All Obituaries

Colby R. Laidlaw, age 36 of Grove City, MN died on Friday January 18, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday January 25, 2019 at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield, MN.  Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. A complete obituary notice will follow.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins for John (Jack) Werner, 92 of Watkins, who passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Gardenview Apartments in Watkins.  Fr. Aaron Nett will officiate with interment at St. Anthony Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at St. Anthony Parish...

  Alvina B. Mies, 83 of Cold Spring, formerly of Watkins, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Assumption Home in Cold Spring.  A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 14, 2019 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins.  Fr. Aaron Nett and Fr.Tom Andert will concelebrate.  Gift Bearers will be granddaughters, Abby and Regan Mies.  Casket Bearers will be grandsons, Mike and Paul Ruegemer, Alex, Nicholas, Bradley, Sawyer,...

Ruth M. Allen, age 91, of Litchfield, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Bethany Assisted Living in Litchfield.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Grove City.  Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Monday, January 14th at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service.  Visitation will also be one hour prior to the funeral at the church.  Interment will be in the Ripley Cemetery in...

Donald H. Becker, 91 of Kimball, formerly of Watkins, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Paynesville Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins.  Fr. Brian Mandel will officiate.  Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins.   Donald H. Becker was born on November 11, 1927 in Forest Prairie Township, Meeker County, Minnesota. He was the son of...

Elizabeth “Betty” M. Olson, age 92, of Grove City,  died on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Grove City.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. Elizabeth Mae Olson, the daughter of Emil and Fern (Williams) Erickson, was born on May 27, 1926 in Grove City. ...

Douglas E. Hess, age 93 of Litchfield, MN died on Saturday January 5, 2019 at the Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center in Litchfield, MN.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held from 5 - 7 PM on Tuesday January 8 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service and will continue one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.  Interment will be held in Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield,...

Daniel R. Gillen age 45, of Litchfield died on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Friends and family may gather from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Litchfield Christian Church, Litchfield, Minnesota.  A Celebration of Life Prayer Service will be held at 6:00 PM.   Daniel Robert Gillen, the son of Daniel and Jeanne (Felix) Gillen, was born on December 11, 1973 in Brockton, MA.  He attended school in...

JoAnn C. Costigan, age 79 of Litchfield, MN died on Wednesday December 26, 2018 at Meeker Manor in Litchfield.  A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:30 PM on Friday, January 11, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service on Saturday.  Memorials may be given to the Litchfield High School Library or First Lutheran Church in...

John P. Langer, 70 of Kimball, passed away at his home on Monday, December 24, 2018.  A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins.  Fr. Aaron Nett will officiate.  Friends may call from 9:30 am to 11:30 am on Friday at the funeral home. John P. Langer was born on April 5, 1948 at St. Cloud, Minnesota, the son of Gilbert and Hiltrude (Ophoven) Langer.  He grew up in the Kimball area and graduated from the...