Obituaries
Tommy Wayne Abeyta
Dec 22, 2025
Tommy Abeyta, 70, of Benson, Minnesota, died Monday, December 22, 2025, at his home in Benson. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2026, with a 6:00 p.m. parish prayer service, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Visitation will continue Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the church from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the...
Dennis Ammermann
Dec 20, 2025
***VISITATION FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 28 HAS BEEN CANCELLED***
***MEMORIAL SERVICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO TUESDAY***
Dennis Ammermann of Montevideo died on Saturday, December 20th, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 79.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Montevideo. Burial will be in Bunde Reformed Cemetery.
Visitation will be one...
Claus and June Peterson
Dec 17, 2025
In the early morning hours of Friday, December 12, 2025, Claus Peterson passed away peacefully at CCM Health in Montevideo as the age of 89.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, June Peterson passed away peacefully at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 88.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025...
June Karen Peterson
Dec 17, 2025
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, June Peterson passed away peacefully at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo, Minnesota.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.
Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the services...
Corky Lauritsen
Dec 15, 2025
Laury Stuart “Corky” Lauritsen, of Granite Falls (formerly of rural Maynard), who once served as a helicopter door gunner over the jungles of Vietnam, died on December 15, 2025. Bev, his wife of 54 years, held his hand as he passed away at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 76. He fought a long battle with cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma...
Claire Ashling
Dec 14, 2025
Claire Ashling died Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Johnson Memorial Nursing Home in Dawson at the age of 96.
A celebration of life will be held at Crossroads Lutheran Church in Dawson from 2-4:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
Claire Alfreda (Fousek) Ashling was born April 9, 1929 to Rudolph and Ida (Lynne) Fousek near Clarkfield. She went to Country School...
Tristan Kevin Schmitz
Dec 13, 2025
Tristan Kevin Schmitz, age 30 of Granite Falls, MN (formerly of Oakes, ND), passed away on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, in the arms of his loving wife, surrounded by friends and family in Rochester, MN.
Memorial services will be held at 4:00PM on Thursday, December 18th, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior...
Ed Jansen
Dec 13, 2025
Ed Jansen of Clara City died on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at CCM Health in Montevideo at the age of 95.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4:30 to 7:00pm on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara...
Claus Alf Peterson
Dec 12, 2025
In the early morning hours of Friday, December 12, 2025, Claus Peterson passed away peacefully at CCM Health in Montevideo as the age of 89.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.
Visitation with the family will be...
John Edward Stock
Dec 7, 2025
John Edward Stock, 66, died on December 7, 2025, at his home near Correll, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Correll. Burial will be in the Appleton City Cemetery followed by a Celebration of John’s life beginning at 3:30 pm at the Appleton V.F.W. Zniewski...
Rita Laux
Dec 6, 2025
Rita Laux of Granite Falls died on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 79.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am on Friday, December 12, 2025 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Montevideo. Burial will be in St. James Catholic Cemetery in rural Dawson. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
Carol Diane Hadrath
Dec 6, 2025
Carol Hadrath of Montevideo died on Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 83.
A celebration of life gathering will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with a memorial prayer service to begin at 3:00PM.
Carol Diane Hadrath was born in Montevideo on October 14, 1942,...
2025 Montevideo/Granite Falls Candlelight Service of Remembrance
Dec 4, 2025
During the holiday season Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home and Hanson and Dahl Funeral Home has had over a 20 year tradition of hosting a Service of Remembrance honoring all loved ones who have died within the last year. We decorate our tree at each chapel with red heart ornaments personalized and dated in remembrance of those who have died.
The Montevideo and...
Shirley Davis
Dec 1, 2025
Shirley Davis, of Montevideo, passed away Monday, December 1, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 99.
A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Anderson – TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Pastor Joel Newberg will officiate and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one...
Elaine Ruth Wentzel
Dec 1, 2025
Elaine Wentzel, of DeGraff, MN, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025 at Copperleaf Living Center in Willmar, MN at the age of 84 after suffering from dementia for a period of time.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:30 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, MN. Interment will be in the...
Vernon Anderson
Nov 29, 2025
Vernon Anderson, of Dawson, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 74.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 5, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson, MN.
Arrangements are with Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson, MN. www.andersontebeest.com
Vernon J. Anderson was born...
Karl DeJong
Nov 27, 2025
Karl DeJong, Dawson died peacefully on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN at the age of 77, surrounded by his family.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church...
Ronald Paul Schliep
Nov 26, 2025
Ronald Paul Schliep, 71, of Holloway, Minnesota died on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, on the home farm rural Holloway. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, December 3, at the Trinity Lutheran Church - Fairfield Township near Holloway, from 9:30 am...
Appleton Service of Remembrance
Nov 26, 2025
During the holiday season Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home has had over a 20 year tradition of hosting a Service of Remembrance honoring all loved ones who have died within the last year. We decorate our tree at each chapel with red heart ornaments personalized and dated in remembrance of those who have died.
The Benson Service of Remembrance will be held on...
Benson Service of Remembrance
Nov 26, 2025
During the holiday season Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home has had over a 20 year tradition of hosting a Service of Remembrance honoring all loved ones who have died within the last year. We decorate our tree at each chapel with red heart ornaments personalized and dated in remembrance of those who have died.
The Benson Service of Remembrance will be held on...
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