Obituaries

Sep 28, 2015

Bernard "Bernie" G. Wiese, age 74, of Spicer, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 28, at his home in rural Spicer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at the East Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday....

Sep 26, 2015

Leonard A. Olson, age 92, formerly of Willmar, died Saturday morning, Sept. 26, at the Elim Home in Milaca. Memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, October 3, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Montevideo.  Friends may call from 5-7 PM Friday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Wilmar and at the church one hour prior to...

Sep 26, 2015

Ashley J. Rieck, age 18, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, September 26. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30 at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue for one hour prior to the service...

Sep 20, 2015

Dorraine Grammentz, age 79, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, September 20, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, September 26, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Vinje Lutheran Church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers...

Sep 15, 2015

Russell Johnson, age 84, of Atwater, died Tuesday morning, September 15, at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 19, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater at a later date. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 167. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m....

Sep 14, 2015

Priya D. Theilen, age 43, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday evening, September 14, at her home. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 21, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery of Norway Lake. Visitation will from 5-7 PM on Sunday, September 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Sep 9, 2015

Cecilia R. Huizinga age 97, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, September 9, at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 12, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the Mound Cemetery in Ortonville, Minnesota. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Sep 1, 2015

Beverly Ann Marie Olsen, age 85, of New London, died Tuesday evening, September 1, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London following a short battle with breast cancer. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be one...

Aug 28, 2015

Susie June Johnson, age 91, of Willmar, died Friday morning, August 28, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 31, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Aug 25, 2015

Ralph A. Bratts, age 71, of Maynard, died Tuesday morning, August 25, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be...

Aug 19, 2015

Lois J. Wahl, age 77, of Renville, formerly of the Willmar area, died Wednesday morning, August 19, at the Renville County Hospital in Olivia, Minnesota. A private service will be held at the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer, Minnesota. (www.petersonbrothers.com) Lois Jean (Mattson) Wahl was born on...

Aug 16, 2015

Roger C. Gafkjen, age 84, of Brooten, died Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16, at the St. Cloud Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, at West Lake Lutheran Church near Sunburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, at the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral...

Aug 5, 2015

Nancy Jean Burns, age 90, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, August 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. She had resided at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar for the past several years. A private burial will be held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Cemetery Details Ft. Snelling National Cemetery 7601 34th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN, 55450-1199

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Jul 31, 2015

James "Jim" A. Halsey, age 88, of Willmar, died Friday evening, July 31, at the Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. A memorial mass will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, at the Church Of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of Willmar...

Jul 22, 2015

Donald Richard Fischer was born on July 7, 1940 on the family farm in Woods Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, the son of Eleanor Ione (Sarazin) and Elso Heinrich Fischer. The family moved several times and they lived in the Benson, Kerkhoven, Eagle Lake areas before moving to Willmar. Don completed his education here and graduated from Willmar High School in...

Jul 21, 2015

Myron V. Olson, age 80, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, July 21, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar from an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Jul 19, 2015

Galen Eugene Inselmann, age 63, of Atwater, died unexpectedly, Sunday afternoon, July 19, at the Fairview University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, July 27, at the Peterson...

Jul 17, 2015

Robert "Bob" J. Fransen, age 90, of Willmar, died Friday morning, July 17 at the Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar surrounded by loved ones. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the Church Of St. Mary in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be...

Jul 15, 2015

Mary J. Kyseth, age 82, of Apple Valley formerly of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, July 15, at the Ecumen Centennial House Assisted Living Memory Care Center in Apple Valley. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon Saturday, August 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be...

Jul 14, 2015

Orville Klemenhagen, age 89, of Willmar, died Tuesday evening, July 14, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at the United Methodist Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery at a later date. Military Honors will...