Obituaries
Marie Janssen
Dec 22, 2015
Marie J. Janssen, age 96, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, December 22, at Miriam Manor Assisted Living in Sunburg. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday, December 28, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and...
Jeffrey Tyler
Dec 5, 2015
Jeffrey J. Tyler, age 54, of rural Atwater, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, Dec 5, at his home by Diamond Lake. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, December 9, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. The interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...
Howard Grom
Dec 1, 2015
Howard Grom, age 67, of Atwater, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, December 1, at his home in Atwater. Per Howard's request, the family will hold a private celebration of his life and his friend, Rob, will bring him back to the Aleutian Islands to help him to his final resting place. Howard William Grom was born August 14, 1948, in Monticello, Iowa,...
Ralph Seybert
Nov 27, 2015
Ralph D. Seybert, age 87 of Marionville, Missouri, and formerly of Willmar, died Friday afternoon, November 27, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 4, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Mildred Knutson
Nov 26, 2015
Mildred A. "Millie" Knutson, age 82, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, November 26, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 30, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Mildred A....
John Ryks
Nov 25, 2015
John G. Ryks, age 87, of Willmar, died Wednesday afternoon, November 25, at Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church in Raymond. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, November 30, at the Raymond Christian...
Jeannette Strom
Nov 24, 2015
Jeannette Strom, age 83, of Willmar, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, November 24, at the St. Cloud Hospital A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 30, at the United Methodist Church in Willmar. Interment will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at...
Lyla Hansen
Nov 23, 2015
Lyla D. Hansen, age 99, of New London, formerly of Spicer and Willmar, died Monday afternoon, November 23, at the Glen Oaks Personal Care Suites in New London. Services will be held at 1 PM, Friday, December 4 at Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be Thursday from...
Edna Grof
Nov 22, 2015
Edna Grof, age 94, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, November 22, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, November 28, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, November 27, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...
Wayne Torkelson
Nov 20, 2015
Wayne A. Torkelson, age 81, of Sunburg, died Friday evening, November 20, at the Mariam Manor in Sunburg. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg. Interment will be at West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, November 27, at Hope Lutheran Church and...
Glen Gauer Jr
Nov 20, 2015
Glen Gauer, age 82, of Willmar, died Friday afternoon, November 20, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, December 4, at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post #167 of Willmar. Glen Warren Gauer, Jr. was born June 15, 1933, in Willmar,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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