Obituaries
William Jagow
Apr 30, 2018
William (Bill) Jagow of Willmar left this life for his heavenly home on Monday, April 30th. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7, at Redeemer Lutheran Church of Willmar. A private interment will be at Fairview Cemetery will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday,...
Byron Elkjer
Apr 26, 2018
Byron Elkjer, age 95, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, April 26, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 30, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors provided by Austin F. Hanscom...
Dorothea Nelson
Apr 24, 2018
Dorothea M. Nelson, age 103, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, April 24, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 30, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson...
Scott Evans
Apr 24, 2018
Scott R. Evans, age 51, of New London, passed away Tuesday morning, April 24, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. with a time of sharing memories...
Louise Maupin
Apr 22, 2018
Louise Maupin, age 93, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, April 22, at Brookdale Care Center in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at the United Methodist Church in Excelsior. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A celebration of her life will be held at...
Marian Lobbins
Apr 15, 2018
Marian M. Lobbins, age 90, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, April 15, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery in Sunburg. Marian Marie...
Dennis Hagen
Apr 15, 2018
Dennis Hagen, age 76, of Sunburg, died Sunday morning, April 15, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Interment will be at Monson Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Hope Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to the...
Julene Johnson
Apr 13, 2018
Julene Gordon Johnson, age 94, of Willmar, died Friday evening, April 13, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery...
Carol Faber
Apr 12, 2018
Carol Faber, age 84, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, April 12, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Rock of Life Christian Reformed Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 16, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will...
Sheila Hess
Apr 8, 2018
Sheila J. Hess, age 77, of Atwater and formerly of Willmar, died Sunday morning, April 8, at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...
Vonnie Nelson
Apr 5, 2018
Vonnie A. Nelson, age 82, of New London, passed away Thursday morning, April 5, at Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 12, at Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Douglass Baker
Apr 1, 2018
Douglass A. Baker, age 52, of rural Sunburg, died Sunday morning, April 1, at Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck following an extended illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Douglass Allen Baker was born on April 10, 1965, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Duane John and Mary Jane (Benjaminson) Baker. He grew up...
Patsy Poe
Mar 31, 2018
Patsy F. Poe, 84, died on March 31, 2018 at Bethesda in Willmar, MN. Patsy was born on May 31, 1933 to Delia (Hogan) and George Barnett in Pocahontas, AR. She married Bobby G. Poe on August 4, 1951. Patsy is survived by her husband, Bob; two children, Bob Jr. (Kris) Poe and Pama (Dan) Olson; four grandchildren, Bob III...
Laverne Budach
Mar 31, 2018
* Please note the date change due to inclement weather* Laverne Budach, age 92, of Willmar, died Saturday afternoon, March 31, surrounded by his family at his home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at...
Shirley Layman
Mar 29, 2018
Shirley Ann Layman (Evenson), age 77, of Willmar, died unexpectedly on Thursday morning, March 29, at her home in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 6, at Peterson Brothers...
James Niemeyer
Mar 25, 2018
James T. Niemeyer, age 74, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, March 25, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Bethesda Grand on...
Ashley Bratsch
Mar 24, 2018
Ashely R. Bratsch, age 27, of Clara City, died unexpectedly Saturday, Mar. 24, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 30, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 2, at Elim Lutheran Church, 16307 141st Ave, Osakis, MN...
Ko Der
Mar 23, 2018
Ko Der, age 69, of Willmar, died at his home in Willmar on Friday, March 23. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, at Grace Baptist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. He is survived by his wife,...
Colleen Christensen
Mar 22, 2018
Colleen J. Christensen, age 68 of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, Mar. 22, at the Mayo Clinic Hospitala�"St. Mary's Campus in Rochester. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar followed by a social dance at Colleen's School of Dance (132 Benson Ave. SW). A private...
Ruby Watson
Mar 15, 2018
Ruby Watson, age 92, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, March 15, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Memorial service will be at 12:00 pm on Saturday, April 28th, at Refuge Church in Willmar. Memorials are preferred to The Korean Baptist University and Seminary/ Scholarship Fund for M.DIV. Students, or Refuge Church/Trout Lake Scholarship Fund. Arrangements are by Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...
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