Obituaries

Trevor John Ahrndt

Feb 1, 2022

Trevor Ahrndt, 38, of Benson, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson from 10 am to 11 am followed by the funeral service at 11 am. Interment will be in the St. Malachy’s Catholic Cemetery in Clontarf....

Lynn Gerald Knutson

Jan 28, 2022

Lynn G. Knutson, 71, of Swift Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Friday morning, January 28, 2022, at his home in Camp Lake Township. Visitation will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls, on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, and will continue Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 1...

Orlen Leroy Pangrac

Jan 24, 2022

Orlen L. Pangrac, 90, of Benson died on Monday morning, January 24, at Scandi Haven Village in Benson. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson from 10 am to 11 am followed by the funeral service at 11 am. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson...

Dennis Mathew Peterson

Jan 24, 2022

Dennis Mathew Peterson 18, of Benson, died on Monday morning, January 24, at his home in Benson. Visitation will be held on Monday January 31, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson from 10 am to 11 am, followed by the memorial service at 11:00 am. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the family with the...

Barb Yost

Jan 18, 2022

Mary Barbara Yost, 97, Murdock, MN, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Copperleaf Senior Living in Willmar, MN. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2022, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, MN. Interment will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery...

Peter Thomas Robert Hughes

Jan 17, 2022

Peter Thomas Robert Hughes, 31, Starbuck, MN, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at his home in Starbuck, MN. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 23, 2022 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, MN. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00...

Louise "Beth" Zinda

Dec 30, 2021

Louise “Beth” Zinda, age 74, of Appleton, formerly of the Big Bend area, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center.  Visitation will be Noon - 1 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Big Bend Lutheran Church.  Pastor Kristine Isder will officiate.  Burial will be in the church...

Ricky Lee Ehrenberg

Dec 28, 2021

Ricky "Rick" Ehrenberg, age 59, of Appleton, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in his home.

A private, family memorial service will be held at Zniewski Funeral Home- Vaala Chapel. Burial will be in the Appleton City Cemetery. Pastor John Ramsbacher will officiate.

Ricky Lee Ehrenberg was born February 14, 1962, at the Appleton Municipal Hospital,...

Toni Marie Spencer

Dec 27, 2021

Toni M. Spencer, age 48, of Appleton, Minnesota, formerly of Centuria, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021, in Appleton Area Health, Appleton, MN.  Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton, MN.  Pastor Steve Bovendam will officiate.  Interment will...

David Leroy Peterson

Dec 27, 2021

David Leroy Peterson, 75, of Benson, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021, after a month-long battle with COVID-19. David was born on December 13, 1946, to Christian and Lucille Peterson in Bertha, MN. After David graduated from Clarissa Public High School in 1964, he served in the United States Army, including a tour of duty...

Richard Leonard Collins

Dec 14, 2021

Richard “Dick” Leonard Collins, 79, Murdock, MN, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at his home under hospice care. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2021, with a Prayer Service and Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, MN. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by...

Shirley Reba Ann Swan

Dec 10, 2021

Shirley Reba Ann Swan, 85, was born on March, 15, 1936, in Kensett Arkansas, the daughter of Allen Layfayette and Gertrude Alice Swan. She was raised in Kensett, Arkansas.  She taught herself to read and write and grew up working in the cotton fields.

On December 27, 1952, Shirley was united in marriage...

Donn Howard Lorenz

Dec 6, 2021

Donn H. Lorenz, 92, of Benson, died on Monday morning, December 6, 2021, at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 13, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. A private family service will be held at a later date. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the family...

Martin Carl Arneson

Dec 4, 2021

Martin Carl Arneson, age 75, of Benson, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Carris Health-Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN. Visitation will be Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, followed by the Funeral Service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in...

Michael Eugene Osterbauer

Nov 30, 2021

Michael Eugene Osterbauer, 62, of DeGraff, MN, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 9:00 am to 11:00 am on Monday, December 13, 2021 at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in DeGraff, MN, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am. Interment will be at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church Cemetery in DeGraff,...