Obituaries

Jan 7, 2023

Earl Molden, age 71, of rural Appleton, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, in Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA.  Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Visitation will resume from 10-11 a.m., followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m., Friday,...

Jan 6, 2023

Delores Nelson, age 92 of Appleton, formerly of Milan, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center in Appleton.  Visitation will be held 10-11 a.m., followed by the Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton.  Pastor Kristine Isder will officiate.  Burial will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

Jan 6, 2023

Robert “Bob” Banken, age 80, of rural Appleton, passed away Friday evening, January 6, 2023, in Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.  Visitation will be held 9-11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Appleton.  Fr. Brian Oestreich will officiate.  The family is asking...

Jan 6, 2023

Carol Harberts, of Montevideo and formerly of Madison, died on Friday, January 6, 2023 at CCM Health in Montevideo at the age of 72.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with Pastor Eric Spickelmier officiating.  Burial will be in the Dawson Cemetery....

Jan 2, 2023

Shirley Genevieve (Johnson) Alford passed away January 2, 2023 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 89.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, January 6, 2023 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Granite Falls....

Dec 30, 2022

Ardis Bergeson passed away on December 30, 2022 at the Johnson Memorial Care Center at the age of 87 years, 1 month, and 14 days.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 11:00AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Rev. Kendall Stelter officiating.  Burial will be in the...

Dec 27, 2022

The Livestream Link for  Myrtella’s funeral:

https://www.facebook.com/orlc.benson/

Myrtella Carola Christenson was born on January 17, 1926, in Arctander Township, Kandiyohi County, near Sunburg, Minnesota, the daughter of Axel and Ida Louise (Amb) Aasen.  She was baptized on January 29, 1926 at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church by Pastor H. E. Baalson and confirmed...

Dec 27, 2022

Denise Fuller, of Dawson, MN died Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Fairview U of MN Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 64.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the Dawson Covenant Church, rural Dawson. Pastor Terry White will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

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Dec 26, 2022

Sharon Avelsgard, age 84, of Appleton, passed away Monday evening, December 26, 2022, in her home. Visitation will be Noon-1 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Pastor John Ramsbacher will officiate.  Burial will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

Sharon Jeanine Avelsgard was born October...

Dec 25, 2022

Brenda Lee Fjordbak, 64, left this world December 25, 2022, at HCMC in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Brenda was born January 12, 1958, to Roger W. Fjordbak and D. Ruth (Gennow) Fjordbak in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Her family moved to a farm outside of Benson in January 1960. She attended Benson...

Dec 21, 2022

Rick Hoving Jr., of Dawson and Kennedy, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Kittson County Hospital in Hallock, MN at the age of 67.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 11:00 am at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Dec 21, 2022

Kenneth Tracy, of Montevideo, died Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at his home in Montevideo at the age of 45.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 4pm to 8pm on Friday, January 13, 2023 at the American Legion in Morris, MN.

Kenneth James Tracy was born October 28,...

Dec 21, 2022

Roger Dean Nelson of Dawson died Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Johnson Memorial Hospital at the age of 76.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday December 29, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating.

Visitation will be held for one...

Dec 19, 2022

David Tanhoff, of Montevideo, died at his home on Monday, December 19, 2022 at the age of 18.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo.  Those in attendance are asked to wear racing hats or shirts in honor of David....

Dec 19, 2022

Deloris “Dee” Thorstad, of Alexandria, formerly of Granite Falls, died Monday, December 19, 2022 at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria at the age of 85.

Memorial services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls, MN.

Dec 18, 2022

Margaret Joan Ashburn, 85, Paynesville, MN – formally of DeGraff and Benson, passed peacefully away on Sunday, December 18th, 2022, at her home under the care of CentraCare Hospice. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at St. Francis...

Dec 18, 2022

DeAnn Joyce Dokken was born on May 17, 1947, in Swift Falls, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Deloris Wallin Ellingson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls, MN. She grew up on the family farm near Swift Falls and attended grade school at a country school in...

Dec 18, 2022

Michelle Johnson, of Montevideo, died Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 62.

A public visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 from 5-6:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.

A private memorial services will be...

Dec 14, 2022

Kevin Saue passed away suddenly on December 14, 2022, at his home in Kamuela, Hawaii. Kevin and his wife Wilsa lived in Hawaii for 32 years.

Memorial service will be held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, MN.  Rev. Bob Knutson will officiate and interment will be at Terrace Lawn...

Dec 13, 2022

Barbara Wick, of Montevideo, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 87.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating.

Visitation will be held one...