Obituaries
Darrel Schuetze
May 27, 2018
Darrel G. Schuetze, age 84, of Spicer, died Sunday morning, May 27, at Bethesda Club Suites in Willmar surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 1, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be at the Faith Lutheran Columbarium with military...
Craig Nelson
May 16, 2018
Craig O. Nelson, 77, Willmar, died Wednesday, May 16, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar following a battle with ALS. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 21, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Cemetery in Willmar. Military honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post...
Dennis Wrobleski
May 14, 2018
Dennis L. Wrobleski, age 75, of Willmar, died Monday morning, May 14, at his residence in Willmar following an extended illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church in rural New London. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Dennis LeRoy...
Lewis Ruter
May 6, 2018
Lewis Ruter, age 92, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, May 6, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Renville. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will continue one hour...
Kenneth Oveson
May 6, 2018
Kenneth L. Oveson, age 86, of Kandiyohi, died Sunday morning, May 6, at the Clara City Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 14, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...
Steven Schmidt
May 4, 2018
Steven D. Schmidt, age 57, of Atwater, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, May 4, near Grove City from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday. Interment will be at St. Patrick's Catholic...
Rudella Bergeson
May 3, 2018
Rudella L. Bergeson, age 93, of Bloomington and formerly of Willmar, died Thursday morning, May 3, at Ecumen Centennial House in Apple Valley. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Eagle Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service on...
William Jagow
Apr 30, 2018
William (Bill) Jagow of Willmar left this life for his heavenly home on Monday, April 30th. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7, at Redeemer Lutheran Church of Willmar. A private interment will be at Fairview Cemetery will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday,...
Byron Elkjer
Apr 26, 2018
Byron Elkjer, age 95, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, April 26, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 30, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors provided by Austin F. Hanscom...
Dorothea Nelson
Apr 24, 2018
Dorothea M. Nelson, age 103, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, April 24, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 30, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson...
Scott Evans
Apr 24, 2018
Scott R. Evans, age 51, of New London, passed away Tuesday morning, April 24, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Spicer. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. with a time of sharing memories...
Louise Maupin
Apr 22, 2018
Louise Maupin, age 93, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, April 22, at Brookdale Care Center in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at the United Methodist Church in Excelsior. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A celebration of her life will be held at...
Marian Lobbins
Apr 15, 2018
Marian M. Lobbins, age 90, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, April 15, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery in Sunburg. Marian Marie...
Dennis Hagen
Apr 15, 2018
Dennis Hagen, age 76, of Sunburg, died Sunday morning, April 15, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Interment will be at Monson Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Hope Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to the...
Julene Johnson
Apr 13, 2018
Julene Gordon Johnson, age 94, of Willmar, died Friday evening, April 13, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery...
Carol Faber
Apr 12, 2018
Carol Faber, age 84, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, April 12, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Rock of Life Christian Reformed Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 16, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will...
Sheila Hess
Apr 8, 2018
Sheila J. Hess, age 77, of Atwater and formerly of Willmar, died Sunday morning, April 8, at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...
Vonnie Nelson
Apr 5, 2018
Vonnie A. Nelson, age 82, of New London, passed away Thursday morning, April 5, at Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 12, at Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Douglass Baker
Apr 1, 2018
Douglass A. Baker, age 52, of rural Sunburg, died Sunday morning, April 1, at Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck following an extended illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Douglass Allen Baker was born on April 10, 1965, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Duane John and Mary Jane (Benjaminson) Baker. He grew up...
Patsy Poe
Mar 31, 2018
Patsy F. Poe, 84, died on March 31, 2018 at Bethesda in Willmar, MN. Patsy was born on May 31, 1933 to Delia (Hogan) and George Barnett in Pocahontas, AR. She married Bobby G. Poe on August 4, 1951. Patsy is survived by her husband, Bob; two children, Bob Jr. (Kris) Poe and Pama (Dan) Olson; four grandchildren, Bob III...
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