Obituaries
Lucy Melbie-Edwards
Aug 2, 2013
Lucy L. Melbie-Edwards, age 44, of Spicer, died Friday morning, Aug. 2, at the Paynesville Area Hospital following an extended illness. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, at the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Lois Hedlund
Jul 30, 2013
Lois "Lolie" I. Hedlund, age 91, of Willmar and formerly of Atwater, died Tuesday, July 30, at Bethesda Heritage Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Arrangements are...
Daniel Ridler,
Jul 29, 2013
Daniel S. Ridler, Sr., age 79, of Willmar, died Monday afternoon, July 29, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar following an extended illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM Friday, August 2, at the Church of St. Mary. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Thursday at Peterson Brothers...
Lila Warwick
Jul 29, 2013
Lila Warwick, 79, of Willmar, died Monday, July 29, at her home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, August 3, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Village Cemetery in Welcome at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred...
Billie Nichols
Jul 28, 2013
Billie Lynn Nichols, age 80, of Spicer, died Sunday evening, July 28, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, August 2, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, August 1, at the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer (www.petersonbrothers.com) and 1/2 hour prior to the services at...
Harriette Peterson
Jul 27, 2013
Harriette C. Peterson, age 92, of Spicer, died Saturday evening, July 27, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Thursday, August 1, at First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake in rural New London. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5-7 PM, Wednesday at the Peterson Brothers Green Lake...
Patricia Magnuson
Jul 27, 2013
Patricia A. Magnuson, age 81, of Willmar, died Saturday morning, July 27, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 A.M., Tuesday, July 30, at Church of St. Mary in Willmar. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be...
Arnold Tipka
Jul 24, 2013
Arnold A. Tipka, age 83, of Litchfield, died Wednesday afternoon, July 24, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, July 29, at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Interment will be in Ripley Cemetery with military honors provided by the Litchfield American Legion Post. Visitation will be two hours prior to the...
Eugene Reigstad
Jul 9, 2013
Eugene A. Reigstad, age 79, of Willmar, sadly left us Tuesday morning, July 9, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar after a long stay at Rice Care Center. The family will hold a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. There is no reviewal or visitation. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery....
Tammy Larson
Jul 9, 2013
Tammy Renee (Meyer) Larson, 51, of Willmar, died Tuesday, July 9, at her home in Willmar. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. A private service will be held at a later date. Tammy was born October 25, 1961, in Benson, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Lois (Iverson) Meyer. She grew...
Elouise Clementson
Jul 5, 2013
Elouise Olga Clementson, age 96, of Willmar, formerly of Eagle Bend, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, July 5, 2013, at the Scandia Assisted Living Center in Willmar. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...
Laverne Capps
Jul 3, 2013
Laverne Elaine "Jane" Capps, 76, Belgrade, died Wednesday in the Belgrade Nursing Home. Graveside Services: 2 p.m. Friday at the Spicer City Cemetery.
Marvin Mahn
Jul 2, 2013
Marvin J. Mahn, age 94, of Atwater, died Tuesday afternoon, July 2, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Services will be held at 11A.M., Saturday, July 6, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church, north of Atwater. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30 A.M. until time of service at the church. Arrangements...
Ted Paffrath
Jun 30, 2013
Ted R. Paffrath, age 53, of Owatonna, died Sunday, June 30, near New London from injuries received in a tree-cutting accident. Ted will be laid to rest next to his father in the family apple orchard near New London, MN on Wednesday, July 3, a place where he found personal joy, peace and faith. A private celebration of Ted's life...
Philip Miller
Jun 26, 2013
Philip Charles Miller, age 87, of Atwater, died Wednesday morning, June 26, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 28, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and will...
John Quinn
Jun 25, 2013
John James Quinn II, 41, of Spicer, died Tuesday, June 25, at his residence. Memorial Mass will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 5, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. There will be no visitation or reviewal. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer. www.petersonbrothers.com John James Quinn II...
James Dean
Jun 24, 2013
James Allen Dean, age 64 of Willmar, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013 in the St. Cloud Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 1, 2013 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar at 11 am, with a graveside service at the Spicer City Cemetery to follow after lunch. A visitation will take place at Peterson Brothers Funeral...
Jeanette Holmquist
Jun 21, 2013
Jeanette Holmquist, 90, of Willmar, died Friday, June 21, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. A committal service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will be one hour prior...
Gus Hoffer
Jun 21, 2013
August "Gus" Hoffer, 93, of Kandiyohi, died Friday, June 21, at Sterling House in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion and the Patriot Guard. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at Peterson Brothers...
Antonio Rillo
Jun 20, 2013
Dr. Antonio "Tony" R. Rillo, age 84, of Willmar, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Thursday morning, June 20, at the Granite Falls Municipal Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 24, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7...
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