Obituaries
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 Nyhusmoen
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...
Jerry Anderson
Sep 14, 2025
Jerry Anderson died at his home near Benson Sunday, September 14, 2025 at the age of 68.
Memorial services will be held Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls. Rev. Steve Carmany will officiate and interment will be at Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025...
Norval Adolph Hegland
Sep 10, 2025
Norval Adolph Hegland, 98, passed away on September 10, 2025, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, Minnesota. His funeral service will be at Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with CentraCare Hospice Chaplain Gina Hatzinger officiating.
Norval Hegland was born at home on December 2, 1926, the last of 11 children to parents John...
Beatrice Pauline Ostby Steinke
Sep 6, 2025
Beatrice Pauline (Ostby) Steinke, 103, of Appleton, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton, Minnesota, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be held at the West...
Loretta Bertha Ann Thielke
Aug 23, 2025
Loretta Bertha Ann Thielke, 87, of Appleton died on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, South Dakota. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 pm. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery...
Conrad Olaf Urke
Aug 19, 2025
Conrad “Con” Olaf Urke, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Grand Arbor in Alexandria, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral...
Julie (Hoffman) Thompson
Aug 19, 2025
Julie (Hoffman) Thompson, of Kasson, MN died Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at her home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 62.
A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, MN. Burial will be at Benson City Cemetery to follow the service.
Julie Lynn (Hoffman) Thompson was born July...
Lori Huston-Vadnais
Aug 18, 2025
Lori Huston-Vadnais passed away Monday, August 18, 2025, at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, surrounded by her family. At Lori’s request, no funeral arrangements are planned.
Lori served the community as a CPA for over 45 years. The sense of pride from personal and professional accomplishments paled in comparison to what Lori received from her four grandchildren.
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Zoe Ann Longworth
Aug 10, 2025
Zoe Ann Longworth of Edina, MN died on August 10, 2025 at her home at the age of 71.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Burial will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be one hour prior the services at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo.
Zoe Ann Longworth was...
Carol Jean Ruether
Aug 4, 2025
Carol Ruether of Appleton died on Monday, August 4, 2025 at Scandi Haven Village in Benson at the age of 81.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, August 8, 2025 at St. John's Catholic Church in Appleton with burial in the Appleton City Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the services...
Justin Darnell Rice
Jul 24, 2025
Justin Darnell Rice of Appleton died on Thursday, July 24, 2025 in Appleton at the age of 37.
Arrangements are pending at this time.
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