Obituaries

Oceanna Marie Knutson

Oceanna Marie Knutson

Apr 1, 2012

Oceanna Knutson, age 95, of Hutchinson, formerly of Cottonwood passed away Sunday, April 1 at the Harmony Living Center in Hutchinson. A private family service will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. from the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel in Echo, with burial in the Cottonwood City Cemetery. A public reception will be held at the Cottonwood...

Cora "Kay" Tollefson

Cora "Kay" Tollefson

Mar 24, 2012

Kay Tollefson, age 97, of Granite Falls, passed away Saturday, March 24 at the Granite Manor in Granite Falls. Services will be held on her birthday Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. from the Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls, with burial at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church Cemetery. Sunset Funeral and Cremation Association of Echo and Wabasso are...

Vernon Roy Engel

Vernon Roy Engel

Mar 21, 2012

Vernon R. Engel, age 96, of Hanley Falls passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Granite Falls Hospital in Granite Falls. Service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake. Visitation will be 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Sunset Funeral Home in...

Louis Plaetz

Louis Plaetz

Mar 12, 2012

Louis Plaetz, age 91, of Wabasso passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at his residence. Services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, March 15, 2012 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation will be from 5 – 8PM with a prayer service at 7PM and a CCW rosary service to follow on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the...

Helen Hildebrant

Helen Hildebrant

Mar 11, 2012

Helen Hildebrant, age 93, of Granite Falls, formerly of Cottonwood passed away March 11, 2012, at the Granite Manor in Granite Falls. Services will be held Thursday March 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. from Christ Lutheran Church of Cottonwood, with burial in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday March 14, 2012 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Sunset...

Richard Pederson

Richard Pederson

Mar 11, 2012

Richard Pederson, age 84, formerly of Echo, passed away March 11, 2012, at the Granite Manor in Granite Falls. Services will be held Saturday March 17, 2012 at10:30 a.m. from Rock Valle Lutheran Church of Rural Echo, with burial in the Echo City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday March 16, 2012 from 5 to 7 p.m. with prayer service...

Earl Schlemmer

Earl Schlemmer

Mar 2, 2012

Earl Schlemmer, age 83, of Echo, passed away March 2, 2012, at Parkview Nursing Home in Belview. Services will be held Monday, March 5, 2012 at11:00 a.m. from Peace Lutheran Church in Echo, with burial in the Vesta cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday March 4, 2012 from 4 to 7 p.m. with 6 p.m. prayer service at Sunset Funeral...

Bernice Nelson

Bernice Nelson

Mar 1, 2012

Bernice Nelson, age 98, of Brainerd, formerly of Echo passed away March 1, 2012, at the Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd. Services will be held Friday, March 9, 2012 at11:00 a.m. from Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls, with burial in the church’s east cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday March 8, 2012 from 5 to 7...

Brian Gregory Anderson

Brian Gregory Anderson

Feb 20, 2012

Brian Anderson, age 21, of Redwood Falls, passed away February 20, 2012, in Cambridge, Mass. Funeral services will be held Saturday February 25, 2012 at 11 a.m. from Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be Friday February 24 from 3 to 8 p.m. and continue from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday from Grace Lutheran Church. Arrangements are being...

Richard Wilkening

Richard Wilkening

Jan 14, 2012

Richard Wilkening, age 66, of Wood Lake, passed away January 14, 2012, at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the church. Sunset Funeral and Cremation...

Ione Akre

Ione Akre

Dec 31, 2011

Ione Akre, age 81, of Montevideo, formerly of Granite Falls, passed away December 31, 2011, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo. Services will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. from the Assembly of God Church in Granite Falls, with burial at Hillside Cemetery, Sioux Agency Township, rural Echo. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...