Obituaries

Edna Oldenburg

Edna Oldenburg

Oct 14, 2024

Edna G. Oldenburg, age 93, of Litchfield, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, October 14, 2024, at Lakeside Generations Assisted Living Center in Dassel, MN.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 25, 2024, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Litchfield with Reverend Thomas Evenson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour...

Donald Henry Rick

Donald Henry Rick

Oct 14, 2024

Donald H. Rick, age 85 of Litchfield, MN died on Monday October 14, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday October 28, 2024, at the Cornerstone Church in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Sunday October 27, 2024, at the Cornerstone Church in...

Mae Brehmer

Mae Brehmer

Oct 13, 2024

Mae Lucille (Morgan) Brehmer, age 94 of Litchfield, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Ecumen of Litchfield. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the church service. Interment will be private and held at Lake Ripley...

Rose Nistler

Rose Nistler

Oct 13, 2024

Rose Nistler, age 90 of Watkins, MN, passed away peacefully at Hilltop Care Center in Watkins, MN. On 13th of October, she joined the love of her life, her husband Joe. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 19th ,2024 at the Church of St. Anthony in Watkins, MN. A visitation will be...

James "Jim" Swenson

James "Jim" Swenson

Oct 12, 2024

James ‘Jim’ D. Swenson, age 88 of Litchfield, MN died on Saturday October 12, 2024 at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday October 18, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. A private burial will...

Virginia Ourada

Virginia Ourada

Oct 9, 2024

Virginia M. Ourada, age 58 of Watkins, MN died on Wednesday October 9, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday October 16, 2024 at Assumption Catholic Church in Eden Valley, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Assumption Catholic Cemetery.

Virginia M. Ourada, the...

Jeanene Helen Doran

Jeanene Helen Doran

Oct 7, 2024

Jeanene H. Doran, lovingly known as Jeanie, passed away on October 7, 2024. Born on May 20, 1934, in Litchfield, Minnesota, she was cherished by her parents, Leonard and Eleanora Shoultz. She was also the beloved granddaughter of Philip and Helen Werner and William and Minnie Shoultz. Deeply rooted in her community and cherishing her family connections, Jeanie often spoke...

Robert "Bob" Markgraf

Robert "Bob" Markgraf

Oct 6, 2024

Robert “Bob” Markgraf, age 81 of Watkins, passed away October 6, 2024 in his Memory Care apartment at the Country Manor Campus in Sartell, MN. For several years, Bob has lived Alzheimer's disease; in July, he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. Since 2022, his caregivers at Country Manor have provided loving care to Bob and support for his...

Bruce Hagfors

Bruce Hagfors

Oct 4, 2024

Bruce W. Hagfors, age 93 of Litchfield, MN died on Friday October 4, 2024 at the Hilltop Care Center in Watkins, MN. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday October 15, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. A burial will be held...

Marna Kielty

Marna Kielty

Oct 4, 2024

Marna Kielty passed away on October 4, 2024. 

Marna was born Marna Rae Jacobson on January 12, 1945, to Edwin and Ellen Jacobson of Kingston, Minnesota. 

In February 1963, Marna married Jerry Kielty. Marna and Jerry lived and raised their family in Forest City, Minnesota. The couple had one daughter and four sons. 

During her younger years, Marna enjoyed snowmobiling, playing 500, and...

Martha Schneider

Martha Schneider

Oct 2, 2024

Martha A. Schneider, age 94 of Watkins, MN passed away on Wednesday October 4, 2024 at the Hilltop Healthcare Center in Watkins, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday October 10, 2024 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Marty, MN. A visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11:00 AM at the church....

Phyllis Rolf

Phyllis Rolf

Oct 1, 2024

Phyllis A. Rolf, age 78 of Atwater, MN passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at her home in Atwater. A celebration of life for Phyllis will be held at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield, MN on Monday, October 7, 2024 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Phyllis Ann (Reno) Rolf was born on December 12, 1945 to Hilmer and...

Alfred "Butch" Kunkel

Alfred "Butch" Kunkel

Sep 30, 2024

Alfred J. “Butch” Kunkel, age 79 of Darwin, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024 at Dassel Lakeside Generations in Dassel, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday October 12, 2024 at the Church of St. Johns, in Darwin, MN. Visitation will be held from 10:00 - 11:00 AM prior to the service. 

Alfred John Kunkel...

Larry Ramthun

Larry Ramthun

Sep 28, 2024

Larry F. Ramthun, 70, of Watkins, passed away peacefully with family by his side on September 28, 2024 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. A celebration of his life will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 PM on Saturday October 5, 2024 at Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins, MN.

Larry was born September 20,1954 in Litchfield MN to John and...

Carol A. Huhner

Carol A. Huhner

Sep 27, 2024

Carol Ann Huhner, age 86 of Litchfield, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday September 27th, 2024. A time of visitation will be held from 11 am - 1 pm on Saturday October 5th, 2024 at St. Philip's Catholic Church in Litchfield with funeral to immediately follow.

Carol Ann Huhner, the daughter of Anton and Helen (Schill) Haselberger,...

Ronald Meierhofer

Ronald Meierhofer

Sep 21, 2024

Ronald "Ron" Otto Meierhofer, age 79 of Watkins, passed away on Saturday September 21, 2024.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 27, 2024 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins, MN.  Visitation will be held from 4-8 PM with parish prayers at 7:45 PM followed by the rosary on Thursday September 26,...

Kurt R. Birkemeyer

Kurt R. Birkemeyer

Sep 14, 2024

Kurt R. Birkemeyer, age 69 of Litchfield, MN died on Saturday September 14, 2024 at the St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 - 3:30 PM on Saturday September 21, 2024 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield.

Kurt Richard Birkemeyer, the son of Richard and Doris (Hillmeyer) was born in Cokato,...

Patricia 'Pat' Herzog

Patricia 'Pat' Herzog

Sep 14, 2024

Patricia ‘Pat’ Ann Herzog, age 96 of Litchfield, MN died on Saturday September 14, 2024 at Bethany Assisted Living in Litchfield, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Wednesday at Johnson-Hagglund...

Wayne L. Anderson

Wayne L. Anderson

Sep 9, 2024

Wayne L. Anderson, age 77 of Litchfield, MN, formerly of Cosmos, passed away on Monday September 9, 2024 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday September 14, 2024 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday September 13,...

Laura May Ackerman

Laura May Ackerman

Sep 7, 2024

Laura May Ackerman, age 92 of Litchfield, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Hilltop Care Center in Watkins, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11:00 AM prior to the service. Interment will be...