Obituaries
Harvey Jans
Oct 9, 2021
Harvey Jans died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at CCM Health in Montevideo at the age of 90.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 15, 2021 at 1:30 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with Rev. Jeff Fitzkappes officiating.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5-7:00 PM at Anderson -...
Antonio Leos
Oct 7, 2021
Antonio Leos, of Granite Falls, MN died Thursday, October 7, 2021 at the age of 33.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 5:00PM to 10:30 PM at Anderson – TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Anderson – TeBeest Funeral...
Norma Olson
Oct 5, 2021
Norma Olson died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age 102.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021 at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Montevideo. Pastor Sam Kautz will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held for...
Pauline Kittelson
Oct 5, 2021
Pauline Kittelson, Montevideo died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.
Memorial services will be held May 14, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Rev. Donald S. Mckee will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation with the family...
June Norman
Oct 2, 2021
June Norman died Saturday, October 2, 2021 at her home in Montevideo at the age of 78.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Pastor Bob Knutson will officiate.
Visitation will be held for one hour before the service on Saturday,...
Florence Lauinger
Sep 29, 2021
Florence Emma Lauinger, 93, died peacefully at her home near Hancock, Minnesota under the care of Hospice on Wednesday, morning, September 29, 2021. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 3, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at St. Malachy’s Catholic Church in Clontarf, Minnesota and will continue on Monday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed...
Darin Sorby
Sep 29, 2021
Darin Sorby, of Sartell and formerly of Dawson, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 58.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson with Pastor Kendall Stelter officiating. A private interment will take place at a later date....
Shirley Louise Kepner
Sep 28, 2021
Shirley Kepner, age 91, of Holloway, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in Meadow Lane Nursing Home in Benson. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 5, 2021, in Appleton City Cemetery. Pastor Herbert Rotunda will officiate.
Shirley Louise Kepner was born on February 16, 1930, in Benson Minnesota, the daughter of Selmer...
Allen Smith
Sep 27, 2021
Allen Smith, age 92, of Appleton, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, in Appleton Health Services-Hospital. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Zniewski Funeral Home- Vaala Chapel in Appleton. Visitation will resume from Noon-1 p.m., followed by the funeral at 1 p.m., Monday, October 4, 2021, at Morris Evangelical Free Church, Morris, MN. Pastor...
Christopher "Chris" Pesek
Sep 25, 2021
Christopher "Chris" Pesek, age 48, of Appleton, passed away on September 25, 2021. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Visitation will resume from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021, at Zion Lutheran Church. Vicar Sara Larson will officiate. A private family burial...
Dale Norman
Sep 24, 2021
Dale Norman, Sartell, formerly of Montevideo died on Friday, September 24, 2021 at St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 89.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Our Saviours Lutheran Church of Baxter with Rev. Matt Danielson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation with...
Diane Marilyn Skonard
Sep 24, 2021
Diane Skonard of rural Montevideo passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021 at her home at the age of 78.
Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 3 to 6 PM at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. A prayer service will be held at 6:00 PM.
Diane Marilyn Skonard...
Adam Donald Nordaune
Sep 22, 2021
Adam Donald Nordaune of Benson, MN, passed away on September 22, 2021, at the age of 43. He was born May 23, 1978 to Jim and Sandy Nordaune. Adam’s true passion was art. He was the happiest when he was attending the Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art in Minneapolis, MN where he refined his skills of...
Arnold Gahr
Sep 22, 2021
Arnold Gahr, Glen Oaks Home in New London, died on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Carris Hospital in Willmar, at the age of 93.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Rev. Donald S. McKee will officiate and interment will be at Sunset...
Royal West-Labatte
Sep 20, 2021
Royal Reigns West-LaBatte entered and left this world in Marshall, MN on September 20, 2021. His father is Xaiveor West and his mother is Jennifer LaBatte.
He his survived by his parents; aunts: Natasha Lanz and Mustik; his grandmothers: Renee LaBatte and Marchelle Dawan; and cousins including: Jose Padilla and Alex Percy.
Preceding him in...
Janeen Joy (Obermeyer) Tebeest
Sep 15, 2021
Janeen TeBeest, of Montevideo, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 79.
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 20, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Rev. Donald S. McKee will officiate, and burial will be in Sunset...
Janet Elizabeth Gallagher-Middlebrook
Sep 9, 2021
Janet was born to Walter P. Gallagher and Fern Gladys Teske Gallagher February 14, 1953, in Benson, Minnesota. She was baptized, took first communion and was confirmed in the Church of the Visitation in Danvers, Minnesota. Janet attended country school for a short time and graduated from Benson High School in 1971. She spent four wonderful years...
Evelyn "Evie" Gloria Erenberg
Sep 7, 2021
Evelyn Erenberg died on Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021 at Folkestone-Gables Care Center in Wayzata, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Zniewski...
Patricia Saltness
Sep 7, 2021
Patricia Saltness passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the age of 84.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson. Pastor Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with Hanson...
Wendell Paul Gubrud
Sep 5, 2021
Wendell Gubrud, of Dawson, died Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the age of 89.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson. Pastor Kendall Stelter will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery.
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