obituaries

John E. Sommerfeld Jan. 21, 1943 - Dec. 7, 2018 LITCHFIELD, Minn. - John E. Sommerfeld, 75, Litchfield, died Friday, Dec. 7, in Meeker Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield. Visitation...

Mary L. Rood March 4, 1944 - Dec. 8, 2018 MURDOCK, Minn. - Mary L. Rood, 74, Murdock, died Saturday, Dec. 8, in Gabriel House from cancer. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, at Hope Lutheran Church in Sunburg, Minn. Interment...

Florence E. Mahn Jan. 5, 1923 - Dec. 5, 2018 NEW LONDON, Minn. - Florence E. Mahn, 95, New London, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Glen Oaks Care Center. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by the funeral at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at Nordland Lutheran Church near Hawick, Minn....

Duane R. Severson Oct. 11, 1944 - Dec. 6, 2018 CANBY, Minn. - Duane R. Severson, 74, Clarkfield, Minn., died Thursday, Dec. 6, in Sylvan Court Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the funeral at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 14, at Yellow Medicine Lutheran...

Harold L. Reinke Jan. 14, 1944 - Dec. 9, 2018 GRANITE FALLS, Minn. - Harold L. Reinke, 74, Granite Falls, died Sunday, Dec. 9, in Granite Falls Municipal Hospital. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, at St. Paul Lutheran Church...

David Glenn Odden Sept. 21, 1953 - Dec. 9, 2018 STARBUCK, Minn. - David Glenn Odden, 65, Starbuck, died Sunday, Dec. 9, in his home under hospice care. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, Minn. Visitation will continue from noon...

Betty Lou Palm June 21, 1936 - Dec. 8, 2018 WILLMAR, Minn. - Betty Lou Palm, 82, Willmar, died Saturday, Dec. 8, in Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar. Arrangements by Peterson...

Margaret Bartz May 29, 1925 - Dec. 6, 2018 MORTON, Minn. - Margaret Bartz, 93, Morton, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, in her home. Services were previously held. Burial was in Morton City Cemetery. Arrangements by Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls, Minn.

Earl Hoffbeck Aug. 2, 1924 - Dec. 6, 2018 REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. - Earl Hoffbeck, 94, Redwood Falls, died Thursday, Dec. 6, in Redwood Area Hospital from pneumonia. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the funeral at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at St. John Lutheran...

Bradley Helgeson July 23, 1959 - Dec. 6, 2018 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Bradley Helgeson, 59, Redwood Falls, Minn., died Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Methodist Hospital. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral...

Mary E. Hansen March 27, 1925 ~ November 27, 2018 Mary E. Hansen, 93, of Willmar died November 27, 2018. A memorial service was held at the hospice home immediately after her death. Interment will be in Vernon Center Cemetery. Memorials to Hospice Chapters or St. Jude's Hospital...

Erma Geraldine Catlin Jan. 20, 1933 - Nov. 27, 2018 RENO, Nev. - Erma Geraldine Catlin, 85, Reno, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, Minn. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday,...