Obituaries

Mar 5, 2020

Ruth Miller, of Appleton, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Appleton Care Center, surrounded by her family at the age of 79.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton.

Visitation will be held one hour...

Mar 5, 2020

Sandra "Sandee" Meyer, of Granite Falls, passed away, Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park at the age of 76.

Memorial services will be held Monday, March 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls.  Vicar Myron Crawford will officiate and burial will be...

Mar 4, 2020

Mike Simonson, age 73, a resident of Highlands Ranch, CO went home to be with the Lord on his birthday, March 4, 2020.  He was a man of family and faith and will be best remember by the relationships he built with the people he met in his colorful life.

Memorial services will  ...

Mar 1, 2020

August William Grothe, 89, of Benson, died on Sunday morning, March 1, 2020, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson and continue from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday, March 6, followed by the...

Feb 27, 2020

Nellie Houde, 93, was born on September 1, 1926, in Michigan, the daughter of Fred and Gertrude VanderWeyst Meinert. She grew up in Benson, Minnesota attended country school and graduated from Benson High School. She was united in marriage to Lloyd Houde on September 9, 1944, in Aurora, Colorado.  They made their home in Colorado while Lloyd...

Feb 19, 2020

Bernard “Bernie” Fjordbak, 66, of Benson died on Wednesday February 19, 2020 at Meadowlane Rehabilitation Healthcare Center in Benson. Visitation will be held Friday, March 13 from 5-7 p.m. and will continue on Saturday, March 14 from 9-10 a.m., followed by the 10 a.m. Funeral Service, at First Evangelical Free Church in Benson. Interment will be in the Benson...

Feb 18, 2020

Kristi Ann Michaelson, Golden Valley, MN passed away on February 18, 2020, after battling multiple health issues.

A private family burial will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Dawson.

Kristi was born July 24, 1956 to Gerald and Patricia Michaelson, and raised in Dawson, MN.  A diving accident in...

Feb 16, 2020

Ramona Niemeyer passed from this life to her heavenly home on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Luther Haven Nursing Home, under hospice care, at the age of 88.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.  Pastor Barry Brace will officiate and interment will be...

Feb 9, 2020

Richard L. Bonde, 71, of Benson, MN, died Sunday, February 09, 2020, at Swift County Benson Health Services. Visitation will be held from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, on Saturday February 29, at McKinneys on Southside in Benson,  with a Memorial Service at 1:00 pm.

Richard L. Bonde, 71, of Benson, MN, died Sunday, February...

Feb 4, 2020

Deloris Barrett died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her home in Dawson at the age of 88.

A time of visitation will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 1-2:00 PM at Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson.

A private memorial service service will be held later.

Deloris Mae Barrett was...

Feb 4, 2020

Huntleigh Faye Peterson passed away, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center.

A PRIVATE FAMILY FUNERAL honoring Huntleigh Faye Peterson will be held on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church in Dawson, Minnesota. Interment will be in the Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Huntleigh...

Feb 4, 2020

Wilfred Michael Schmitt was born on September 3, 1928 to Michael and Elizabeth (Lanners) Schmitt.  Willie was the youngest of eight children and by some accounts a bit spoiled.  He attended St. Leo Parochial school thru 8th grade and then worked on his brother Ted’s farm.  He was in the United States Navy from October 10, 1950 to August...

Feb 2, 2020

Linda Ann Huffman, 68, of Benson, died on Sunday morning, February 02, 2020 at the Gabriel House in Murdock, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 6, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson. In lieu of flowers memorial preferred to Rice Hospice....

Feb 2, 2020

Vernon C. Indermuhle of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away on February 2, 2020, at the age of 91.

Graveside services will be held Monday, March 2, 2020 at 1:30 PM at Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Vern was born on May 15, 1928, in Boise, Idaho, to Charles and Lena Indermuhle. Vernon and his older sister...

Feb 1, 2020

Ronald E. Houde, 71, of Benson, MN, died Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Swift County Benson Health Services. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at Hanny's Bar & Grill in Benson. Opening Prayer will be held at 1:00 PM, followed by a time of sharing. In lieu...

Feb 1, 2020

Lloyd Streich died Saturday, February 1, 2020 at his home in rural Granite Falls at the age of 72.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2020, from 1:00-2:30 pm at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls.  A memorial service will begin at 2:30 pm following the visitation.

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Jan 30, 2020

Pat Kalstrom, formerly of Montevideo, died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Bethesda in Willmar at the age of 92.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar.

Visitation will be held at the church for one hour before the service on Monday.

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Jan 30, 2020

Joyce Lindquist, Dawson, died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at her home in Dawson at the age of 72.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held Tuesday,...

Jan 29, 2020

Berthold Carl Edward Koosmann was born in Fairfield Township, Swift County, Minnesota, on August 25, 1922, to parents John E. and Bertha (Beyer) Koosmann.  Bert was born in the farmhouse that he lived in his entire life, until the last couple of months when he resided at Skyview Plaza in Morris.

He married Doris Asher on June...

Jan 29, 2020

Ashley Flinn, of Montevideo, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Granite Falls Hospital at the age of 47.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held...