Obituaries
Charles "Chuck" Lee Knutson
Mar 18, 2022
Chuck Knutson, age 79, of Willmar, passed away Friday evening, March 18, at his residence surrounded by family following an extended illness.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the Green Lake Free Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A private interment...
Donna Mae Kalkbrenner
Mar 17, 2022
Donna Mae Kalkbrenner, age 84, of Spicer, passed away Thursday evening, March 17, at Vista Prairie at Copperleaf in Willmar.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 25, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. The funeral service will be live-streamed at:
https://www.ourlivingwater.org/donnakalkbrenner.html
Interment will be at St. Patrick's...
Grace Evangeline Berg
Mar 14, 2022
Grace Berg, age 99 of Atwater passed away on Monday, March 14, one month short of her 100th birthday. Grace had been a resident of Carris Health Care Center in Willmar for the past four years.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 17, at the Atwater United Methodist Church. Visitation will...
Sharon Ione Nelson
Mar 14, 2022
Sharon I. Nelson, age 68, of rural Spicer, passed away Monday March 14, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Green...
Bruce Luverne Kleinhuizen
Mar 10, 2022
Bruce L. Kleinhuizen, age 64, of Willmar, passed away Thursday evening, March 10, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle against cancer.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, at the Church of the Nazarene in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 and...
Trevor John Berger
Mar 10, 2022
Trevor J. Berger, age 43, of Atwater, passed away Thursday morning, March 10, at his residence following a courageous battle against cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment with military honors will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, March 18,...
Norman Lloyd Baker
Mar 6, 2022
Norman L. Baker. Age 83, of Willmar, passed away Sunday morning, March 6, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment with military honors will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...
Michelle Lee Kardell
Mar 2, 2022
Michelle "Shelly" Lee Kardell, age 42, of Sartell and formerly of New London, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, March 2, at her residence.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Her family asks that condolences be left as memorial notes on Michelle’s Facebook page. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. ...
Stacy Cristal Meraz
Mar 2, 2022
Stacy C. Meraz, age 18, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, March 2, at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis following a courageous fight against Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at...
David Charles Amdahl
Mar 2, 2022
David C. Amdahl, age 76, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday, March 2, at Carris Health Rice Therapy Suites.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of...
Todd Joseph Hanson
Mar 1, 2022
Todd J. Hanson, age 60 of Willmar, passed away unexpectedly on March 1, at his residence.
A Celebration of Life service will be hale at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Todd Joseph Hanson was born on January 20, 1962, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the son of Harlin "Bud" and Shirley (Kramer)...
Jeanette Eileen Erdmann
Feb 28, 2022
Jeanette Eileen (Botten) Erdmann, aged 81, of Willmar, went home to be with her Lord on Feb 28, 2022, in Brownsville, Texas.
A funeral service will be held to celebrate Jean at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials to...
Delores Mae Schow
Feb 27, 2022
Delores Mae Schow, age 91, of Willmar and formerly of Blomkest, passed away at her daughters home in Canby on Sunday morning, February 27.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 18, at the Willmar United Methodist Church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Janet "Janie" Ruth Buer
Feb 27, 2022
Janet "Janie" R. Buer, age 79 of Willmar and formerly of Atwater, passed away Sunday evening, February 27, at Carris Health Rice Therapy Suites following a brief illness of cancer.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 4, at Calvary Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 12 noon until the time of...
Alvin John Maurer Jr.
Feb 23, 2022
Alvin J. Maurer Jr, age 76, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday, Febraury 23, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, at the Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery...
Ellen Jean Vlaminck
Feb 17, 2022
Jean Vlaminck, age 88, of Kandiyohi, passed away Thursday evening, February 17, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Interment will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Kandiyohi. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday,...
Rose Mary Baune
Feb 14, 2022
Rose M. Baune, age 72, of Willmar, unexpectedly passed away peacefully on February 14, of a brief but serious medical condition.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11a.m. on Saturday, February 19, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at the St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Wabasso. Visitation will be from 5-7...
Riley James Shea
Feb 13, 2022
Riley James Shea was born in Willmar, Minnesota, on October 7, 1989, the son of William and Janis (Myrin) Shea. He grew up in Atwater and graduated from ACGC High School in 2008, where he spent his entire education. Later Riley attended St. Cloud Tech college for one semester and Ridgewater College in Willmar for one semester. Riley then ventured...
Bruce Robert Spieker
Feb 9, 2022
Bruce R. Spieker, age 66, of Raymond, passed away Wednesday morning, February 9, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, February 14, at St. John's Lutheran...
Hector Rene Lozano Hernandez
Feb 7, 2022
Hector Rene Lozano Hernandez, age 37 of Willmar, passed away Monday morning, Feb. 7, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
A time to celebrate Hector's life will be from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, February 16, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. www.petersonbrothers.com
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