Obituaries

Lillian Doty

Lillian Doty

May 29, 2014

Lillian Irene Doty, age 98, of Willmar, formerly of Spicer, died Thursday evening, May 29, at Copperleaf Senior Living in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 2, at the church and one hour prior to...

Jerome Anderson

Jerome Anderson

May 29, 2014

Jerome A. "Jerry" Anderson, age 88, of rural Atwater, died Tuesday evening, May 27, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 6, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Jerry's body is being donated to the Mayo Clinic for...

Jacob Schorn

Jacob Schorn

May 29, 2014

Jacob Eugene "Jake" Schorn, 86, of Willmar, formerly of Raymond, died Thursday afternoon, May 29, at the Copperleaf Senior Living Community in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Ruby Little

Ruby Little

May 25, 2014

Ruby May Little, age 85, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, May 25, at Betheda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Ruby...

Allen Gafkjen

Allen Gafkjen

May 23, 2014

Allen Raymond Gafkjen of Sunburg, died Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Miriam Manor in Sunburg, MN. Allen lost his courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at West Lake Lutheran Church near Sunburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors by American Legion Post #167...

Carl Engstrom

Carl Engstrom

May 22, 2014

Carl W. "Jr." Engstrom, age 82, of rural Pennock, died Thursday, May 22, at his home following an extended illness. Services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 28, at United Methodist Church in Willmar. The interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Renville with Military Honors provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of Willmar. Visitation will...

Laura Welle

Laura Welle

May 21, 2014

Laura Welle, age 64, loving wife, grandmother, and well-known local artist died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at her Eagle Lake home, surrounded by her family. Her death was from cancer, a disease she dealt with for 23 years. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 24, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation with the family...

Mavis Jorgenson

Mavis Jorgenson

May 20, 2014

Mavis Jorgenson was born on May 17, 1939, in Kerkhoven Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Herbert and Anna (Gunderson) Leaf. She was united in marriage to James Jorgenson on January 11, 1958, at the Sunburg Parsonage. Mavis worked at the Sunburg café, Toro in Willmar and was head cook for the Sunburg and Murdock schools. She liked to cook and...

Robert Marciniak

Robert Marciniak

May 20, 2014

Robert "Bob" D. Marciniak, age 75, of Paynesville and formerly of Willmar, died Tuesday afternoon, May 20, at the CentraCare-Paynesville Hospital from complications of respiratory failure. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, May 23, at Our...

Susan Whitcomb

Susan Whitcomb

May 16, 2014

Susan R. Whitcomb, age 48, of rural Lake Lillian , died Friday morning, May 16, at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor , Florida . Services will held at 11 AM, Thursday, May 22, at Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos. The interment will be in the Cosmos Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5 to 8 PM at...

Martha Nelson

Martha Nelson

May 14, 2014

Martha J. (Todd) Nelson, age 90, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, May 14 at Copperleaf Senior Living in Willmar. A time of gathering and sharing will be held from 3-5 PM on Sunday, May 18th at The Oaks at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar. Private interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Memorials are preferred to the Osage...

Eloise Olson

Eloise Olson

May 10, 2014

Eloise G. Olson, age 92, of Atwater, died Saturday, May 10, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral...

Louis Eichhorst

Louis Eichhorst

May 6, 2014

Louis E. Eichhorst, age 93, of New London, died Tuesday, May 6, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens in Montevideo. Arrangements are with the...

Eldon Thorson

Eldon Thorson

Apr 27, 2014

Eldon B. Thorson, age 81, of Spicer, died Sunday afternoon, April 27, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2, at First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Peterson Brothers Green Lake...

Darlene Lorentz

Darlene Lorentz

Apr 24, 2014

Darlene M. Lorentz, age 78, of Willmar, died Thursday, April 24, at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 28, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...

Lorraine Wegner

Lorraine Wegner

Apr 24, 2014

Lorraine Wegner, age 88, of Willmar, formerly of Raymond, died Thursday evening, April 24, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 28, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home (www.petersonbrothers.com) in Willmar...

Erik Moulton

Erik Moulton

Apr 20, 2014

Erik Moulton, age 73, of Atwater, died Sunday, April 20, at the St. Cloud Hospital with his family at his side. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service. Scott Erik Moulton was born July 10, 1940, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Jack...

Jerry Bengtson

Jerry Bengtson

Apr 19, 2014

Jerry A. Bengtson, age 74, of Atwater, died Saturday evening, April 19, at his residence in rural Atwater. Memorial services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the church on Saturday. Arrangements...

Alice Shemon

Alice Shemon

Apr 18, 2014

Alice Luella Shemon, age 94, of Spicer, died Friday morning, April 18, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic...

Mildred Wermager

Mildred Wermager

Apr 15, 2014

Mildred "Micky" H. Wermager, age 103, of Willmar and formerly of St. Paul, died Tuesday, April 15, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at First Lutheran Cemetery in Fergus...