obituaries

Birdie L. Swenson Nov. 16, 1944 - March 2, 2015 ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Birdie L. Swenson, 70, Willmar, Minn., died Monday in St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment...

Margit O. Erickson Nov. 28, 1917 - Feb. 28, 2015 NORTH MANKATO, Minn. - Margit O. Erickson, 97, Mankato, Minn., formerly Willmar, Minn., died Saturday in Monarch Meadows. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will...

John G. Holland March 28, 1947 - March 2, 2015 APPLETON, Minn. - John G. Holland, 67, Appleton, died Monday in Appleton Area Health Services Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m., Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Burial...

Edward Lopau May 28, 1939 - Feb. 28, 2015 KELLIHER, Minn. - Edward Lopau, 75, Kelliher, formerly Olivia, Minn., died Saturday in his home. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 13, at Dirks-Blem Funeral Home in Olivia....

Gloria J. Wiese Oct. 11, 1939 - Feb. 21, 2015 PAYNESVILLE, Minn. - Gloria J. Wiese, 75, Paynesville, died Saturday in Koronis Manor. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday at Paynesville Evangelical Free Church. Burial will be at a...

Dennis "Denny" Lee Schultz Jan. 10, 1946 - March 3, 2015 BENSON, Minn. - Dennis "Denny" Lee Schultz, 69, Benson, died Tuesday in Golden Living Center. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Sunday at the church....

Harland Solheid Dec. 18, 1921 - Feb. 24, 2015 BELLE PLAINE, Minn. - Harland Solheid, 93, New Prague, Minn., died Tuesday, Feb. 24, in The Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Bruzek Funeral Home in New Prague. Visitation will continue from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday...

Donna M. Vigil Dec. 6, 1940 - Feb. 27, 2015 WILLMAR, Minn. - Donna M. Vigil, 74, Willmar, died Friday in her home. Visitation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m., followed by the service at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Willmar. Arrangements by Harvey Anderson Funeral...

Natasha Rand May 23, 1984 - May 1, 2015 GRANITE FALLS, Minn. - Natasha Rand, 30, Granite Falls, died Sunday in Granite Falls Hospital. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by the funeral at 2 p.m., Friday at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery,...