Obituaries
Margaret Anne Walsh
Dec 3, 2013
Murdock, Minnesota - Margaret Anne Walsh, age 95, of Murdock, passed peacefully at the Bethesda Heritage Center on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, with the Rev. William Sprigler officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December...
Beverly Ann Goldsmith
Dec 1, 2013
Beverly Ann Goldsmith was born in Grant County, South Dakota on June 23, 1938. She was the eldest of two children. Bev and her sister, Mona Maude, were born to parents Owen and Mona Mae (Hills) Goldsmith. She enjoyed looking through magazines, especially "People Magazine", listening to country music, and she liked to watch "Oprah", "Ellen", and "Dr. Phil". Bev...
Vera Mae Krattenmaker
Dec 1, 2013
Benson, Minnesota - Vera Mae (Chevalier) Krattenmaker, age 85, of Benson, formerly of DeGraff, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Golden Living Center - Meadow Lane in Benson, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., at the St. Bridget's Catholic Church in DeGraff, with Father Steven Verhelst officiating. Visitation will...
Roger Gronholz
Nov 30, 2013
Roger Lenoyd Gronholz was born October 14, 1929, to parents Paul E. and Martha (Radtke) Gronholz at their farm home in Shible Township, Swift County. He was baptized November 1, 1929, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton and was confirmed on April 18, 1943, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shible Township. Roger attended rural school at District 56 for grades 1-8...
Charles Edward Ascheman
Nov 16, 2013
Charles Edward Ascheman was born on June 18, 1960 in Benson, Minnesota, to Lyle and Beatrice (Hoberg) Ascheman. Chuck attended school in Clontarf and later in Benson. He worked at TCI, Case, Jennie-O foods, and for numerous farmers. Chuck started his trucking business, Malachy Flats, and drove truck in North Dakota building roads on the oil fields. Chuck also helped...
Mildred Edith Zinda
Nov 12, 2013
Mildred Edith Zinda was born on the farm southeast of Holloway in Edison Township, Swift County, on February 21, 1917, to parents Fred and Clara (Forschler) Hallaway. She was baptized in May of 1938 at Appleton. She went to country school at District 69 until the age of ten when her mother died and she went to live with her...
Marian Lucille Beveridge
Nov 3, 2013
Marian Lucille Beveridge was born on April 24, 1918, in Appleton to parents Clifford and Nellie (Gavin) Williamson. Marian grew up and Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1937. On July 13, 1958, she was married to Warren "Hensey" Beveridge at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo. Marian was very artistic and kept busy painting, quilting, crocheting, knitting...
The Rev. Robert Williams Mckewin
Oct 31, 2013
Robert Williams McKewin was born April 20, 1924, in St. Paul to George and Edda (Williams) McKewin. He graduated from Breck High School. Later he received his Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota where he also received his Master's Degree in Educational Psychology. He also received an honorary doctorate in geriatrics. Bob McKewin was a Christian man...
Alice Laura Reese
Oct 28, 2013
Funeral services for Alice L. Reese will be held at Abundant Life Church in East Rockingham, North Carolina, with officiants Pastor Joe Wilkes and Wayne Corder. Organist is Tami Bailey, and soloists are Tina Gillist and Little Joe Wilkes singing "Look What I've Traded for my Mansion." Congregational hymn is "Amazing Grace." Casketbeareres are: Jim Williams, John Reese, Billy Geiser,...
Naomi Mertis Miller
Oct 26, 2013
Naomi Mertis Rau was born on December 13, 1922 to Fred & Lc (Whaley) Rau, Columbia Heights, MN. She was baptized in 1923 and graduated from Appleton High School in May, 1940. She was united in marriage to Leo Merle Miller the following month on June 9, 1940. There were six children born to this union. The family lived in...
Virginia Magdalen Mcgeary
Oct 25, 2013
Virginia M. McGeary June 13, 1912 - October 25, 2013 Obituary Benson, Minnesota - Virginia M. McGeary, age 101, of Benson, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Southview Manor Home in Benson. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 2, 2013, at the Visitation Catholic Church in Danvers, with Father William Sprigler officiating. Visitation will be...
Gary Bruce Kurrasch
Oct 24, 2013
Gary Bruce Kurrasch was born in Appleton on June 13, 1946, to parents Leonard and Dolores (Rodeen) Kurrasch. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church. Gary was raised in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1964. He received a degree in auto body repair from Austin Technical Institute. In September of 1966 he entered...
Dennis D. Bartz
Oct 13, 2013
Dennis Dwayne Bartz was born in Appleton on July 25, 1944, the son of Wilbert and Helen (Wilson) Bartz. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Dennis was raised in the Appleton area and graduated from Appleton High School. Dennis loved agriculture and spent his career working in the industry as a Federal Crop Adjuster with the USDA....
Andrew Leroy Stone
Oct 7, 2013
Andrew LeRoy Stone passed away peacefully on October 7, 2013. A soldier, patriotic American, faithful church lover, and generous family man, he was a man of action, service and honor and will be sorely missed by all those who love him. He was born October 29, 1925 in Benson, Minnesota to Andrew and Mathilda (Gravlun) Stone. A lifelong member of...
Agnes Cecelia Schirmer
Oct 6, 2013
Clontarf - Agnes Cecelia (Ascheman) Schirmer, age 83, of Clontarf, died on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the Swift County Benson Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Clontarf. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson,...
William Robert Keller
Oct 6, 2013
William Robert Keller Jr. was born on November 14, 1942 at Hegbert Township, the son of William Frank and Hilda (Hoppe) Keller. Jr. was baptized by Rev. Adolph Kilian on December 6, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Fairfield Township. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. Meichner, also at St. John's Lutheran Church, on April 14, 1957....
William Darold Gades Jr.
Oct 2, 2013
William "Willie" D. Gades Jr., 82, died on Wednesday, October 02, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2013, at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Dennis McManus officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Benson City Cemetery. Visitation will be held for...
Josephine E. Hennessy
Oct 2, 2013
Josephine "Jo" E. Hennessy, age 77, of Florida, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, peacefully at home. Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2013, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Paul Idstrom officiating. Burial was at the Benson City Cemetery in Benson, MN. Josephine (Jo) E. Hennessy was born on October 8, 1935 on a...
Judy Kulseth
Sep 30, 2013
Judith Ann Kulseth was born March 19, 1955, at Appleton to parents Theodore Edward and Thelma Caroline (Gulseth) Kulseth. She was baptized on April 24, 1955 and confirmed on June 7, 1970 both at Zion Lutheran Church. Judy graduated from Appleton High School in 1973. She worked as a nurse's aid at the Appleton Municipal Hospital for over 35 years...
Susan Kay Massey
Sep 30, 2013
Susan K. Massey was born July 1st 1950 in Appleton to parents Conrad and Signora Byre. She grew up on the family farm in Drywood Country. She went to country school until seventh grade when she began Appleton High School. There she met her fortunate husband Rich Massey. Susan graduated from AHS with honors in 1968 and went off to...
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