Obituaries

James "Jim" DeWayne Nelson

James "Jim" DeWayne Nelson

Apr 8, 2022

James (Jim) DeWayne Nelson

April 23, 1941 – April 8, 2022

 

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James (Jim) DeWayne Nelson, formerly of Spicer, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on April 8, in Fort Myers, FL.  He is preceded in death by his son, Brian, both of his parents, one brother, three brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and four nephews.

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Alfred  "Fred" Gabriel Gunderson

Alfred "Fred" Gabriel Gunderson

Apr 8, 2022

Alfred “Fred” G. Gunderson, age 91, of Willmar, passed away Friday, April 8, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Interment with military honors will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery.  Arrangements...

Linda May Cain

Linda May Cain

Apr 7, 2022

Linda M. Cain, age 62, of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, April 7, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday.  Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

 

Linda May...

Ramona "Mona" Virginia Flack

Ramona "Mona" Virginia Flack

Apr 1, 2022

Ramona V. Flack, age 87, of Willmar, passed away Friday afternoon, April 1, at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at Vinje Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson...

Ruby Naber

Ruby Naber

Mar 31, 2022

Ruby Naber, age 96, of Willmar, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 31, at Brookdale Assisted Living.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers...

Brett Allan Venema

Brett Allan Venema

Mar 24, 2022

Brett A. Venema, age 63, of Raymond, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 24, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church which will be livestreamed at:.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJB--A2zFOc

Interment will be at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond.  Visitation will be from...

Travis Kenton Larsen

Travis Kenton Larsen

Mar 23, 2022

Travis K. Larsen, age 34, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, March 23, at Camp Ripley Training Center near Little Falls.

 

A celebration of Travis’s life will be from 1-3 p.m. followed by military honors on Sunday, April 3, at the V.F.W. Post #1639 in Willmar.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at Peterson Brothers...

Josie Lucille Hovey

Josie Lucille Hovey

Mar 19, 2022

Josie L. Hovey, age 104, of Atwater, passed away Saturday evening, March 19, surrounded by her loving family at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater.  Interment will be at Union Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Robert Lane Lambert

Robert Lane Lambert

Mar 18, 2022

Robert L. Lambert, age 77, of Willmar, passed away on Friday evening, March 18. at his residence.

 

A celebration of life service will be held later this summer at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Charles "Chuck" Lee Knutson

Charles "Chuck" Lee Knutson

Mar 18, 2022

Chuck Knutson, age 79, of Willmar, passed away Friday evening, March 18, at his residence surrounded by family following an extended illness.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the Green Lake Free Lutheran Church.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  A private interment...

Donna Mae Kalkbrenner

Donna Mae Kalkbrenner

Mar 17, 2022

Donna Mae Kalkbrenner, age 84, of Spicer, passed away Thursday evening, March 17, at Vista Prairie at Copperleaf in Willmar.

 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 25, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer.  The funeral service will be live-streamed at:  

https://www.ourlivingwater.org/donnakalkbrenner.html

Interment will be at St. Patrick's...

Grace Evangeline Berg

Grace Evangeline Berg

Mar 14, 2022

Grace Berg, age 99 of Atwater passed away on Monday, March 14, one month short of her 100th birthday. Grace had been a resident of Carris Health Care Center in Willmar for the past four years.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 17, at the Atwater United Methodist Church.  Visitation will...

Sharon Ione Nelson

Sharon Ione Nelson

Mar 14, 2022

Sharon I. Nelson, age 68, of rural Spicer, passed away Monday March 14, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Green...

Trevor John Berger

Trevor John Berger

Mar 10, 2022

Trevor J. Berger, age 43, of Atwater, passed away Thursday morning, March 10, at his residence following a courageous battle against cancer.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater.  Interment with military honors will be at Union Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, March 18,...

Bruce Luverne Kleinhuizen

Bruce Luverne Kleinhuizen

Mar 10, 2022

Bruce L. Kleinhuizen, age 64, of Willmar, passed away Thursday evening, March 10, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle against cancer.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, at the Church of the Nazarene in Willmar.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 and...

Norman Lloyd Baker

Norman Lloyd Baker

Mar 6, 2022

Norman L. Baker. Age 83, of Willmar, passed away Sunday morning, March 6, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Interment with military honors will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Michelle Lee Kardell

Michelle Lee Kardell

Mar 2, 2022

Michelle "Shelly" Lee Kardell, age 42, of Sartell and formerly of New London, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, March 2, at her residence.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.  Her family asks that condolences be left as memorial notes on Michelle’s Facebook page.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. ...

Stacy Cristal Meraz

Stacy Cristal Meraz

Mar 2, 2022

Stacy C. Meraz, age 18, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, March 2, at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis following a courageous fight against Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at...

David Charles Amdahl

David Charles Amdahl

Mar 2, 2022

David C. Amdahl, age 76, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday, March 2, at Carris Health Rice Therapy Suites.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  In lieu of...

Todd Joseph Hanson

Todd Joseph Hanson

Mar 1, 2022

Todd J. Hanson, age 60 of Willmar, passed away unexpectedly on March 1, at his residence.

 

A Celebration of Life service will be hale at a later date.  Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

 

Todd Joseph Hanson was born on January 20, 1962, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the son of Harlin "Bud" and Shirley (Kramer)...

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