Obituaries
Evelyn Lukas
Oct 17, 2009
Evelyn "Eva" Lukas died Saturday, October 17, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 31, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Burial will be held at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 5, at the Catholic Cemetery in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm...
Gunhild Gronseth
Oct 14, 2009
Gunhild C. Gronseth, age 94, of Willmar, died Wednesday, October 14, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 17, at the Bethel Lutheran Church Chapel in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...
Kenneth Peterson
Oct 14, 2009
Kenneth L. Peterson, age 92, of Willmar, died Wednesday, October 14, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 17, at First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of Willmar. Visitation will be Friday, October...
Viola Fransen
Oct 11, 2009
Viola Esther Fransen, age 101, of Pennock, died Sunday evening, October 11th, at the Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 17, at St. John's Lutheran Church near Pennock. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM on Friday, Oct. 16, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...
Thomas Kottke
Oct 10, 2009
Thomas (Leo) G. Kottke, age 53, of Willmar, died Saturday, October 10th, at his home in Willmar. There will be a time of gathering Saturday, October 17th, from 4-7 P.M. at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. The service and interment will be private. Thomas Gene Kottke was born June 18, 1956, in Hutchinson, Minnesota, to Robert and Lorraine (Bunke) Kottke....
Dale Hanson
Oct 10, 2009
Dale E. Hanson, age 76, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, October 10th, at the Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, October 14th, at the Church of St. Mary with Fr. Steven Verhelst officiating. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar with Military Honors...
David Johnson
Oct 2, 2009
David Harold Johnson, age 54, of Willmar, died Friday, October 2, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 6, at the Svea Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Monday, October 5, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will...
Bernice Anderson
Sep 30, 2009
Bernice O. Anderson, age 94, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 30, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, at Green Lake Lutheran Church in rural Spicer. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Green...
Bernice Lawler
Sep 29, 2009
Bernice E. Lawler, age 84, of Willmar, died Tuesday, September 29, at Willmar Commons Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, October 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. parish prayer service...
Patrick Malone
Sep 23, 2009
Dr. Patrick M. Malone, age 72, of Sanibel, Florida and Spicer, Minnesota, died Wednesday afternoon, September 23, at his home on Green Lake following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, September 28, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, September 27,...
Anne Kaliher
Sep 19, 2009
Anne Kaliher, age 98, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, September 19th, at the Copperleaf Living Center in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, September 24th, at the Church of St. Mary with Fr. Steven Verhelst officiating. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday at...
Gary Gunvalson
Sep 17, 2009
Gary A. Gunvalson, age 56, of Kandiyohi, died Thursday, September 17, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, at Ebenezer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one...
Louis Smith
Sep 13, 2009
Louis "Louie" Alvin Smith, age 76, of Willmar, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday morning, Sept. 13. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on...
Barbara Lorinser
Sep 8, 2009
Barbara Ann Lorinser, age 81, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, September 8, at Rice Care Center in Willmar following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 12, at Evangelical Free Church in Willmar. Interment will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, September 11, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Peterson Brothers Funeral...
Vita Jimenez
Sep 7, 2009
Vita Jimenez, age 84, of Willmar, died Tuesday evening, September 7, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 11, at the Church of St. Mary with Fr. Brian Mandel officiating. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday, September 10, at Peterson Brothers...
Timothy Peterson
Sep 1, 2009
Timothy John "Tiny" Peterson, age 51, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, September 1, at the Cottage Grove Resort on Lake Andrew near Alexandria. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, September 4, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Lynd City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Thursday, September 3, at...
Ann Sorset
Aug 28, 2009
Ann C. Sorset, age 89, of Willmar died at her home on Friday afternoon, August 28, 2009. She was one month short of celebrating her 90th birthday and actively enjoying life. Funeral Services will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, September 2nd, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar with Pastor Steve Knudson and Pastor Wayne Kopitzke officiating. The interment will...
Lucille Lilleberg
Aug 27, 2009
Lucille Erna Lilleberg, age 86, of Atwater, died Thursday afternoon, August 27, at the Lakeview Ranch in Darwin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 31, at St. John Lutheran Church near Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Sunday, August 30, at the Atwater Funeral Home and...
Paul Frederickson
Aug 24, 2009
Paul Cameron Frederickson, age 49, of Willmar, died Monday morning, August 24, at the St. Cloud Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 27, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A private interment will be held at a later date at...
Raymundo Bazaldua-Valdez
Aug 22, 2009
Raymundo Bazaldua-Valdez, age 66, of Willmar, died Saturday morning, August 22 at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 25, at the Church of St. Mary. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. with parish prayers at 7:30 P.M. on Monday, August 24, at Peterson Brothers Funeral...
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