Obituaries

Gerald Fahl

Gerald Fahl

Oct 24, 2015

Gerald Henning Fahl was born on November 28, 1924, to Walfred and Jenny E. (Johnson) Fahl. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson. He attended country school District # 93 and graduated from Benson High School in 1942. Gerald served his country in the United States Army during WWII and spent a year in Europe with...

Mildred Valborg Skurdahl

Mildred Valborg Skurdahl

Oct 20, 2015

Mildred "Millie" Valborg Skurdahl was born June 26, 1918, in Hagen, Minnesota, to parents Paul Melvin and Ida Caroline (Ostlie) Saterbak. She was baptized and confirmed at Big Bend Lutheran Church. Mildred was raised in the Hagen area, where she attended Country School #17. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1937 and then attended Luther College. On March 22,...

Helen Louise Hughes

Helen Louise Hughes

Oct 20, 2015

Helen Louise (Olson) Hughes died on October 20, 2015, eight days before her 100th birthday. She was born on October 28, 1915 in Hoff Township, Pope County, Minnesota to Helena Sofia (Helgeson) Olson and Ole Andrew Olson. She was baptized in West Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Benson. She attended Grade School in Clontarf and...

Stanley Lloyd Glimsdal

Stanley Lloyd Glimsdal

Oct 16, 2015

Stanley "Stan" Lloyd Glimsdal was born July 7, 1939 in Appleton, Minnesota, the son of John and Ellen (Freeman) Glimsdal. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. After completing the Eighth grade, Stan attended the Morris Ag School, where he graduated in 1957. Stan was a member of the Minnesota National Guard from 1957 to 1961. On August...

Roger Allen Hanson

Roger Allen Hanson

Oct 16, 2015

Roger Allen Hanson was born on August 28, 1931, in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Andrew and Amy (Trongaard) Hanson. He grew up in Pennock, Kerkhoven, Appleton and Benson. Roger graduated from Benson High School and, in October 1949, he enlisted in the United States Army. Roger served in combat during the Korean War, September 1950, and in Vietnam, May...

Dale Clifford Keller

Dale Clifford Keller

Oct 15, 2015

Dale Clifford Keller was born February 28, 1936, in Hegbert Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the son of William and Hilda (Hoppe) Keller. He was baptized, at home, on March 22, 1936, by Rev. Ristow. Dale was confirmed in 1950, at Fairfield Lutheran Church, by Rev. E.T. Meichsner. He was raised in the Appleton area and attended Country School through the...

Nicholas Zane Larson

Nicholas Zane Larson

Oct 12, 2015

Nicholas "Nick" Zane Larson, age 28, of Benson, Minnesota, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at the Minneapolis VA Health Care Systems Hospital. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM, Monday, October 19, 2015, at the Evangelical Free Church in Benson. Visitation will be held 2:00 - 4:00 PM, Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Zniewski Funeral Home and will continue for...

David Leroy Schliep

David Leroy Schliep

Oct 9, 2015

Service Schedule Visitation 5:00PM - 7:00PM, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 PRAYER SERVICE TO BEGIN AT 7PM Zniewski Funeral Home -Vaala Chapel 50 South Miles Street Appleton, Mn 56208 Visitation 1:00PM - 2:00PM, Thursday, October 15, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church-Fairfield Township 1746 30th St, NW Holloway, MN 56249 Funeral Service 2:00PM, Thursday, October 15, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church-Fairfield Township 1746 30th...

Eunice M Wilts

Eunice M Wilts

Oct 8, 2015

Eunice Mae Wilts was born on June 25, 1939 in Appleton, the daughter of Bernard Frederick and Edna Margaret Alpress Swenson. She was baptized on December 1, 1939 by the Rev. K. M. Holmberg and confirmed on March 29, 1953 by the Rev. A. Edward Peterson at the Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Church in Ortonville, Minnesota. Due to the early death...

William Valentine Suckow

William Valentine Suckow

Oct 6, 2015

William Valentine Suckow was born February 14, 1923 in Moyer Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the son of William F. and Amelia (Buttenhoff) Suckow. William was baptized on March 14, 1923 and was confirmed on April 25, 1937 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Moyer Township. He was raised in the Holloway area and attended Moyer Township Country School through...

Reuben Hanson

Reuben Hanson

Oct 2, 2015

Reuben I. Hanson, formerly of Appleton, died on Friday morning, October 2, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Reuben Ingvald Hanson was...

Emmergene Frances Ehrenberg

Emmergene Frances Ehrenberg

Sep 23, 2015

Emmergene Frances Ehrenberg was born on February 10, 1919, in Marysland Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Viola (Hoffman) Gades. She was baptized on March 20, 1919, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairfield Township, by the Rev. H. J. Raedeke. When she was about two and half years old she moved with her family to Tara Township. She...

Anthony Louis Schnitzler

Anthony Louis Schnitzler

Sep 18, 2015

Anthony "Tony" L. Schnitzler was born on May 01, 1929, in Marysland Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the son of Henry Jr. and Lillian Goulet Schnitzler. He grew up in Marysland Township and attended country school District #60 and graduated from Holloway High School. Upon graduation, Tony began his career as a very successful farmer and corn seed dealer. On September...

Lydia Helena Schroeder

Lydia Helena Schroeder

Sep 15, 2015

Lydia Helena Schroeder was born August 22, 1912 in Odessa, Minnesota, to parents Robert and Helena (Galow) Gaulke. She was baptized on September 22, 1912, at Odessa Lutheran Church by Rev. Max Melinat. On April 1, 1928, Lydia was confirmed by Rev. Martin Waecther at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Shible Township. She attended school at Odessa and Correll, through the...

Kathryn (Kitty) R Krogsrud

Kathryn (Kitty) R Krogsrud

Sep 9, 2015

Kathryn "Kitty" Rae Krogsrud was born August 5, 1950, in Appleton, Minnesota, the daughter of Raymond and Edna (Yackley) Telford. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Kitty was raised in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1968. After graduation, Kitty attended Mankato State University, where she attained a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education....

Dale L Klassen

Dale L Klassen

Sep 8, 2015

Dale Leo Klassen, age 70, was born on July 6, 1945, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of John and Adeline Goulet Klassen. He grew up in Minneapolis, Montevideo, and DeGraff. He attended country school in DeGraff and Montevideo and graduated from Benson High School with the class of 1963, and later completed trade school. On December 26, 1970, Dale was...

Corrine Hallaway

Corrine Hallaway

Sep 1, 2015

Corrine Helen Hallaway was born April 28, 1952, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Helen (Fredrick) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Corrine was raised in the Milan area and graduated from Milan High School in 1970. After graduation, Corrine worked at Finger Hut in Benson and then Carlson Doll Factory near...

Verna M Sandven

Verna M Sandven

Aug 23, 2015

Verna Margaret (Larson) Sandven was born August 5, 1918, to Otto and Emma (Kanten) Larson in Milan, Minnesota. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church rural Watson, Minnesota and confirmed at Kviteseid Lutheran Church Milan. She graduated from Milan High School where she was a member of the Girls Basketball team. She attended Morris West Central School of Agriculture and...

Avryl Hope Johnson

Avryl Hope Johnson

Aug 21, 2015

Avryl H. Johnson, age 95, Glenwood, formerly of Benson, died on Friday, August 21, 2015, at the Glenwood Village Care Center in Glenwood. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Monday September 7, at the Glenwood Village Care Center. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at the Glenwood retirement Village. Interment will be...

Melvin Adolph Munsterman

Melvin Adolph Munsterman

Aug 20, 2015

Service Schedule Visitation 5:00PM - 7:00PM, Monday, August 24, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton 27 East Thielke Avenue Appleton, MN 56208 Visitation 10:00AM - 11:00AM, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton 27 East Thielke Avenue Appleton, MN 56208 Service of Christian Burial 11:00AM, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton 27 East Thielke Avenue...