Obituaries

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

Sep 15, 2015

Russell Johnson, age 84, of Atwater, died Tuesday morning, September 15, at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 19, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater at a later date. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 167. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m....

Sep 14, 2015

Priya D. Theilen, age 43, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday evening, September 14, at her home. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 21, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery of Norway Lake. Visitation will from 5-7 PM on Sunday, September 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Sep 9, 2015

Cecilia R. Huizinga age 97, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, September 9, at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 12, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the Mound Cemetery in Ortonville, Minnesota. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Sep 1, 2015

Beverly Ann Marie Olsen, age 85, of New London, died Tuesday evening, September 1, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London following a short battle with breast cancer. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be one...

Aug 28, 2015

Susie June Johnson, age 91, of Willmar, died Friday morning, August 28, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 31, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Aug 25, 2015

Ralph A. Bratts, age 71, of Maynard, died Tuesday morning, August 25, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be...

Aug 19, 2015

Lois J. Wahl, age 77, of Renville, formerly of the Willmar area, died Wednesday morning, August 19, at the Renville County Hospital in Olivia, Minnesota. A private service will be held at the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer, Minnesota. (www.petersonbrothers.com) Lois Jean (Mattson) Wahl was born on...

Aug 16, 2015

Roger C. Gafkjen, age 84, of Brooten, died Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16, at the St. Cloud Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, at West Lake Lutheran Church near Sunburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, at the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral...

Aug 5, 2015

Nancy Jean Burns, age 90, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, August 5, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. She had resided at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar for the past several years. A private burial will be held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Cemetery Details Ft. Snelling National Cemetery 7601 34th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN, 55450-1199

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