Obituaries

May 3, 2020

Patricia (Pat) Miller died at her home in Willmar, Minnesota on May 3, 2020 at the age of 75 with her two daughters by her side.

Pat is survived by her daughters Maribeth VanKirk and Marcia Miller; her grandsons Emmett and Isaac Ruff; her sisters Bonnie (Swede) Elfering, Sue (Ed) Benson, and Judy (John) Jacobs; her sister-in-law...

May 2, 2020

Danny Duron, age 53, of Willmar, passed away Saturday evening, May 2, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Private family services will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Danny Duron was born on September 8, 1966, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Manuel and Angela (Rodriguez) Duron.  He...

Apr 30, 2020

Ulla S. Anderson, age 91, of Sunburg, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 30, at her residence in Sunburg.

Private services will be held at a later date.  Memorials to honor Ulla’s life may be directed to the Sunburg Senior Citizens Center.  Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Ulla Sophia Anderson was...

Apr 28, 2020

Christopher Jon McAninch, age 62, of Willmar, and formerly of Kandiyohi, passed away Tuesday evening, April 28, at Carris Health Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar following an extended illness.

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, at the Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery near Kandiyohi.  No lunch will be served.  Please...

Apr 23, 2020

Dale A. Fischer, age 62, of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, April 23, at his residence in Willmar.

A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery in Lake Lillian.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Apr 22, 2020

Robert A. Paulson, age 78, of Atwater, passed away from this life on Wednesday morning, April 22, at Bethesda Club Suites in Willmar

A private interment will be held at Union Cemetery in Atwater.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date at the Refuge Church in Willmar following the COVID-19 pandemic.  Memorials...

Apr 18, 2020

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date with interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Shirley Ann Durenberger, our sweet and spunky mom, grandma and great grandma surprised us on Saturday, April 18, 2020 and danced her way into heaven!!   I truly believe she figured that at 90 years of...

Apr 18, 2020

Father Gerald J. LaPatka, age 92, of Willmar and formerly of Duluth, passed away from this life peacefully on Saturday afternoon, April 18, at the Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in...

Apr 16, 2020

Ardis I. Kahmeyer, age 76, of Atwater, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday evening, April 16, following a long battle with cancer.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, at St. John Lutheran Church near Atwater.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. ...

Apr 13, 2020

Clarence E. Carlson, age 79 of Ault, Colorado, formerly from New London Minnesota. Clarence lost his battle with cancer on April 13, 2020.  Due to the Covid-19 Virus his Celebration of Life service was postponed and will be held August 22, 2020, at the American Legion in New London, Minnesota from Noon to 3:00 pm.  Please join us to...

Apr 11, 2020

Gary C. Larson, age 86, of rural Atwater, passed away following an extended illness under hospice care and the loving care of his family on Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2020.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a private family interment will be held at Rosendale United Methodist Cemetery.  A celebration of life service will be held at a...

Apr 6, 2020

Marjorie D. Reynolds passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020 at the Carris Health Rice Care Center in Willmar.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com

Marjorie was born on December 30, 1930 to Gust and Bessie (Curtis) Koplos. She was baptized...

Mar 29, 2020

Roger A. Holm, age 95, passed away Sunday morning, March 29, at the Lakeside Health Care Center in Dassel.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers...

Mar 26, 2020

Margaret L. Lorensen, age 98, of Atwater, passed away Thursday evening, Mar. 26, at the Sunny View Care Center in Atwater.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, Aug. 1, at St. John Lutheran Church in Atwater.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Arrangements are with the Peterson...

Mar 21, 2020

Carol D. Denekamp, age 81, of Willmar, passed away on Saturday morning, Mar. 21, at the Arbor Oaks Assisted living center in Andover, MN.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be...

Mar 10, 2020

Dennis V. Lalim, age 99, of Willmar, passed away Tuesday morning, Mar. 10, at the Good Shepherd Home in Sauk Rapids.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, Mar. 16, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the...

Mar 8, 2020

Harriet A. Carlson, age 81, of Willmar, passed away Sunday morning, Mar. 8, at her residence in Willmar.

A graveside service will be held at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in WIllmar. www.petersonbrothers.com

Mar 7, 2020

James “Jim” A. Mueller, age 74, of Atwater, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Mar. 7, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at the Spicer American Legion in Spicer.  Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

James “Jim”...

Mar 4, 2020

Carl Howard Peterson, age 98, of Willmar and formerly of Benson, died Wednesday, March 4, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.  As he wished, Howard’s body has been donated to the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Memorials will be given to Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, MN or the University...

Feb 29, 2020

Joanne Donahue Scherber, age 87 of Sartell, formerly of Willmar went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 29th, 2020.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7th at The Country Manor Chapel in Sartell, Minnesota.  Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 7th prior to the...