Obituaries

Clara Thorpe-Yzermans

Clara Thorpe-Yzermans

Dec 31, 2014

Clara W. Thorpe-Yzermans, age 89, of Willmar, died Wednesday, morning December 31, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 5, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, January 4, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...

Jose Perez

Jose Perez

Dec 29, 2014

Jose Porfirio Perez, age 60, of Willmar, died Monday evening, December 29, at his home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Jose was born February 28, 1954,...

Harlan Kientiz

Harlan Kientiz

Dec 29, 2014

Harlan J. Kienitz, age 91, of Willmar, formerly of the Raymond area, died Tuesday morning, December 30, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday, January 2, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. The interment will be in the Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service...

Zachary Pistulka

Zachary Pistulka

Dec 28, 2014

Zachary John Pistulka, 20, of rural Atwater, Minnesota passed away on December 28th, 2014 from injuries suffered in a fatal car accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00pm Saturday, January 3rd at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Friday, January 2nd, at Peterson...

Richard Cain

Richard Cain

Dec 27, 2014

Richard A. Cain, age 70, of Willmar, passed away Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27, at the Regions Hospital in St. Paul surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Betty Haats

Betty Haats

Dec 25, 2014

Betty Lou Haats, age 80, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, December 25, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, at the Willmar Christian Reformed Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on...

Nicholas Kleinhuizen

Nicholas Kleinhuizen

Dec 24, 2014

Nicholas "Nick" Harley Kleinhuizen, age 89, of Willmar and formerly of Renville, died Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 24, at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 29, at Emden Christian Reformed Church in Renville. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28,...

Edmund Koppy

Edmund Koppy

Dec 24, 2014

Edmund R. Koppy, age 71, of rural Atwater, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 24, at his home on Diamond Lake. A time of sharing will be held from 5-8 PM Tuesday, December 30, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. The interment will be at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. (www.petersonbrothers.com) Edmund is survived by 1...

Raymundo Ojeda Jr

Raymundo Ojeda Jr

Dec 22, 2014

Raymundo M. Ojeda, age 57, of Spicer, died Monday morning, December 22, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis from complications of congestive heart failure. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 26, with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer (www.petersonbrothers.com). Raymundo was a great musician and an amazing artist....

Vivian Wubbels

Vivian Wubbels

Dec 21, 2014

Vivian Wubbels, age 79, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, December 21, after a brief stay at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar from complications of acute myeloid leukemia. Vivian was born January 24, 1935, in St. Johns Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Minnie (Van Heuveln) Haats.  She grew up in the Raymond community and graduated from Raymond...

Lorraine Engelstad

Lorraine Engelstad

Dec 19, 2014

Loraine Engelstad, age 98, of Willmar, died Friday evening, December 19, at Copperleaf Senior Living in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 10, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  Interment will be at Vinje Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Loraine was born July 19, 1916, in...

Patricia Dotseth

Patricia Dotseth

Dec 18, 2014

Patricia Ann Dotseth, age 82, of Willmar, formerly of Clarkfield, died Thursday evening, December 18, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A private family memorial service will be held. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Pat was born November 4, 1932, in Marshall, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Bessie (Grobel) Feist. She grew up in Clarkfield,...

Esther Rhyner

Esther Rhyner

Dec 17, 2014

Esther Rhyner, age 100, of Willmar, died Wednesday, December 17, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 20, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Esther Josephine Rhyner was born on November 30, 1914,...

Shirley Ritt

Shirley Ritt

Dec 14, 2014

Shirley M. Ritt, age 88, of New London, died Sunday morning, December 14, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 20, at Crow River Lutheran Church near Belgrade. Interment will be at the Burbank Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in...

Yvonne Corey

Yvonne Corey

Dec 12, 2014

Yvonne A. Corey, age 81, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, December 12, at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home in Willmar. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements are with...

Mary Erickson

Mary Erickson

Dec 12, 2014

Mary Ruth Erickson, age 92, of Belgrade, died Friday morning, December 12, at the Belgrade Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23, at Oak Hill Cemetery near New London. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. www.petersonbrothers.com Mary Ruth Erickson was born on December 23, 1920, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter...

Donna Sundberg

Donna Sundberg

Dec 10, 2014

Donna J. Sundberg, age 82, of Willmar, entered into the gates of heaven on Wednesday morning, December 10, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar at a later date. Visitation...

Alice Gorman

Alice Gorman

Dec 4, 2014

Alice D. Gorman, age 92, of Willmar, died Thursday, December 4, at Lake Minnetonka Shores in Spring Park. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Alice D....

Willard Moots

Willard Moots

Nov 24, 2014

Willard Moots, age 84, of New Brighton, died Monday evening, November 24, at the St. Anthony Health Center in St. Anthony, Minnesota. Graveside services will be held in the spring of 2015 at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Willard is survived by his children: Susan (and Alan) Logeais of Ham Lake, MN, Bryan Moots of Arden Hills, MN,...

Janet Woltjer

Janet Woltjer

Nov 24, 2014

Janet Ruth Woltjer, age 75, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Monday morning at her residence in Willmar. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 28, at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. There is no reviewal or visitation. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com Janet Ruth Woltjer was born on February 3, 1939, in...

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