Obituaries

Mueller Mueller

Mueller Mueller

Apr 13, 2012

The Rev. Fred Mueller, age 91, of Willmar, died Friday morning, April 13, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 20, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Clara City. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at Peterson Brothers...

Larry Moore

Larry Moore

Apr 10, 2012

Larry Keith Moore, age 47, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, April 10, at his residence in Willmar following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, April 13, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Larry was born on October 23, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son...

Harriet Stock

Harriet Stock

Apr 10, 2012

Harriet Stock Beyer, age 84, died peacefully on April 10, 2012, She was born on December 3, 1927, to the late Rebecca Westhausen Beyer, and the late Henry Rudolph Beyer, near Holloway, Minnesota. She graduated from Holloway High School, as the valedictorian, in Holloway, Minnesota, Minnesota in 1945, and attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1946. She married...

Michael Buzzeo

Michael Buzzeo

Apr 9, 2012

Michael M. Buzzeo, age 57, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday evening, April 9, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 14, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Spicer City Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post and V.F.W. Post. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Friday,...

Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson

Apr 7, 2012

Laurie Johnson, 56, of Spicer, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, April 7. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at the Green Lake Bible Camp Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Laurie was born June 6, 1955 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the daughter of Reinhard and Bonnie (Case) Hoagland. She graduated from Rosemount High...

Rosemary Then

Rosemary Then

Apr 3, 2012

Rosemary Then, 86, of Willmar, died April 3, 2012, surrounded by her loving family following a battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar (713 12th St. SW). Interment will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Visitation will be...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Mar 30, 2012

Robert V. Johnson, 91, died on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 5, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Burial will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, at the Peterson Brothers...

Dorothy Wallert

Dorothy Wallert

Mar 28, 2012

Dorothy E. Wallert, 89, of Blomkest, died Wednesday afternoon, March 28, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday, April 2nd, at the Blomkest Baptist Church in Blomkest. Memorials are preferred to missions of donor's choice. The interment will be in the church cemetery and Military Honors will be provided by the Austin F....

June Anderson

June Anderson

Mar 28, 2012

June (Fladeboe) Anderson, 100, of Willmar, died Wednesday, March 28, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, June 9, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.

Brian Larson

Brian Larson

Mar 23, 2012

Brian C. Larson, age 42, of Willmar, died Friday morning, March 23, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar from injuries received in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 30, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Fairview...

Debra Evans

Debra Evans

Mar 20, 2012

Debra Kay Evans, 54, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, March 20, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar following a battle with breast cancer. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the Evangelical Free Church in Willmar. Burial will be in Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....

Mary Erickson

Mary Erickson

Mar 15, 2012

Mary JoAnne Erickson, 68, of Willmar, died Thursday, March 15, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Mary was born November 26, 1943, in Willmar, Minnesota, the daughter...

Reindert Holwerda

Reindert Holwerda

Mar 12, 2012

Reindert Holwerda, age 88, of Willmar, died Monday, March 12, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. The family will hold a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at First Reformed Church in Willmar. Reindert was born April 20, 1923 in Blomkest, the son of Pope and Mary (Toupal) Holwerda. He was united in marriage...

Stephen VanDeWalker

Stephen VanDeWalker

Mar 11, 2012

Stephen H. VanDeWalker, age 60, of Willmar, died Sunday, March 11, at the St. Cloud Hospital. A graveside service will be 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Assembly Area #4. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Stephen Harley VanDeWalker was born August 31, 1951, in St. Paul,...

Eugene Anderstrom

Eugene Anderstrom

Mar 8, 2012

Eugene "Gene" A. Anderstrom, age 77, of Atwater, died unexpectedly Thursday evening, March 8th, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 13, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Private interment will be in Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Monday, March 12, at the...

Ann Strootman

Ann Strootman

Mar 3, 2012

Ann Adel Strootman, age 63, of Sunburg, died Saturday morning, March 3, at her residence following an extended illness. A service to celebrate Ann's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at Hope Lutheran Church and also one hour prior...

Gilman Gilman

Gilman Gilman

Feb 24, 2012

Dr. Donald O. Gilman, age 100, of Willmar, died Friday morning, February 24, at the Willmar Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 1, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Lawrence Ostasiewicz

Lawrence Ostasiewicz

Feb 23, 2012

Lawrence "Larry" H. Ostasiewicz, age 68, of St. Cloud and formerly of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, at the V.A. Hospital in Minneapolis. Friends may celebrate Larry's life from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Memorials to...

Harold Friehl

Harold Friehl

Feb 22, 2012

Harold D. Friehl, age 74, of Atwater, died Wednesday evening, February 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital from complications from a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M.. on Saturday, February 25, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. on Friday, February 24, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will continue for...

William Duenow

William Duenow

Feb 21, 2012

William Louis Duenow, age 96, of New London, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, at Glen Oaks Care Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 25 at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Ft. Ridgely Cemetery near Fairfax at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements...