Obituaries

Ruth Bjornberg

Ruth Bjornberg

Jan 1, 2010

Ruth M. Bjornberg, age 87, of Mankato, formerly of Willmar, died Friday afternoon, January 1, at the Mankato House Health Care Center in Mankato, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 5, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...

Eldon Mahn

Eldon Mahn

Dec 30, 2009

Eldon Mahn, age 86, of Atwater died Wednesday morning, December 30th, at the Sunnyview Care Center in Atwater. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 3, at St. John Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday, January 2, at the Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior to the...

Nila Carlson

Nila Carlson

Dec 29, 2009

Nila R. Carlson, age 63, of Spicer died Tuesday evening, December 29th, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Monday, January 4th, at the Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. The interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. at the church. Arrangements are with...

Thelma Peters

Thelma Peters

Dec 22, 2009

Thelma A. Peters, age 91, of Willmar, died Tuesday, December 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM. Wednesday, December 30, at the Calvary Lutheran Church Chapel with Rev. Matthew Williams officiating. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with...

Annette Meyer

Annette Meyer

Dec 21, 2009

Annette D. Meyer, age 53, of rural Spicer, died Monday evening, December 21, at her home on George Lake. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, at Calvary Lutheran Church with Rev. Timothy Larson officiating. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...

Henrietta Larson

Henrietta Larson

Dec 20, 2009

Henrietta "Tootsie" R. Larson, age 90, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, Dec. 20, at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, Dec. 28, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Burial will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday. Arrangements are with Peterson...

Theodora Anderson

Theodora Anderson

Dec 15, 2009

Theodora Alvina Anderson, 90, of rural Murdock, died Tuesday, December 15, at Golden Living Center in Benson, Minnesota. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, at Scandia Lutheran Church in rural Glenwood . Interment will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday at the Sunburg Funeral Home and...

Gladys Rossell

Gladys Rossell

Dec 13, 2009

Gladys Madeline Rossell, age 94, of Atwater, died Sunday morning, December 13, at the Sunnyview Care Center in Atwater. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Burial will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Atwater Funeral Home. Gladys...

Mary Boonstra

Mary Boonstra

Dec 10, 2009

Mary E. Boonstra, age 81, of Alexandria, formerly of Willmar, died Thursday, December 10th, at the Clearwater Suites Assisted Living Center in Alexandria. Memorial service will be held at 11 A.M., Thursday, December 17th, at the First Covenant Church with Rev. Daniel Johnson officiating. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior...

Juanita Seffens

Juanita Seffens

Dec 7, 2009

Juanita I. Seffens, age 90, of Willmar, died Monday morning, December 7, at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 10, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Wednesday, December 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Shirley Owen

Shirley Owen

Dec 4, 2009

Shirley A. Owen, age 70, of Atwater, died Friday morning, December 4, at her home on Diamond Lake near Atwater. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, at Faith Lutheran Church (310 Medayto Dr., Spicer, MN 56288) in Spicer. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 6, at the church and will continue one hour...

Rose Hirman

Rose Hirman

Nov 29, 2009

Rose Hirman, age 90, of Cokato, formerly of Willmar, died Sunday morning, Nov. 29, at Cokato Manor Nursing Home in Cokato. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM with a Daughters of Isabella Rosary...

Lavonne Madsen

Lavonne Madsen

Nov 24, 2009

Lavonne Lynn Madsen, age 41, of Willmar, died unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, November 24, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, November 27, at the Willmar Christian Reformed Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday....

Lowell Berg

Lowell Berg

Nov 21, 2009

Rev. Lowell Berg, age 65, interim pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond, Minnesota, died Saturday morning, November 21st at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Wednesday, November 23rd, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond with Rev. Jeffrey Engholm and Bishop Jon Anderson officiating. The interment will be at 2...

Lester Molenaar

Lester Molenaar

Nov 15, 2009

Lester V. Molenaar, age 91, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, November 15th, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A memorial service is planned for 11 A.M., Thursday Decmeber 3rd at the Willmar United Methodist Church. A complete notice will be posted later.

Donald Kalkbrenner

Donald Kalkbrenner

Nov 13, 2009

Donald Alvin Kalkbrenner, age 75, of Spicer, died Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM with Parish Prayers at 5 PM on Tuesday,...

Axel Carlson

Axel Carlson

Nov 6, 2009

Axel M. Carlson, age 89, of Willmar, died Friday afternoon, November 6th, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm. Tuesday, November 10, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Assembly of God Church and...

Paul Laidig

Paul Laidig

Nov 5, 2009

Paul R. Laidig, age 60, of Litchfield, formerly of Atwater, died Thursday morning, November 5th, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Monday, November 9th, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. The interment will be at the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Friends may call from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at the...

Lorraine Boonstra

Lorraine Boonstra

Nov 5, 2009

Lorraine H. Boonstra, age 78, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, November 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, at the Christian Reformed Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Joel Cofer

Joel Cofer

Nov 4, 2009

Joel N. Cofer, age 47, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, November 4, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial services will be held at 11 A.M., Tuesday, November 10, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Friends may call from 5-8 P.M. Monday, November 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and at the church one hour prior to the...