Obituaries

Donald J. Sederstrom

Donald J. Sederstrom

Apr 5, 2014

Donald J. Sederstrom, 85, passed away the evening of April 5, 2014, while reading in the solitude of his backyard workshop at the family home in Tower, Minnesota. Though retired, Don was proud to still be employed by the U.S. Postal Service two days a week delivering mail around the east end of Lake Vermilion and had completed the Saturday...

MaryAnn Katheryn Veenhuis

MaryAnn Katheryn Veenhuis

Apr 2, 2014

MaryAnn K. Veenhuis, age 75, of Litchfield died on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at her home in Lincoln Apartments. Family and friends may gather on Monday, April 7, 2014 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home. Interment will take place at a later date. MaryAnn Veenhuis, the daughter of Henry and Agnes (Andersen) Willner, was born...

Ruth Carolyn Idell Johnson

Ruth Carolyn Idell Johnson

Mar 29, 2014

Ruth Carolyn Idell Johnson, age 85, of Grove City, MN, passed away on Saturday March 29, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday April 3, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City, MN with a visitation from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the church. Interment...

Daniel 'Dan' Duehlmeier

Daniel 'Dan' Duehlmeier

Mar 28, 2014

Daniel M. 'Dan' Duehlmeier, age 65, of Litchfield, MN, died on Friday March 28, 2014 at the Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, MN. A time of remembrance will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 PM on Friday April 4, 2014 at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April...

Jeanette L. Braatz

Jeanette L. Braatz

Mar 28, 2014

Jeanette Braatz, age 94, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014. Visitation will be held at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield on Monday, March 31, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Cornerstone Church in Litchfield with interment immediately following the funeral at Ripley Cemetery. Jeanette...

Constance 'Connie' L. Maday

Constance 'Connie' L. Maday

Mar 25, 2014

Constance L. 'Connie' Maday, age 67, of Litchfield, MN died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. A visitation will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 AM on Friday at church. Interment...

Ellein O. Flanders

Ellein O. Flanders

Mar 21, 2014

Ellein O. Flanders, age 106, of Litchfield, MN, died on Friday March 21, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on April 4, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City, MN with a visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be held in...

Ben W. Meinhardt

Ben W. Meinhardt

Mar 10, 2014

Ben W. Meinhardt, 86, Dassel, formerly of Hopkins, died 3/10/14. Ben retired after owning electrical businesses for 51 years. He loved traveling, hunting, playing games, and socializing but his greatest passion was serving his Lord Jesus Christ. Preceded by wife Myrna and daughter Hope. Loved and missed by wife, Donna Hasek Meinhardt; Ben's children, Carolyn (Jerry Foecke) Meinhardt, Mary (Thom)...

Raymond K. Willner

Raymond K. Willner

Mar 3, 2014

Raymond K. Willner, age 69, of Litchfield died on Monday, March 3, 2014, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held from 12:00 PM until 3:00 Pm on Friday, March 7, 2014, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield. Interment will take place at a later date in the Riverside Cemetery near Blue Earth. Raymond Kenneth Willner, the...

Elmer Frederick Wieker

Elmer Frederick Wieker

Feb 27, 2014

Elmer F. Wieker, age 99, of Litchfield, died on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 4th at the Augustana Chapel in...

Kathlyn ""Kaye"" Merila

Kathlyn ""Kaye"" Merila

Feb 23, 2014

Kathlyn 'Kaye' A. Merila, age 70, of Plymouth, loving wife, mother and grandmother died on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at St. Therese in New Hope. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM at House of Hope Lutheran Church in New Hope. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 PM...

Darlene D. Lambert

Darlene D. Lambert

Feb 19, 2014

Darlene D. Lambert, age 63, of Litchfield died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at her home. A visitation will be held from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield. A private family service will take place at a later date. Darlene Sayles-Lambert, the daughter of Roger and Delores ""Babe"" (Arndt)...

Paul E. Urdahl

Paul E. Urdahl

Feb 17, 2014

Paul E. Urdahl, age 79, of Litchfield, MN died on Monday, February 17, 2014, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, February 21, 2014 at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until 8:00 on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Johnson-Hagglund...

Suzanne R. Hedtke

Suzanne R. Hedtke

Feb 16, 2014

Suzanne R. Hedtke, age 45, of Litchfield died on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, February 21st with a memory sharing...

Lenora Magdelene Olsen

Lenora Magdelene Olsen

Feb 14, 2014

Lenora M. Olsen, age 90, of Alexandria, formerly of Litchfield, died on Friday, February 14, 2014 at the Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Lenora Magdelene...

Donald L. Beckstrand

Donald L. Beckstrand

Feb 8, 2014

Donald LeRoy Beckstrand was born April 26, 1927. He was the son of Clarence and Viola (Froemming) Beckstrand. He grew up in Cosmos. He went to school in Cosmos until 8th grade. He served in the United States Army, trained at Fort Hood, Texas. He spent time overseas in Germany with the 15th Infantry and served on the 22nd Construction...

Reuben O. Norine

Reuben O. Norine

Feb 8, 2014

Reuben O. Norine, age 90, of Litchfield, MN, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield on Friday, February 14th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. A celebration his life will be held at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield on Saturday, February 15th at 11:00 AM...

Keith D. Hillstrom

Keith D. Hillstrom

Feb 5, 2014

Keith D. Hillstrom, age 64, of Moorhead, MN, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, in Fargo, North Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home, Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and will continue one...

Phyllis Jean Johnson

Phyllis Jean Johnson

Jan 30, 2014

Phyllis J. Johnson, age 89, of Litchfield died on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Christian Muellerleile officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in the Arndahl...

Bruce Phillip Johnson

Bruce Phillip Johnson

Jan 21, 2014

Bruce P. Johnson, age 66, died on Tuesday, January 21st. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Friends may gather at the church one hour prior to the service. Bruce Phillip Johnson, the son of Leonard and Gladys (Bonham) Johnson, was born on May 5,...