Obituaries

Jan 7, 2023

Earl Molden, age 71, of rural Appleton, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, in Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA.  Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Visitation will resume from 10-11 a.m., followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m., Friday,...

Jan 6, 2023

Delores Nelson, age 92 of Appleton, formerly of Milan, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center in Appleton.  Visitation will be held 10-11 a.m., followed by the Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton.  Pastor Kristine Isder will officiate.  Burial will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

Jan 6, 2023

Robert “Bob” Banken, age 80, of rural Appleton, passed away Friday evening, January 6, 2023, in Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.  Visitation will be held 9-11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Appleton.  Fr. Brian Oestreich will officiate.  The family is asking...

Dec 27, 2022

The Livestream Link for  Myrtella’s funeral:

https://www.facebook.com/orlc.benson/

Myrtella Carola Christenson was born on January 17, 1926, in Arctander Township, Kandiyohi County, near Sunburg, Minnesota, the daughter of Axel and Ida Louise (Amb) Aasen.  She was baptized on January 29, 1926 at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church by Pastor H. E. Baalson and confirmed...

Dec 26, 2022

Sharon Avelsgard, age 84, of Appleton, passed away Monday evening, December 26, 2022, in her home. Visitation will be Noon-1 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Pastor John Ramsbacher will officiate.  Burial will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

Sharon Jeanine Avelsgard was born October...

Dec 25, 2022

Brenda Lee Fjordbak, 64, left this world December 25, 2022, at HCMC in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Brenda was born January 12, 1958, to Roger W. Fjordbak and D. Ruth (Gennow) Fjordbak in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Her family moved to a farm outside of Benson in January 1960. She attended Benson...

Dec 18, 2022

Margaret Joan Ashburn, 85, Paynesville, MN – formally of DeGraff and Benson, passed peacefully away on Sunday, December 18th, 2022, at her home under the care of CentraCare Hospice. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at St. Francis...

Dec 18, 2022

DeAnn Joyce Dokken was born on May 17, 1947, in Swift Falls, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Deloris Wallin Ellingson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls, MN. She grew up on the family farm near Swift Falls and attended grade school at a country school in...

Dec 11, 2022

Joel Kavanagh, age 58, of rural Correll, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, in his home.  Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton.  Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2022, at the church. ...

Dec 10, 2022

Kenneth Arnold Falk passed away December 10th, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska after a brief illness. He was 85. Ken was born on January 4th, 1937, on the family farm near Murdock, MN, the youngest of three children born to Mamie and August Falk.

Ken attended college at St. Olaf in Northfield, MN earning his Bachelor of Arts...

Dec 8, 2022

Yvonne “Vonnie” Elaine Bausman, 91, of Benson, Minnesota, died on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Scandi Haven Village, in Benson. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the Our Redeemer’s...

Dec 7, 2022

Marlys T. (Fennell) Klyve passed on December 7, 2022 at Swift County Benson Hospital at the age of 90. Marlys was born February 21, 1932 on the family farm east of Clontarf, Minnesota in Clontarf Township. She was the youngest of six children born to Thomas and Lillian (Longman) Fennell. As a young girl the family moved...

Nov 28, 2022

Timothy John Walsh, 65, of Glenwood, Minnesota died on Monday morning, November 28, 2022, at the University of Minnesota Fairview Medical Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Visitation will be held from 9:30 am to 10:30 am on Friday December 9, 2022, at St. Francis Catholic Church, followed by the funeral service at 10:30 am. Interment will be in...

Nov 26, 2022

Janel Fae Van Tassel, 75, formerly of Benson, died on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at her home on Pelican Lake, near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm., on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, and will continue Friday, December 2, 2022, from 12:00 pm to...

Nov 25, 2022

Wayne Allen Baker, age 87, of Benson, MN., died Friday, November 25, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Oronoco, MN. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by a celebration of his life service...

Nov 24, 2022

Brenda Jones, 66, of Benson, Minnesota, died on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the Glacial Ridge Hospital, in Glenwood, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Bethel Baptist Church in Kerkhoven, Minnesota, followed by the funeral service at 12:00 pm. A reception will be held immediately following...

Nov 24, 2022

Joan Dorcus Bock, age 88, of Leesburg, Virginia, formerly of Swift Falls, Minnesota, died November 24, 2022, in Leesburg, Virginia. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls, Minnesota.

Joan Dorcus Grussing was born October 5, 1934, the...

Nov 18, 2022

Shirley Ann Staton, 79, formerly of Benson, died on Friday evening, November 18, 2022, at the Bryan Medical Center, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 25, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, and will continue Saturday, November 26, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Willmar, Minnesota,...

Nov 18, 2022

Ruth Marie Schliep, 89, of Hopkins, MN, died on Friday morning, November 18, 2022, at the Covenant Living Care Center in Golden Valley. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 22, at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in...

Nov 17, 2022

Joseph Francis Fath, 90, Benson, MN, and formerly of DeGraff, MN, died Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the GlenOaks Senior Living Center in New London, MN. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 28, 2022, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in DeGraff, MN....