Obituaries

Gilma Olson

Gilma Olson

Apr 6, 2009

Gilma G. Olson, age 94, of Willmar and formerly of Murdock, died Monday afternoon, April 6, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Salem Covenant Church in rural Pennock. Interment will be in the Frank Lake Covenant Cemetery in rural Murdock. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Sunburg Funeral...

Alf Hustoft

Alf Hustoft

Mar 21, 2009

Alf G. Hustoft, age 83, of Willmar, died Saturday, March 21, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar with Rev. Barbara Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post...

Mathias Kotzenmacher

Mathias Kotzenmacher

Mar 10, 2009

Mathias "Math" R. Kotzenmacher, age 83, of Willmar, died Tuesday evening, March 10th, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 14th, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with Fr. Steven Verhelst officiating. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 P.M. Friday...

Marilyn Ross

Marilyn Ross

Mar 6, 2009

Marilyn "Mary Jane" M. Ross, age 85, of Atwater and formerly of Ames, Iowa, died Friday evening, March 6, at the Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Wednesday, March 11, at the Atwater Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 13, at the Ames Municipal Cemetery in Ames,...

Robert Huisinga

Robert Huisinga

Mar 3, 2009

Robert "Bob" E. Huisinga, age 85, of rural Prinsburg, died Tuesday morning, March 3rd, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis from injuries sustained from a recent fall on the ice. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, March 7th, at the Willmar Assembly of God Church. Visitation is from 5-8 P.M. on Friday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and...

Gordon Carlson

Gordon Carlson

Mar 1, 2009

Gordon W. Carlson passed away on March 1, 2009 after a battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 am Friday, April 3rd at the Evangelical Covenant Church in New London. The internment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery at a later date. He was born March 29, 1935 on a farm in New London...

Clinton O.

Clinton O.

Feb 27, 2009

Clinton O. Ahl, age 80, of Atwater, died Friday evening, February 27, at Copperleaf Senior Living Community in Willmar. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater with Rev. Grant O. Fischer officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 5- 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4,...

Bradley Carlson

Bradley Carlson

Feb 25, 2009

Bradley Luther "Barley" Carlson, age 60, of Franklin, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, Feb. 25, near his home in Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 2, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Interment will be at Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. Bradley was...

Ruth Schwartz

Ruth Schwartz

Feb 24, 2009

Ruth Jeanette Schwartz, age 89, of Willmar, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, March 2, at Vinje Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...

Esther Ihnken

Esther Ihnken

Feb 20, 2009

Esther Ihnken, age 92, of Willmar, died Friday evening, February 20th, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday, February 26th, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar with Rev. Richard Underahl-Peirce officiating. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call 1 hour prior to...

Donald Cain

Donald Cain

Feb 18, 2009

Donald J. Cain, age 71, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, February 18th, at his home following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday February 21st, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with Fr. Steven Verhelst officiating. The interment will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 P.M., Friday,...

Helen Zimmer

Helen Zimmer

Feb 7, 2009

Helen J. Zimmer, age 64, of Willmar, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour prior...

Lawrence Opsahl

Lawrence Opsahl

Feb 5, 2009

Dr. Lawrence J. Opsahl, age 87, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, February 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Monday, Feb. 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and for one hour prior...

Lavern Dubrosky

Lavern Dubrosky

Feb 4, 2009

Lavern A. "Smokey" Dubrosky, age 83, of Willmar, died Wednesday evening, February 4, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 7, at Vinje Lutheran Church. The interment will be held at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by the Finstad-Week V.F.W. Post...

Merrill Sundlee

Merrill Sundlee

Feb 2, 2009

Merrill E. Sundlee, age 76, of Willmar, died Monday, February 2, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar with Rev. Barbara Johnson officiating. Military honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post #167 of Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Jon Bratberg

Jon Bratberg

Jan 26, 2009

Jon C. Bratberg, age 71, of Atwater, died Monday morning, January 26, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar following a battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 29, at Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 5:00 -...

Dorothy Fleming

Dorothy Fleming

Jan 23, 2009

Dorothy Mae Fleming, age 74, of New London and formerly of Spicer, died Friday morning, Jan. 23, at Glen Oaks Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at a later date at...

Clifford Ackerman

Clifford Ackerman

Jan 5, 2009

Clifford James Ackerman, age 86, of Atwater, died Monday morning, Jan. 5, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion and V.F.W. Posts. Visitation...

William Lehrke

William Lehrke

Jan 4, 2009

William "Bill" A. Lehrke, Jr., 89, of Willmar, died January 4, 2009, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 6, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery in Kandiyohi with Military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Morris Malquist

Morris Malquist

Dec 30, 2008

Morris W. Malquist, age 83, of Willmar, died Tuesday afternoon, December 30, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 6, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are with...

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