Obituaries
Emma Syliva Skoglund
Jul 15, 2023
Emma Skoglund, age 96, of Red Wing formerly of Willmar, died Saturday, July 15, at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Svea Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Church with burial in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...
Alice Nell Schmitz
Jul 6, 2023
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Alice N. Schmitz, age 86, of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, July 6, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, at the Church of St. Mary. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...
Sally Demgen
Jul 2, 2023
Marcella "Sally" Demgen (nee Sheldahl), age 103, of Willmar, passed away Sunday morning, July 2, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 4, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Memorials are preferred to Bethel Lutheran Church...
Carol Beth Foshaug
Jul 1, 2023
Carol Beth Foshaug, age 66, of Willmar, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 1, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar following a courageous fight against cancer.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, July 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, July 7, at Peterson Brothers...
Betty Lou Manley
Jun 30, 2023
Betty Lou Manley, age 93, of Sauk Rapids and formerly of Longville and Spicer, passed away Friday morning, June 30, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 10, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the church...
Martin Ray Ulferts
Jun 29, 2023
Martin Ray Ulferts, 54, Michigan City, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
A celebration of life gathering will be from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, August 6, at the Benson/Ulferts farm 2944 180th Street SE, Atwater, MN 56209. Cake and coffee will be served.
He was born July 14, 1968, in. Grand Rapids, Michigan,...
Robert Kenneth Bolstad
Jun 29, 2023
Robert K. Bolstad, age 85, of Willmar, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 29, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Robert Kenneth Bolstad was born on June 10, 1938, in Edgeley, North Dakota, the son of Ludwig and Florence (Caussins) Bolstad. He...
Margaret "Micki" Cecile Kastel Carlson (Lint)
Jun 27, 2023
Margaret “Micki” Cecile Kastel Carlson (Lint), age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her four children and family in La Crescent, MN on June 27, 2023, after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.
A private burial will be in the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Cemetery in Spicer. A celebration of Micki's life will be from...
Pastor Robert "Bob" I. Wilman
Jun 24, 2023
Pastor Robert "Bob" I. Wilman, age 80, of Willmar, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 24, at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.
Visitation will begin at 12 noon followed by the celebration of life service at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, at the Willmar Bible Church with Pastor Thomas Radtke officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers...
Arland George Vikse
Jun 22, 2023
Arland G. Vikse, age 90, of Willmar, passed away Thursday evening, June 22, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the celebration of life service at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, at Calvary Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery with military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Arrangements...
Dorothy Mae Johnson
Jun 20, 2023
Dorothy Mae Johnson, age 100, of Atwater, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 20, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the celebration of life service at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers...
Elizabeth "Betty" Georgina Midby
Jun 19, 2023
Elizabeth "Betty" G. Midby, age 94, of Spicer, passed away Monday, June 19, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London.
A private interment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer. www.petersonbrothers.com
Elizabeth “Betty” Georgina Midby was born...
Ellie E. Bates
Jun 16, 2023
Eleanor “Ellie” E. Bates, age 89, of Willmar, passed away Friday morning, June 16, at Vista Prairie at Copperleaf.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 23, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to...
Jose Antonio Diaz Barranco
Jun 15, 2023
Jose Antonio Diaz Barranco, age 76, was involved in a single-vehicle accident on June 14, in Prinsburg. He was airlifted to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, and gave his last breath surrounded by family on Thursday, June 15.
The Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, June 29, at the Word of Faith...
Joan Lavonne Gunderson
Jun 15, 2023
Joan L. Gunderson, age 89, of Willmar, passed away Thursday, June 15, at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
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Gary Eugene Sims
Jun 9, 2023
Gary E. Sims, age 71, of Maynard, Minnesota, passed away on June 9, surrounded by family and friends while at the Vista Prairie at Copperleaf in Willmar.
A celebration of life will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, June 23, at the Maynard Event Center. A private interment will be later at Pine Lawn Cemetery in Rapid City,...
Kyle Lee Goosmann
Jun 9, 2023
Kyle L. Goosmann, age 54, of Willmar passed away Friday evening, June 9, at his residence surrounded by loved ones following a courageous fight against colon cancer.
A celebration of life service will be held 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at...
Marcia Amanda Skindelien
Jun 5, 2023
Marcia A. Skindelien, age 89, of Sunburg, passed away Monday evening, June 5, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, June 11 at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Visitation will continue at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 12, at Hope Lutheran Church. Interment will...
Stephen Paul Thomas
Jun 4, 2023
Stephen Paul Thomas, age 75, of Willmar, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Sunday June 4.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by the celebration of life service at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 1, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Stephen was...
Beverly Joyce Williams
May 31, 2023
Beverly Joyce Williams (age 80) of Willmar, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, May 31st, at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital.
A Celebration of Life with Beverly's friends and family will be from 5pm-7pm on Tuesday, June 6th, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. A private gathering will be at a later date at Calvary Lutheran Cemetery....
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