Obituaries
Aundreya Pena
May 30, 2017
Aundreya Hazel Peña, 5 months, Willmar, Minn., died Tuesday, May 30, in Children's Hospital. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m., followed by the funeral at 3 p.m., Friday, June 2, at Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Aundreya Hazel Peña was born December 6, 2016, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, the...
John Brinkman
May 29, 2017
John Lee Brinkman, age 72, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday evening, May 29, at his home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will...
Todd Ronning
May 26, 2017
Todd E. Ronning, age 54, of Raymond, passed away Friday afternoon, May 26, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, at the First United Methodist Church in Raymond. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Todd Eric Ronning was born on August...
Marlyn Wacholz
May 24, 2017
Marlyn W. Wacholz, age 81, of Spicer died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, May 24, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 30, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer, MN. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-7 P.M., Monday at the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home...
Evelyn Carlson
May 24, 2017
Evelyn F. Carlson, age 91, of Willmar, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday afternoon, May 24, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
David Swanson
May 24, 2017
David Swanson, age 74, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, May 24, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Graveside services will be 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at Ft. Snelling National Cemtery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the local...
Lisa Axelson
May 21, 2017
Lisa Rierson Axelson, age 44, of Hutchinson, formerly of Atwater, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, May 21, at her home in Hutchinson. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the church and will continue one hour...
Christopher Martinez
May 19, 2017
Christopher Martinez, age 26, of Roseland, died Friday evening, May 19, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Visitation for Christopher will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, with a 5:30 p.m. prayer service and time of sharing at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar, www.petersonbrothers.com. Christopher Lee Martinez was born...
Richard Black
May 18, 2017
Richard Black, 88, of Sunburg, Minnesota died May 18 at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London, MN, after a battle with brain cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, May 24, at First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake and the interment will be in the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior...
Virgil Schwanke
May 14, 2017
Virgil V. Schwanke, age 78, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, May 14, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 20, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar, Minnesota. The interment will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Friday at Peterson...
Bruce Chapin
May 12, 2017
Bruce L. Chapin, age 65, of Willmar, died Friday afternoon, May 12, at the Dassel Lakeside Care Center in Dassel, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31 at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...
David Huberty
May 11, 2017
David Huberty, 65, of Willmar, died on May 11, at his home in Willmar. A graveside service to remember Dave will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday May 16th, meeting at the Main Entrance Building at 11:30 a.m. Following the interment, guests are invited to a reception at 17246 Knox Path, Hastings, MN. David...
Lorraine Sands-Watkins
May 11, 2017
Lorraine J. Sands-Watkins, age 96, of Willmar, died Thursday evening, May 11, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, at Salem Covenant Church. A family interment will be held at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be during the luncheon following the funeral. In lieu of flowers,...
Marcella Anderson
May 7, 2017
Marcella M. Anderson, age 96, of Raymond, died Sunday morning, May 7, at the Sunrise of Golden Valley Assisted Living Center in Golden Valley. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, May 14,...
Elaine Awe
May 4, 2017
Elaine C. Awe, age 90, of Willmar, died Thursday evening, May 4, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, at the Calvary Lutheran Church Chapel. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers,...
Donald Kinter
Apr 30, 2017
Donald E. Kinter, age 81, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, April 30, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. www.petersonbrothers.com. Don was born on November 25, 1935 in Coral, Pennsylvania the son...
Marsha Adkins
Apr 30, 2017
Marsha Kay Adkins, age 67, of Willmar, died unexpectedly, Sunday, April 30, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Breckenridge, Minnesota, at a later date. Visitation will be 1/2 hour prior...
Noreen Nere
Apr 29, 2017
Noreen A. Nere, age 73, of Willmar, died Saturday, April 29, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 5, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. www.petersonbrothers.com. Noreen Ardelle Nere was born...
Marceline Stone
Apr 28, 2017
Marceline "Marcie" I. Garner Stone, age 94, of Atwater and formerly of Two Harbors, died Friday morning, April 28, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday,...
Luverne Peterson
Apr 26, 2017
Luverne Peterson Oct. 16, 1933 - Apr. 26, 2017 Luverne A. "Pete" Peterson, age 83, of Blomkest, died peacefully Wednesday morning, April 26, at his home in Blomkest. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 1, at Svea Lutheran Church in Svea. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in rural Blomkest. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 30,...
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