Obituaries

Donald Dambroten

Donald Dambroten

Jan 13, 2018

Donald Orville Dambroten, age 87 of Granite Falls, MN died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Granite Falls Hospital in Granite Falls, MN. A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Rock Valle Lutheran Church, rural Echo, MN.  Visitation will be from 11:00 am until 1:00 PM at the church on the day of...

Robert "Bob" Allen Dale

Robert "Bob" Allen Dale

Jan 6, 2018

Robert “Bob” Allen Dale, 56, of Yuma, AZ, formerly of Milroy, MN passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2018 in Boulder, Montana. A visitation will be from 11 – 1:30 PM on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Sunset Funeral Home in Wabasso.  Interment will follow at St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Wabasso.  The Sunset Funeral Home is caring for...

Doreen Ann Hanson

Doreen Ann Hanson

Dec 24, 2017

Doreen Ann Hanson, 85, of Wood Lake, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the St. Cloud Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Funeral servi ces will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 6, 2017 at Rock Valle Lutheran Church, rural Echo, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment will be at a later...

Maynard Andrew Martensen

Maynard Andrew Martensen

Dec 18, 2017

Maynard Andrew Martensen, 81, of Wabasso, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, December 18, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Wabasso.  Visitation will be from 4 – 8 PM on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the church with a prayer service at 7:30 PM and will...

Lawrence "Larry" John Pitzl Sr.

Lawrence "Larry" John Pitzl Sr.

Dec 13, 2017

Lawrence “Larry” Pitzl Sr., 77, of Wabasso, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Wabasso Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center in Wabasso. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Friday at the church with a prayer service...

Evelyn Ruth Wolff

Evelyn Ruth Wolff

Dec 9, 2017

Evelyn Wolff, 97, of Wood Lake, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the Granite Falls Hospital in Granite Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery....

Elizabeth "Bubs" Mae Stancer

Elizabeth "Bubs" Mae Stancer

Nov 30, 2017

Elizabeth “Bubs” Stancer, 98, of Redwood Falls, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Seasons Hospice in Redwood Falls. Services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Morton City Cemetery. The Sunset Funeral & Cremation Association...

Marjorie Ellen Mullery

Marjorie Ellen Mullery

Nov 4, 2017

Marjorie Ellen Mullery, 76, of Echo, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. A visitation will be held for Marjorie from 1 – 3 PM on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo with a prayer service at 3:00 PM. Interment will be in the Cordova Cemetery...

Lorraine Frances Bendix

Lorraine Frances Bendix

Oct 31, 2017

Lorraine Frances Bendix, 92, of rural Echo, MN passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Rice Care Center in Willmar, MN. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Wood Lake Methodist Church in Wood Lake, MN.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Friday at the church and will continue...

Gladys Ione Doose

Gladys Ione Doose

Oct 25, 2017

Gladys Ione Doose, 87, of Granite Falls, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Granite Care Center in Granite Falls. Memorial services will be 1:00 PM on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Wood Lake City...

Yvonne May Johnson

Yvonne May Johnson

Oct 18, 2017

The funeral service for Yvonne Johnson, 85, of Cottonwood, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will take place at Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Cottonwood.Yvonne May (Bjornebo) Johnson was born on May 28, 1932, in Cottonwood, to Krog...

Robert Lee Taylor

Robert Lee Taylor

Sep 26, 2017

Robert Taylor, 78, of Vesta, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Friday, September 29, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Seaforth.  Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Thursday at the church with a prayer service at 6:30 PM followed by the rosary...

Raymond Joseph Van Lerberghe

Raymond Joseph Van Lerberghe

Sep 19, 2017

Raymond Van Lerberghe, 86, of Wood Lake, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the RenVilla Health Center in Renville, MN.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on Monday, September 25, 2017 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment will be in the church...

Juanita Mae Jesse

Juanita Mae Jesse

Sep 14, 2017

Juanita Mae Jesse, 86, of Wood Lake, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the Wabasso Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Wabasso. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Posen Township.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.  Interment will be in the...

Erma Lavina Hengel

Erma Lavina Hengel

Sep 1, 2017

Erma Hengel, 99, of San Diego, CA, formerly of Vesta, MN passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at her daughter’s home in San Diego. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Saturday, September 23, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Seaforth. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Sunset...

Mae Alice Bowsher

Mae Alice Bowsher

Aug 29, 2017

Mae Bowsher, 73, of Wood Lake, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN on August 29, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Yellow Medicine East Cemetery in...

David Paul Mueller

David Paul Mueller

Aug 28, 2017

David Mueller, 79, of Echo, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Granite Falls Hospital in Granite Falls. Funeral services are 11:00 AM Friday, September 1, 2017 at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo.  Visitation is 4 – 8 PM on Thursday at the church with a prayer service at 7:00 PM and will continue one hour prior to...

Shirley Ann Fitzgerald

Shirley Ann Fitzgerald

Aug 20, 2017

Shirley Ann Fitzgerald, 81, of Fairfax, formerly of Lucan, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Fairfax Community Nursing Home in Fairfax, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Our Lady Of Victory Catholic Church in Lucan with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be in the...

Craig Wesley Hultquist

Craig Wesley Hultquist

Aug 7, 2017

Craig Hultquist, 75, of Belview passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Private family services will be held at a later date with burial in the Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Belview.Craig Wesley Hultquist was born on February 22, 1942. Youngest son of Clifford and Erma (Brockman) Hultquist. He attended Belview Public...

Gilbert Ervin Werner

Gilbert Ervin Werner

Aug 2, 2017

Gilbert Werner, 77, of Marshall, formerly of Benson, passed away on Wednesday, August 02, 2017 at the Wabasso Rehabilitation and Healcare Center in Wabasso. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Wabasso with visitation beginning at 9:00 AM. Interment will be in the Wabasso City Cemetery. Lunch will follow the burial...