Obituaries

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...

Jul 14, 2020

Joan Rudnick, age 82, of Appleton, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center.  Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Zniewski Funeral Home-Vaala Chapel in Appleton.  Visitation will continue from Noon-1 p.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2020, at St. John’s Catholic Church...

Jul 14, 2020

Paul A. Mortenson, 89, of Benson died on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home in Benson. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at The Track  Bar and Grill in Benson.

Paul A. Mortenson was born on October 13, 1930 at the Swift County Benson Hospital to...

Jul 14, 2020

Dale Stevens, age 81, of Appleton, passed away Tuesday evening, July 14 th in Appleton Area Health-Care Center.  A graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 17, 2020 in Appleton City Cemetery.  Pastor Jacob Holck will officiate.

Dale Marvin Stevens was born March 8, 1939 in Ortonville, Minnesota, the son of Amos and...

Jul 11, 2020

Hazel Virginia (Lindahl) Gandrud, 98, formerly of Benson, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 11, at York Gardens Assisted Living in Edina, MN.   A memorial service for family will be held at the Benson City Cemetery on September 12, 2020.

Hazel was born June 22, 1922, in Benson, MN, the daughter of Thomas C. and...

Jun 30, 2020

Lillian Adelia (Teigen) Davidson, 103, of Starbuck, Minn., died Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood. Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m., followed by the funeral at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in the Chapel of Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Use of masks is strongly encouraged for your and other’s health safety. Interment...

Jun 29, 2020

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Steven Douglas Svor, 74, of Camp Lake Township, Swift County, Minn., died Monday, June 29, 2020, at Hennepin County Healthcare in Minneapolis. A...

Jun 25, 2020

Oral B. Lansverk, 96, of Starbuck, MN, formerly of Benson, died Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Holly Ridge Manor Assisted Living in Starbuck. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m., followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m., on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be at 12:15 in Spring Creek Cemetery...

Jun 23, 2020

Christ Roger Skarsten, 89, of Benson, died on Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2020, at the Meadowlane Care Center in Benson. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, July 2, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. A public graveside service will follow the visitation at 3:15 pm at the...

Jun 21, 2020

Larry Duane Hilleren, 60, of Benson, Minn., died Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Meadow Lane Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Benson. Public Visitation will be from 12-1 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020, at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in the Chapel in Benson. A private family funeral will follow. Public Graveside Interment will be at 1:45 pm in the...

Jun 19, 2020

Delores “Dee” Schaaf was born on February 13, 1926, in Mandt Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Gerhard and Minnie Christenson  Goulson. She was baptized an April 8, 1926, by Pastor E.J. Strom at the Church of America in Watson, Minnesota. She grew up in the Benson area and graduated from Benson High School. She worked...

Jun 18, 2020

Donald “Don” Clark, age 92, of Willmar, formerly of the Murdock area, died Thursday, June 18th at Carris Health Care Center in Willmar. Visitation will be held Friday, July 17th from 6-8 p.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock. Visitation will resume on Saturday, July 18th from 10-11 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.,...

Jun 17, 2020

Wenceslada “Vence” Sanchez was born February 18, 1939 in Coahuila, Mexico, the daughter of Victor and Felicitas (Santos) Salinas.  She passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Appleton Area Health-Care Center.  Vence attained 81 years, 3 months, and 29 days of age.  She is survived by her 11 children: Perfecto (Irma) Muñoz of San Antonio, TX, Lourdes (Rafael) Florez...

Jun 12, 2020

Paul Rolph, 82, Benson, Minn., died Friday, June 12, 2020, in St. Cloud Hospital, Minn. Visitation will be from 5–7 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. Visitation will continue at the Funeral Home from 10–11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2020. Interment will be in...

May 31, 2020

Lucille Agnes (Schliep) Reuss, age 101, of Benson, MN passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 in her home. A Private Family Funeral Service will be held Friday, June 5, 2020 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Holloway.

Lucille Agnes (Schliep) Reuss was born December 3, 1918, in Fairfield...

May 26, 2020

Shirley Lorraine (Hendrickson) Rand, age 88, of DeGraff, MN passed away on Tuesday morning, May 26, 2020 surrounded by the caring Staff at Bethesda Willmar. A graveside burial will be held Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in Calvary Lutheran Cemetery in Murdock.

Born on March 26, 1932, into a large Finnish family in Embarrass, MN,...

May 11, 2020

Dale was born in Glasgow, MT on July 6, 1937, the son of Carl J. and Clarice (Avok) Sonsteng. He was baptized July 16, 1937 at First Lutheran Church of Glasgow by Rev. Harold Siqueland. He spent the first nearly eight years of his life on a farm at Larslan in northeastern Montana. In 1945, his family returned to...