Obituaries
Jerome Harland Hagen
Nov 2, 2025
Jerome Hagen, age 86, of Benson, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, at CentraCare – Benson in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 7, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will continue from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2025 at the church, with a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements...
Olive Mildred Berens
Nov 2, 2025
Olive Mildred Halvorson, born on July 28, 1924, in Starbuck, Minnesota, to Hans and Nina Halvorson, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Olive (Ollie) grew up in Starbuck and attended Starbuck High School, where she was an excellent student who was involved in many school activities, her favorite being a member of the high school choir. She was also involved...
Peggy Novotny
Nov 2, 2025
Peggy Novotny, age 67, of Appleton, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 6, 2025, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Appleton, Minnesota. Visitation will continue Friday, November 7, 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., with...
Linda Hanson
Nov 2, 2025
Linda Marie Hanson, 73, of Benson, Minnesota, died on Sunday afternoon, at the CentraCare Hospital in Benson. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church Chapel, followed by the memorial service at 1:00 pm. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson are assisting the family with the arrangements.
Linda Marie Hanson...
Jeanette Elizabeth Gosson
Oct 28, 2025
Jeanette Gosson, 86, Benson, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the CentraCare Therapy Suites in Willmar. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 3, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, November 4, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00...
Irene Rose Scheffler
Oct 27, 2025
Irene Rose Scheffler, age 100, of Benson, passed away Monday, October 27 in Benson, Minnesota.
Irene was born October 9th, 1925 on the family farm in Rice County near Veseli, MN to Bohumil and Ludmilla (Kalina) Simon. She was the 5th of nine children.
Irene attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic School and New Prague High School. On October 21st, 1947 Irene was...
Larry Duane Kranz
Oct 26, 2025
Larry Duane Kranz, age 72 of Appleton, MN passed away October 26, 2025, at his home. Visitation will be at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Appleton.
Larry Duane Kranz was born to Russell and Lola (Groothius) Kranz in Montevideo, Chippewa County, on December 24, 1952. He went to country school at...
Darlene Loose
Oct 24, 2025
Darlene Loose died Friday, October 24, 2025 at the Appleton Nursing Home at the age of 90.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Rev. John Ramsbacher will officiate and interment will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery of Shible.
Visitation will be for one hour before the service at the...
Michael Lawrence Thole
Oct 22, 2025
Michael Lawrence Thole (Mike), 82, passed away at his home near Swift Falls, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 27, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. Burial will follow the visitation at St. Bridget Catholic Cemetery in DeGraff, Minnesota.
Mike was born on November 10, 1942, to Lawrence...
Thomas Teske
Oct 20, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Thomas Willard Teske of Glenwood, MN and Mesa, AZ, passed away on Monday, October 20th 2025 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN at the age of 78.
Visitation will be held Sunday, October 26 2025 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson,...
Donald “Donnie” Alan Skoglund
Oct 19, 2025
Donald A. “Donnie” Skoglund 71, died at his home in Benson, on Sunday, October 19. Visitation will be held from 1 pm to 2 pm, on Friday October 24, 2025, at Bethesda Lutheran Church rural Murdock, followed by the funeral service at 2 pm. Burial will be in the Bethesda Lutheran Church Cemetery.Donald Alan Skoglund was born on March 28,...
Gregory Lee Arnold
Oct 16, 2025
Gregory Lee Arnold
October 27, 1958 – October 16, 2025
Gregory Lee Arnold, age 66, of Appleton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at CentraCare Hospital in Benson, Minnesota.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 11:00 a.m. Pastor...
Eileen Schwarz
Oct 16, 2025
Eileen Schwarz of Appleton passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo, at the age of 87.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton, with Pastor John Ramsbacher officiating. Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the service...
Fred Gerald Bennett
Oct 9, 2025
Fred Gerald Bennett, 92, of Pillager, Minnesota, formerly of Benson, died on Thursday morning, October 9, 2025, under the care of hospice, at A daughter’s love assisted living in Staples, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 11:00 am, at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. Burial will be in the Benson City Cemetery.
Fred Gerald...
Sandra Nyhusman
Oct 2, 2025
Sandra Mae (Brewer) Nyhusmoen, died on Thursday Evening, October 2, 2025, at the Glenwood Retirement Village. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 11:00 am at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls. Lunch will be served following the funeral.
Sandra Mae (Brewer) Nyhusmoen was born in St. Clair, Minnesota on February 8,...
Norma Jean Dooley
Sep 25, 2025
Norma Jean Dooley, 95, of Willmar, MN, died peacefully on Thursday, September 25, 2025, with family by her side at the Bethesda Grand Care Center in Willmar, Minnesota, after a short illness. Visitation will be held on October 4, 2025, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, Minnesota, followed by the Mass of Christian...
David Irvin Janson
Sep 23, 2025
David Janson, 80, of Benson, died Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at his home. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 26, 2025, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will continue from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the church with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be...
Floyd Raymond Wersinger
Sep 20, 2025
Floyd Raymond Wersinger, 75, died Saturday, September 20, 2025, at CentraCare - Benson Hospital in Benson, Minnesota, after a long fight with COPD. Per Floyd's wishes, there will be no funeral service. Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, Minnesota, is assisting the family.
Floyd was born July 12, 1950, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Viola (Schwebach) Wersinger. He was...
Marion Mavis Ehrenberg
Sep 20, 2025
Marion Mavis Ehrenberg, age 86, of Appleton, died Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Appleton Area Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Friday, Sept. 26, at 11:00am. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Officiating is Pastor John Ramsbacher. Honorary pallbearers are Melissa Ehrenberg, April Ehrenberg, Erik Ehrenberg, and Katelynn Coots. Active pallbearers...
Michael Scheffler
Sep 16, 2025
Michael "Mike" Scheffler died Tuesday, September 16, 2025 in Benson, MN at the age of 75.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson with Fr. Brian Mandel as the Celebrant.
Visitation will be held at the church for one hour before the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are...
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