Obituaries
Clarris A. Hedtke
Dec 5, 2023
Clarris A. Hedtke, age 89, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2023 in Atwater, MN. A memorial service will take place at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN on Monday, December 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM. A visitation will be held one hour prior.
Clarris Adeline (Fuglem) Hedtke was born at Memorial Hospital, Litchfield, MN on March 14, 1934,...
Ann Marie Tacheny
Dec 5, 2023
Ann Marie Tacheny passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on December 5, 2023 at her home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Litchfield, MN at 12:00pm, with a visitation one hour prior. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery and lunch at the church will follow...
David C. VanNurden
Dec 3, 2023
David C. VanNurden passed away on December 3, 2023 in St. Cloud, MN. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 8 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held one hour prior.
Dave was born on May 5, 1939 to Nels VanNurden and Grace (Brower) VanNurden in Litchfield, MN. He...
Ludwig Henry Lochen
Nov 27, 2023
Ludwig Henry Lochen passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at his home in Marty, MN on November 27, 2023. A funeral mass will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Pearl Lake, MN. A visitation will be held prior from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Interment to follow at Holy...
Kevin R. Paul
Nov 23, 2023
Kevin Ray Paul, Age 68, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at his home on November 23, 2023 in Grove City, Minnesota. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 12:00PM-3:00PM with a short prayer at 2:30PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City. Inurnment to follow at First Lutheran Cemetery in Grove City. A celebration...
Audrey Euerle
Nov 18, 2023
Audrey D. Euerle, age 82 of Litchfield, MN died on Saturday November 18, 2023 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday December 1, 2023 at the St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ in Forest City. Visitation will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 AM on Friday morning prior to the service. Interment...
Gayle West
Nov 18, 2023
Gayle Lynn (McWhirter) West, age 72 of Darwin, MN went home to be with Jesus on November 18, 2023, at the age of 72 after a long journey with Multiple Sclerosis and a short battle with lung cancer.
Gayle was born to Robert and Darlene (Arnold) McWhirter on October 16, 1951, in Hastings, Nebraska and graduated from Trumbull High School...
Tory Christopher Decker
Nov 12, 2023
Tory Christopher Decker, age 46, passed away November 12th, 2023 in Rice, MN. A memorial service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 at 1pm with a visitation from 11am to 1pm. A reception lunch will follow the service.
Tory was born to Diane and Terry Decker on June 11th, 1977 in Cross Lake,...
Phillip Valiant
Nov 9, 2023
Phillip J. Valiant, age 69 of Forest City, MN passed peacefully at his home in Forest City on November 9, 2023 surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday November 14, 2023 at the Church of Our Lady in Manannah, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 -...
Willard Piepenburg
Nov 8, 2023
Willard W. ‘Bud’ Piepenburg, age 95 of Litchfield, MN died on Wednesday November 8, 2023 at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday November 13, 2023 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN with visitation one hour prior to the service. There will also be visitation from 3:00...
Merlyn Leonard Maxson
Nov 8, 2023
Merlyn Leonard Maxson, age 78, passed away on November 8, 2023 in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at Litchfield Seventh Day Adventist Church at 1:00 PM with a visitation one hour prior.
Merlyn was born to George and Alice Maxson on November 15, 1944 in Wadena, MN. He moved to Litchfield to...
Jackie Hicks
Nov 7, 2023
Jacqueline Sue Hicks, age 53, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on November 7, 2023. Her memorial service will be held at Beckville Lutheran Church on Thursday November 16, 2023 with visitation from 4:30-6:00 pm and the service at 6:00 pm.
She was born on October 21, 1970 in Hutchinson, Minnesota to Janet and...
Jerimiah 'Jake' Shoutz
Nov 2, 2023
Jerimiah J. Shoutz, 36 of Grove City, MN, died at St Cloud Hospital on November 2, 2023 at 11:16 am. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service, Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday November 6, 2023 at Johnson Hagglund...
Gloria J. Ohland
Oct 31, 2023
GLORIA JAYNE (GOOD) OHLAND
An inspirational, strong and talented woman - Gloria was born on January 28, 1932 at home in Onamia, MN to Sevilla and Rex Good. She had three older brothers, one older sister and one younger brother. Her family moved to Danube where she grew up and met her husband Dean Ohland. Dean and Gloria were married...
Frances Marie Tintes
Oct 27, 2023
Frances Marie (Bruemmer) Tintes, age 100, passed away peacefully with family by her side at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, MN on October 27, 2023. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 10:30 AM at church of our Lady in Manannah, MN with a visitation held prior from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Inurnment...
Larry O. Valiant
Oct 25, 2023
Larry Ordean Valiant passed away on October 25, 2023 in Watkins, MN. A memorial service will be held at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, MN on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM with a visitation from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Inurnment to follow at St. Gertrude Catholic Cemetery in Forest City, MN.
Larry was born on July...
Virginia Weseman
Oct 25, 2023
Virginia (Hendricks) Weseman, age 95 of Litchfield, MN, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. A celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Virginia was born on May 18, 1928 to Luben Hendricks and Elizabeth (Loos) Hendricks in Sherburn, MN. After high school, she attended beauty school in Fairmont, MN. On June 23, 1948,...
John Allen Braatz
Oct 25, 2023
John Allen Braatz, age 70 of Grove City, MN, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to First Baptist Church in Grove City, MN.
John was born on November 26, 1952 to Andrew Seymour Braatz and Jeanette Leona (Gibson) Braatz...
Richard Holtz
Oct 20, 2023
Richard ‘Dick’ C. Holtz, age 79 of Litchfield, MN died on Friday October 20, 2023 at his home in Litchfield, MN. A funeral service will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 30, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 6:00 PM on Sunday, October 29 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and...
Neal Briese
Oct 16, 2023
Neal Briese, age 60 of Watkins, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 16, 2023.
A Celebration of life will be held on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the Watkins Village Hall from 11:00am-2:00pm. Words of Comfort and Remembrances at approximately 1:00pm. Neal’s family encourages attendees to wear MN Vikings apparel, as Neal was a true Vikings fan.
Neal was...
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