Obituaries

Olga Ruth Skare

Olga Ruth Skare

Sep 6, 2014

Olga Ruth Christenson Skare was born January 25, 1914, in Pleasant Valley Township, Williams County, Tioga, North Dakota, to Albert Julius and Minnie (Rodahl) Christenson. She was baptized March 22, 1914, by Rev. I. G. Monson, at the Benson Valley Lutheran Church near Tioga, North Dakota. Olga grew up and attended District # 49 in Swenoda Township, rural Benson, Minnesota....

Pearl Virginia Dehne

Pearl Virginia Dehne

Sep 3, 2014

Pearl Virginia Dehne was born November 10, 1921 at the Swan Lake Township home in Stevens County. Her parents were Albert and Marie (Lee) Maanum. She was baptized December 19, 1921 and was confirmed on December 1, 1935 by Rev. Quammen both at Nora Lutheran Church in Pope County. She attended rural country school at District 34 through the eighth...

Jerome Burdette Naig

Jerome Burdette Naig

Aug 28, 2014

Jerome Burdette Naig, 77, of Murdock, died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, September 5, 2014, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in rural Murdock. Burial will be held at a later date at the Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery in Murdock. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services at the church. Jerome...

Shelly Rae Dutcher

Shelly Rae Dutcher

Aug 18, 2014

Michelle "Shelly" Rae Dutcher was born March 26, 1965, in El Dorado, Kansas, to Allen Mathias and Doris Elizabeth (Dargatz) Niesen. She grew up and attended school in Kansas, North Branch, Cambridge, and Benson. Shelly had worked at Burger King for about seven years now. She worked there as a manager. She loved her job and the people she worked...

Brynn Elizabeth Arnold

Brynn Elizabeth Arnold

Aug 15, 2014

Brynn Elizabeth Arnold was born September 18, 2011, to Jesse and Susanne (Myers) Arnold. She was baptized June 7, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church and received her angel wings on August 15, 2014. She passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her parents. Her gentle smile could melt the hearts of those around her and though she never...

Opal Cramlet Selix

Opal Cramlet Selix

Aug 14, 2014

Opal Cramlet Selix, age 85, of Benson, died Thursday, August 14, 2014, at the Glenwood Retirement Center in Glenwood, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 18, 2014, at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held in the Benson City...

Henry H. Nelsen

Henry H. Nelsen

Aug 1, 2014

Henry Harry Nelsen was born March 10, 1920 in Glencoe, MN, the son of Henry and Emma (Karg) Nelsen, the second oldest of 13 brothers and sisters. He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in November of 1940. He trained at Camp Claiborne, LA, Ft. Dix, NJ, and Ft. Barrancas, FL. He went overseas in January of 1942 to Northern...

Yvonne Johnson

Yvonne Johnson

Jul 30, 2014

Yvonne Johnson, age 85, passed away on July 30, 2014 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Yvonne was born on February 10, 1929 to Ernest and Algona (Dittbenner) Nelson in Fargo, North Dakota. She grew up in Bertha, Minnesota and graduated from Benson High School in 1946. She was baptized on June 30, 1930 in Lamberton, MN and confirmed...

Ann Releaf Boals

Ann Releaf Boals

Jul 22, 2014

Ann Releaf Boals was born August 15, 1919, in Clinton, Minnesota to John C. and Addie A. (Swezey) Johnson. She attended country school and one year of high school in Ortonville. On May 18, 1940 she was married to Victor M. Boals in Clinton. During World War II they lived in Minneapolis for two years otherwise they spent the remainder...

Wendell Plumhoff

Wendell Plumhoff

Jul 20, 2014

Wendell Otto Plumhoff was born April 7, 1932, in Belgrade, Minnesota, the son of Theodore and Amy (Christiansen) Plumhoff. He grew up and attended school in Belgrade. Wendell served in the United States Army as a Special Forces Paratrooper during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954. On June 25, 1956, Wendell was united in marriage to Agnes Helen Kirchner...

Kayla Wrobleski

Kayla Wrobleski

Jul 15, 2014

Kayla Marie Wrobleski was born November 7, 1994, in Willmar, Minnesota. She was baptized June 25, 1995 at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson and confirmed March 25, 2012 by Bishop John LeVoir at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock. She grew up in Benson and DeGraff, moving to DeGraff on her 4th birthday. She graduated from Benson High School...

Ruth Helen Bruess

Ruth Helen Bruess

Jul 13, 2014

A memorial service for Ruth Helen (Wallen) Bruess will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota, with Rev. Dennis McManus officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. On July 13, 2014, we lost a very special person. Ruth passed away peacefully...

Barry Francis Jungwirth

Barry Francis Jungwirth

Jul 9, 2014

Barry Francis Jungwirth, age 64, died peacefully at his home, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2014, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson. Burial will be in the St. Wilfrid's Catholic Cemetery in Woonsocket, South Dakota on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be from...

Minnetta Mae Staton

Minnetta Mae Staton

Jul 7, 2014

Minnetta Mae Staton was born January 24, 1918, in Aurelia, Iowa, to Homer Blaine and Dorothy Mae (Wade) Tiffany. She grew up and attended school in Holloway, Danvers, Clontarf, and Benson. Mae married Clifford Manska in 1934 and this union was blessed with five children. In 1945, Mae married Robert Staton and this union was blessed with two children. Mae...

Maurice H. Aslakson

Maurice H. Aslakson

Jul 6, 2014

Maurice H. Aslakson, 83, of rural Hancock died Sunday afternoon, July 6, 2014, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at the West Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hancock, with Rev. Jacqueline Harvestine officiating. Burial will be in the West Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 8,...

Berdina Olga Svor

Berdina Olga Svor

Jul 6, 2014

Berdina Olga (Pederson) Svor, age 95, of Benson, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at the Golden Living Center-Meadow Lane in Benson, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the...

Frances Stottler

Frances Stottler

Jul 5, 2014

Benson - Frances Stottler, 99, of Benson, died Saturday morning, July 05, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, in Benson. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Frances M. "Frankie" (Marquardt) Stottler was born April 4,...

Sylvara "Sally" Evangeline O'Malley

Sylvara "Sally" Evangeline O'Malley

Jul 1, 2014

Sylvara Evangeline O'Malley was born April 24, 1929 in Benson to Henry and Estella (Ecklund) Schirmer. She was baptized July 7, 1929 and confirmed May 28, 1944 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Benson. Sally attended country school at District #93 and graduated from Benson High School in 1947. After graduation she worked as a telephone operator in Benson and...

Ragna Mathilda Redfield

Ragna Mathilda Redfield

Jun 28, 2014

Ragna Mathilda Redfield, 94 of Appleton, died June 28th at Appleton Area Health Services- Hospital. She was born September 29, 1919 in rural Swift County, to Peder and Anne (Oyen) Bakken. Ragna was baptized and confirmed at Drywood Lutheran Church, rural Appleton. She married Harold Redfield on October 8, 1938. This union was blessed with eight children: Harlan, Jerry, Denny,...

Sylvia Bernice Taylor

Sylvia Bernice Taylor

Jun 24, 2014

Sylvia Bernice Taylor was born October 31, 1919, in Big Bend to parents John and Mette (Skogrand) Torgerson. She was baptized and confirmed at Big Bend Lutheran Church. She graduated from Milan High School and then attended the University of Minnesota extension college for two years. June 30, 1942, she was married to John B. Taylor at Big Bend Lutheran...