Obituaries
Eddie Munoz
Aug 11, 2023
Eddie Munoz, age 68 of Litchfield, passed away on August 11, 2023 at his home. No funeral services will be held.
John Babbitt
Aug 10, 2023
John Anthony Babbitt passed away peacefully at the St. Cloud Hospital on August 10, 2023 in the presence of family. He was two days shy of his 84th birthday.
John was born August 12, 1939 in Bloomer, WI. He graduated from Bloomer HS in May 1957, and went on to attend The University of WI at Eau Claire.
On July...
Desiree Bleichner
Aug 8, 2023
Desiree A. Bleichner (Peterson) passed away on August 8, 2023, at the age of 66. She was born on June 2, 1957, to her father Eugene Peterson. Desiree's mother, Shirley Peterson, survives her.Desiree attended Alexandria High School. Desiree worked for Helping Hands and spent time working at a resort in Alexandria.
Outside of her professional life, Desiree enjoyed watching the...
Lisa Wittenberg
Aug 5, 2023
Lisa (Hauge) Wittenberg, age 60 of Watkins, Minnesota, left this world on August 4, 2023. No funeral services will be held.
Lisa was born on June 15, 1962 to Rueben and Judith Hauge in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lisa grew up in Eagan, MN. She later moved to her cabin in Watkins, and enjoyed living in a smaller community. Lisa was...
Bruce Ekdahl
Aug 4, 2023
Lisa Chellin’s husband, Bruce Ekdahl, age 86, of Grove City, Minnesota during the summer and Lake Wales, Florida nine months out of the year, passed away on August 4, 2023. A funeral service will take place on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 10:00AM at Harvest Community Church in Litchfield. All are welcome to come out to the farm for lunch following...
Ronald Bassett
Aug 3, 2023
Ronald Hazen Bassett, age 83, of Litchfield, Minnesota, passed away on August 3, 2023.
Ronald was born on April 12, 1940, to Robert and Barbara Bassett in Massachusetts. He attended High School in Bourne, Massachusetts, as well as Faith School of Theology in Maine, North Central Bible College in Minnesota, and Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky.
Ronald was married to Marionetta...
Richard Gross
Aug 2, 2023
Richard Gross, age 81 of Litchfield, passed away at his home on August 2, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday August 11, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Thursday at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield. Visitation will...
Earl Anthony Dockendorf
Jul 30, 2023
Earl A. Dockendorf passed away on Sunday, July 30th, 2023 surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be August 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 PM at St. Anthony Catholic Church of Watkins. Visitation will be August 2nd from 5:00-9:00 PM and 1 hour prior to services held at the St. Anthony Parish Center of Watkins. Arrangements are made with...
Verner Fenrich
Jul 28, 2023
Verner Fenrich, age 96 of Grove City, MN died on Friday July 28, 2023, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday August 2, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Litchfield. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN. ...
Vernon Madson
Jul 28, 2023
Vernon Marvin Madson, 91, a lifelong resident of Litchfield, passed away on July 28, at the Hilltop Healthcare Center in Watkins. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield, with the Rev. Tom Evenson officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be...
Jack Ulrich
Jul 27, 2023
Jack Ernest Ulrich, age 81, of Litchfield, MN passed away on July 27, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday July 31, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be held at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN.
Jack Ernest Ulrich...
Hazel Wittenberg
Jul 24, 2023
Hazel Marie Wittenberg passed away on July 24, 2023, in her hometown of Litchfield, Minnesota. She was born on May 8, 1931, to Alice Marie Sand and John Rudolph Johnson.
Hazel was baptized on May 27, 1931, confirmed on September 1, 1946, and graduated from Litchfield High School in 1949. She was married to George Wittenberg at Beckville Lutheran Church...
Robert K. Stafford
Jul 11, 2023
Robert K. Stafford, age 81, passed away on July 11, 2023. A Memorial Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 13th, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, Minnesota.
Robert married Ruth Stafford in South Dakota and spent his life in Dassel and Litchfield Minnesota. He loved fishing, welding, carpentry work, and spending time with his grandkids.
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Ruth A. Stafford
Jul 5, 2023
Ruth A. Stafford, maiden name Kohls, age 77, passed away on July 5, 2023. A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, July 10, 2023 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, Minnesota.
Ruth attended Hutchinson High School. She married Robert Stafford in South Dakota and spent her life in Dassel and Litchfield Minnesota. She...
Gail Winings
Jul 2, 2023
Gail E. Winings, age 82 of Watkins, MN died on Sunday July 2, 2023, reuniting with his wife on their wedding anniversary. Gail died at his family farm, where he was born, in Watkins, MN. A funeral service will be held on July 28th, 2023 at 11:00AM at Grace Methodist Church in Paynesville, MN with visitation 1 hour prior.
Gail...
Ray Johnson
Jun 30, 2023
Ray S. Johnson, age 61 of Kandiyohi, MN died on Friday June 30, 2023 at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN after bravely fighting cancer for a year. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday July 6, 2023, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...
Allen Simmons
Jun 29, 2023
Allen David Simmons, age 72, of Watkins, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023 at his home. A viewing/visitation will be held on Friday, July 7, 2023, 2 pm to 6 pm followed by a twenty-one gun salute and flag presentation to family at Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins. Gathering of remembrances and stories will follow at the Red Goat...
Florence Roeszler
Jun 20, 2023
Florence Roeszler passed away peacefully on June 20, 2023, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Florence (Nies) Roeszler, the daughter of Edward and Martha (Dobler) Nies, was born May 23, 1924, on a farm just east of Ashley, North Dakota. She lived most of her life in Ashley, although her family spent 1942 and part of 1943...
Jack Lambert Saeger
Jun 11, 2023
Jack Lambert Saeger, age 96, of Litchfield died on Sunday, June 11th, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 17th, 2023, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home. A private family funeral will be held on Saturday, June 17th, 2023. Interment will be in the Lake Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.
Jack...
Gretchen Donna Mae Johnson
Jun 10, 2023
Gretchen Donna Mae Johnson, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN at the age of 89 years old, surrounded by her family.
A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 1 PM at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, MN.
Visitation will take place one hour prior to...
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