Obituaries

J. Berg

J. Berg

Apr 4, 2011

J. Arnold Berg, 96, of Atwater, died Monday, April 4, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater at a later date. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home in Atwater and one...

Vernice Underthun

Vernice Underthun

Apr 4, 2011

Vernice Underthun, age 93, of Willmar, died Monday afternoon, April 4, at the Good Shephard Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 9, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Mandt Lutheran Cemetery near Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on...

Inez Duenow

Inez Duenow

Apr 3, 2011

Inez M. Duenow, 88, of New London, died Sunday, April 3 at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the Ft. Ridgley Cemetery near Fairfax. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson...

Ronald Cramlet

Ronald Cramlet

Apr 2, 2011

Ronald A. Cramlet, 64, of Atwater, died Saturday, April 2, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the...

Lawrence Wepplo

Lawrence Wepplo

Apr 2, 2011

Lawrence "Larry" Robert Wepplo, age 42, of Willmar, died April 2, at the Good Samaritan Society in Windom. A Celebration of Life service for Larry will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 6, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. He will be laid to eternal rest at the Finnish Cemetery near Franklin. Visitation will be from...

Irene Isachsen

Irene Isachsen

Mar 31, 2011

Irene E. Isachsen, age 91, of Willmar, died Friday morning, March 31, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, April 4, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Irene Emma...

Abbott Peterson

Abbott Peterson

Mar 31, 2011

Abbott E. Peterson, 93, of Willmar, died Thursday, March 31, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at United Lutheran Church in Lake Lillian. Burial will be in the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour prior to the service at...

Lorvin Urban

Lorvin Urban

Mar 30, 2011

Lorvin E. Urban, age 92, of Atwater, died Wednesday morning, March 30, at Sunny View Assisted Living in Atwater. Services will be 1:30 P.M., Saturday, April 2, at St. John Lutheran Church in rural Atwater. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 P.M. Friday at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and at the church...

Viola Seltenheim

Viola Seltenheim

Mar 25, 2011

Viola M. Seltenheim, 91, of Willmar died Friday morning at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home in Willmar. The service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and also for one hour prior...

J. Larson

J. Larson

Mar 24, 2011

J. Mike Larson, age 58, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, March 24, in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 30, at Mamrelund Lutheran Church in Pennock. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Tuesday, March 29, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the...

Charles Messenbrink

Charles Messenbrink

Mar 9, 2011

Charles "Chuck" W. Messenbrink, age 76, of Atwater, died Wednesday, March 9, at his home in rural Atwater. Services will be 11 A.M., Tuesday, March 15, at the Atwater United Methodist Church. The interment will be in the Oakside Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-9 P.M., Monday at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and at the church one hour...

Linda Hemze

Linda Hemze

Mar 5, 2011

Linda Hemze, 61, of Willmar, died Saturday, march 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, March 11, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Spring interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Maria Jimenez

Maria Jimenez

Mar 2, 2011

Maria R. Ibarra Jimenez, 54, of Litchfield, died Wednesday, March 2, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, March 7, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Sunday, March 6, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with a Parish...

Florence Bonnett

Florence Bonnett

Mar 1, 2011

Florence M. Bonnett, age 90, of Willmar, died Tuesday afternoon, March 1, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, at Svea Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and for one hour...

Dorothy Gunter

Dorothy Gunter

Feb 26, 2011

Dorothy M. Gunter, age 89, of Willmar, MN and formerly of Raymond, died Saturday morning, February 26, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service at the...

Larry Rohloff

Larry Rohloff

Feb 26, 2011

Larry W. Rohloff, age 66, of Atwater, died Saturday morning, February 26, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Bethany Cemetery near Starbuck later this spring. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, at the Atwater Funeral Home...

Herbert Schwanke

Herbert Schwanke

Feb 25, 2011

Herbert J. Schwanke, age 75, of Willmar, died Friday morning, February 25, at the Willmar Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church in Willmar. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...

Angela Gunderson

Angela Gunderson

Feb 25, 2011

Angela M. Gunderson, age 37, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of the Atwater area, died Friday morning, February 25, at her home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota following an extended battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, March 4, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Burial will be in the...

Benjamin Ketterling

Benjamin Ketterling

Feb 22, 2011

The Rev. Benjamin Ketterling, age 90, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, Feb. 26, at Church of the Nazarene in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Military honors are provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Visitation is one hour prior to the service...

Leony Sprengel

Leony Sprengel

Feb 21, 2011

Leony was born June 30, 1913, in Hagen, Germany, to Walter and Alma (Schulte) Buren. She was baptized and confirmed in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1928 at the age of 15. She lived in San Francisco, California and worked as a housekeeper. On September 23, 1932, she married Conrad Miller and they lived in Redwood City,...