Obituaries

David McAfee

David McAfee

Feb 13, 2013

Dr. David K. McAfee, age 84, of Spicer, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 13, at his home on Green Lake in Spicer following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Willmar. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post #167 of Willmar. There is no visitation...

Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson

Feb 9, 2013

Helen V. Johnson, age 95, of Willmar, died Saturday, Feb. 9, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...

Yvonne Lindgren

Yvonne Lindgren

Feb 4, 2013

Yvonne B. Lindgren, age 88, of Willmar, died Monday morning, Feb. 4, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Monson Lake Lutheran Cemetery near Sunburg. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Peterson Brothers Funeral...

Gordon Minzel

Gordon Minzel

Feb 3, 2013

Gordon Minzel, 93, of Willmar, died Sunday, February 3, at Bethesda PleasantView Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Hope Cemetery in Odessa. Military Honors will be provided by the Willmar American Legion Post. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Laurie Swenson

Laurie Swenson

Feb 2, 2013

Laura "Laurie" Jean Swenson, 61, of Raymond, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, February 2, after a two and a half year battle with cancer. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 6, at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. A private burial will be at Oakside Cemetery in rural Atwater. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Linnea Johnson

Linnea Johnson

Feb 1, 2013

Linnea Y. Johnson, age 91, of Atwater, died Friday morning, February 1, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial service will be held at 11 AM Thursday, February 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield. Arrangements are with the Peterson...

Allan Remmel

Allan Remmel

Feb 1, 2013

Allan Henry Remmel, 67, of Grove City, MN passed away peacefully at the St. Cloud Hospital on February 1, 2013 from complications of COPD. He battled with his diagnosis for years with no complaints, and his family is so very proud of him. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Friday, February 8, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City. Visitation...

Verlenne Huisinga

Verlenne Huisinga

Jan 30, 2013

Verlenne "Lennie" J. Huisinga, age 87, of Willmar, formerly of Prinsburg, died Wednesday, January 30, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 2, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. The interment will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, February 1, at Peterson Brothers...

Florence Carlson

Florence Carlson

Jan 30, 2013

Florence L. Carlson, age 91, of Willmar, died January 30, at Rice Memorial Hospital - Hospice Care in Willmar, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 4, at the Assembly of God Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 12 noon to time of service at the church. The interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery...

Diane Robinson

Diane Robinson

Jan 30, 2013

Diane A. Robinson, age 74, of New Market, Indiana, formerly of Willmar, died Wednesday morning, January 30, at Brownsburg Health Care Center in Brownsburg, Indiana, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 10 AM Tuesday, February 5, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

LaDonna Adkins

LaDonna Adkins

Jan 24, 2013

LaDonna E. Adkins, age 92, of Willmar, MN died peacefully Thursday morning, January 24, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial is at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Willmar, Friends may call Sunday from 5-7 p.m. at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home, Willmar and at the church one hour...

Richard Dold

Richard Dold

Jan 20, 2013

Richard "Dick" M. Dold, age 70, of rural Spicer, died Sunday, January 20, at his home following an extended illness with A.L.S. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 25, at First Baptist 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 Richard...

June Adams

June Adams

Jan 20, 2013

June M. Adams, age 94, of Willmar, died Sunday evening, January 20, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, at the First Covenant Church in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. In...

Lorraine Lipsit

Lorraine Lipsit

Jan 17, 2013

Lorraine E. Lipsit, age 93, of Atwater, died Thursday morning, January 17, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21, at the Church of St. Patrick in Kandiyohi. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Atwater. Arrangements are with Peterson...

Delores Strey

Delores Strey

Jan 13, 2013

Delores A. Strey, age 80, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, Jan. 13, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. www.petersonbrothers.com Delores Alma Carolyn Strey was...

Darlene Bratsch

Darlene Bratsch

Jan 10, 2013

Darlene H. Bratsch, age 80, of Willmar and formerly of Svea, died Thursday afternoon, January 10, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, at Svea Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, January 14 at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will...

Eugene Larson

Eugene Larson

Jan 4, 2013

Eugene Larson, 86, of Atwater, died peacefully on Friday morning, January 4, at home in his wife's arms. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 8, at Rosendale Methodist Church in rural Atwater. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, January 7, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and one hour prior...

Edward Jansen

Edward Jansen

Jan 3, 2013

Edward G. Jansen, age 84, of Atwater, died Thursday morning, January 3, at Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 25, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 24, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home in Atwater and one hour prior...

Gladys Laraway

Gladys Laraway

Jan 3, 2013

Gladys E. Laraway, 82, of Willmar, died Thursday, January 3, at Copperleaf Senior Living in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, at First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar (www.petersonbrothers.com) and one hour prior to...

Leila Wenzel

Leila Wenzel

Dec 30, 2012

Leila J. Wenzel, 80, of Spicer, died Sunday, December 30, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 4, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 3, at Faith Lutheran Church and one hour prior to the service. Memorials are...