Obituaries

Evangeline Schwartz

Evangeline Schwartz

Nov 12, 2013

Evangeline Schwartz, 86, of New London, died Tuesday evening, November 12, at Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at Peterson Brothers Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Evangeline Booth Schwartz was born May...

Virginia Wiedeman

Virginia Wiedeman

Nov 10, 2013

Virginia M. Wiedeman, age 78, of rural Spicer, died Sunday morning, November 10, at her home near Spicer following a short illness. Friends may call from 4-7 P.M. Friday, November 15, at the Green Lake Funeral Home in Spicer. The interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery 11 AM Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Rice...

Terry Peterson

Terry Peterson

Nov 8, 2013

Terry Owen Peterson was born on November 12, 1946, in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Ralph E. and Brownie (Sedam) Peterson. He grew up in Willmar, was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church, attended local schools and graduated from Willmar High School in 1964. For one year he attended Bemidji State College and later the Willmar Area Vocational-Technical...

Sandy Kocka

Sandy Kocka

Nov 1, 2013

Sandra R Kocka, age 59, of Willmar, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 1, 2013. Sandy passed away unexpectedly from cardiac arrest at Rice Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 8, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be in North Dakota at a later date. Visitation will be 4...

Sherwood Mellom

Sherwood Mellom

Oct 30, 2013

Sherwood O. "Bud" Mellom, age 89, of Willmar, died Wednesday evening, October 30, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN following complications of colon cancer surgery. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 4, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A private interment will be...

John Kelly

John Kelly

Oct 28, 2013

John "Leo" Kelly, age 75, of Palm Springs, California, formerly of Willmar, died Monday, October 28, in Palm Springs. A Memorial Mass will be 2 p.m. Saturday, November 2, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at Immanculate Conception Cemetery in New Richmond, WI at a later date. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the...

Marvin Brogren

Marvin Brogren

Oct 27, 2013

Marvin W. Brogren, 86, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, October 27, at his home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 30, at the First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post #167. Visitation will be from 5-7...

Shirley Loeffler

Shirley Loeffler

Oct 18, 2013

Shirley Ann Loeffler, age 77, of Pennock, formerly of Willmar and Waterville, MN, died Friday afternoon, October 18, at her home in Pennock of natural causes. Services will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, October 26, at the Waterville Evangelical Methodist Church in Waterville, Minnesota. The interment will be in the Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville. Friends may call at the...

Elsy Sandberg

Elsy Sandberg

Oct 16, 2013

Elsy Sandberg, age 99, of Willmar formerly of the Spicer area, died Wednesday morning, October 16, at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2 P.M., Thursday, October 24, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service. The interment was in...

Ann Black

Ann Black

Oct 11, 2013

Ann E. Black, age 75, of Sunburg, died Friday, October 11, at her home in Sunburg. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 16, at the Sunburg Community Bible Church. Interment will be at West Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday, October 15, at the Peterson Brothers Sunburg Funeral Home and...

Ardis Leaf

Ardis Leaf

Oct 10, 2013

Ardis Jean Leaf, age 70, of Willmar, died Thursday evening, October 10, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, at First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake. Interment will be at West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Monday, October 14, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...

Jean Peterson

Jean Peterson

Sep 19, 2013

Jean I. Peterson, age 90, of Willmar, died Thursday morning, September 19, at the Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, September 22, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Jean Irene Peterson was...

Pauline Henrickson

Pauline Henrickson

Sep 15, 2013

Pauline Ann (Shoultz) Henrickson, 98, of Willmar died Sunday, September 15, surrounded by family at Sterling House Assisted Living in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday, September 18, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Willmar, MN. The interment will be in the Vinje Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Tuesday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and at...

Cynthia Porter

Cynthia Porter

Sep 13, 2013

Cynthia "Cindy" Yvonne Porter, 61, of Willmar, died Friday, September 13, at her home in Willmar following a battle with ALS. Memorial services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers. Funeral arrangements are with Peterson...

Eldon Carlson

Eldon Carlson

Sep 8, 2013

Eldon "Eldy" Carlson, age 87, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, Sept. 8, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. A celebration of Eldon's life memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar with Military Honors provided by Austin F. Hanscom American...

Lowell Gauer

Lowell Gauer

Sep 5, 2013

Lowell J. Gauer, age 84, of New Richmond, WI. and formerly of Willmar, died Thursday morning, Sept 5, at the St. Croix Health Care Center in New Richmond, WI. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the First Baptist Church in Willmar. Private interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Katherine Ruchti

Katherine Ruchti

Sep 2, 2013

Katherine Ruchti, age 93, of Willmar passed away on Monday, September 2, at Koronis Manor in Paynesville. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 6, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, September 5, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour...

Hazel Kusler

Hazel Kusler

Aug 30, 2013

Hazel M. Kusler, age 82, of Atwater, died Friday morning, August 30, at the Jenkins Living Center in Watertown, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held at 1 P.M., Saturday, September 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. The interment will be in the Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be from 11:30 A.M Saturday until time of service...

Carlton Johnson

Carlton Johnson

Aug 28, 2013

Carlton A. Johnson, age 93, of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, August 28, at the Veterans Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 31, at the Willmar Assembly of God Church. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion...

Kathryn Swenson

Kathryn Swenson

Aug 26, 2013

Kathryn M. Swenson, age 86, of Willmar died Monday morning, August 26, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, August 29, at Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran Church near Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one...