Obituaries

James Lee Backer

Feb 16, 2023

James Backer, of Montevideo, died Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 82.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 24, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services...

Vera Elizabeth Lund

Feb 13, 2023

Vera Elizabeth Lund, 87, of Danvers, died on Monday morning February 13, 2023, at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck. Visitation will be held from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm on Monday, February 27, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 2:00. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery. Zniewski...

Sharon June Sanders

Feb 13, 2023

Sharon June Sanders, 79, of Benson, died on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the Meadow Lane Care Center in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Friday, February, 24, 2023, at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the...

Kay Marie Koosman

Feb 12, 2023

Kay Koosman, age 79, of Appleton, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023, in the St. Cloud Hospital. Marvin Koosman, age 79, of Appleton, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, in Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Cloud. Visitation for Kay and Marv will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life service at 1 p.m.,...

Nancy Delores Crandall

Feb 11, 2023

NOTE: Due to the weather, funeral date change.

Nancy Delores Crandall, 64, of Benson, MN, died on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Benson, under hospice care. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023 , at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by...

Joan Henderson

Feb 9, 2023

Joan Henderson of Montevideo died on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at CCM Health at the age of 99.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 17, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Shirley Jane Mitteness

Feb 8, 2023

Shirley J Mitteness, 84, passed away on February 8, 2023, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday June 2, 2023, at 11 am at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Visitation will be one hour prior to services, from 10 am to 11. The intermittent will be at St....

Ettie Petronella Goeman

Feb 8, 2023

Ettie passed away from pancreatic and liver cancer on Wednesday,  February 8, 2023 at home, with her family, sisters and niece from Holland, by her side.

A celebration of Ettie's life will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City.

Visitation with the family will be...

Don Charles Bacigalupo

Feb 7, 2023

Bacigalupo, Don C., 80, of Montevideo, MN died peacefully on Tuesday, February 7th 2023.  He was born on March 22nd, 1942, to Thomas and Gertrude Bacigalupo in St. Paul, MN.  Anyone who knew Don, understood that he acted out of a deep well of compassion.  It was his care and concern for others that led him into...

Dale Oakland

Feb 4, 2023

Dale Oakland, of Granite Falls, died Saturday, February 4, 2023 at United Hospital in St. Paul at the age of 68.

Private services were held.

Dale Allen Oakland was born August 19, 1954 in Montevideo the son of Richard and Margaret (Smith) Oakland.  He graduated from Montevideo High School in 1973 and then attended Willmar...

Karen Jean (Thompson) Thorstad

Feb 4, 2023

Karen Thorstad, of Sacred Heart, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Avera Granite Falls Hospital at the age of 76.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2023 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Anderson – TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls with a prayer service at 7:00 PM.

Linda (Harberts) Tollakson

Feb 3, 2023

Linda Kay Tollakson, of Dawson, died Friday, February 3, 2023 at the Madison Care Center in Madison, MN at the age of 71.

Celebration of Life will be held Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Providence Valley Lutheran Church, rural Dawson, MN.  Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery....

Robert Hanson

Feb 3, 2023

Robert Hanson died on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 93 years young.

Funeral services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson, MN on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:30 am with Rev. Kendall Stelter officiating.  Burial will be in the Springfield, MN Cemetery.

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Donna Mae Thompson

Feb 2, 2023

To view a live stream of Donna’s funeral please follow this link just prior to the start of the 11:30 am memorial  service.

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

Donna Mae Thompson, 90, of Benson, died on Thursday morning, February 2, 2023, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson. Visitation will be held from 10:30...

Ruth Arrington

Feb 1, 2023

Ruth Arrington of Chaska died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Auburn Manor in Chaska at the age of 97.

A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.

Judy Fleck

Jan 23, 2023

Judy Diane Fleck, age 77 of Benson, MN, formally of Park Rapids, passed away from cancer on January 23, 2023 at her home under Hospice care.

Judy was born November 28, 1945 in Minneapolis to Arthur Fleck and Edna Daniels. The family...

Darius "Beaner" Gene Zieske

Jan 23, 2023

Darius "Beaner" Zieske, of Granite Falls, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023 at the St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 79.

Visitation will be held Friday, February 3, 2023 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls.

Arrangements are with Anderson...

Gary Orrill Mitteness

Jan 22, 2023

Gary Orrill Mitteness, 71, died Sunday morning, January 22, 2023, at Homestead Place North in Benson, MN, surrounded by family.  Visitation will be held Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Zniewski Funeral Home Chapel in Benson, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 27, 2023, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ...

Katie Elizabeth Hughes

Jan 21, 2023

Katie Elizabeth Hughes, age 63, passed away on Saturday evening, January 21, 2023, at The Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital. Visitation will be held from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday, January 27, 2023, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the mass of Christian Burial at 3:00 pm. Interment will be in the...

Russell Owen Flaata

Jan 18, 2023

Russell Flaata, of Granite Falls, unexpectedly passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar at the age of 58.

Celebration of life services will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 3:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls with a visitation from 1:00 PM -...