Obituaries

Aug 22, 2011

Sheldon Christians, of Willmar, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 49. Memorial services will be conducted on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Tim Ehling officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5 -...

Aug 19, 2011

Lloyd A. Berg, of the Madison Lutheran Home and formerly of Dawson, died Friday, August 19, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, at the age of 80. Funeral service was held Tuesday, August 23, at 2:00 PM at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter Township with Pastor Willie Rosin officiating; organist, Lu Strand accompanied the singing of...

Aug 18, 2011

Morris Simonson, of Dawson, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson, at the age of 90. Funeral service was Monday, August 22, 2011, at 11:00 AM at the Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Church in rural Dawson with Pastor Charles Beronius officiating. Jeannene Simonson was the pianist; family tributes were by Chad and Mike...

Aug 15, 2011

Allen Larson, of the Big Bend/Hagen area, died on Monday, August 15, 2011 at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar at the age of 60. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Cathie Rhodes officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday...

Aug 15, 2011

Todd Anderson, the son of Arden and Bev Anderson, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at his home in St. Cloud at the age of 48. Visitation was at the church for one hour prior to the service on Friday. Memorial service was Friday, August 19, at 2:00 PM at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter with Pastor Willie Rosin...

Aug 13, 2011

Phyllis Levitz, of Maynard, died on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar at the age of 81. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Maynard Lutheran Church in Maynard with Rev. Tim Ehling officiating. Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Monday afternoon and...

Aug 8, 2011

Jacquelyn Fossell, of Montevideo, died on Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Chippewa Co- Montevideo Hospital at the age of 52. Memorial services will be conducted on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Matt Philaya officiating. Visitation will be Thursday afternoon and evening with the family present from 5 -...

Jul 29, 2011

Elwood "Slim" Weckwerth, of rural Montevideo, died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home at the age of 83. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sparta Township with Rev. Ronald Hobbie officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Monday afternoon and...

Jul 26, 2011

Edna Konold, of Dawson, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at her home in Dawson at the age of 75. Funeral service was at 1:00 PM, Sunday, July 31, 2011, at the First Presbyterian Church in Dawson with Pastor Herbert Rotunda officiating. Visitation was Sunday for one hour prior to the service at the church. Edna Irene Konold...

Jul 24, 2011

Carol Sandbakken died on Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Maplewood, MN at the age of 70. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Lori Wold officiating. Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at...

Jul 7, 2011

Leland Winge, of Montevideo and formerly of Dawson, died on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City, at the age of 79 . Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. McKee officiating. Visitation will be Sunday...

Jun 24, 2011

Loren Kostad, of West St. Paul, MN died on Friday, June 24th at the Highland Chateau in St. Paul at the age of 82. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Marie Eckberg officiating. Interment will be in Sunset memorial Cemetery in Montevideo. Visitation...

Jun 19, 2011

Walter Nicolai, of Montevideo and formerly of Maynard, MN and Sisseton, SD, died on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Chippewa Co-Montevideo Hospital at the age of 94. Committal services will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Sisseton Cemetery in Sisseton, SD with Rev. Suzanne Benidt officiating. Walter Julius Nicolai was born on...

Jun 14, 2011

Melvin Norby, of Montevideo, died on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 98. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with Rev. Tim Wheatley officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Jun 12, 2011

Harriet Rodeberg, of Montevideo, died on Sunday, June 12, 2011 surrounded by family at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud at the age of 84. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Saron Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo with the Rev. Willie Rosin officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery....

Jun 2, 2011

Russell died suddenly early Thursday morning June 2, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, one month after his 89th birthday.

Visitation was on Sunday, June 5, from 3-5 PM, at the Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson and for one hour prior to the service at the church.

May 27, 2011

Betty Weckwerth, of Montevideo, died on Friday, May 27, 2011 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 85. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Sparta Township with Rev. Ronald Hobbie officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...

May 27, 2011

Judith Linnea (Anderson) Dove died peacefully on May 27, 2011 at the Christopher House in Austin, TX with her daughter and son-in-law at her side. Judy was 90 years old. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 11 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Owatonna, MN, with visitation beginning at 12:15 p.m. and the Memorial service...

May 21, 2011

Kathi Oxenreider, of Milan, died on Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Devils Lake, ND at the age of 67. Memorial services will be conducted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at the Milan Community Center (Milan School) in Milan. Kathi Jean (Keobnick) Oxenreider was born on January 20, 1944 in Hutchinson, MN to Amos and Sarah (...

May 21, 2011

Roy York, of Dawson, died unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2011, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, at the age of 63. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 2:00 PM, at the Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home in Dawson with Pastor Erik Carlson officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the...