Obituaries

May 9, 2020

Phyllis Henkelman Wanke, age 97, of Appleton, formerly of the Correll area, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 in Appleton Area Health –Care Center.  Due to current guidelines, a private burial will be held in Appleton City Cemetery.

Phyllis Royce Henkelman Wanke was born April 22, 1923, at home, in Arichoke Township, the daughter of Ralph and...

May 8, 2020

Sidney Arnold Rustad, 90, of Benson, Minn., died Friday, May 8, 2020, at home surrounded by his family, under Hospice care. A private family grave side service will be held Friday, May 15, 2020.

Sidney Arnold Rustad was born January 9, 1930 in Hoff Township, Pope County, Minnesota, the son of Julius O. and Gina R. (Larson)...

May 1, 2020

Jerald “Jerry” Halvorson, age 83, of Appleton, passed away Friday morning, May 1, 2020 in Appleton Area Health –Care Center.  A Memorial Service is being planned for a future date.

Jerald Dean Halvorson was born July 21, 1936 in Appleton, Minnesota, the son of Henry Adolph and Viola Elizabeth Halvorson.  He was baptized at First Congregational Church...

Apr 30, 2020

Adeline Alvina Nielsen, age 98, of Morris, formerly of Holloway, passed away Thursday evening, April 30, 2020 at West Wind Village-Memory Care in Morris.  Due to current guidelines a private burial will be held in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens in Montevideo.  A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Adeline Alvina Nielsen was born...

Apr 22, 2020

Ronald “Ron” Bahl, age 89, of Appleton, died Wednesday evening, April 22, 2020 in Appleton Area Health –Care Center.  Due to current guidelines, a private family burial will be held in Appleton City Cemetery and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Ronald Arttie Bahl was born August 8, 1930 to Arttie and...

Apr 20, 2020

Lawrence C. Larson, 100, of Benson, Minnesota died on Monday evening, April 20, 2020, at home at Scofield Place in Benson. A celebration of life will be held later this year. Interment will be in the Swenoda Cemetery, Swenoda Township. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Lawrence...

Apr 16, 2020

Cynthia Louise (Jobgen) Giese gained her angel wings April 16 th , 2020 due to complications during surgery for lung cancer. She attained the age of 65 years. She was born September 11 th , 1954 in Kadoka, SD to Charles Joseph and Lilah Mae (Williams) Jobgen.  She was baptized November 14 th , 1954 at Sacred Heart Catholic...

Apr 16, 2020

Anna Christine Sevalson Offerdahl

Anna passed away April 16th, 2020 at Meadow Lane in Benson MN. She was born September 24, 1924 on a farm 2 miles west Swift Falls MN in the Camp Lake Township to Edwin and Myrtle Sevalson, delivered by her Grandmother Guri Sevalson, who was a midwife. She was baptized the 4th of...

Apr 12, 2020

Larry D. Kenyon, 84, of Benson, Minnesota, died Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at home surrounded by his family, under Hospice care. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are pending with Zniewski Funeral home in Benson.

Larry was born in Redfield, South Dakota on February 16th, 1936, the younger of two,...

Apr 9, 2020

UPDATED SERVICE DETAILS: Louise Fischer, age 90, of Appleton, formerly of the Holloway area, passed away Thursday morning, April 9, 2020, in Appleton Area Health –Care Center.  A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton.  Bishop Craig Anderson will officiate.

Louise Ida Fischer was...

Apr 7, 2020

Nichole Marie McChesney, 35, of Benson, Minn., died Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Nichole “Nikki” Marie McChesney, 35, passed away unexpectedly on April 7 th , 2020 at her home in Benson, Minnesota.  Nikki was born on December 31, 1984 in Hennepin County, MN, just...

Apr 4, 2020

Diann L. Solomon, 69, of Benson, Minn., died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Swift County Benson Health Services. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 17 from 10 am to 11 am, followed by the funeral service at 11 am, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be  in The Benson City Cemetery.

Diann Louise...

Mar 27, 2020

Albert Johnson, age 82, of Appleton, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 in Appleton Area Health –Care Center.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2020, from Noon to 1:00 p.m., followed by the Graveside Memorial service at 1:00 p.m., at Appleton City Cemetery.  Pastor Herbert Rotunda will officiate.

Albert Iver Johnson, the son...

Mar 25, 2020

Rosemary Lou Stock, age 83, of the Correll area died Wednesday evening, March 25, 2020 at Scandi Haven Village Memory Care in Benson.  A private interment will be held in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Odessa.

Rosemary Lou Stock was born November 26, 1936, at home, in Roberts County, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry and Irene (Ulrich) Steltz. ...

Mar 17, 2020

Lois Winkel, 76, of Paynseville, formerly of Benson, Minn., died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in her daughter’s house in Paynseville, under hospice care. Services are pending for a later date.

Mar 16, 2020

JoAnn Sandra Kurkosky, 65, of Benson, Minn., passed peacefully in her home, Monday, March 16, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Benson.

JoAnn Sandra Kurkosy was born October 13, 1954 in Montevideo, Minnesota, the daughter of Robert and MaryAnn (Eidenshink) Wrobleski....

Mar 15, 2020

Wayne Arthur Hagen was born April 25, 1971 in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Thomas Michael and Dorothy LoAnn (Bridgland) Hagen. He was baptized June 6, 1971 by Pastor Meichsner and confirmed May 4, 1986 by Pastor L.D. Kruse at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson. He grew up in Benson and graduated from Benson Elementary and High School....

Mar 15, 2020

Kelly Ann Crabb, age 59, of Benson, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 in Swift County Health Services.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Kelly Ann Crabb was born April 24, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Arlen Duane and Carol Ann (LaMay) Hayhurst. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran...

Mar 14, 2020

Rita Marie Staton, 96, Benson, MN, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Meadow Lane Nursing Home in Benson, MN,  Visitation will be from 5–7 p.m., Thursday, May 13, 2021, with a Rosary at 4:30 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson.  Visitation will continue from 10–11 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.,...

Mar 12, 2020

Arrangements are pending.

Donald Rae DuHoux, age 83, passed away Thursday, March 12, at Scandi Haven Village under Hospice and the outstanding care of the staff at Scandi. Donald Rae DuHoux was born May 19, 1936 on the family farm, Clara City, MN, the son of Lambert and Alvina (Sell) DuHoux. He attended country school #44 and...