Obituaries

Eleanora Mead

Eleanora Mead

Aug 19, 2014

Eleanora L. Mead, 85 of Olivia, formerly of Willmar, died Friday, August 19, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 25 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are being directed...

Mary Olson

Mary Olson

Aug 16, 2014

Mary Lou Olson, age 84, of Willmar, died Saturday morning, August 16, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, at Bethel Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of...

Robert Brau

Robert Brau

Aug 14, 2014

Robert Joseph Brau, 21, died as a result of a car/motorcycle accident near Montrose, MN on Thursday, August 14, 2014. He is the only son of Terry and Donna Brau, but his family extends beyond imaginable boundaries. Memorial services will be 4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 21, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, August 20,...

Gladys Erickson

Gladys Erickson

Aug 11, 2014

Gladys Mae Erickson, age 91, of Willmar, died Monday afternoon, Aug. 11, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 15, at the Bethel Baptist Church in Kerkhoven. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

O. Jacobson

O. Jacobson

Aug 10, 2014

Jean "Toots" Jacobson, age 89, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, Aug. 10, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home. Memorial services will be 10 am Saturday, August 30, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com Jean Jacobson was August...

Mildred Holverson

Mildred Holverson

Aug 2, 2014

Mildred "Milly" Ruth Holverson, age 96, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, August 2, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 6, at the United Methodist Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar (www.petersonbrothers.com). Mildred was...

John Thell

John Thell

Aug 1, 2014

John L. Thell, age 84, of Willmar, died unexpectedly Friday evening, Aug. 1, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation will...

Dale Kragenbring

Dale Kragenbring

Jul 28, 2014

Dale Kragenbring, age 81, of Atwater, died Monday, July 28, at his home in Atwater from cancer. Funeral service will be held 2 P.M., Friday, August 1st, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. The interment will be in the Oakside Cemetery of rural Spicer. Military Honors will be provided by the Samstad-Jensen American Legion Post 375 of Atwater. Visitation will...

Arlene Aalderks

Arlene Aalderks

Jul 27, 2014

Arlene H. Aalderks, age 86, of Willmar, died Sunday afternoon, July 27, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, at the First Presbyterian Church. Interment will be at Roseland Reformed Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, August 1, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar...

Elroy Flaten

Elroy Flaten

Jul 24, 2014

Elroy "Roy" J. Flaten age 85, of rural Atwater, died Thursday morning, July 24, at the Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 29, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Willmar.  Military Honor Guard will be provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post #167 of Willmar.  Visitation will be...

Elroy Laumer

Elroy Laumer

Jul 23, 2014

Elroy A. Laumer, age 78, of Willmar, died Wednesday afternoon, July 23, at the St. Cloud Hospital from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 28, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in St. Matthew's Cemetery north of Danube with Military Honors provided by the Austin F. Hanscom...

Betty Erickson

Betty Erickson

Jul 21, 2014

Betty Ann (Hummel) Erickson, age 86, of Willmar, died Monday morning, July 21, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at First Baptist Church in Willmar. A private interment will be held at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Evelyn Thompson-Clairmont

Evelyn Thompson-Clairmont

Jul 18, 2014

Evelyn M. Thompson Clairmont, age 92, of Waco, TX, formerly of Clifford/Galesberg and Bismarck, ND, died Friday morning, July 18, at St. Catherine Center in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday July 22, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Waco Texas and a second service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday July 27,...

Chester Johnson

Chester Johnson

Jul 12, 2014

Chester J. Johnson, age 94, of Atwater, died Saturday afternoon, July 12, at the Meeker County Hospital in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 15, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Grove City. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Monday, July 14, at the Peterson...

Doris Johnson

Doris Johnson

Jul 6, 2014

Doris A. Johnson, age 95, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, July 6, at the Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 10, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Doris Adeline...

William Hutchinson

William Hutchinson

Jul 2, 2014

William Hutchinson, age 87, of Atwater, died Wednesday evening, July 2, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater, Minnesota. The interment will be in the Union Cemetery with military honors provided by the Samstad-Jensen American Legion Post 375 of Atwater. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Ramon Rivera Jr

Ramon Rivera Jr

Jun 28, 2014

Ramon Rivera, Jr. age 45, of Willmar died Saturday morning at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday, July 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. The interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the services. Arrangements...

Ardell Thompson

Ardell Thompson

Jun 27, 2014

Ardell W. Thompson, 82, of Grove City, died Friday, June 27, 2014 at Cokato Manor in Cokato following an extended illness. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Atwater, with the Rev. Grant Fischer officiating. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery in Atwater, with Military Honors provided by the Samstad-Jensen...

Donald Moll

Donald Moll

Jun 19, 2014

Donald J. Moll, age 87, of rural Atwater, died Thursday morning, June 19, at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be held 11 A.M., Tuesday, June 24, at St. John Lutheran Church north of Atwater. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 P.M., Monday at the Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and...

Beverly Dilger-Jensen

Beverly Dilger-Jensen

Jun 19, 2014

Beverly G. Dilger-Jensen, age 82, of Willmar, died Thursday evening, June 19, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at a later date at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 27, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and at...