Obituaries
Joshua Hegna
May 30, 2020
Joshua J. Hegna, age 38, of St. Cloud, passed away in an ATV accident near a residence in Roseland Township on Saturday evening, May 30.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 5, at Robbins Island Park in Willmar. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Friday. Interment...
Vicky True
May 23, 2020
Vicky Lynn True, age 60 of New London, passed away Saturday morning, May 23, at Carris Health Rice Care Center in Willmar following an extended illness.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. www.petersonbrothers.com
Vicky Lynn True was born on February...
LeRoy Vogt
May 20, 2020
LeRoy Dale Vogt, age 73, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, May 20, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London.
A private celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Hazel Allen
May 20, 2020
Hazel J. Allen, age 96, of Spicer, passed away Wednesday evening, May 20, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will follow the graveside service at the home...
Justin Wreede
May 19, 2020
Justin L. Wreede, age 35, of Willmar passed away Tuesday, May 19. A drive-thru visitation will begin at 10:00 am with a drive-in Celebration of Life service following at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the Cornerstone Church in Litchfield (205 CSAH 34, Litchfield, MN 55355) Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, at...
Carroll Spieker
May 19, 2020
Carroll L. Spieker, age 85, of Willmar and formerly of Raymond, passed away Tuesday, May 19, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home.
A Celebration of Life social will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Raymond. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Carroll...
Russell Anderson
May 13, 2020
Russell W. Anderson, age 86, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, May 13, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.
A private family graveside service was already held at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. A Celebration of Life social will be held from 1-3 pm on Saturday Aug. 1, at the Willmar American Legion Post. Arrangements are with the...
Lowell Larson
May 10, 2020
Lowell O. Larson died peacefully of natural causes at age 95 on May 10, in Claremont, California. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and Lutheran minister.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar, MN. Seating is reserved by visiting the church website at:...
Josephine Tyson
May 8, 2020
Josephine L. Tyson, age 67, of Willmar, passed away Friday, May 8, at her residence in Willmar while under hospice care.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. www.petersonbrothers.com
Josephine Luna (Soto) Tyson was born on September 11, 1952, in Gothenburg,...
Evelyn Reigstad
May 6, 2020
Evelyn E. Reigstad, age 95, of Willmar and formerly of Sunburg, passed away Wednesday morning, May 6, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Evelyn Elenore Sorenson Reigstad was born on June 22, 1924, in rural...
Patricia "Pat" Miller
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...
Danny Duron
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...
Ulla Anderson
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...
Christopher McAninch
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...
Dale Fischer
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
Robert Paulson
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...
Shirley Durenberger
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...
Father Gerald LaPatka
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...
Ardis Kahmeyer
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. ...
Clarence Carlson
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...
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