Obituaries

Feb 13, 2023

Sharon June Sanders, 79, of Benson, died on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the Meadow Lane Care Center in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Friday, February, 24, 2023, at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the...

Feb 12, 2023

Kay Koosman, age 79, of Appleton, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023, in the St. Cloud Hospital. Marvin Koosman, age 79, of Appleton, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, in Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Cloud. Visitation for Kay and Marv will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life service at 1 p.m.,...

Feb 11, 2023

NOTE: Due to the weather, funeral date change.

Nancy Delores Crandall, 64, of Benson, MN, died on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Benson, under hospice care. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023 , at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by...

Feb 8, 2023

Shirley J Mitteness, 84, passed away on February 8, 2023, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday June 2, 2023, at 11 am at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Visitation will be one hour prior to services, from 10 am to 11. The intermittent will be at St....

Feb 2, 2023

To view a live stream of Donna’s funeral please follow this link just prior to the start of the 11:30 am memorial  service.

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

Donna Mae Thompson, 90, of Benson, died on Thursday morning, February 2, 2023, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson. Visitation will be held from 10:30...

Jan 23, 2023

Judy Diane Fleck, age 77 of Benson, MN, formally of Park Rapids, passed away from cancer on January 23, 2023 at her home under Hospice care.

Judy was born November 28, 1945 in Minneapolis to Arthur Fleck and Edna Daniels. The family...

Jan 22, 2023

Gary Orrill Mitteness, 71, died Sunday morning, January 22, 2023, at Homestead Place North in Benson, MN, surrounded by family.  Visitation will be held Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Zniewski Funeral Home Chapel in Benson, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 27, 2023, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ...

Jan 21, 2023

Katie Elizabeth Hughes, age 63, passed away on Saturday evening, January 21, 2023, at The Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital. Visitation will be held from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday, January 27, 2023, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the mass of Christian Burial at 3:00 pm. Interment will be in the...

Jan 10, 2023

James John Stutelberg, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am. Interment will be later in...

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...