Obituaries

Lowell Berg

Lowell Berg

Nov 21, 2009

Rev. Lowell Berg, age 65, interim pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond, Minnesota, died Saturday morning, November 21st at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Wednesday, November 23rd, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond with Rev. Jeffrey Engholm and Bishop Jon Anderson officiating. The interment will be at 2...

Lester Molenaar

Lester Molenaar

Nov 15, 2009

Lester V. Molenaar, age 91, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, November 15th, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A memorial service is planned for 11 A.M., Thursday Decmeber 3rd at the Willmar United Methodist Church. A complete notice will be posted later.

Donald Kalkbrenner

Donald Kalkbrenner

Nov 13, 2009

Donald Alvin Kalkbrenner, age 75, of Spicer, died Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM with Parish Prayers at 5 PM on Tuesday,...

Axel Carlson

Axel Carlson

Nov 6, 2009

Axel M. Carlson, age 89, of Willmar, died Friday afternoon, November 6th, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm. Tuesday, November 10, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Assembly of God Church and...

Paul Laidig

Paul Laidig

Nov 5, 2009

Paul R. Laidig, age 60, of Litchfield, formerly of Atwater, died Thursday morning, November 5th, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Monday, November 9th, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. The interment will be at the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Friends may call from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at the...

Lorraine Boonstra

Lorraine Boonstra

Nov 5, 2009

Lorraine H. Boonstra, age 78, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, November 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, at the Christian Reformed Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Joel Cofer

Joel Cofer

Nov 4, 2009

Joel N. Cofer, age 47, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, November 4, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial services will be held at 11 A.M., Tuesday, November 10, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Friends may call from 5-8 P.M. Monday, November 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and at the church one hour prior to the...

Muriel Zilch

Muriel Zilch

Oct 28, 2009

Muriel D. Zilch, age 88, of Willmar, died Wednesday evening, October 28th, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. The interment will be at Cloverleaf Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 1, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and...

Ruth Pearson

Ruth Pearson

Oct 25, 2009

Ruth Pearson, age 84, of New York City, died Sunday morning, October 25, at the Jack D. Weiler Hospital in New York City, NY. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 21, at Oak Hill Cemetery in New London. There is no reviewal or visitation. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Ruth Pearson was born...

Marie Boettcher

Marie Boettcher

Oct 22, 2009

Marie A. Boettcher, age 90, of Willmar, died Thursday, October 22, at the Anoka Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, October 24, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Friday, October 23, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will continue for one...

Steven Thompson

Steven Thompson

Oct 22, 2009

Steven L. Thompson, age 57, of Maple Grove, formerly of Willmar, died Thursday morning, October 22, at the Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...

Evelyn Lukas

Evelyn Lukas

Oct 17, 2009

Evelyn "Eva" Lukas died Saturday, October 17, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 31, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Burial will be held at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 5, at the Catholic Cemetery in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm...

Gunhild Gronseth

Gunhild Gronseth

Oct 14, 2009

Gunhild C. Gronseth, age 94, of Willmar, died Wednesday, October 14, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 17, at the Bethel Lutheran Church Chapel in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Kenneth Peterson

Kenneth Peterson

Oct 14, 2009

Kenneth L. Peterson, age 92, of Willmar, died Wednesday, October 14, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 17, at First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of Willmar. Visitation will be Friday, October...

Viola Fransen

Viola Fransen

Oct 11, 2009

Viola Esther Fransen, age 101, of Pennock, died Sunday evening, October 11th, at the Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 17, at St. John's Lutheran Church near Pennock. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM on Friday, Oct. 16, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...

Thomas Kottke

Thomas Kottke

Oct 10, 2009

Thomas (Leo) G. Kottke, age 53, of Willmar, died Saturday, October 10th, at his home in Willmar. There will be a time of gathering Saturday, October 17th, from 4-7 P.M. at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. The service and interment will be private. Thomas Gene Kottke was born June 18, 1956, in Hutchinson, Minnesota, to Robert and Lorraine (Bunke) Kottke....

Dale Hanson

Dale Hanson

Oct 10, 2009

Dale E. Hanson, age 76, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, October 10th, at the Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, October 14th, at the Church of St. Mary with Fr. Steven Verhelst officiating. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar with Military Honors...

David Johnson

David Johnson

Oct 2, 2009

David Harold Johnson, age 54, of Willmar, died Friday, October 2, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 6, at the Svea Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Monday, October 5, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will...

Bernice Anderson

Bernice Anderson

Sep 30, 2009

Bernice O. Anderson, age 94, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 30, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, at Green Lake Lutheran Church in rural Spicer. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Green...

Bernice Lawler

Bernice Lawler

Sep 29, 2009

Bernice E. Lawler, age 84, of Willmar, died Tuesday, September 29, at Willmar Commons Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, October 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. parish prayer service...