Obituaries
Dayton Orrin Peterson
Oct 31, 2025
Dayton Orrin Peterson, age 84, of Grove City, MN, passed away at home on October 31, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM. A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Church. Interment will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
A full...
Shirley Scott
Oct 28, 2025
Shirley May Scott, age 91, of Darwin, MN passed away at home on October 28, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at the Litchfield United Methodist Church at 2:00 PM. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Shirley was born on January 19, 1934, to William and Hilda (Kyllonen) Paddock in...
Lois Ann Imholte
Oct 24, 2025
The night before she passed away, Lois Ann Imholte spent her last sunset surrounded by her family. She passed away at St. Cloud Hospital on October 24, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Church of Saint Anthony in Watkins, MN. A visitation will be held from 9:00 –...
Delphine BettyLou Kelly
Oct 17, 2025
Delphine BettyLou (Nelson) Kelly, aged 94, formerly of Litchfield, MN passed away at Cokato Manor on October 17, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home at 11:00 AM. A visitation will be held from 9:00 – 11:00 AM. Interment will be at Ripley Cemetery.
Delphine was born on July 27, 1931, to...
Mahala Ann Kemp
Oct 16, 2025
Mahala A. Kemp, age 96 of Litchfield, MN, formerly of California; died on Thursday October 16, 2025 at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday November 12, 2025 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be...
Patricia Marie Aaker
Oct 9, 2025
Patricia Marie (Christel) Aaker, aged 91, formerly of Litchfield, MN passed away at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Oct 9, 2025. Services are pending.
Patti was born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin to William and Hazel Christel on March 27, 1934. A graduate of St. Margaret’s and the University of Minnesota, Patti was a life-long educator, starting in San Diego...
Willis D. Chase
Oct 9, 2025
Willis D. Chase, age 67 of Grove City, MN died on Thursday October 9, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday October 15, 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Tuesday October 14 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City and will continue one...
Loisjean Fossen
Oct 3, 2025
Loisjean Fossen of Kimball, passed away surrounded by her family on October 3, 2025, at the age of 78. Services will be at a later date.
Loisjean was born January 12, 1947 to Marion (Pratt) and Ernest Tulowetzke in Ortonville, MN. Loisjean was a devoted wife to James Fossen for 61 years. They were married in Milbank, SD, on February 8,...
Carol Marie Schmitz
Sep 28, 2025
Carol Marie Schmitz, 84 of Litchfield, MN passed away on September 28, 2025. A funeral service will be held on October 3, 2025 at 1:00pm at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home, with a visitation 2 hours prior. Interment will be at Lake Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.
Carol was born on July 31, 1941, to Doris (Nagel) and Oliver Albaugh in St. James, MN....
Doris Jean Birkemeyer
Sep 24, 2025
Doris Jean Birkemeyer, 92, of Litchfield, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at Cokato Manor where she was well taken care of the past few months. She was welcomed to her heavenly home by her husband, Richard, and sons; Kurt, Kim, and Kyle.
Visitation will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 2:00-3:00pm, at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home. A Celebration...
Loma Janusch
Sep 24, 2025
Loma Ruth Janusch, age 75 of Litchfield, MN passed away on September 24, 2025.
Loma was born on March 5th, 1950, in Maple Lake, MN, to Herb and Edna Janusch. She grew up alongside her sister Stella and graduated from Annandale High School. Loma pursued higher education at Mankato State University before transferring to Columbus, Ohio, where she earned her nursing...
Pedro Franco
Sep 23, 2025
Pedro Franco, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, peacefully passed away at the age of 65 on September 23, 2025, at his home in Litchfield, Minnesota. Born on November 9, 1959, in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas, Mexico. Pedro was the cherished son of Lorenzo and Ramona (Mares) Franco. At the age of 15, he made the courageous journey to Minnesota,...
James "Jim" Tews
Sep 22, 2025
James “Jim” Dean Tews, 62, of Litchfield, Minnesota, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Visitation will be held Friday, September 26 from 4:00-8:00pm, at Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 27 at 2:00pm, at Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield, with a visitation one hour prior to...
Laurency 'Rennie' Malinski
Sep 17, 2025
Laurency (Rennie) Yvonne Malinski, age 95 of Litchfield, MN passed away on September 17, 2025. A visitation will be held from 6:00–8:00 PM on Friday, September 26, 2025 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:30 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday September 27, 2025 at The Church of St....
Rochelle Nadine Radunz
Sep 16, 2025
Rochelle Nadine Radunz, age 67, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by family. Visitation will take place September 19, 2025 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be held September 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM with a visitation one hour prior at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Ellsworth Cemetery.
She was...
Scott Dean Engfer
Sep 10, 2025
Scott Dean Engfer born October 21, 1956, in Parkers Prairie. Left us on September 10, 2025, at the age of 68. Scott called Litchfield home, where his spirit and laughter touched many.
Scott was never one to shy away from a good joke, always had stories to tell, projects to talk about and a laugh to share. He was a man...
Werner C. Nurmi
Sep 2, 2025
Werner C Nurmi, 70, of Grove City MN, died on September 2, 2025. Werner was born in Starbuck, MN on December 15, 1954 to Werner B. and Elsie (Holm) Nurmi. He graduated high school in Benson MN and worked for many years for Jenni-O on turkey farms in Swift Falls MN and Grove City MN. He is survived by his...
Stanley Smith
Aug 24, 2025
Stanley Smith, age 84 of South Haven, MN, died at his home on Sunday, August 24, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 - 3:00 PM, on Monday September 8, 2025, at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield, with sharing of memories at 2:00 PM.
Stanley Smith, the son of Norman and Harriet (Ashwill) Smith, was born...
Renee Marlys Twardy
Aug 9, 2025
Renee Marlys Twardy, 63, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her spirit, marked by unwavering strength and compassion, will forever resonate in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.
Visitation and burial services will be held Saturday August 23, 2025 in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be...
Wendy Norine
Aug 6, 2025
Wendy Jill Norine was born in Litchfield, Minnesota on January 31, 1953, to Reuben and Harriet Norine. She passed away on August 6, 2025, at Ecumen in Litchfield. A funeral service will be held at First Lutheran Church, Litchfield, Minnesota on Tuesday, August 19, at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held at church one hour prior to the service.
Wendy was...
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