Obituaries

Dec 11, 2023

Mary B. Langan, age 86, of Benson, died Monday, December 11, 2023, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Minnesota, with the rosary being prayed at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30...

Dec 9, 2023

Jane E. Lee, 74, of Glenwood, formerly of Benson, died on Saturday morning, December 9, at Sanford West Hospital in Fargo North Dakota. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson and will continue Friday, December 15, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am,...

Dec 8, 2023

Janice Timm, age 97, of Appleton passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2024 , at First United Methodist Church in Appleton. Jan Eifealdt will officiate. Interment will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

Janice Marie...

Dec 8, 2023

Roger Stotts, age 80, passed away suddenly from natural causes on December 8, 2023, in his home on the Stotts Cloverleaf Farm. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Pastor Linda Wimmer will officiate.

Roger Vincent Stotts was born in Appleton,...

Dec 8, 2023

Amy Lynn Harris Glass (Schmidt), 50, of Saint Paul, passed away on December 8, 2023, surrounded by friends and family. A visitation will be held 3-4 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life service at 4 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Aaron and Shannon Schmidt farm (rural Appleton). A private interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Dec 6, 2023

Patricia Mills, age 71, of Clontarf, died Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at The Glenn Buffalo in Buffalo, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., with a Rosary at 9:00 am, Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Interment...

Dec 5, 2023

Vernon Floyd Vergin, age 95, of Benson died Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Westwind Village in Morris, Minnesota. Visitation will be Saturday, Dcember 9, 2023, from 12:30 to 1:30p.m. followed by the funeral service at 1:30p.m. at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be at the Benson City Cemetery. Memorials can be given to Our Redeemer’s Lutheran...

Nov 23, 2023

Eleanor Marie McGovern, age 89, of Benson died Thursday, November 23, 2023, at Glenwood Retirement Village in Glenwood, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the St....

Nov 13, 2023

Stanley J. Blasey, 87, died on Monday, November 13, 2023, at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 19, 2023, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, and will continue on Monday, November 20, 2023, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, followed by a...

Nov 7, 2023

Peter “Tony” VanderWeyst, 63, of Benson, died at his home in Benson on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. A visitation will be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. A private family interment will be held at the Benson City Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson...

Oct 28, 2023

William “Bill” Bergstad, age 93, of Appleton, passed away Saturday evening, October 28, 2023, in Appleton Area Health Hospital. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 2 p.m., Friday, November 3, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Pastor Linda Wimmer will officiate. Interment will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

William Wallace Bergstad...

Oct 24, 2023

Carol Dokken, age 85, of Benson, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the First Evangelical Free Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. The burial will be in the...

Oct 18, 2023

Neil Perseke, age 90, of rural Milan, passed away Wednesday evening, October 18, 2023, in Appleton Area Health-Hospital. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m., Monday, October 23, 2023, at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Interment will be in the Kviteseid Lutheran Cemetery. Pastor Kristine Isder will officiate.

Neil Irvin Perseke...

Oct 17, 2023

Ronald Blowers, age 88, of Benson, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Centra Care Care Center in Willmar, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. at the church. Pastor Erik Rundquist will officiate. Interment will be in...

Oct 16, 2023

Marilyn Jean Hoehn, age 92, of Benson, MN, passed away October 16, 2023, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.

She was a loving mother of five sons: Dale (Jennifer) Hoehn of Benson, MN, Joseph (Lorraine) Ward of Radford, VA, Kirk (Wanda) Ward, Steven Ward, and Herb Ward all of Aurora, IL. She had...

Oct 15, 2023

Roger Mahoney, age 87 of rural Appleton, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris. A Rosary and Prayer Service will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by visitation from 5-7 p.m., Friday, October 20, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Appleton. Visitation will resume from 10-11 a.m., followed by the Mass of...

Oct 15, 2023

Curtis Olson, age 35, of Appleton, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Pastor Lynn Thomas will officiate.

Curtis Dean Olson was born...

Oct 9, 2023

Katherine Louise O’Leary, 67, of Starbuck, MN, died on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Mayo Clinic - Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Lakeside in Glenwood, Minnesota. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 19, 2023, followed by the...

Oct 9, 2023

Marilyn Elizabeth Mills, 93, of Benson, Minnesota, died on October 9, 2023, at her home in Benson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church, Benson, with visitation at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery.  Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson...

Oct 2, 2023

Darlene (Kashmark) Gavin, age 83 of Crystal, originally from the Appleton/Milan area, passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., Friday, October 27, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Appleton. Fr. Brian Mandel will officiate. Interment will be in...