Obituaries

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...

Mar 27, 2022

Donna Marie Fath, 87, of Benson, died on Sunday morning, March 27, 2022, at the Glen Oaks Senior Living Center in New London, MN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, MN, followed by the Funeral Mass at 11:00 am. Interment...

Mar 26, 2022

Alvin Jacobson, age 80, of Benson, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, in his home.  Visitation will be held 9-11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson.  Fr. Jeremy Kucera will officiate.  Burial will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery.

Mar 25, 2022

James Billings, of Montevideo, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, MN at the age of 97.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 1, 2022 at 1:30 PM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Pastor Donald S. McKee will officiate and burial will be in Sunset...

Mar 24, 2022

Arden Thorvald Thompson, 72, died on Thursday morning, March 24, 2022, at his home in DeGraff. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in DeGraff and will continue Friday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday, April 1, 2022, followed by the...

Mar 23, 2022

Jane P. Nerison, 69, of Chicago, Illinois, and Montevideo, Minnesota, died in late March 2022, in her Chicago home.

A memorial service was held at Fourth Presbyterian Church 126 E. Chestnut Str. Chicago, IL at 2 PM on May 11, 2022.

Graveside service will be held in Montevideo on Wednesday, August  3, 2022 at 1:00...

Mar 21, 2022

Evelyn Jean Denzer, died on Monday evening, March 21, 2022, at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, Minnesota.  Visitation will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am.  Arrangements are with the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson,...

Mar 21, 2022

Robert Bunn, Montevideo, died on Monday, March 21, 2022 at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Watson Lutheran Church with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour before...

Mar 20, 2022

Bonnie Vaala, age 66 of Appleton, passed away Sunday morning, March 20, 2022, in her home.  Her husband, James “Jim” Vaala Jr. of Appleton, passed away March 30, 2020, in the St. Cloud Hospital.  Visitation for Bonnie and Jim will be held 4-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church...