Obituaries

Mar 10, 2019

Wallace M. Brandt, age 89, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, March 10, at Bethesda Grand Senior Living in Willmar.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, March 16, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Raymond.  Interment will be at Tripolis Lutheran Cemetery in rural Kandiyohi at a later date.  Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 15,...

Mar 5, 2019

Jeff S. Miller, age 56, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, March 5, at Rice Care Center in Willmar.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  A private interment will be at a later...

Feb 24, 2019

Arlene Lucille Easton, age 95, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, Feb. 24, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital.

A Celebration of Life Service will be 11 a.m Saturday, June 29,at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Arlene Lucille...

Feb 24, 2019

Nola G. Brinton, age 84, of Spicer,  died Sunday morning, February 24, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.

The CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Nola Gayle Brinton will be held at 11 am Friday, July 12 at Peace Lutheran Church in New London.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  A...

Feb 19, 2019

Arland Lindquist, age 92, of Willmar, died Tuesday, February 19, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with Fr. Steve Verhelst officiating.  Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery near Blomkest at a later date.  Visitation will be 5-7...

Feb 17, 2019

Jodi Lynn (Hovey) Miller, age 60, of Grove City, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, Feb. 17, at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield.

A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater...

Feb 12, 2019

Joan C. McAfee, age 89, of Spicer, died Tuesday morning, February 12, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar following a brief illness.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.  Memorials to honor Joan’s life may be directed to Rice Hospice in Willmar, www.ricehospice.com.

Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers...

Feb 8, 2019

Janice Heck, age 70, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, February 7, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.  Interment will be at the Delano Cemetery.  Arrangements are  with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.

Janice Kaye Heck was born June 23, 1948, in Watertown, Minnesota, the...

Feb 5, 2019

Dwayne Hovey, age 61, of Atwater, died unexpectedly on Tuesday afternoon, February 5, at his home in Atwater.

The family will be holding a memorial service for Dwayne at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church.

Dwayne was born...

Feb 4, 2019

Robert “Bob” C. Davis (81) of Minneapolis, Minnesota died of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) a rare neurodegenerative brain disease.  Upon diagnosis, initially Bob remained at home, and attended an adult day program.  Eventually, during a 30 month period, he endured two assisted living facilities, and a skilled nursing home, sustained by nearly daily visits from his wife Linda Schutz....

Feb 2, 2019

Harlow Pearson, age 88, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, February 2, at Rice Care Center in Willmar.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, February 7, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater with military honors provided by American Legion Post...

Feb 2, 2019

Thelma H. Bengtson, age  89, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, February 2, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Willmar.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb., 8, at the Peterson Brothers...

Feb 2, 2019

A Celebration of Life for Jacquelin "Jackie" Patrice Moje, 65, will be held May 11, 2019 at Robbins Island Park in the Guri Endresen Shelter with visitation at 11:00 am, service at 11:30 am.  Please bring a lawn chair.

She passed away peacefully on February 2, 2019  at her home in Willmar MN.   Born January 8,1954 to...

Jan 28, 2019

David LeRoy Cole, age 70, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday morning, Jan. 28, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar.

David LeRoy Cole was born on April 20, 1948, in Duluth, Minnesota.  He...

Jan 26, 2019

Marian Theresa Schmitz, 73, of Alexandria and formerly of Kandiyohi, died Saturday morning, January 26, at St. Cloud Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar.  Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday,...

Jan 25, 2019

Jodie L. Tanata, age 66, of rural Atwater, died Friday morning, January 25, at her home.

A Celebration of Life open house will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home in Atwater.  A private interment will be held at a later date at the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery.  www.petersonbrothers.com...

Jan 15, 2019

Roger S. Iverson, age 76, of Willmar, passed away on Tuesday morning, Jan. 15, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 21, at the First Covenant Church in Willmar.  Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday,...

Jan 15, 2019

Mary Cay Hodapp, age 94, of Spicer, died Tuesday morning, January 15, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar.  Interment will be at a later date.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. with a Rosary...

Jan 9, 2019

William “Bill” Bannon, age 66, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital from complications relating to leukemia.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. ...

Jan 4, 2019

Marlys J. Olson, age 86, of rural New London, died Friday afternoon, January 4, surrounded by her loving family at home.

A Celebration of Life Open House will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  A private interment will be held at a later date. www.petersonbrothers.com

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