Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Redwood Falls & Morgan, Minnesota

Maynard "Mick" Lee Hillestad

Maynard "Mick" Lee Hillestad

Oct 13, 2024

Maynard “Mick” Lee Hillestad, age 60, of Tea, South Dakota, passed away at Sanford USD Medical Center on October 13, 2024, from complications of diabetes. The love of his family surrounded him.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 5500 East 57th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108. Interment with...

Gertrude Buckley

Gertrude Buckley

Oct 6, 2024

Gertrude Ruth Buckley, age 87, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls. A private burial service at the Redwood Falls Cemetery will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls and Morgan. The family requests that memorials be made to Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids,...

Diann Schafer

Diann Schafer

Sep 20, 2024

Diann M. Schafer, age 79 of Willmar, MN, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024, at Divine House in Willmar, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Middle Creek Methodist Church, in rural Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. A visitation will be held two hours prior to her...

Perry Becker

Perry Becker

Sep 18, 2024

Perry Frederick Becker, 90, of Morgan MN died September 18, 2024. Perry gracefully accepted the diagnosis of cancer with his strong faith and the acknowledgement that he had lived a long and full life, blessed with his wife Arliss, his family and many friends. 

 Perry lived his entire life in Morgan, born in 1934 to Clarence and Dorathea Becker. He was...

Judith Zachow

Judith Zachow

Sep 17, 2024

Judy Ann Zachow, age 75 of Redwood Falls, passed away on September 17, 2024 in the hospital with her daughter by her side. She will be missed by all who knew her. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 27, 2024, at First United Methodist Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood...

Lucille Schultz

Lucille Schultz

Sep 8, 2024

Lucille (Schulz) Schultz, age 101 of Redwood Falls, MN passed away Sunday, September 8, 2024 at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan, MN. Funeral Service for Lucille will be held at St John’s Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 11am. Visitation will be held one hour before service. Lucille (Schulz) Schultz, age 101 of Redwood Falls, MN passed...

Melanie Ochs

Melanie Ochs

Sep 5, 2024

Melanie M. Ochs, age 81, of Redwood Falls, MN, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, September...

James Heitke

James Heitke

Aug 19, 2024

 

James F. Heitke, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2024, at his home in Redwood Falls. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with burial at a later date in the Salem Cemetery in Paynesville, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to his...

Dolores "Dee" K. Fischer

Dolores "Dee" K. Fischer

Aug 17, 2024

Dolores “Dee” K. Fischer, age 85, of Morgan, MN and formerly of Shakopee, MN for 53 years passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan, with burial to follow in St. Michael’s Catholic...

Joan Kalkhoff

Joan Kalkhoff

Aug 17, 2024

Joan M. Kalkhoff, age 94, of Clements passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 23, 2024 from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Clements, Minnesota. Visitation will...

Norman Rogers

Norman Rogers

Aug 16, 2024

Norman "Norm" B. Rogers, age 96, passed away on August 16, 2024, in Morgan, MN, formerly of Richfield, MN. Born on July 27, 1928, in Eden Prairie, MN, Norm dedicated much of his life to serving his community and enjoying the company of his loved ones.

A service to honor Norm's life will be held at St. Michael's Catholic Church in...

Marjorie Jones

Marjorie Jones

Aug 12, 2024

Marjorie M. Jones, age 96, of Redwood Falls, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024, at River Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Redwood Falls. A burial will be held at a later date in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.

Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com.

Blessed be...

Robert Nolting

Robert Nolting

Aug 11, 2024

Robert “Bob” D. Nolting, age 96, of Redwood Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at River Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Redwood Falls. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls, MN, with burial to follow in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery -...

Dorothy A. Nielsen

Dorothy A. Nielsen

Aug 5, 2024

Dorothy A. Nielsen, age 79, of Morgan, MN, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2024, at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 16, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Morgan, with burial to follow in the St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Lunch will be served. A visitation will be held...

Anna Mae Morrow

Anna Mae Morrow

Jul 18, 2024

Anna Mae Morrow, age 99, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024, after a life well lived as a resident of Redwood Falls for 60 years. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in River Falls, Wisconsin. Visitation...

Thomas Colwell

Thomas Colwell

Jul 3, 2024

Thomas Edwin Colwell, age 74, of Morton, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, after a four-year battle with lung cancer. He died at home, surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 12, 2024, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with a private family burial in the...

Shirley Hilbert-Hansen

Shirley Hilbert-Hansen

Jun 30, 2024

Shirley A. Hilbert-Hansen, age 86, of Willmar and formerly of Redwood Falls, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at her daughter's home in Minnetonka, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery in Redwood Falls. Visitation...

Gary Siegfried

Gary Siegfried

Jun 30, 2024

Gary L. Siegfried, age 79, of Redwood Falls, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Parkview Home in Belview, MN. A graveside service with full Military Honors will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2024 in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Redwood Falls.

Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls and Morgan....

Albin Drusch

Albin Drusch

Jun 30, 2024

Albin Walter Drusch, age 101, of Morgan, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center in Sleepy Eye, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at St John's Lutheran Church in Morgan with burial to follow in the St John's Lutheran Cemetery in Morgan. Visitation will be held one...

Darlene Jordan

Darlene Jordan

Jun 15, 2024

Darlene W. Jordan age 90, of Madison Lake, formerly of Redwood Falls passed away on June 15, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024, at St John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. A visitation will be...