Obituaries
David Andrew Tervonen, 66, of Staples, passed away April 4, 2018, at the Harmony House in Motley.
A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, April 23, at 11 a.m. at Staples Alliance Church, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. A luncheon will follow the services.
Interment and...
Vernon (Vern) S. Drake, 91, of Staples, died April 1, 2018 at Lakewood Health System Hospital, Staples.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 5, at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, in Staples with Pastor Carl Larson officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at...
Gary R. Sather, 79, of St. Michael died March 29, 2018 at The Villa of Osseo.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 14 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hanover. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. at the church.
Arrangements are by The Peterson Chapel, St. Michael/Buffalo.
Gary was born...
Colleen J. Christensen, 68, of Willmar, passed away March 22, 2018, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, April 13, at 4 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar followed by a social dance at Colleen’s School of Dance....
Dale Myron Swenson, 66, of Staples, passed away March 29, 2018 surrounded by his family at Lakewood Health System, Staples after a long, courageous battle with multiple health conditions.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Family Life Church in Verndale, with...
Ruby Sanderson, 89, of Staples, died March 20, 2018 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples.
Services were held March 24, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.
Arrangements were with the Brenny Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Ruby was born March 31, 1928 in McCoysburg, IN to William and...
David Bartylla, 68, of Motley, died March 11, 2018 in Staples.
Services will be held Friday, March 16 at 11:00 a.m., at the Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 15 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples...
Olga Shake, 96 of Leader, died March 10, 2018 at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd with family by her side.
Services will be held Monday, March 19 at the Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader, with Pastor David Stevens officiating. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday,...
Lucille Sowers, 80 of Poplar, died March 7, 2018, at Sanford Health Hospital in Bemidji surrounded by her family.
Services were held March 12 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Carl Larson and Pastor Jim Johnson officiating.
Interment was at Poplar Cemetery.
Arrangements were with...
Patricia Ann Pankratz, 84, of Browerville died March 4 at CentraCare Health in Long Prairie.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 9 at 11 a.m., at Christ the King Catholic Church, Browerville with Fr. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, March 8, from 5:00 to 8...
