Obituaries

Bradley Carlson

Bradley Carlson

Feb 25, 2009

Bradley Luther "Barley" Carlson, age 60, of Franklin, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, Feb. 25, near his home in Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 2, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Interment will be at Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. Bradley was...

Ruth Schwartz

Ruth Schwartz

Feb 24, 2009

Ruth Jeanette Schwartz, age 89, of Willmar, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, March 2, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...

Esther Ihnken

Esther Ihnken

Feb 20, 2009

Esther Ihnken, age 92, of Willmar, died Friday evening, February 20th, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday, February 26th, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar with Rev. Richard Underahl-Peirce officiating. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call 1 hour prior to...

Donald Cain

Donald Cain

Feb 18, 2009

Donald J. Cain, age 71, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, February 18th, at his home following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday February 21st, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with Fr. Steven Verhelst officiating. The interment will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 P.M., Friday,...

Helen Zimmer

Helen Zimmer

Feb 7, 2009

Helen J. Zimmer, age 64, of Willmar, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour prior...

Lawrence Opsahl

Lawrence Opsahl

Feb 5, 2009

Dr. Lawrence J. Opsahl, age 87, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, February 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Monday, Feb. 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and for one hour prior...

Lavern Dubrosky

Lavern Dubrosky

Feb 4, 2009

Lavern A. "Smokey" Dubrosky, age 83, of Willmar, died Wednesday evening, February 4, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 7, at Vinje Lutheran Church. The interment will be held at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by the Finstad-Week V.F.W. Post...

Merrill Sundlee

Merrill Sundlee

Feb 2, 2009

Merrill E. Sundlee, age 76, of Willmar, died Monday, February 2, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar with Rev. Barbara Johnson officiating. Military honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post #167 of Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Jon Bratberg

Jon Bratberg

Jan 26, 2009

Jon C. Bratberg, age 71, of Atwater, died Monday morning, January 26, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar following a battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 29, at Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 5:00 -...

Dorothy Fleming

Dorothy Fleming

Jan 23, 2009

Dorothy Mae Fleming, age 74, of New London and formerly of Spicer, died Friday morning, Jan. 23, at Glen Oaks Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at a later date at...

Clifford Ackerman

Clifford Ackerman

Jan 5, 2009

Clifford James Ackerman, age 86, of Atwater, died Monday morning, Jan. 5, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion and V.F.W. Posts. Visitation...

William Lehrke

William Lehrke

Jan 4, 2009

William "Bill" A. Lehrke, Jr., 89, of Willmar, died January 4, 2009, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 6, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery in Kandiyohi with Military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Morris Malquist

Morris Malquist

Dec 30, 2008

Morris W. Malquist, age 83, of Willmar, died Tuesday afternoon, December 30, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 6, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are with...

Gordon Lane

Gordon Lane

Dec 29, 2008

Gordon W. Lane, age 74, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon, December 29, at his home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, December 31st, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar with Rev. Steven Bielenberg officiating. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at the...

Wilbur Lane

Wilbur Lane

Dec 28, 2008

Wilbur "Bill" R. Lane, age 95, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, December 28, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Services will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, December 31, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. Steven Bielenberg officiating. The interment will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the...

Cleo Pistulka

Cleo Pistulka

Dec 27, 2008

Cleo J. Pistulka, age 77, of Willmar, died Saturday, December 27, at his home following a battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar V.F.W. and Seaforth American Legion Posts. Visitation...

Bernice Engfer

Bernice Engfer

Dec 22, 2008

Bernice Maud Engfer, age 88, of Willmar, died Monday evening, Dec. 22, at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, Dec. 26, at the Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home with Rev. Pablo Obregon officiating. Interment will be at the Kinkead Cemetery in Alexandria. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the nursing...

Martha Gravley

Martha Gravley

Dec 21, 2008

Martha Merle Gravley, 86, of Willmar, formerly of Raymond, died Sunday at Rice Care Center in Willmar. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Raymond United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and for one hour prior to the...

Earle Johnson

Earle Johnson

Dec 17, 2008

Earle A. Johnson, age 96, of Atwater, died Wednesday evening, December 17, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 20, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, December 19, at the Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior to the...

Hazel Kluegel

Hazel Kluegel

Dec 11, 2008

Hazel A. Kluegel, age 104, of New London and formerly of Lamberton, died Thursday morning, Dec. 11, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer with Fr. Jeff Horejsi officiating. Interment will be at 2:30...