Obituaries

Aug 6, 2022

Connie Jean Bjork, 61, died on Saturday morning, August 6, 2022, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 8, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the memorial service at 1:30 pm. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery.

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Aug 2, 2022

Scott Schuerman, 53, died on Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2022, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2022, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, and will continue, Monday, August 8, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am....

Jul 25, 2022

Alta M. Larson, age 84 of Benson died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Scandi Haven Village Senior Care Center in Benson. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church. Interment will be...

Jul 23, 2022

Milton A. Thorseth, 73, of Murdock, Minnesota, died on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Bethesda Lutheran Church north of Murdock, on Monday, August 8, 2022, and will continue, Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, followed by a memorial...

Jul 22, 2022

Elenora W. Sandstrom, 76, of Benson died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Meadow Lane Nursing Home in Benson. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery....

Jul 16, 2022

Verna Elaine Brott, 93, of Benson, died on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Homestead Place North in Benson. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 29, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. A private family funeral service will be held at a later date. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the...

Jul 11, 2022

Joyce Smith, 92, of Benson, died on Monday evening, July 11, 2022, at the Meadow Lane Restorative Care Center in Benson. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 24, at the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Benson, MN, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and will continue on Monday, July 25, from 9:00 am to...

Jul 8, 2022

Connie M. Rosemeier, 72, of DeGraff died Friday, July 8, 2022, at her home in DeGraff, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022, at the Zniewski Funeral Home Chapel in Benson, MN. Burial and graveside service will be held at 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery...

Jul 4, 2022

Curtis Johnson, age 87, of Appleton, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022, in Appleton Area Health-Hospital. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Visitation will resume from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Friday July 8, 2022, at the church. Pastor Art Wiese will officiate. Burial will be in...

Jun 26, 2022

Diane Marie Jensen, 74, died at her home in Benson, Minnesota, on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 pm. Burial will be in the Benson City Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson...

Jun 23, 2022

Peter O. Hilleren, 63, of Benson died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his lake home in Starbuck, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2022, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at...

Jun 20, 2022

Bonita “Bonnie” Tjosaas, 75, of Appleton, formerly of Benson, MN, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at Appleton Area Health Nursing Home in Appleton, MN. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. The funeral service will be held on Monday, June 27, 2022,...

Jun 19, 2022

Evonne “Vonnie” Fragodt, 85, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at her home in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from12:00 pm to 1:00 pm on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 pm. Interment will be in Benson City Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of...

Jun 18, 2022

Helen Ann Mortenson, 86, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at her home in Benson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am to 10:00 am on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 10:00 am. Interment will be in Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of...

Jun 6, 2022

Ruth Frances Plackner, 77, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at Arbor Oaks Senior Living in Andover, Minnesota with her family by her side.  Visitation will be held from 12 – 2 pm on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson followed by the memorial service at 2 pm. Interment will be at the Benson City...

Jun 4, 2022

Ryan Lee Anderson, 45, of Mayer, Minnesota, formerly of Benson, died on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Abbot Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Monday, June 13, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in...

Jun 1, 2022

Dena Marion Evangeline Hofstad, 95, of Alexandria, MN, formerly of Starbuck, MN, died, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Woodcrest Assisted Living in Alexandria. Visitation will from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Fron Lutheran Church in Starbuck, MN., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. A private family burial will be in held at a later date...

May 31, 2022

Donna Mae Martin, 91, died Tuesday May 31 st , 2022, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson, MN.  Visitation will be held Thursday June 9 th , 2022, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson.  Visitation will continue at 10:00AM Friday June 10 th followed by the funeral service at 11:00AM at St....

May 27, 2022

Phyllis Banken, age 82, of Appleton, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, in Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., with a Rosary at 7 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2022, at St. John's Catholic Church in Appleton. Visitation will resume from 9-10 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., Saturday, June...

May 27, 2022

Karen Kay Locher, age 80, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar, Minnesota. Services will be held Friday, June 3, 2022, at 11:00 AM at the Zniewski Funeral Home, Benson, Minnesota with lunch provided at the Benson VFW following the service. Burial will immediately follow at the Summit Cemetery in Morris, Minnesota.