Obituaries

Feb 28, 2018

Lawrence "Charlie" Zaeska, age 79, of Atwater, died Wednesday, February 28, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 5, at St. John Lutheran Church in Atwater.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior...

Feb 25, 2018

Velora Ann Rust, age 93, of Willmar died Sunday morning, Feb. 25, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 1, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com...

Feb 21, 2018

Lorraine Marie Louden, 93, of Spicer, MN, and Casa Grande, AZ, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at her home in Spicer. Lorraine was born on January 17, 1925, in St. Cloud, MN to Nicholas and Kathryn Ahles. She married Richard Louden on June 10, 1948. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard; sons, Michael, Thomas, and...

Feb 15, 2018

A retired cardiologist, Jim Dahl died peacefully at home with his wife Marilyn by his side and the music of Glen Miller playing in the background. He was predeceased by his parents and his first wife, Helen. Jim grew up in Hutchinson, Minnesota, but was born in St. Paul so his mother could have a female obstetrician. She was a...

Feb 12, 2018

Elva "Jo" Abrahamson, age 86, of Willmar, died Monday evening, February 12, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday, February 19, at Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church near Kandiyohi with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Lundby Cemetery near Pennock at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Feb 10, 2018

Loren Mackedanz, age 64, of Mitchell, SD, formerly of Willmar, died Saturday, February 10, in Mitchell. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, February 24, at Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church near Kandiyohi.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Loren Lee Mackedanz was born July 1,...

Feb 4, 2018

Carrie J. Gorans, age 50, of Willmar, died on Sunday morning, February 4, at her home in rural Willmar. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Friday, February 9, at Svea Lutheran Church.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, February 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue one hour prior...

Jan 26, 2018

Elaine J. Wetzel, age 68, of Spicer, died Friday morning, Janaury 26, at her home. A visitation for Elaine will be held 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Elaine June Wetzel was born on April 11, 1949, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Aaron and June (Fischer) Schafer. She grew up and received...

Jan 23, 2018

Justine C. Lawrence, age 85, of Willmar, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Benedictine Health Care at Innsbruck in New Brighton. Justine C. Lawrence, age 85, of Willmar, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Benedictine Health Care at Innsbruck in New Brighton. A worship service and celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan....

Jan 22, 2018

Rita Bennett, age 70, of Willmar, died Monday, January 22, at her home in Willmar. Memorial services for Rita will be 11 a.m. Friday, February 2, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service. A private interment was held at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Cemetery Details Fairview Cemetery Gorton Avenue NW Willmar, MN,...

Jan 22, 2018

Violet "Vi" E. Scovill, age 95, of Willmar, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Church of St. Mary. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu...

Jan 14, 2018

William "Bill" Max Linke passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior December 23, 2018 while residing at Glen Oaks Care in New London, MN.  Complications of Parkinson's disease ended his earthly journey. He was 82 years of age.

Memorial services will be held in May 2019 and his ashes will be scattered at that time in...

Jan 12, 2018

Joseph L. Haddy, age 76, of Willmar, died Friday morning, January 12, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. A visitation for Joseph will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Friday, January 19, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Joseph Lee Haddy was born May 12, 1941,...

Jan 12, 2018

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater with military honors provided by the Willmar and Atwater American Legion Posts. Interment will be at a later date in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials to Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Jan 11, 2018

Wilmar "Bud" Smerling, age 86, of Blackduck, formerly of Willmar, died Thursday morning, January 11, at the Good Samaritan Society in Blackduck. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 19, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the Morton City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 18, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...

Jan 10, 2018

Gerald Nordberg, age 76, of Willmar, died Wednesday, January 10, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Cemetery Details Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery 3003 8th Avenue NE Willmar, MN, 56201

Jan 9, 2018

Louis O. Green, age 78, of Willmar, died Tuesday, January 9, at his home in Willmar. Private family services will be held at a later date. Louis is survived by his wife: Eileen Green of Willmar; three children: Lori Olson, Colleen Green, and Randy (and Sheila) Green, all of Minneapolis, MN' and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by...

Jan 7, 2018

Patricia "Pat" L. Knutson, age 69, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, January 7, at her residence. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 15, at Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church near Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...

Jan 6, 2018

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Jan 3, 2018

Phyllis Wattnem, age 87, of Willmar, died Wednesday, January 3, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 8, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon, South Dakota at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday....