial will be later this fall at Kviteseid Lutheran Cemetery.

Dorothy Irene Dove was born on December 15,...

Peggy Frederickson

Peggy Frederickson

Feb 21, 2025

Peggy Frederickson of Montevideo passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Pastor Sam Kautz will officiate and interment will be at Strombeck Cemetery, rural Montevideo.

Visitation will be held for one hour before...

Grant Kittelson

Grant Kittelson

Feb 16, 2025

Grant Kittelson, 68, of Lakeville, MN, passed away in his sleep on February 16, 2025.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 24 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, from 2:00-4:00pm with burial to follow in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Grant Ernest Kittelson was born July 16, 1956 in Montevideo to Lamore & Pauline (Bourne) Kittelson. He was baptized and...

Warren Van Binsbergen

Warren Van Binsbergen

Feb 13, 2025

Warren Van Binsbergen, of Montevideo, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Hope Reformed Church in Montevideo.

Visitation with the family will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home...

Wallace Lutz

Wallace Lutz

Feb 13, 2025

Wallace Henry Lutz, aged 94, passed away peacefully at his home in Montevideo, Minnesota February 13th, 2025.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM at United Methodist Church in Montevideo.  Pastor Sam Kautz will officiate and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.

Arrangements...

Robert "Kurtzy" Kurtzbein

Robert "Kurtzy" Kurtzbein

Feb 8, 2025

Robert "Kurtzy" Kurtzbein of Montevideo passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 75.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo, with Pastor Michelle Rowell officiating.

Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12,...

James Odegard

James Odegard

Feb 6, 2025

James "Jim" Odegard passed away at his home on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

A party in the park will be held Saturday, May 31, 2025 at the Log Cabin in Smith Park in Montevideo from 1:30 - 3:30 PM with a celebration of Jim’s life at 3:30 PM.

Jim was born and raised in Montevideo, MN, and was the son of Mavis...

Charles "Doc" Skordahl

Charles "Doc" Skordahl

Feb 2, 2025

Charles "Doc" Skordahl, of Dawson, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Johnson Memorial Health Services at the age of 91.

Memorial services will be held Friday, February 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating.

Visitation will be held Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church...

Patricia Bender

Patricia Bender

Jan 31, 2025

Patti Bender died Friday, January 31, 2025 at CCM Health in Montevideo at the age of 69.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home.

Patricia Lynn (Conley) Bender was born on January 24, 1956. She was raised by her mother, Shirley Conley, and together they lived in Ohio, California, and Minnesota. Patti...

Lois Nordby

Lois Nordby

Jan 31, 2025

Lois (Teig) Nordby died Friday, January 31, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 74.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Michelle Rowell officiating.

Visitation will be held at the church for one hour before the service.

Lois Christine (Teig) Nordby was...

Richard Oakland

Richard Oakland

Jan 30, 2025



Richard Oakland, of Montevideo, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Luther Haven nursing home in Montevideo, at the age of 88.

A private burial will be held.

Richard Arlen Oakland was born on April 1, 1936, in Montevideo, Minnesota, to Melvin and Avangeline (Ganske) Oakland. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Richard attended Montevideo...

Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson

Jan 25, 2025

Lynn (Velde) Peterson, 72, passed away peacefully on January 25 at Holly Ridge Hospice in Starbuck, Minnesota. 

Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Clarkfield Lutheran Church in Clarkfield.

Lynn Judith (Velde) Peterson was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, on December 29, 1952, to John and Clarice (Gustad) Velde. She was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran...

John Leroy Moon

John Leroy Moon

Jan 22, 2025

John Leroy Moon of Montevideo died on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Fairview Southdale hospital in Edina at the age of 82. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Jeff Fitzkappes officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery.

 Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7...

Karen Christenson

Karen Christenson

Jan 19, 2025

Karen Christenson, 72, originally of Boyd, MN, passed away on January 19, 2025, at Meeker County Hospital in Litchfield, MN.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. Rev. Bob Knutson will officiate and interment will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at the church for one hour...

Debbie Hedin

Debbie Hedin

Jan 19, 2025

Debbie Hedin, of Maynard, died Sunday, January 19, 2025 at CentraCare Hospital in Willmar at the age of 71.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Pastor Donald S. McKee will officiate, and burial will be in the Clarkfield City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Catherine Lauritsen

Catherine Lauritsen

Jan 18, 2025

Catherine Anne (Grollman) Lauritsen passed away on January 18, 2025 at the age of 86, at Hospice Spokane. 

Private burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.

She was born on December 6, 1938, in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Dr. Arthur and Anna Costello Grollman. When she was 6 years old, the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where her father...