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Ann Louise Fleck
Aug 20, 2023
Ann Louise Fleck, age 68, of Willmar, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, August 20, at her residence.
Visitation will begin at 10 AM followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM on Monday, September 18, at the Church of St. Mary. Interment will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred....
Francis Eugene DeGrote
Aug 19, 2023
Francis E. DeGrote, age 88, of Willmar, passed away Saturday morning, August 19, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
Visitation will begin at 9 AM followed by a celebration of life service at 10 AM on Saturday, August 26, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted...
Maxine "Max" Raye Van Eps
Aug 16, 2023
Maxine "Max" R. Van Eps, age 77, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, August 16, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Willmar.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, August 22, at the Rock of Life CRC in Willmar. Interment will be at Holland Township Cemetery in Prinsburg. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Monday, August...
Richard Alfred Litzau
Aug 15, 2023
Richard A. Litzau, age 87, of rural Atwater, passed away Tuesday morning, August 15, at his residence.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a celebration of life service at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21, at Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Atwater...
Sharon Roberta Brogren
Aug 4, 2023
Sharon R. Brogren (nee Harvey), age 86, of Willmar, passed away Friday afternoon, August 4, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 11, at the First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...
Craig Robert Sietsema
Aug 2, 2023
Craig R. Sietsema, age 66, of Atwater, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 2, at the Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Clinic in Litchfield.
A celebration of Craig’s life will be from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Craig Robert Sietsema was born on March 30, 1957, in Excelsior, Minnesota, the son...
Leslie Merlin Ellingson
Jul 30, 2023
Leslie M. Ellingson, age 99, of rural Brooten, passed away Sunday morning, July 30, at his daughter's home near Brooten under Glacial Ridge Hospice Care.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 10, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Interment will be at West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on...
Calvin Marcus
Jul 29, 2023
The Funeral Service will be live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoTXWNbrYo
Calvin Marcus, age 87, of rural Prinsburg, passed away Saturday morning, July 29, at his residence under CentraCare Rice Hospice.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 5, at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church. Interment will be at Holland...
Adeline "Addie" H. Klemenhagen
Jul 24, 2023
Adeline “Addie” H. Klemenhagen, age 95, of Willmar, passed away on Monday evening, July 24, at Vista Prairie at Copperleaf.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m., on Friday, July 28, at the Willmar United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted...
Ernie V. Carlson
Jul 20, 2023
The funeral service will be live-streamed at:
https://youtube.com/live/hpl-uu3iq3Q
Ernest “Ernie” V. Carlson Jr, passed away on Thursday, July 20, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar, surrounded by family after a decline from kidney failure. His family extends special thanks for the thoughtful care he received from the Rice Hospice team and Bethesda Grand.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m....
Richard Scott Meyer
Jul 17, 2023
Richard S. Meyer, age 58, of Willmar, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 17, at his residence.
A Celebration of Life gathering will begin at 12 noon on Sunday, August 20, at the residence of Dan & Sharon Struthers (720 Lowrey Ave, Belgrade, MN 56312). Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Richard Scott Meyer was born...
Emma Syliva Skoglund
Jul 15, 2023
Emma Skoglund, age 96, of Red Wing formerly of Willmar, died Saturday, July 15, at Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Svea Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Church with burial in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...
Alice Nell Schmitz
Jul 6, 2023
The funeral service can be viewed via live-stream at:
https://www.ourlivingwater.org/aliceschmitz.html
Alice N. Schmitz, age 86, of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, July 6, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, at the Church of St. Mary. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...
Sally Demgen
Jul 2, 2023
Marcella "Sally" Demgen (nee Sheldahl), age 103, of Willmar, passed away Sunday morning, July 2, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 4, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Memorials are preferred to Bethel Lutheran Church...
Carol Beth Foshaug
Jul 1, 2023
Carol Beth Foshaug, age 66, of Willmar, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 1, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar following a courageous fight against cancer.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, July 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, July 7, at Peterson Brothers...
Betty Lou Manley
Jun 30, 2023
Betty Lou Manley, age 93, of Sauk Rapids and formerly of Longville and Spicer, passed away Friday morning, June 30, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 10, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the church...
Martin Ray Ulferts
Jun 29, 2023
Martin Ray Ulferts, 54, Michigan City, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
A celebration of life gathering will be from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, August 6, at the Benson/Ulferts farm 2944 180th Street SE, Atwater, MN 56209. Cake and coffee will be served.
He was born July 14, 1968, in. Grand Rapids, Michigan,...
Robert Kenneth Bolstad
Jun 29, 2023
Robert K. Bolstad, age 85, of Willmar, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 29, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.
Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com
Robert Kenneth Bolstad was born on June 10, 1938, in Edgeley, North Dakota, the son of Ludwig and Florence (Caussins) Bolstad. He...
Margaret "Micki" Cecile Kastel Carlson (Lint)
Jun 27, 2023
Margaret “Micki” Cecile Kastel Carlson (Lint), age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her four children and family in La Crescent, MN on June 27, 2023, after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.
A private burial will be in the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Cemetery in Spicer. A celebration of Micki's life will be from...
Pastor Robert "Bob" I. Wilman
Jun 24, 2023
Pastor Robert "Bob" I. Wilman, age 80, of Willmar, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 24, at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.
Visitation will begin at 12 noon followed by the celebration of life service at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, at the Willmar Bible Church with Pastor Thomas Radtke officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers...
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