Obituaries
Wilmar Smerling
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...
Gerald Nordberg
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
Louis Green
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...
Patricia Knutson
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...
Phyllis Wattnem
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....
Sandra Kardell
Jan 2, 2018
Sandra Lee Kardell, age 64, of New London, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 2, at her residence in New London. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Svea Evangelical Lutheran Church in Svea. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls at a later date. Visitation...
Dorothy Meili
Jan 1, 2018
DOROTHY JEAN TIMM MEILI Dorothy's life began on January 16, 1929 on her parent's farm 8 miles south of Wood Lake, MN where she was born to Julius and Augusta (Todt) Timm. She grew up there and attended school in Wood Lake, graduating in 1947. She also took piano lessons and played piano for virtually every kind of event in...
JoAnn Burns
Dec 31, 2017
JoAnn L. Burns, age 67, of Waite Park and formerly of Atwater and Olivia, passed away on Dec. 31, at Heritage of Foley surrounded by her loving family following a long battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 12 noon on Friday, Jan. 12, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment...
Albert Laraway
Dec 29, 2017
Albert V. Laraway, age 91, of Willmar, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 29, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery with military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Visitation will be one...
Dale Wright
Dec 29, 2017
Dale E. Wright, age 89, of New London, died Friday evening, Dec. 29, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, at the Cross Roads Community United Methodist Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar with military honors provided by the New London American Legion...
Aloha Swenson
Dec 28, 2017
Aloha Swenson Feb. 14, 1933 - Dec. 28, 2017 Aloha Swenson, age 84, of Spicer, died Thursday morning, December 28, at the Belgrade Nursing Home. A prayer service for Aloha will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation with a light meal will follow at the church from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday...
Donald Gable
Dec 27, 2017
Donald "Butch" L. Gable, age 74, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 27, at the Clara City Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167....
Reed Schmidt
Dec 27, 2017
Reed W. Schmidt, age 67, of Atwater, died Wednesday, December 27, at his home in Atwater after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 5, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, January 4, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home, and...
Pearl McPhail
Dec 27, 2017
Pearl McPhail, age 93, of Willmar and formerly of Esko and Alexandria, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Willmar United Methodist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at the Carlos Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...
Roy Eliason
Dec 22, 2017
Roy V. Eliason, age 90, of Spicer, died Friday, Dec. 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Green Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Chapel in Spicer. Interment will be at a later date in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Sara Garcia
Dec 21, 2017
Sara Garcia, age 80, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, December 21, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, at the Living Hope Church Chapel in Willmar. Interment will be in San Pedro de los Naranjos, Mexico. Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m. at Living Hope Church Chapel on Wednesday. Cemetery Details...
Ruth Hoffman
Dec 17, 2017
Ruth A. Hoffman, age 75, of St. Cloud, formerly of Kandiyohi, died Sunday, December 17, at her home in St. Cloud. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...
Anthony Hedlof
Dec 17, 2017
Anthony Bryan Hedlof (37) was born and raised in Blomkest, MN. Although cancer took his life after two and half years, he never lost his strong will to live. He earned his wings on December 17, 2017. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 am on Saturday December 23rd, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Willmar, MN. Visitation...
Dr. Wallace Nelson
Dec 14, 2017
Dr. Wallace Nelson, Willmar, MN and previously of Lamberton, MN died peacefully on Dec 14 at the age of 89. Wally was a retired professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota and the founding Superintendent of the SW Experiment Station (Southwest Research and Outreach Center). He was born to Elmer and Mabel Nelson on Feb 17, 1928, in rural Walnut...
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