Obituaries

Evans Leikvoll

Evans Leikvoll

Jan 25, 2007

Lake Lillian, MN. Evans Francis Leikvoll, age 83, of Lake Lillian died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at the Infinia Care Center in Willmar following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, Jan. 29, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-5 P.M. on...

Dean Matson

Dean Matson

Jan 22, 2007

Willmar, MN. Dean Roger Matson, age 55, of Willmar and formerly of the Blomkest and Svea area, died Monday afternoon, Jan 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Svea Lutheran Church with Rev. Todd Lynum. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...

Thomas Samuelson

Thomas Samuelson

Jan 19, 2007

Thomas "Tom" W. Samuelson, age 67, of Willmar and formerly of Spicer, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, Jan. 19, at the St. Cloud Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Peace Lutheran Church in New London with Pastor Art Montgomery officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....

Darwin Pautzke

Darwin Pautzke

Jan 11, 2007

Darwin B. Pautzke, age 74, of Grove City, died Thursday morning, January 11, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield following a battle with cancer. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, January 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City with Rev. John Peterson officiating. The interment will be held in Arndahl Cemetery in Grove City at a later date....

Clarence Peterson

Clarence Peterson

Jan 9, 2007

Clarence M. Peterson, 81, of rural Atwater, died Tuesday afternoon, January 9, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, January 12 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater with Rev. Daniel Belgum-Blad officiating. Interment will be in the Oakside Cemetery near Spicer. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Atwater Funeral Home and...

Donald Paulson

Donald Paulson

Jan 8, 2007

Donald William Paulson, age 86, of Willmar, died Monday evening, Jan. 8, at Rice Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, Jan. 12, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Peterson Brothers...

John Frederickson

John Frederickson

Jan 8, 2007

John Theodore Frederickson, age 91, died January 8th, at Northfield Hospital, Northfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday January 13th at Bethesda Lutheran Church in rural Murdock, MN. Interment will be at Sacred Heart cemetery in Murdock. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Bethesda. Friends and family are invited to...

Vernon Oman

Vernon Oman

Jan 1, 2007

Vernon Russell Oman, age 92, of Willmar, died Monday afternoon, January 1, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 5, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be later this spring at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation will be...

Olga Arneson

Olga Arneson

Dec 22, 2006

Olga M. Arneson, age 93, of Sunburg, died Friday morning, December 22, at the Meadow Lane Care Center in Benson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 27, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Interment will be at Spring Creek Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church on...

Gloria Anderson

Gloria Anderson

Dec 21, 2006

Gloria J. Anderson, 55, of Atwater died Thursday at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar after a short struggle with cancer. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. A private burial will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with...

Zelda Minke

Zelda Minke

Dec 19, 2006

Zelda L. Miller Minke, age 88, of Willmar, died Tuesday afternoon, December 19, at the Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 22, at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. Steven Bielenberg officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...

Lloyal Anderson

Lloyal Anderson

Dec 18, 2006

Lloyal Orvin Anderson, age 86, of Willmar, died Monday evening, December 19, at the Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 21, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Peterson officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

James Brown

James Brown

Dec 15, 2006

Atwater James H. Brown, age 89, of Atwater, died Friday morning, December 15th, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Monday, December 18th, at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Willmar with Rev. David Rogers officiating. The interment will be in the Union Cemetery in Atwater. Friends may call from 4-6 P.M. Sunday at the...

Elmer Blom

Elmer Blom

Dec 11, 2006

Elmer G. Blom, age 81, of Willmar, formerly of Raymond, died Monday morning, December 11, at the Infinia Health Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 14, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with Rev. Albert DeVries officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Minnie Strey

Minnie Strey

Dec 7, 2006

Minnie C. Strey, age 99, of Svea, died Thursday evening, December 7, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 11, at Svea Lutheran Church with Rev. Todd Lynum officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers...

Alice Woltjer

Alice Woltjer

Dec 5, 2006

Alice E. Woltjer, age 80, of Willmar, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 5th, at her winter home in Orlando, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, December 11th, at the First Covenant Church with Rev. Daniel Johnson and Rev. Steven Zwart officiating. The interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call...

Minnie Hintz

Minnie Hintz

Dec 4, 2006

Minnie C. Hintz, age 91, of Atwater, died Monday morning, December 4, at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 6, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater with Rev. Daniel Belgum-Blad officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Atwater...

Lloyd Carley

Lloyd Carley

Nov 28, 2006

Lloyd LaVerne Carley, age 84, of Atwater, died Tuesday morning, November 28, at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, December. 1, at the Atwater Funeral Home with Rev. Grant Fischer officiating. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Gyda Willar

Gyda Willar

Nov 24, 2006

Gyda M. Willar, age 97, of Edina, died Friday afternoon, November 24th, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M., Wednesday, November 29th, at the Bethesda Heritage Center Chapel with Rev. Wayne D. Kopitzke, pastor from First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake, officiating. The interment will be at 2:30 P.M., Wednesday, at Hillside...

Rudolph Doty

Rudolph Doty

Nov 24, 2006

Rudolph E. "Dutch" Doty, age 98, of Spicer, died Friday morning, November 24, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 28, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer with Rev. Matthew Peterson and Rev. Simon Fensom officiating. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Green...