Obituaries

Jerry Petersen

Jerry Petersen

Nov 16, 2015

Jerry D. Petersen, age 64, of Willmar, died Monday morning, Nov. 16, at his home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov 19, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and...

Esther Rohner

Esther Rohner

Nov 13, 2015

Esther Rohner, 97, of Willmar passed away unexpectedly November 13 at her home. Her celebration of life service will be held 11 am Saturday, November 21 at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer with Pastor Todd Nelsen officiating. Interment will be in the Long Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery of rural Spicer. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 pm at Peterson Funeral...

Gerald Brandjord

Gerald Brandjord

Nov 13, 2015

Gerald "Bud" V. Brandjord, age 89, of Willmar, died peacefully Friday evening, November 13, at Rice Care Center surrounded by his loving family. Services will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, November 18, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. The interment will be in the Palmyra Lutheran Cemetery southeast of Bird Island. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM Tuesday at...

Virgil Ronholdt

Virgil Ronholdt

Nov 12, 2015

Virgil Ronholdt, age 78, of Benson, died peacefully Thursday evening, November 12, at the Gabriel House in Murdock with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, November 18, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg.  Interment will be at Spring Creek Lutheran Cemetery in rural Murdock.  Visitation will be from 5-7 PM, Tuesday and...

Kenneth Lovander

Kenneth Lovander

Nov 4, 2015

Kenneth L. Lovander, age 90, of Willmar, died Wednesday evening, November 4, at the Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Services will be held at 1 PM Tuesday, November 10, at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church north of Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery...

H. Engle

H. Engle

Nov 1, 2015

H. Robert "Bob" Engle, age 75, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, November 1, at his home on Eagle Lake. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, November 5, at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar with Revs. Scott and Leann Thompson officiating. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar and will continue one hour prior to...

Phillip Sommers

Phillip Sommers

Oct 31, 2015

Phillip B. Sommers, age 50, of New London, passed away on Saturday, October 31, at his home in New London. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, at Calvary Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Calvary Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, at Peterson Brothers...

Donna Gustafson

Donna Gustafson

Oct 27, 2015

Donna Gustafson, age 88, of Spicer, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Green Lake the morning of October 27, 2015. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 8, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. In lieu...

Arthur Reigstad Jr

Arthur Reigstad Jr

Oct 27, 2015

Arthur S. Reigstad, Jr. age 81, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, October 27, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Friday, October 30, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 0167...

Myrtle Mahn

Myrtle Mahn

Oct 24, 2015

Myrtle E. Mahn, age 92, of Atwater, died Saturday morning, October 24, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, at St. John Lutheran Church near Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, at the Peterson Brothers Atwater...

Wilco Pontvuyst

Wilco Pontvuyst

Oct 20, 2015

C.W. "Wilco" Pontvuyst, age 46, of Almere, the Netherlands, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 20, 2015, in rural Willmar. A private service was held before the family returned to the Netherlands. Cornelis Willem "Wilco" Pontvuyst was born July 5, 1969, in Sijbekarspel, the Netherlands, to Willem Cornelis Pontvuyst and Annie Miedema. He was a foreign exchange student at Willmar Senior...

Wilhelmina Rabine

Wilhelmina Rabine

Oct 10, 2015

Wilhelmina M. "Willie" Rabine, age 90, of Willmar, died Saturday morning, October 10, at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, at the Willmar Bible Church. Interment will be at the Paynesville Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday....

A.M. Braithwaite

A.M. Braithwaite

Oct 5, 2015

A. M. "Bud" Braithwaite, age 95, of Minneapolis and formerly of Willmar, died on Monday, October 5, at his son's home in rural Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 10, at the Braithwaite home at 6891 Long Lake Road, Willmar, Minnesota, with visitation one hour prior at the home. Interment will be at Fairview...

Donna Wold

Donna Wold

Oct 2, 2015

Donna Wold, age 81, of Willmar, died Friday morning, October 2, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 5, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with visitation from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Donna was born July 22, 1934, in...

Doris Johnson

Doris Johnson

Oct 1, 2015

Doris E. Johnson, age 94, of Litchfield and formerly of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, October 1, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Litchfield with Pastor James Panning officiating. Interment will be in the Lake Ripley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m....

Mildred Kienitz

Mildred Kienitz

Oct 1, 2015

Mildred Kienitz, age 88, of Willmar, died Thursday, October 1, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral service will be held at 1 P.M., Wednesday, October 7, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11 A.M. until time of service at the church. Arrangements...

Bernard Wiese

Bernard Wiese

Sep 28, 2015

Bernard "Bernie" G. Wiese, age 74, of Spicer, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 28, at his home in rural Spicer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at the East Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday....

Ashley Rieck

Ashley Rieck

Sep 26, 2015

Ashley J. Rieck, age 18, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, September 26. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30 at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue for one hour prior to the service...

Leonard Olson

Leonard Olson

Sep 26, 2015

Leonard A. Olson, age 92, formerly of Willmar, died Saturday morning, Sept. 26, at the Elim Home in Milaca. Memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, October 3, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Interment will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Montevideo.  Friends may call from 5-7 PM Friday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Wilmar and at the church one hour prior to...

Dorraine Grammentz

Dorraine Grammentz

Sep 20, 2015

Dorraine Grammentz, age 79, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, September 20, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, September 26, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Vinje Lutheran Church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers...

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