Obituaries

Sep 19, 2020

Gerald “Jerry” Radtke, age 77, of Appleton, formerly of the Correll area, died Saturday, September 19, 2020, in Appleton Area Health –Care Center.  Visitation will be held from Noon-1 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Appleton City Cemetery.  Pastor John Ramsbacher will officiate.  Social distancing guidelines will be observed.  Please bring...

Sep 17, 2020

Lila Boughey, age 85, of Appleton, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center.  A private family memorial service will be held.  Burial will be in  Rose Hills Memorial Park in Lake Elsinore, California.

Sep 17, 2020

John Thomas Gill, Sr., 56, of Benson Township, Swift County, Minn. died Thursday, September 17, 2020, in Rolling Forks Township, Pope County.  A memorial service will be held Friday, October 2, 2020 at noon, 12 pm, in Assembly of God Church at 3821 Abbott Drive in Willmar, Minn.

John Thomas Gill Sr., 56...

Sep 15, 2020

Penelope “Penny” Diane Erickson, 70, of Benson, Minn. died Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Meadow Lane Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A graveside service will be held Friday, October 2, 2020 at 1:30 pm in the Benson City Cemetery.

Penny was born on June 30, 1950 to Arnold and Lola Erickson in Benson. She was baptized on September...

Sep 14, 2020

Richard passed away Monday evening, September 14, 2020, in the Appleton Area Health Services- Care Center, at the age of 80 years.  He had a deep interest in history and science and has donated his body to the Anatomy Bequest Program at the University of Minnesota to further the education of medical professionals.   A private family service will be...

Sep 11, 2020

D. Ruth Fjordbak, 95, of Benson died Friday, September 11, 2020 at Scandi Haven Village in Benson. Visitation will be held 10-11 am Friday, September 18th at First Evangelical Free Church in Benson, followed by the funeral service at 11 am. Interment will be in Benson City Cemetery.

Dorothy Ruth Fjordbak was born November 4, 1924 to...

Sep 2, 2020

George F. Hennessy, 86, of Melbourne Florida, born in Danvers, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. A Funeral service with Military Honors, will be held on Saturday, September 19, at the Benson City Cemetery,  at 11:00 am.

George Hennessy, left his earthly life on Tuesday, September 2, 2020, at his home in Melbourne, Florida. He was preceded...

Aug 30, 2020

Marion George McGovern was born on August 25, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA to Dorothy Emma Greene and George Samuel McGovern. He graduated from John Bartram High School in 1949. He was then employed by American Sugar Refineries for seven years, then by General Electric for two years and finally by IBM for thirty-three years. Marion was a member of...

Aug 27, 2020

Sarah Shurb, age 48, of rural Louisburg, died Thursday, August 27, in Madison Healthcare Services.  Visitation will be from 4- 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, at Zion Lutheran Church’s orchard in Appleton, Minn. A private funeral and burial will be held at a later date.

Sarah Kay Shurb was born on April 22, 1972, in Madison MN,...

Aug 21, 2020

Patricia "Patty" Ann (Graham) McLaughlin, age 64, of Benson, passed away at the Swift County Benson Hospital on August 21, 2020, with her husband and daughter at her side. A private graveside memorial will be held later in September. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Swift County Humane Society c/o Wendy Munsterman 211 11th St. N. Benson,...

Aug 21, 2020

Hilda Swenson, age 87, of Appleton, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 in Appleton Area Health-Care Center.  A private memorial service will be held.  Burial will be in Appleton City Cemetery at a later date.  Memorials can be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Hilda Louise Swenson was born January 23, 1933 in Six Mile Grove Township,...

Aug 20, 2020

Benson, Minnesota, Steven Elmer Slaughter, 61, of Benson, died at this home. A private family service will be held.

Steven Elmer Slaughter was born August 27, 1958, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Henry E. and Margaret A. Larson Slaughter. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He grew up in the Murdock area and...

Aug 18, 2020

Arlie Gades, age 92 of Benson, formerly of rural Holloway, passed away August 18, 2020, in his home.  Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the Appleton City Cemetery.  Pastor Donald Klatt will officiate.  Please bring your own lawn chair.  Social distancing guidelines will be maintained....

Aug 16, 2020

Janice Rieppel was born in Chippewa County to Arthur Henry Tostenson and Pearl Blom Tostenson on a Saturday evening, July 17, 1937.  She was born into a Norwegian-American family that farmed near Milan, MN and she was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Jevnaker Lutheran Church, Chippewa County, shortly after birth.  She was the third of four children in...

Aug 6, 2020

Tyriahna Rose Begger, 22, of Benson, Minn., died Thursday, August 6, 2020, at home. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020, followed by the 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Interment will be held at a later date.

Tyriahna Rose Begger was born May 6, 1998,...

Aug 6, 2020

Janet Tweedlie (Thexton) Jackson was born on September 27, 1932 in Drayton, ND. She was the only child of Harrison and Doris (Grant) Thexton. She grew up on the Midway Stock Farm and attended school in St. Thomas, ND through her sophomore year. She transferred to St. Mary’s in Faribault, MN for her junior and senior year. She served...

Aug 4, 2020

Shawna Larson, 44, formerly of DeGraff, died on August 4, 2020 at her home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A visitation will be held Monday, August 10, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the St. Pauli Cemetery rural Swift Falls, followed by a graveside service at 2:00 pm. Shawna M. Larson was born on October 15,...

Aug 3, 2020

Sharlotte Pederson, age 90, of Park Rapids, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Park Rapids on August 3, 2020.  A private, family burial will be held in Appleton City Cemetery, with a celebration of life to be held in Park Rapids at a later date.

Sharlotte Sylvia...

Jul 26, 2020

Darwin Arthur Bridgland was born December 24, 1920 on the family farm in Nance County, NE, the son of Arthur Paul and Dora Elizabeth (Taylor) Bridgland. Darwin attended rural School District 50 near North Star, NE through the 8 th grade--the same school that his father attended and his two oldest children began their education. He later...

Jul 22, 2020

Lois A. Fennell, 84, of Danvers, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held at Church of the Visitation in Danvers on Saturday, July 25, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson...