Obituaries

Sharon  Anderson

Sharon Anderson

Dec 25, 2021

Sharon E. Anderson, age 68 of Litchfield, MN died on Saturday December 25, 2021, at Carris Health in Willmar, MN. A memorial gathering will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on April 23, 2022, at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield with a prayer service at 2:45 PM. Interment will be held in Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN....

Delbert "Del"  Blackwell

Delbert "Del" Blackwell

Dec 10, 2021

Delbert “Del” Blackwell, age 79 of Litchfield, MN, passed away on December 10, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Litchfield with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Military honors will be provided by the Litchfield Military Honor Guard. The service will be...

Henry H. Springer

Henry H. Springer

Dec 10, 2021

On 10 December 2021 Henry Harold Springer, loving husband, father of five children, passed away at the age of 85. Hank was born on January 18th, 1936 in Winona, Minnesota to Roman L. and Rose M. (Klosowski) Springer. He attended local schools in Winona and joined the Navy in 1953, retiring in 1972 as a Chief Petty Officer. He was...

Donald  Heinrichs

Donald Heinrichs

Dec 9, 2021

Donald A. Heinrichs, age 83 of Hutchinson, formerly Litchfield, passed away December 9, 2021, at St. Cloud Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Harvest Community Church in Litchfield. A visitation will be held Monday, December 20, 2021, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield and...

Walter "Steve"  Bragg

Walter "Steve" Bragg

Dec 4, 2021

Walter Steven “Steve” Bragg, 79 of Litchfield, passed away December 4, 2021, at Meeker Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held January 8, 2022, at the Litchfield United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Kerr officiating. The service is at 2 PM with visitation one hour prior. Steve was born October 17, 1942, in Jackson, Ohio, the eldest son of...

Kathleen  Housman

Kathleen Housman

Dec 3, 2021

Kathleen G. Housman, age 85 of Litchfield, passed away December 3, 2021, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:00 before the service at the church. Interment will be...

Donald L Hochstedler

Donald L Hochstedler

Dec 3, 2021

Donald L. Hochstedler, age 82 of Litchfield, passed away on December 3, 2021, at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. Donald (Donnie) Lloyd Hochstedler was born November 27, 1939, in Darwin, MN, the oldest of five children born to Floyd and Hazel Hochstedler. While he received his education in the Dassel/Cokato school district, he quit high school early to join...

Benjamin  Steinhofer

Benjamin Steinhofer

Nov 29, 2021

Benjamin Jay Steinhofer, age 31 of Williston ND, passed away unexpectedly November 29, 2021. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield, MN with a prayer service at 3:00 PM at the funeral home. Ben, the son of James and Pamela Steinhofer, was born May...

Willard  Maahs

Willard Maahs

Nov 29, 2021

Willard E. Maahs, age 89 of Litchfield, passed away on November 29, 2021, at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. A memorial visitation will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield. Willard Emmanuel Maahs was born on December 24th, 1931, in Cedar Mills Township at the family home to...

Grace L. Michalko

Grace L. Michalko

Nov 28, 2021

Grace L. Michalko, age 90 of Litchfield, MN passed away November 28, 2021, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN. A Celebration of Life open house will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 11:00 to 1:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Grace Leota (Lukenbill) Michalko,...

Alva D. Ray

Alva D. Ray

Nov 28, 2021

Alva D. Ray, age 75 of Litchfield, MN died on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Meeker Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on Friday December 3, 2021, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation...

Edward J Konietzko

Edward J Konietzko

Nov 24, 2021

Edward “Ed” James Konietzko, of Litchfield passed away at home surrounded by his family on November 24, 2021, at the age of 85. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Church of St. Philip in Litchfield with Knights of Columbus Rosary at 10:15 AM. A visitation will be held Tuesday, November...

Orphea R. Mattsfield

Orphea R. Mattsfield

Nov 21, 2021

Orphea R. (Potter) Mattsfield, age 110, of Litchfield, MN died on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at her home in Emmaus Place of Litchfield. Memorial services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home on Armstrong Avenue in Litchfield with Pastor Greg Tobison officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00...

Rose Lynn Suchy

Rose Lynn Suchy

Nov 15, 2021

Rose L. Suchy, age 72 of Litchfield, MN died on Monday November 15, 2021, at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held Friday, November 19, 2021, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, MN. Interment will be held in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Litchfield...

Lillian Louise Chase

Lillian Louise Chase

Nov 15, 2021

Lillian Louise Chase, 97, peacefully departed this earth in the hand of Jesus, on November 15, 2021 at the Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Thursday November 18, 2021, at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield, MN. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, MN and Heindl Funeral Home in Phillips,...

Mykeilah Vernae Holtz-Brown

Mykeilah Vernae Holtz-Brown

Nov 12, 2021

Mykeilah Vernae Holtz-Brown, age 23 of Litchfield, passed away November 12, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, November 21, 2021, from 3:00-6:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield with a Prayer Service at 3:00 PM. Mykeilah Vernae Holtz-Brown, the daughter of Joe Alvin Brown and LuAnn Vernae Gimse Holtz, was born...

Lester Burton Johnson

Lester Burton Johnson

Nov 10, 2021

Lester B. Johnson, age 90 of Grove City, passed away on November 10, 2021, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City, MN. A visitation will be held Monday, November 15, 2021, from 4:00-7:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield,...

Alan "Al"  Lemke

Alan "Al" Lemke

Nov 10, 2021

Alan R. Lemke, age 57 of Litchfield, MN died on Wednesday November 10, 2021, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday November 15, 2021, at Beckville Lutheran Church rural Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 4:30 - 7:30 PM on Sunday November 14, 2021, at...

Reuben J. Hoyer

Reuben J. Hoyer

Nov 8, 2021

Reuben J. Hoyer, age 83 of Litchfield, MN, died on Monday November 8, 2021 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, MN. First Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN, will have visitation from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Friday, November 19, 2021 with the funeral service November 20, 2021, visitation from 10:00 - 11:00 AM and the service at 11:00 AM....

Harold  'Spike' J. Minnick

Harold 'Spike' J. Minnick

Nov 5, 2021

Harold J. ‘Spike’ Minnick Jr., age 82 of Atwater, MN died on Friday November 5, 2021 at his home in Atwater. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, from 5:00-8:00 PM at Johnson-Hagglund...