Obituaries

Esther Johnson

Esther Johnson

Oct 25, 2014

Esther L. Johnson, age 87, of Willmar, died Saturday morning, October 25, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, at the Bethel Lutheran Church Chapel. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Rudolph Halverson Jr

Rudolph Halverson Jr

Oct 23, 2014

Please note change in date to Wednesday, November 12, due to inclement weather. Rudolph "Rudy" O. Halverson, Jr., age 49, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, October 23, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, at St. Malachy Catholic Cemetery in Clontarff. There is no reviewal or visitation Arrangements...

Jason Maier

Jason Maier

Oct 23, 2014

Jason R. Maier, age 37, of Bethesda, Maryland and formerly of Delano, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 23, in Maryland. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, October 30, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 29, at the church and will continue one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers...

Monsignor Garvey

Monsignor Garvey

Oct 23, 2014

Msgr. Francis John Garvey passed away Thursday morning, October 23, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 27, at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield with a Knights of Columbus Rosary Service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at the Church of St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in...

Chance Solyntjes

Chance Solyntjes

Oct 15, 2014

Chance and Noah Solyntjes, infant sons of Tyler and Anya Solyntjes of Blomkest, died Monday, September 15, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar and Wednesday, October 15, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.

Raymond Grund

Raymond Grund

Oct 12, 2014

Raymond K. Grund, age 76, of rural Atwater, died Sunday evening, October 12, at his home on Diamond Lake. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Raymond Karl Grund was born June 5, 1938, in Danube, Minnesota, the...

Henry Ritz

Henry Ritz

Oct 11, 2014

FUNERAL NOTICE Peterson Brothers Funeral Home 700 Becker Ave. SW Willmar, Minnesota 56201 320-235-1651 Fax 320-235-1685 Email: Henry Ritz Oct. 11, 1919 Oct. 11, 2014 Henry "Hank" Ritz, age 95, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, Oct. 11, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Memorial service will be held at 11AM Thursday, October 16, at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Memorials...

John Liljedahl

John Liljedahl

Oct 7, 2014

John P. Liljedahl, age 71, of Willmar, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, October 7, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 13, at the First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be...

Alice Goehring

Alice Goehring

Oct 6, 2014

Alice Goehring age 90, of Willmar, died Monday evening, October 6, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial service will be held at 1 P.M., Saturday, October 11, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson...

August Niemeyer

August Niemeyer

Oct 3, 2014

August " Mickey" E. Niemeyer, age 81, of rural Raymond, died Friday morning, Oct. 3, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, October 6, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, October 5, at the church and will continue one...

Joseph Conway

Joseph Conway

Sep 30, 2014

Joseph Conway, age 63, of Atwater, died Tuesday, September 30, at the Minnesota State Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday, October 3, with a...

Janet Hanson

Janet Hanson

Sep 29, 2014

Janet H. Hanson, age 71, of Spicer, passed away on Monday, September 29, at the St. Cloud Hospital, after "living with cancer" maintaining strength and beauty. She was surrounded by the love of her family as she gracefully became our spirit in the sky. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, at...

Frank Karp

Frank Karp

Sep 28, 2014

Frank Joseph Karp, age 67, of Spicer, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 28, at his home in Spicer. An informal open house on Saturday, July 11, to remember and celebrate Frank's life will begin at 2:00 at the Glacial Ridge Winery located at 15455 Old Mill Road just off MN Hwy 23 in Spicer, MN. His family hopes that anyone...

Michael Stoffel

Michael Stoffel

Sep 28, 2014

Michael Stoffel, age 92, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, September 28, at his home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with...

Veronica Lindquist

Veronica Lindquist

Sep 27, 2014

Veronica "Bonnie" A. (Stahl) Lindquist, age 84, of Willmar, died peacefully Saturday, September 27, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery near Blomkest. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 30 at Peterson Brothers...

David Kraus

David Kraus

Sep 23, 2014

David Kraus, age 39, of Willmar, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 23, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be 1:00- 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 28, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Following the visitation, a reception will be held at James Kraus' home at 7820 Long Lake Road NE in Willmar. Memorials are preferred in lieu of...

Eugene Olson

Eugene Olson

Sep 23, 2014

Eugene "Gene" G. Olson, age 84, of Willmar, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Richard Larson

Richard Larson

Sep 22, 2014

Richard Larson, age 62, of Atwater, died Monday, September 22, at his home in rural Atwater. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, at Rosendale United Methodist Church in rural Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, September 29, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior to the...

Eugene Olson

Eugene Olson

Sep 21, 2014

Eugene "Gene" E. Olson, age 86, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21, at his home surrounded by his loving family following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 25, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M....

Dale Anderson

Dale Anderson

Sep 20, 2014

Dale A. Anderson, age 80, of Atwater, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Sept. 20, at his home in rural Atwater. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 24, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be private at a later date in Union Cemetery in Atwater. Military Honors will be provided by the Samstad-Jesnen American Legion Post 375...