Obituaries
Kevin (Pooh Bear) Jordahl
May 20, 2021
Kevin (Pooh Bear) Jordahl passed away at his home in Montevideo on May 20, 2021 at the age of 62.
A small private memorial service will be held on Father’s Day, June 20, 2021 with a reception to follow. A video of the service will be available on funeral home website after June...
Betty Marie Shelstad
May 17, 2021
Betty Shelstad, age 94, of Montevideo, formerly of Appleton, passed away Monday evening, May 17, 2021, in Chippewa County Montevideo Health. A private family service will be held. Burial will be in Good Shepherd Lutheran Cemetery in Hegbert Township.
Betty Marie Shelstad was born January 22, 1927, in Darwin, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Lydia (Krakau)...
Lloyd "Goldy" Thomas Gulden
May 14, 2021
Lloyd “Goldy” Gulden, of Montevideo, died Friday, May 14, 2021 at the Clarkfield Care Center at the age of 89.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Montevideo. Father Paul Timmerman will officiate, and burial will be in the...
Darlene Mildred Tolin
May 9, 2021
Darlene M. Tolin, 81, of Benson passed away on Sunday afternoon, May 9, 2021, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, on Friday, May 14, at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson, and will continue from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday, May 15, followed by the funeral...
Doris (Lindblad) Storlien
May 9, 2021
Doris Storlien died Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the age of 88.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Dawson Covenant Church. Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate and interment will be at Faith Lutheran Cemetery in Madison.
Visitation will be held...
Shane "Sharon" Barbara Amundson
May 5, 2021
Shane “Sharon” Barbara Amundson, 73, Willmar, MN, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at her residence in Willmar, MN. Visitation will be from 9:30 am to 10:30 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Interment will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Benson. Arrangements...
Denneth Kurtzbein
May 5, 2021
Denneth William Kurtzbein, age 80 of Montevideo, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the Clara City Care Center.
Memorial services will be held Monday, May 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Pastor Kent Borglum officiating. Services will be filmed and available on Denneth’s obituary...
Sharon Rose Rudi
May 3, 2021
Sharon Rudi, 83, died peacefully surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Murdock. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday, May 7, at the Zniewski Funeral home in Benson. Visitation will continue from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, on Saturday, May 8, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson followed...
Douglas Anderson
May 3, 2021
Douglas Anderson of Boyd died on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the age of 72.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 2:00PM at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. A livestream of the service will appear on Doug’s obituary page on Saturday at 2:00PM
Visitation...
Joann Fay Mabey
May 1, 2021
JoAnn "Jo" Mabey, age 69, of rural Appleton, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, in University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be 1 - 2 p.m., followed by the funeral at 2 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021, at Zniewski Funeral Home- Vaala Chapel in Appleton. Burial will be in Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
JoAnn Fay...
Jerome Harlowe Bergeland
Apr 29, 2021
Jerome Bergeland died Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his home near Dawson, MN at the age of 70.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 3:45 PM at Hamlin Cemetery, rural Madison with Pastor Bruce Shoeman officiating.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 8,...
Roger Fjerkenstad
Apr 28, 2021
Roger Fjerkenstad died on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Johnson Memorial Health Services at the age of 88.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter with Pastor Lori Wold officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Kenneth Flaa
Apr 27, 2021
Kenneth Flaa, of Dawson, died on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Johnson Memorial Hospital at the age of 62.
Private family services will be held. A video of Kenneth’s service will be available to view on his obituary page on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
Kenneth Flaa was born on...
Leona (Hiepler) Krugerud
Apr 27, 2021
Leona Edna Krugerud passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the age of 101.
Private memorial services will be held . A live stream of the funeral available June 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM on the funeral home website.
Leona Edna...
Cora Gilbertson
Apr 24, 2021
Cora Gilbertson, of Prairie Park Place in Clara City, formerly of Montevideo, died Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the Clara City Care Center at the age of 92.
A time of gathering and fellowship will be held on Monday, May 3, 2021 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM at Raymond Christian Reformed Church in...
Betty Kruse
Apr 23, 2021
Betty Kruse, of Milan, died Friday, April 23, 2021 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Pastor Kristine Isder will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery.
...Dwight Eugene Whalberg
Apr 21, 2021
Dwight Whalberg, age 67, of Benson, passed away April 21, 2021, in his home. A graveside burial service will be held on Friday, July 2, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Members of his family will be saying a few words and song will be dedicated to him by his granddaughter on her...
Justin Allen Berge
Apr 19, 2021
Justin Berge of St. Cloud, formerly of Milan, died on Monday, April 19, 2021 in St. Cloud, MN at the age of 36.
Memorial services will be held Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Pastor Kristine Isder will officiate, and burial will be in the church...
Lois Fjerkenstad
Apr 19, 2021
Lois Fjerkenstad died Monday, April 19, 2021 at her home in rural Dawson, MN at the age of 87.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter with Pastor Lori Wold officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Raymond Thomas Muehlbauer
Apr 13, 2021
Raymond Thomas Muehlbauer was born September 16, 1953, in Appleton, Minnesota, the son of Sylvester and Marie (Peerboom) Muehlbauer. Ray was baptized and confirmed at Church of the Visitation Catholic Church in Danvers. He was raised in the Danvers area where he attended school, graduating from Benson High School, Class of 1971. Ray enjoyed quilting, putting puzzles together, building...
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