Obituaries

Apr 27, 2022

Christopher Erion, of rural Montevideo, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 33.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Rock Haven Church in Granite Falls, with Pastor Joel Newberg officiating.

Visitation and viewing will...

Apr 26, 2022

Robert Lye, age 97, of Benson, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo.  Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m., Monday, May 2, 2022, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson.  Pastor Zane Anderson will officiate.  Burial will be in West Bank Cemetery.

Apr 26, 2022

Norman Milbrandt died Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 93.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 10:30 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Montevideo. Rev. Kent Borglum will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Apr 25, 2022

Dorraine Thompson of Montevideo, died on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Home Front First in Montevideo at the age of 85.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 11:00 am at Big Bend Lutheran Church, rural Milan.   Rev. Donald S. McKee will officiate and burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo....

Apr 23, 2022

Charles Garvin Ludwig of Watson, MN died at his home on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the age of 78.

Charles Ludwig was born on November 24, 1943 in Cottonwood Minnesota to Garvin and Beatrice (Madison) Ludwig.  Chuck was an only child and spent his entire childhood in Cottonwood.  He graduated from Cottonwood High School in 1962.  ...

Apr 22, 2022

Peyton Donald Young, 20, of Benson, Minnesota, died due to injuries sustained in a automobile accident on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Fargo, North Dakota. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 6, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, followed by a memorial service at 1:00 pm, at the First Evangelical Free Church in Benson, Minnesota.

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Apr 20, 2022

Randall “Randy” M. Slocum, 70, of Gilbert, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services  were held on  Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the church.  Following the funeral service cremation will take place. Randy was born December 11, 1951, in Elmhurst, Illinois, the son of Willard W. and Betty C....

Apr 19, 2022

Leonard V. Sylte, 95, of Nashville, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the NHC Place-Cool Springs, in Franklin, Tennessee. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Burial will be in the...

Apr 18, 2022

James "Jim" Overholser, age 62, of Appleton, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, in Quiet Oaks Hospice House, St. Cloud, Minnesota.  A memorial visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Friday, May 13, 2022, at Zniewski Funeral Home -Vaala Chapel in Appleton.  A Celebration of Life / Reception will continue 5 - 8 p.m., Saturday evening, May 14, 2022,  at...

Apr 18, 2022

Edyth Skelly of Cambridge, MN formerly of Montevideo, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at GracePointe Crossing in Cambridge at the age of 96.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Pastor Keith Brustuen will officiate and burial will be in...

Apr 15, 2022

Robert “Bob” L. Commerford, 73, of Benson, MN, died on Friday afternoon, April 15, 2022, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 21, 2022, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, MN. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m....

Apr 14, 2022

David J. Olson, of rural Milan, passed away with family by his side at his home on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the age of 80.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 19 th , 2022 from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at Kviteseid Lutheran Church, Milan, MN with a prayer service at 6:45 p.m.  Visitation will continue on...

Apr 11, 2022

Nancy Ryman of Montevideo died on Monday, April 11, 2022 at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 18th, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Watson with Pastor Marie Eckberg officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation with the family will...

Apr 8, 2022

Earl Norman, Montevideo, died on Friday, April 8, 2022 at his home at the age of 78.

Memorial graveside services will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.  Family and friends are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for the service.

Earl Norman was born on June...

Apr 3, 2022

JoAnn Jagow, 80, died at her home near Holloway, Minnesota on April 3, 2022. Visitation will be held at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday, May 20, 2022. A private family service will be held. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Mar 31, 2022

Leonard "Bucky" Massee, age 89, of Appleton, passed away Thursday evening March 31, 2022, in Appleton Area Health -Care Center.  Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Zniewski Funeral Home-Vaala Chapel in Appleton.  Visitation will resume from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, at First United Methodist Church in...

Mar 31, 2022

Geneva Mary Cameron, 92, of Benson, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, March 31, 2022, at the Scandi Haven Village in Benson, MN. Visitation will be at the St Francis Catholic Church gathering space in Benson, Minnesota, on Friday, April 8 th from 5 pm - 7 p.m. There will be a rosary service starting at...

Mar 30, 2022

Gloria H. Knutson, 91, of Swift Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 30, 2022, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson. Visitation will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, and will continue Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 10 am to 11 pm,...

Mar 30, 2022

Margaret Helen (Rode) Robertson passed away peacefully at her home in Benson on Wednesday, March 30th, 2022.

She was born Margaretha Helena Rode on August 3rd, 1926 on a small farm near Pierce, Nebraska. She was the seventh of seven children born to Adolf & Louisa Rode...and the first tobe born in the USA.

She...

Mar 27, 2022

Beverly Leaf, 82, of Benson, Minnesota, died on Sunday, morning, March 27, 2022, at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Saturday, April 2, at the First Evangelical Free Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Burial will be in the...