Obituaries

Lydia Kalkbrenner

Lydia Kalkbrenner

Jul 11, 2018

Lydia Kalkbrenner, age 96, of Atwater, died Wednesday morning, July 11, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 16, at St. John Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the church and will continue one hour prior to the service...

Ione Ekblad

Ione Ekblad

Jul 9, 2018

Ione (Carlson) Ekblad, age 97, of Willmar, died Monday, July 9, in Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at First Covenant Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements by Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar,...

Eugene Latuska

Eugene Latuska

Jul 8, 2018

Eugene "Geno" Latuska, age 63, of Atwater, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 8, while working in Litchfield. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 20, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery in Kandiyohi. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home in Atwater and will continue...

Bruce Dale

Bruce Dale

Jul 8, 2018

Bruce Craig Dale, age 66, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, July 8, at Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. A private interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with...

James Schemmel

James Schemmel

Jul 5, 2018

James A. Schemmel, age 73, of Willmar, died Thursday evening, July 5, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 12, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue...

LuAnna Kern

LuAnna Kern

Jul 1, 2018

LuAnna Kern, age 63, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, July 1, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 6, at First United Methodist Church in Raymond. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue one hour...

Victoria Malvin

Victoria Malvin

Jun 26, 2018

Vicki J. Malvin, age 65, of Willmar, passed into Heaven on Tuesday, June 26, at her home in Willmar following a battle with cancer. A Celebration of Vicki's life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 29, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Visitation will...

Dean Anderson

Dean Anderson

Jun 18, 2018

Dean A. Anderson, age 49, of Willmar, died Monday, June 18, at his home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with...

Matthew Tait

Matthew Tait

Jun 16, 2018

Matthew A. Tait, age 47, of Willmar, died Saturday afternoon, June 16, at the St. Cloud Hospital from cancer. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, at the Oakside Cemetery near Atwater. There is no reviewal or visitation. Matthew Adam Tait was born on January 21, 1971, in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Gerald...

Kathleen Brown

Kathleen Brown

Jun 13, 2018

Kathleen "Kathy" Lou Brown, age 64, of Olivia, died Wednesday morning, June 13, at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 21 at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. www.petersonbrothers.com Kathleen "Kathy" Lou Brown was born on September 19,...

Matthew Hood

Matthew Hood

Jun 12, 2018

Matthew D. Hood, age 44, of Atwater, died Tuesday morning, Jun. 12, at his residence. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at the Dethlefs Community Center in Spicer. Matthew David Hood was born on February 11, 1974, in Paynesville, Minnesota, the son of Patrick and Janice (Van Ort) Hood. He grew...

Lisa Hougen

Lisa Hougen

Jun 12, 2018

Lisa Ann Hougen, age 58, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, June 12, 1t the Olivia Healthcare Center. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, at the Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com Lisa Ann Hougen was born on July 5, 1959, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of...

Margaret Lohman

Margaret Lohman

Jun 11, 2018

A private Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Nancy Halvorson

Nancy Halvorson

Jun 10, 2018

Nancy L. Halvorson, age 63, of Spicer, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 10, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 18, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Eagle Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. In lieu of...

Barb Ellingboe

Barb Ellingboe

Jun 9, 2018

Barb Ellingboe, age 61, of Kandiyohi, died Saturday evening, June 9, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are preferred to the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter or...

Melvin Peterson

Melvin Peterson

Jun 8, 2018

Melvin D. Peterson, age 82, of rural Atwater, died Friday morning, June 8, at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the First Lutheran Church in rural Cosmos. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A private interment will be at a later date...

Constance Caskey

Constance Caskey

Jun 6, 2018

Constance Ann Caskey, age 68, of Pennock, died Wednesday morning, June 6, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 8, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Ronald Wilson

Ronald Wilson

Jun 4, 2018

Ronald Thompson Wilson, 79, died unexpectedly from natural causes at his home in Atwater on Monday, June 4th, 2018. Up until his last breath, Ron lived a full, happy and busy life. A Memorial Service to celebrate Ron will be held on Sunday, June 10, from 1:00-4:00 PM, with a time of sharing at 2:00, at the American Legion in...

Delrose Peterson

Delrose Peterson

Jun 3, 2018

Delrose M. Peterson, age 92, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, June 3, at the Mount Olivet Health Care Center in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 8, at First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and...

Marvin Nere

Marvin Nere

Jun 1, 2018

Marvin H. A. Nere, age 87, of Willmar, died Friday evening, June 1, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. www.petersonbrothers.com...