Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Redwood Falls & Morgan, Minnesota

Debra Balsley

Debra Balsley

Sep 16, 2020

Debra Balsley, 65, of Morton died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Zion Lutheran Church in Morton with burial to follow in the Morton City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 22, 2020, from 5 until 8 p.m.,...

Rita C. Steffensmeier

Rita C. Steffensmeier

Sep 14, 2020

Rita C. Steffensmeier, age 97, of Morgan, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2020 from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan, with burial to follow in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Morgan. Visitation will be held on Thursday,...

Helen Panitzke

Helen Panitzke

Aug 30, 2020

Helen Panitzke, age 99, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Seasons Hospice House in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Funeral Service will be held at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 11:00 am. Burial to follow at the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Patrick "Pat" Ahrens

Patrick "Pat" Ahrens

Aug 21, 2020

Patrick “Pat” Ahrens, age 52, of Morton, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 21, 2020. Memorial Service will be held at 11 am on Friday, August 28, 2020, at the Morton City Park, Morton, Minnesota. Family askes you bring your lawn chairs for comfort. Visitation will be from 10 am until 11 am on Friday, August 28...

Leonard P Welter

Leonard P Welter

Aug 9, 2020

Leonard P. Welter, age 88, of Willmar and formerly of Morgan, died Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Copperleaf Senior Living in Willmar, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan. Burial will follow in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Morgan, Minnesota with full Military Honors. Visitation will...

Ruth V Dreier

Ruth V Dreier

Aug 7, 2020

Ruth V. Dreier age 84, of Redwood Falls, passed away at the Renvilla Care Center in Renville, Minnesota on Friday, August 7, 2020. A Private Family Memorial will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church of Redwood Falls, with burial to follow at the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation...

William 'Bill' Frank

William 'Bill' Frank

Aug 7, 2020

William “Bill” Frank, age 80, of North Redwood, passed away at his home on Friday, August 7, 2020. In honoring Bill’s wishes there will not be a public service. Family prefers memorials to Carris Health-Redwood Hospice Care or Duke Memorial Redwood Area Animal Shelter. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent...

Carol Jean Beermann

Carol Jean Beermann

Jul 24, 2020

Carol J. Beermann, age 66, of Wabasso died Friday, July 24, 2020 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Funeral Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 from St. Matthew’s Church in Wabasso with burial to follow in Wanda Cemetery, Wanda, Minnesota. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 30, 2020, from 5 until 7 p.m.,...

Carol Ann Kriegl

Carol Ann Kriegl

Jul 21, 2020

Carol Ann Kriegl; 76, of Redwood Falls, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the Seasons Hospice House in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020, from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow at the St. Catherine’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Douglas N. Sherman

Douglas N. Sherman

Jul 17, 2020

Douglas Norman Sherman, 91, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2020 from the Franklin Community Center in Franklin, with burial to follow at the Franklin City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Franklin...

Mary Paula Wood Menz

Mary Paula Wood Menz

Jul 8, 2020

Mary Paula Wood Menz passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 76, on July 8, 2020, after bravely battling cancer. Mary was born in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. She attended all 12 grades of school in the same building with a class of 105 students, 9 of whom were named Mary. The “Merry Marys” as they referred to...

Edward B. Holzerland

Edward B. Holzerland

Jul 5, 2020

Edward B. Holzerland, age 74, of Mendota Heights and formerly of New Ulm, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at his home in Mendota Heights. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Friday, July 10, 2020 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Seaforth, Minnesota. Visitation...

Christina A. Hughes

Christina A. Hughes

Jul 4, 2020

Christina Hughes, 51, of Redwood Falls passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at her home after a long illness. A private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Interment will be at River Valley Memorial Gardens, West Dundee, IL. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com...

James "Jim" O. Nesburg

James "Jim" O. Nesburg

Jun 20, 2020

James “Jim” O. Nesburg, age 82, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A private family Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow in the Central Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Franklin,...

Nancy L. Robbins

Nancy L. Robbins

Jun 16, 2020

Nancy Robbins, age 78, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Seasons Hospice House in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, June 18, 2020 at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church of Redwood Falls, with burial to follow at the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until time...

Howard "Gene" Brownfield

Howard "Gene" Brownfield

Jun 5, 2020

Howard “Gene” Brownfield, age 73, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 5, 2020 at his home in Redwood Falls. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 am on Friday, June 12, 2020, from Cornerstone Christian Church in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior at Cornerstone Christian Church on Friday, June 12,...

Mary Jane Schmidt

Mary Jane Schmidt

Jun 1, 2020

Mary Jane Schmidt, 95, passed away peacefully at 10:04PM on June 1, 2020 at GilMor Manor in Morgan. A Private Family and Friends Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 5, 2020 at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan with burial to follow in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Morgan, Minnesota. Mary Jane was born in Redwood Falls...

Leona M Fangmann

Leona M Fangmann

May 31, 2020

Leona M. Fangmann, age 102, of Redwood Falls died Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Garnette Gardens Assisted Living Home in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020 from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Visitation will be held...

William M Vollbrecht Jr

William M Vollbrecht Jr

May 30, 2020

William “Bill” M. Vollbrecht, Jr, age 65, of Morgan, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at St. Cloud Hospital. A Private Family and Friends Memorial Mass Service will be Friday, June 5, 2020, from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan with burial to follow at a later date. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the family is only allowed a limited number in...

Betty Malecek

Betty Malecek

May 23, 2020

Betty Malecek, age 83, of Redwood Falls died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at her home in Redwood Falls. A private family viewing will be held at the Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with private funeral service and burial to follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls....

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