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Eugene Alexander Sylvester
Jun 16, 2011
Eugene Alexander Sylvester,89, of Riverview passed away June 16, 2011. He is survived by his loving family and friends. Zipperer's Funeral Home
Ronald Junior Gilley
Jun 13, 2011
Ronald Junior Gilly, 54, of Pace, Florida passed away suddenly on June 13, 2011. Mr. Gilley was a native of Florida and had resided in Pace since 2005. He attended First Apostolic Church of Milton. Survivors include his two daughters, Angie Gilley of Milton and Ashley Gilley of Manatee County, FL; one son, Josh Gilley of Manatee County, FL; five...
Ruth Roiland
Jun 13, 2011
Ruth Anna Roiland was born July 19, 1915, at Plainview, MN to August and Bertha (Reiter) Hansen. At age one she moved with her family to a farm southwest of Louisburg. She attended school at Louisburg and Bellingham and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1933.On April 16, 1944 she married Arnold Roiland in Bellingham. They farmed on farms in...
Shirley Opal (Padgett) Williams
Jun 10, 2011
Shirley Opal (Padgett)Williams Born on July 3, 1932 Went home to be with our lord. Surround by her family, on angel wings Shirley O. Williams flew home to be with the lord on June 10, 2011 and rose with the sun to heaven. All who knew her truly possessed a real treasure on earth. A truer example of faith, kindness,...
Carmen Motzko
May 26, 2011
Carmen Robert Motzko, 78, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at South View Manor in Benson. The memorial service will be held at a later date. He was born November 14, 1932, on the family farm in Franklin Township, Wright County, Minnesota, near Delano, to William and Mary (Czech) Motzko, the ninth of fourteen children. He attended country school until the...
Wayne Timothy Gardner
May 26, 2011
Gardner, Wayne Timothy, 53 of Apollo Beach, Florida passed away May 26, 2011. He is survived by his children, son Wayne and daughter Rebecca, his mother Frances Gardner, Brother Harry Jr., sister in law Brenda, sister Barbara, and brother Randy. A private memorial will take place at a date to be determined.
Timothy Ryan Alexander
May 25, 2011
Timothy Ryan Alexander, 33, passed away on Wednesday May 25, 2011 at the University Community Hospital in Tampa, FL. He was born on June 10th 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a life long resident of Hillsborough County, Florida. He attended East Bay High School. He is survived by his son Christian Alexander of Orlando, Fl. His father Kelly...
Ginter Rice
May 25, 2011
Ginter O. Rice, 93, died Wednesday, May 25th, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. He was born January 13th, 1918 on a farm in Camp Lake Township, Swift County, to Julia and Oscar Rice. The second of seven children, he and his four sisters and two brothers were raised in rural Murdock. Fluent in Norwegian, he didn't learn English...
Catherine H.
May 23, 2011
Catherine Helen Grealish Gilronan Lee was born May 10, 1920, the daughter of Martin and Helen Grealish in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. James Gilronan. She was baptized as an infant in St. Paul and confirmed into the Christian faith at St. Bridgets Catholic Church in DeGraff. She grew up in the De Graff and...
Nancy Lee
May 23, 2011
Nancy Lee, beloved mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all passed away on Monday, May 23rd at her home in Appleton.This amazing woman loved life and lived it to the fullest. Nancy touched so many lives in so many special ways, and was loved and admired by all. She was very outgoing and was blessed with a terrific sense of...
Margaret Nelson
May 19, 2011
Margaret Ellen Nelson was born March 21, 1944 at her parent's farm in Torning Township, Swift County, Minnesota, the daughter of Roy and Gladys (McDonald) Nelson. She was baptized on June 11, 1964 at First Baptist Church in Benson by Rev. Richard Weins. She grew up in Benson, and attended Benson Elementary School. Margaret moved to Kindlehope in Willmar in...
Lyle Krogstad
May 15, 2011
Lyle Vernon Krogstad was born April 7, 1926 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the son of Olaf G. and Julia (Thorstad) Krogstad. He attended school at District #26 near Granite Falls, MN. Lyle started farming with his father and continued for 46 years. He raised corn, soybeans, wheat, hogs and had a mink ranch. On December 6, 1970 Lyle was united...
Dorothy Kent
May 15, 2011
Dorothy Margery Kent was born October 15, 1923 to Carl and Hazel (Waller) Pederson of Donnelly, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed into the Kongsvinger Lutheran faith. She grew up in rural Donnelly and attended grade school and graduated from Alberta High School in 1943. She studied nursing after graduation and was employed at Morris Stevens County Hospital. Later she...
James Devaan
May 12, 2011
James J. DeVaan 44, of Lake Scandi, formerly of Atwater, died on Thursday, May 12 at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, MN as a result of an automobile accident on October 7, 2010.James John DeVaan was born on February 9, 1967, in Willmar, MN, the son of John "Jack" and Mary Jane "Janie" DeVaan of rural DeGraff. He was...
Doloris B. Feldkamp
May 11, 2011
Doloris B.Feldkamp,82,of Ruskin passed away at home in the loving arms of her family while asleep, woke up in the Heavenly Lords House May 11, 2011. Memorial service will be held Sat. May, 14, 2011, 11 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church Hwy 41 Apollo Beach. An intimate immediate family gathering will follow at her daughter's house. She is survived by...
Cora Lund
May 10, 2011
Cora Olive Lund was born April 11, 1923, in Hegbert Township, Swift County, to Ole and Clara (Moen) Tofte. She was baptized April 26, 1923, at Drywood Lutheran Church by Rev. A. A. Reese and confirmed on October 24, 1937, at Louisburg Lutheran Church by Rev. E. S. Belgum. Cora attended rural District #41, in Lac qui Parle County and...
Frances Arneson
May 2, 2011
Frances Josephine Arneson, 91, of Benson died Monday at Homestead North Healthcare in Benson.The service will be at 11 am Saturday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson with burial in the church cemetery.Visitation will be for one hour prior to the services at the church.She was born October 13, 1919, Benson, to Emmet F. McGowan and Rose (Craymer) McGowan....
Idella Erickson
May 1, 2011
Idella Erickson was born February 18, 1922 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Jens J. and Ragna (Olson) Ellingson. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Idella Erickson was born February 18, 1922 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Jens J. Mandt Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo. Idella attended grade school at District #54 and...
Lucy Bridgland
Apr 30, 2011
Lucy Marie Bridgland was born March 11, 1923 in Gothenberg, Nebraska, the daughter of Walter Winfield and Ethel Frances (Purdy) Cox. She was baptized on April 9, 1950 by Richard Urbach in North Star, NE. Lucy grew up and graduated from high school in Cedar Rapids, NE. During World War II, she lived in Denver, working at the Safeway Grocery...
Gertrude Jaeger Aslakson
Apr 29, 2011
Gertrude Carmen Jaeger was born on June 19, 1928, in Benson, to parents Reinhart and Emma Simonson Mitteness. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Benson and attended country school at District #65 in Torning Township. Gertrude was united in marriage to Kenneth Jaeger in Benson. This union was blessed with two children. Kenneth passed away...
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