Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
Dr. Wallace Nelson
Dec 14, 2017
Dr. Wallace Nelson, Willmar, MN and previously of Lamberton, MN died peacefully on Dec 14 at the age of 89. Wally was a retired professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota and the founding Superintendent of the SW Experiment Station (Southwest Research and Outreach Center). He was born to Elmer and Mabel Nelson on Feb 17, 1928, in rural Walnut...
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...
Thomas Juni
Dec 13, 2017
Thomas A. Juni, age 60, of Willmar, died peacefully Wednesday evening, Dec. 13, at Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar after a brief illness stemming from lifelong chronic conditions. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, at the Word of Faith Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, at the...
Beverly Swanson
Dec 4, 2017
Beverly Swanson, age 75, of Spicer, died Monday, December 4, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 8, at the Church of Our Lady of the Lakes in Spicer. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Beverly Kay Swanson was born...
Edmund Quenomoen
Dec 2, 2017
Edmund M. Quenomoen March 3, 1928 - December 2, 2017 Edmund M. Quenomoen, age 89, of Willmar, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, Dec. 2, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, at Calvary Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Maria Diaz
Nov 28, 2017
Maria Ofelia Diaz, age 65 of Willmar, Minnesota went to heaven peacefully at the Rice Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 around 6 a.m.. She had a difficult, but short, battle against cancer that quickly spread throughout her body. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, at the Word of Faith...
Dorothy Fransen
Nov 20, 2017
Dorothy A. Fransen, age 92, of Willmar, died Monday morning, Nov. 20, at Sunrise of Minnetonka under hospice care and surrounded by her loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30 at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior...
Jeanne Poage
Nov 16, 2017
Jeanne M. Poage, age 88, of Willmar, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, November 16, at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday,...
Samuel Holmgren
Nov 15, 2017
Samuel Holmgren, age 80, of Atwater, died Wednesday afternoon, November 15, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 18, at Rosendale United Methodist Church in rural Atwater. The church is handicap accessible. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, November 17, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and...
Louis Altman Jr
Nov 8, 2017
Louis T. "Bud" Altman, age 90, of Willmar, died Wednesday, November 8, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 16 at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue for...
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