Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Gwenith Louise (Gaulke) Mitteness
Jun 24, 2014
Gwenith Louise Ingram-Mitteness was born September 22, 1936, in Moyer Township, Swift County to Leo and Amalea (nee Bartz) Gaulke. She was baptized October 4, 1936 by Rev. Paul Gierke at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Shible Township and was confirmed June 1, 1952, in Trinity Lutheran Church, at Appleton. Gwen graduated from Appleton High School in 1954. She worked in...
Lorraine Marie Skarsten
Jun 20, 2014
Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Benson. Interment will be held in the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation: Visitation will be held 9:30 a.m. to the time of service at the church. Lorraine Marie Skarsten was born on July 28, 1933, in Dublin Township, Swift County, Minnesota, to parents Clay and...
Norma Jenneth Swenson
Jun 16, 2014
Norma Jenneth Swenson was born at Hegbert Township, Swift County, on February 8, 1927 to parents Albert and Alaida (Torgerson) Emerson. Norma was baptized as an infant and was confirmed at Artichoke Lutheran Church on September 14, 1941. She attended rural school at Hegbert Township, through the sixth grade. In 1946 Norma married Edwin Nichols at Ortonville. To their marriage...
Donald Paul Opp
Jun 4, 2014
Donald Paul Opp was born June 21, 1924 on the family farm in Hegbert Township, the son of Alfred & Ella (Menge) Opp. He graduated from Appleton High School, Class of 1942. Donald married the love of his life, Marion Elaine Osterman, October 6, 1949 in Hancock, MN. They were blessed with 57 years of marriage and raised three wonderful...
Ben Hur Kepner
Jun 2, 2014
Ben Hur Kepner was born on November 2, 1927, in his family home, the son of Samuel and May (Sallen) Kepner. He graduated from Appleton High School. Ben was united in marriage to Shirley Louise Sather of Benson on September 18, 1948. This union was blessed with seven children, 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. He spent his whole life on...
Deanna Fae Hedrick
Jun 2, 2014
Deanna Fae Hedrick, age 76, of Murdock, died Monday, June 2, 2014, at the North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. A Memorial Service will be held 10 AM on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Byron United Methodist Church in Byron, Minnesota. Interment will be at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Murdock. Arrangements are with Zniewski Funeral Home in...
Donald Ray Bennett
May 27, 2014
Donald Ray Bennett, 85, of Lake Lillian, formerly of Benson, died Tuesday at Cedar Crest Assisted Living in Cosmos, MN. Funeral services will be Monday, June 2nd, at 11:00 AM, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, with Pastor Gary Brandenburg officiating. Burial will follow at the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services at...
Erick Leo Fischer
May 21, 2014
Erick Leo Fischer was born on July 8, 1937, in Glenwood to Paul and Minnie (Hoff) Fischer. He was baptized July 18, 1937, and confirmed on June 10, 1951 both at St. John's Faith Church at Villard. Erick graduated from Villard High School in 1955 and then proudly enlisted in the US Army Reserves in 1955 and was honorably discharged...
Frances Ione Kottke
May 21, 2014
Frances Ione Kottke, age 86, formerly of Benson, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia, Minnesota. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be held in the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation: Visitation will be held 9:00-11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran...
Bernice Evelyn Nordaune
May 20, 2014
Bernice Evelyn Nordaune, age 94, of Benson, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Golden Living-Center Meadow Lane in Benson, Minnesota. Services: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be held in the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation: Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the Our...
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