Obituaries
Brittany Lynn Salcedo
Apr 9, 2022
Brittany Lynn Salcedo, age 31, of Willmar, pased away unexpectedly Saturday evening, April 9, at the St. Cloud Hospial from complications of a stroke.
Thank you to those who made an impact in her life and to those who love her. As we continue down this journey, may we remember Brittany for her humor, compassion, love and determination to...
Doris Pearl Kamstra
Apr 9, 2022
Doris P. Kamstra, age 59, of Hopkins, Minnesota, formerly of Willmar, passed away from cancer on Saturday, April 9, at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour...
Alfred "Fred" Gabriel Gunderson
Apr 8, 2022
Alfred “Fred” G. Gunderson, age 91, of Willmar, passed away Friday, April 8, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment with military honors will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements...
James "Jim" DeWayne Nelson
Apr 8, 2022
James (Jim) DeWayne Nelson
April 23, 1941 – April 8, 2022
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James (Jim) DeWayne Nelson, formerly of Spicer, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on April 8, in Fort Myers, FL. He is preceded in death by his son, Brian, both of his parents, one brother, three brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and four nephews.
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Linda May Cain
Apr 7, 2022
Linda M. Cain, age 62, of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, April 7, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday. Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Linda May...
Ramona "Mona" Virginia Flack
Apr 1, 2022
Ramona V. Flack, age 87, of Willmar, passed away Friday afternoon, April 1, at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at Vinje Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson...
Ruby Naber
Mar 31, 2022
Ruby Naber, age 96, of Willmar, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 31, at Brookdale Assisted Living.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers...
Brett Allan Venema
Mar 24, 2022
Brett A. Venema, age 63, of Raymond, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 24, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church which will be livestreamed at:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJB--A2zFOc
Interment will be at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be from...
Travis Kenton Larsen
Mar 23, 2022
Travis K. Larsen, age 34, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, March 23, at Camp Ripley Training Center near Little Falls.
A celebration of Travis’s life will be from 1-3 p.m. followed by military honors on Sunday, April 3, at the V.F.W. Post #1639 in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at Peterson Brothers...
Josie Lucille Hovey
Mar 19, 2022
Josie L. Hovey, age 104, of Atwater, passed away Saturday evening, March 19, surrounded by her loving family at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Robert Lane Lambert
Mar 18, 2022
Robert L. Lambert, age 77, of Willmar, passed away on Friday evening, March 18. at his residence.
A celebration of life service will be held later this summer at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. www.petersonbrothers.com
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...
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