Obituaries

Wilmar Smerling

Wilmar Smerling

Jan 11, 2018

Wilmar "Bud" Smerling, age 86, of Blackduck, formerly of Willmar, died Thursday morning, January 11, at the Good Samaritan Society in Blackduck. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 19, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the Morton City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 18, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...

Gerald Nordberg

Gerald Nordberg

Jan 10, 2018

Gerald Nordberg, age 76, of Willmar, died Wednesday, January 10, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Cemetery Details Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery 3003 8th Avenue NE Willmar, MN, 56201

Louis Green

Louis Green

Jan 9, 2018

Louis O. Green, age 78, of Willmar, died Tuesday, January 9, at his home in Willmar. Private family services will be held at a later date. Louis is survived by his wife: Eileen Green of Willmar; three children: Lori Olson, Colleen Green, and Randy (and Sheila) Green, all of Minneapolis, MN' and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by...

Patricia Knutson

Patricia Knutson

Jan 7, 2018

Patricia "Pat" L. Knutson, age 69, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, January 7, at her residence. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 15, at Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church near Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...

Kana Dano

Kana Dano

Jan 6, 2018

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

Phyllis Wattnem

Phyllis Wattnem

Jan 3, 2018

Phyllis Wattnem, age 87, of Willmar, died Wednesday, January 3, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 8, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon, South Dakota at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday....

Sandra Kardell

Sandra Kardell

Jan 2, 2018

Sandra Lee Kardell, age 64, of New London, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 2, at her residence in New London. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Svea Evangelical Lutheran Church in Svea. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls at a later date. Visitation...

Dorothy Meili

Dorothy Meili

Jan 1, 2018

DOROTHY JEAN TIMM MEILI Dorothy's life began on January 16, 1929 on her parent's farm 8 miles south of Wood Lake, MN where she was born to Julius and Augusta (Todt) Timm. She grew up there and attended school in Wood Lake, graduating in 1947. She also took piano lessons and played piano for virtually every kind of event in...

JoAnn Burns

JoAnn Burns

Dec 31, 2017

JoAnn L. Burns, age 67, of Waite Park and formerly of Atwater and Olivia, passed away on Dec. 31, at Heritage of Foley surrounded by her loving family following a long battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 12 noon on Friday, Jan. 12, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment...

Dale Wright

Dale Wright

Dec 29, 2017

Dale E. Wright, age 89, of New London, died Friday evening, Dec. 29, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, at the Cross Roads Community United Methodist Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar with military honors provided by the New London American Legion...

Albert Laraway

Albert Laraway

Dec 29, 2017

Albert V. Laraway, age 91, of Willmar, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 29, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery with military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Visitation will be one...

Aloha Swenson

Aloha Swenson

Dec 28, 2017

Aloha Swenson Feb. 14, 1933 - Dec. 28, 2017 Aloha Swenson, age 84, of Spicer, died Thursday morning, December 28, at the Belgrade Nursing Home. A prayer service for Aloha will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation with a light meal will follow at the church from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday...

Pearl McPhail

Pearl McPhail

Dec 27, 2017

Pearl McPhail, age 93, of Willmar and formerly of Esko and Alexandria, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Willmar United Methodist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at the Carlos Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Reed Schmidt

Reed Schmidt

Dec 27, 2017

Reed W. Schmidt, age 67, of Atwater, died Wednesday, December 27, at his home in Atwater after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 5, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, January 4, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home, and...

Donald Gable

Donald Gable

Dec 27, 2017

Donald "Butch" L. Gable, age 74, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 27, at the Clara City Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167....

Roy Eliason

Roy Eliason

Dec 22, 2017

Roy V. Eliason, age 90, of Spicer, died Friday, Dec. 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Green Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Chapel in Spicer. Interment will be at a later date in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Sara Garcia

Sara Garcia

Dec 21, 2017

Sara Garcia, age 80, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, December 21, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, at the Living Hope Church Chapel in Willmar. Interment will be in San Pedro de los Naranjos, Mexico. Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m. at Living Hope Church Chapel on Wednesday. Cemetery Details...

Ruth Hoffman

Ruth Hoffman

Dec 17, 2017

Ruth A. Hoffman, age 75, of St. Cloud, formerly of Kandiyohi, died Sunday, December 17, at her home in St. Cloud. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi.  Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...

Anthony Hedlof

Anthony Hedlof

Dec 17, 2017

Anthony Bryan Hedlof (37) was born and raised in Blomkest, MN. Although cancer took his life after two and half years, he never lost his strong will to live. He earned his wings on December 17, 2017. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 am on Saturday December 23rd, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Willmar, MN. Visitation...

Doris Hanson

Doris Hanson

Dec 14, 2017

Doris I. Hanson, age 95, of Atwater, died Thursday afternoon, December 14, at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 19, at Rosendale United Methodist Church in rural Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be5-7 p.m. Monday, December 18, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home in Atwater and will...

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