Obituaries

Larry Gafkjen

Larry Gafkjen

May 11, 2016

Larry K. Gafkjen, age 73, of Alamo, North Dakota, formerly of the Benson area, died Wednesday, May 11 at his home in Alamo. A time of gathering and sharing will be held from 3-7 PM, Monday May 23, at the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral Home in Sunburg, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred. The interment will be at...

Jack Doschadis

Jack Doschadis

May 9, 2016

Jack Doschadis, age 80, died Monday evening, May 9, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. There will be a visitation for Jack on Sat. May 21, from 12-2 at Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer. Interment will be in the Beardsley Community Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers, to Rice Hospice. John...

Ersie Quimby

Ersie Quimby

May 2, 2016

Ersie W. Quimby, age 98, of Willmar, died Monday morning, May 2, at his home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 9, at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Roseville Cemetery in Hawick with military honors provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion...

David Nephew

David Nephew

May 1, 2016

David L. Nephew, age 75 of Raymond, died Sunday morning, May 1, at his home surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, May 6, at the First United Methodist Church in Raymond. Military Honors will be provide by the Peter Leuze American Legion Post 420 of Raymond. Interment will be in the...

Mary Malvin

Mary Malvin

Apr 26, 2016

Mary J. Malvin, age 77, of Atwater, died Tuesday morning, April 26, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 29, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....

Gladys Wildeboer

Gladys Wildeboer

Apr 25, 2016

Gladys I. Wildeboer, age 96, of Benson, died Monday afternoon, April 25, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 28, at the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Benson. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....

Marion Johnson

Marion Johnson

Apr 22, 2016

Marion G. Johnson, age 93, of Atwater, died Friday afternoon, April 22, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the Rosendale United Methodist Church. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral...

Betty Larson

Betty Larson

Apr 22, 2016

Betty J. Larson, age 76, of Willmar, died Friday morning, April 22, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. A private funeral will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Rice Hospice are preferred. Betty Jane Larson was born on October...

Rosemary Habicht

Rosemary Habicht

Apr 20, 2016

Rosemary Habicht, age 89, of Willmar, died Wednesday afternoon, April 20, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the Peterson Brothers...

Iva-Dell Gorans

Iva-Dell Gorans

Apr 17, 2016

Ivy Gorans, age 88, of Willmar formerly of the Svea area, died Sunday evening, April 17,  Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Svea Lutheran Church.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue one hour prior to the service at...

Mary Aleshire

Mary Aleshire

Apr 17, 2016

Mary Jo Aleshire, age 57, of Sunburg, died Sunday evening, April 17, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London following a 14 year battle with Huntington's Disease. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, at Salem Covenant Church near Pennock. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one...

Russel Finstrom

Russel Finstrom

Apr 13, 2016

Russel "Red" Finstrom, 90, of Kerkhoven, passed away at his home from natural causes on April 13, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 17 at 2:30 pm at the Kerkhoven Evangelical Free Church. Russel was born November 21, 1925 in Pillsbury Township of Swift County, the 3rd of 11 children born to Elmer and Mildred (Johanson)...

James Pederson

James Pederson

Apr 13, 2016

James Pederson, age 66, of Willmar, died Wednesday evening, April 13, at his home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service. The interment will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Belview City Cemetery. James Thomas Pederson was born March...

Mary Niemeyer

Mary Niemeyer

Apr 8, 2016

Mary Niemeyer, age 70, of Willmar, died Friday evening, April 8, at Central Minnesota Senior Care - Divine House in Willmar. Memorial service will be held at 2 PM Thursday, April 14, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in...

Minnie Shelstad

Minnie Shelstad

Apr 8, 2016

Minnie "Polly" Shelstad, age 79, of Paynesville, died Friday morning, April 8, at Koronis Manor Care Center in Paynesville. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Koronis Manor Care Center in Paynesville with Chaplain Pamela Nickel officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Koronis Manor Care Center. Interment will be at the Appleton...

Judith Bonnema

Judith Bonnema

Apr 3, 2016

Judy Kay Bonnema, age 71, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, April 3, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar following a courageous two year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, at the Evangelical Free Church in Willmar. Interment will be at the Holland Township Cemetery in Prinsburg. Visitation will be from 5-7...

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Apr 2, 2016

Charles "Chub" W. Brown, age 89, of Willmar, died Saturday afternoon, April 2, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation...

Eunice Weflen

Eunice Weflen

Mar 29, 2016

Eunice M. Weflen, age 81, of rural Sunburg passed away Tuesday morning, March 29, at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Services will be held at 10 A.M. Friday, April 1, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg.  Interment will be in the West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M., Thursday at the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral...

LaVonne Eliason

LaVonne Eliason

Mar 28, 2016

LaVonne Eliason, age 87, of Spicer, died Monday afternoon, March 28, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be at the Spicer City Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Faith Lutheran Church and will...

Samuel Stefanyszyn

Samuel Stefanyszyn

Mar 22, 2016

Samuel Stefanyszyn, age 67, of St. Cloud and formerly of Minneapolis and Pittsburg, PA., died Tuesday evening, March 22, at the St. Cloud V.A. Hospital. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 28, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. (www.petersonbrothers.com)...

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