Obituaries

May 8, 2020

Josephine L. Tyson, age 67, of Willmar, passed away Friday, May 8, at her residence in Willmar while under hospice care.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Josephine Luna (Soto) Tyson was born on September 11, 1952, in Gothenburg,...

May 6, 2020

Evelyn E. Reigstad, age 95, of Willmar and formerly of Sunburg, passed away Wednesday morning, May 6, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Evelyn Elenore Sorenson Reigstad was born on June 22, 1924, in rural...

May 3, 2020

Patricia (Pat) Miller died at her home in Willmar, Minnesota on May 3, 2020 at the age of 75 with her two daughters by her side.

Pat is survived by her daughters Maribeth VanKirk and Marcia Miller; her grandsons Emmett and Isaac Ruff; her sisters Bonnie (Swede) Elfering, Sue (Ed) Benson, and Judy (John) Jacobs; her sister-in-law...

May 2, 2020

Danny Duron, age 53, of Willmar, passed away Saturday evening, May 2, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Private family services will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Danny Duron was born on September 8, 1966, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Manuel and Angela (Rodriguez) Duron.  He...

Apr 30, 2020

Ulla S. Anderson, age 91, of Sunburg, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 30, at her residence in Sunburg.

Private services will be held at a later date.  Memorials to honor Ulla’s life may be directed to the Sunburg Senior Citizens Center.  Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Ulla Sophia Anderson was...

Apr 28, 2020

Christopher Jon McAninch, age 62, of Willmar, and formerly of Kandiyohi, passed away Tuesday evening, April 28, at Carris Health Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar following an extended illness.

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, at the Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery near Kandiyohi.  No lunch will be served.  Please...

Apr 23, 2020

Dale A. Fischer, age 62, of Willmar, passed away Thursday morning, April 23, at his residence in Willmar.

A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery in Lake Lillian.  Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Apr 22, 2020

Robert A. Paulson, age 78, of Atwater, passed away from this life on Wednesday morning, April 22, at Bethesda Club Suites in Willmar

A private interment will be held at Union Cemetery in Atwater.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date at the Refuge Church in Willmar following the COVID-19 pandemic.  Memorials...

Apr 18, 2020

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date with interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Shirley Ann Durenberger, our sweet and spunky mom, grandma and great grandma surprised us on Saturday, April 18, 2020 and danced her way into heaven!!   I truly believe she figured that at 90 years of...

Apr 18, 2020

Father Gerald J. LaPatka, age 92, of Willmar and formerly of Duluth, passed away from this life peacefully on Saturday afternoon, April 18, at the Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in...

Apr 16, 2020

Ardis I. Kahmeyer, age 76, of Atwater, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday evening, April 16, following a long battle with cancer.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, at St. John Lutheran Church near Atwater.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. ...

Apr 13, 2020

Clarence E. Carlson, age 79 of Ault, Colorado, formerly from New London Minnesota. Clarence lost his battle with cancer on April 13, 2020.  Due to the Covid-19 Virus his Celebration of Life service was postponed and will be held August 22, 2020, at the American Legion in New London, Minnesota from Noon to 3:00 pm.  Please join us to...

Apr 11, 2020

Gary C. Larson, age 86, of rural Atwater, passed away following an extended illness under hospice care and the loving care of his family on Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2020.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a private family interment will be held at Rosendale United Methodist Cemetery.  A celebration of life service will be held at a...

Apr 6, 2020

Marjorie D. Reynolds passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020 at the Carris Health Rice Care Center in Willmar.

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

Marjorie was born on December 30, 1930 to Gust and Bessie (Curtis) Koplos. She was baptized...