Obituaries
Rita Anne Anderson
Jan 4, 2026
Rita Anne Anderson, age 89 of Granite Falls, Minnesota, was called home to be with Jesus on January 4, 2026.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Father John Hayes will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour...
Kathryn Walsh
Jan 3, 2026
Kathryn Walsh, 79, died on Saturday Morning, January 3, 2026, at the Swift County Benson Hospital in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, on Thursday January 8, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, Minnesota. Visitation will continue from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday January 9, 2026, followed by the Mass...
William "Bill" Zarnke
Jan 2, 2026
William "Bill" Zarnke, of Montevideo, died Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Appleton Care Center at the age of 87.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Watson Lutheran Church with Rev. Donald S. McKee officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Wisconsin.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 5-7:00 PM at Anderson...
Francis Hargreaves
Jan 1, 2026
Francis Hargreaves died Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Elmore Assisted Living at the age of 77.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church. Fr. Brian Mandel will be the Celebrant and interment will be at St. Malachy Catholic Cemetery in Clontarf.
Visitation will be held at the church for...
Marie Lavanne Ronning
Dec 30, 2025
Marie L. Ronning died under the care of hospice at her home in Appleton, Minnesota on Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025. Visitation will be held from 10:30 am to 11:00 am on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Zniewski Funeral Home Vaala Chapel in Appleton, followed by a Celebration of Marie’s life at 11:00 am. Burial will follow the service...
Alden "Bill" Nelson
Dec 30, 2025
Alden "Bill" Nelson, of Montevideo, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 83.
Visitation will be held Friday, January 9, 2026 from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with a prayer service at 1:30 PM.
Arrangements are with Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home of Montevideo....
Alan Birch
Dec 29, 2025
Alan Birch, 65, of Benson, Minnesota, passed away December 29, 2025, at the St. Cloud Hospital from complications due to bladder cancer. There will be a Celebration of Alan's Life on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. at Patrick's Bar and Grill in Benson, Minnesota.
Alan was born January 5, 1960, in Benson, Minnesota, to Jerome (Jim)...
Dean Bourne
Dec 28, 2025
Dean Bourne, Montevideo, died at his home on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at the age of 71.
A celebration of life will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Rock Haven Church in Montevideo.
Visitation with the family will be held from 9:30AM to 11:00AM on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the church.
Dean Royce Bourne was born June 24,...
Dennis R Anderson
Dec 27, 2025
Dennis R. Anderson died Saturday, December 27, 2025 at CCM Health in Montevideo at the age of 78.
A celebration of life will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at the Montevideo VFW. A toast to Dennis will be held at 3:00PM.
Dennis Ray Anderson was born on October 15, 1947 in Marshall, MN to Kenneth...
Robert Rheingans
Dec 27, 2025
Robert Rheingans died Saturday, December 27, 2025 at his home near Appleton at the age of 69.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM at St. John's Catholic Church in Appleton.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 9 - 11:00 AM at the church.
Robert George Rheingans was born March 4, 1956 in Appleton,...
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...
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