Obituaries

David Gafkjen

David Gafkjen

Jun 23, 2012

David Gafkjen, 66, of Sunburg, died Saturday, June 23, at his home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, at West Lake Lutheran Church near Sunburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 and the Patriot Guard. Visitation will be 5:30 - 8 p.m....

Helen Kinzler

Helen Kinzler

Jun 18, 2012

Helen Florence Kinzler, 76, of Willmar, died Monday, June 18, following a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery in Gackle, ND at a later date. Memorials are preferred to the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter. Helen was born June 15,...

Ruby Justi

Ruby Justi

Jun 16, 2012

Ruby V. Justi, 86, of New London, died Saturday, June 16, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, at Bethel Baptist Church in Kerkhoven. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Kerkhoven. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Quentin Norine

Quentin Norine

Jun 15, 2012

Quentin H. Norine passed away June 15, 2012 at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home, Willmar, at the age of 92 years and two months. His funeral will be Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at First Covenant Church in Willmar. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Willmar. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m. at Peterson Funeral Home,...

Lisa McFarland

Lisa McFarland

Jun 14, 2012

Lisa M. (Haugh Hess) McFarland, age 42, of Willmar, died unexpectedly, Thursday afternoon, June 14, at her residence. A service to celebrate the life of Lisa will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and one hour prior...

Violet Naber

Violet Naber

Jun 14, 2012

Violet Naber, age 90, of Willmar, died Thursday afternoon, June 14, at Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home in Willmar. Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be 9 a.m. Monday, June 18, at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Lillian Sluka

Lillian Sluka

Jun 7, 2012

Lillian P. Sluka, age 90, of Spicer, died Thursday evening, June 7, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London surrounded by her family. Services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, June 12, at Willmar Assembly of God Church. The interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 P.M. Monday at the Peterson...

Bernice Aitken

Bernice Aitken

Jun 6, 2012

Bernice E. Aitken, 89, of Willmar, died naturally and peacefully in her sleep in the presence of loved ones early Wednesday morning, June 6, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Blessed be her memory! We celebrate her continued journey into the eternal and joyful presence of God. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at...

Raul Renteria

Raul Renteria

Jun 4, 2012

Raul L. Renteria, age 80, of Willmar, died Monday morning, June 4, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 8, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home (www.petersonbrothers.com) in Willmar...

Nina Hinseth

Nina Hinseth

Jun 2, 2012

Nina C. Hinseth, age 78, of Willmar, died Saturday evening, June 2nd at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be 2 P.M., Wednesday, June 6 at Gausdal Lutheran Church in rural Belgrade. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. The interment will be in the Colfax Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Peterson Brothers...

Rhoda Barker

Rhoda Barker

May 31, 2012

Rhoda C. Barker, age 99, of Atwater, died Thursday morning, May 31, at the Sunnyview Assisted Living Center in Atwater. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 4, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Peterson Brothers Atwater Funeral Home and one hour...

Raymond Doerhoefer

Raymond Doerhoefer

May 29, 2012

Raymond Frank Doerhoefer, age 87, of Willmar and formerly of Raymond, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, May 29, at his residence in Willmar. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Raymond and Willmar American Legion Posts and the...

Lary Scheltens

Lary Scheltens

May 13, 2012

Lary D. Scheltens, age 68, of rural Spicer, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, May 13, at his home on Lake Florida. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 18, at the United Methodist Church in Raymond. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, at Peterson Brothers...

Ernest Caskey

Ernest Caskey

May 12, 2012

Ernest Glen Caskey, age 94, of New London formerly of the Raymond area, died Saturday morning, May 12th, at the Glen Oaks Care Center in New London. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 16th, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Raymond. The interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Raymond. Military Honors will be provided by...

Ina Peterson

Ina Peterson

May 7, 2012

Ina Mae Peterson, 92, of New Hope, formerly of Willmar, died Monday evening, May 7, at North Ridge Care Center in New Hope. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....

Arlene Curtis

Arlene Curtis

May 4, 2012

Arlene L. Curtis, 80, of Willmar, died Friday morning, May 4, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 8, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Monday, May 7, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...

Louise Strommert

Louise Strommert

May 4, 2012

Louise E. Stromert, age 87, of Willmar, died Friday evening, May 4, at Bethesda Pleasantview Nursing Home in Willmar. Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Bethesda Pleasant View Nursing Home Activity Room with a time of fellowship to follow the service from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Private interment will be in Fairview...

Betty Anderson

Betty Anderson

May 4, 2012

Betty Mae Anderson, age 92, of Atwater, died Friday evening, May 4, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, at the United Methodist Church in Atwater. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Peterson...

Pete Olson

Pete Olson

May 3, 2012

Pete Olson, 72, of Murdock, passed peacefully Thursday morning, May 3, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar, with family by his side. Memorial service and celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, May 11, at Nordland Lutheran Church of rural Paynesville. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Austin...

Viola Halvorson

Viola Halvorson

May 2, 2012

Viola Halvorson, 91, of Willmar, formerly of Tenstrike, died Wednesday, May 2, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M., on Saturday, May 12, at the Tenstrike Community Church in Tenstrike, Minnesota. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church in Tenstrike. Local arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home....