Obituaries
Roger Johnson
Apr 28, 2013
Roger H. Johnson, 96, of Atwater, died Sunday, April 28, at SunnyView Assisted Living in Atwater. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, at the Rosendale United Methodist Church. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and also one...
Leone Olson
Apr 27, 2013
Leone R. Olson, of Milaca, formerly of Willmar, died Saturday, April 27, at Elim Home in Milaca following an extended illness. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens in Montevideo. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...
Victor Koch
Apr 23, 2013
Victor W. Koch, age 95, of Willmar, died Tuesday afternoon, April 23, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, April 27, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. The interment will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Rice Hospice...
Henry Ruter
Apr 21, 2013
Henry Jalla Ruter, age 92, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, April 21, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar from cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Willmar Bible Church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery with military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Visitation will...
Judy Martins
Apr 15, 2013
Judy A. Martins, 74, of Willmar died Monday, April 15, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, at Church of St. Mary in Willmar with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...
Gertrude Heveron
Apr 14, 2013
Gertrude C. Heveron, age 93, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, April 14, at the Prairie Senior Cottages in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, with a Daughters of...
Shonta Peterson
Apr 12, 2013
Shonta R. Peterson, age 33, of Atwater died Friday, April 12. Memorial service will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, April 17, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be in Oakside Cemetery in rural Spicer. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM, Tuesday at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home in Atwater and one hour prior to the church...
Anna Peterson
Apr 8, 2013
Anna Mae Peterson, age 85, of Willmar and formerly of Benson, died Monday, April 8th, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday,...
Glenn Grahn
Apr 6, 2013
Glenn Grahn, 87, of Atwater, died Saturday at Cedar Crest Estates in Cosmos. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater, with burial to follow at Atwater Union Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, April 10, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Atwater branch of the Peterson...

Joel Packer
Apr 4, 2013
Joel D. Packer, age 53 of New London, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the New...
Glen Johnson
Apr 4, 2013
Glen L. Johnson, 86, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, April 4, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion...
Lillian Nelson
Apr 3, 2013
Lillian C. Nelson, age 91, of Spicer, died Wednesday, April 3, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer....
Edward Pirrotta
Apr 3, 2013
Edward "Ed" R. Pirrotta, age 69, of Spicer, died Wednesday morning, April 3, at Rochester Methodist Hospital following an extended illness. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Friends may visit from 9:30 AM until time of service at the church...
James Madison
Mar 30, 2013
James H. Madison, 86, of Willmar, died Saturday afternoon, March 30, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m....
Harriet Johnson
Mar 30, 2013
Harriet Maxine (Larson) Johnson passed away Saturday, March 30, at Bethesda Pleasant View at the age of 101. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, April 6, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater with burial in Atwater Union Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home. She was...
Norman Bierwerth
Mar 28, 2013
Norman Charles "Pete" Bierwerth, age 61 of Atwater, died unexpectedly on Thursday at his home. Memorial services will be at 2pm Wednesday, April 3rd at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. A private interment will be at a later date. Visitation will be 5-7 pm on Tuesday, April 2nd at Peterson Bros. Atwater Funeral Home. (petersonbrothers.com) Norman was born on Nov....
Bertha Johnson
Mar 23, 2013
Bertha "Birdie" M. Johnson, age 99, of Willmar, formerly of the Raymond area, died Saturday morning, March 23, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar just three months shy of her 100th birthday. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM, Saturday, May 4, at the Evangelical Free Church Chapel in Willmar. Memorials are preferred to the Evangelical...
Martin Buer
Mar 22, 2013
Martin H. Buer, age 101, of Atwater, died Friday morning, March 22, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday, March 26, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Monday at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and at the church...
Johanna Honey
Mar 20, 2013
Johanna B. Honey, age 95, of Spicer, died Wednesday morning, March 20, at the Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, at the Green Lake Free Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer...
Gerald Schroeder
Mar 20, 2013
Gerald H. Schroeder, age 79, of Atwater, died Wednesday evening, March 20, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, at St. John Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Oakside Cemetery near Atwater at a later date. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of...
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