Obituaries

Verner Fenrich

Verner Fenrich

Jul 28, 2023

Verner Fenrich, age 96 of Grove City, MN died on Friday July 28, 2023, at his home.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday August 2, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Litchfield. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN. ...

Vernon Madson

Vernon Madson

Jul 28, 2023

Vernon Marvin Madson, 91, a lifelong resident of Litchfield, passed away on July 28, at the Hilltop Healthcare Center in Watkins. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield, with the Rev. Tom Evenson officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be...

Jack Ulrich

Jack Ulrich

Jul 27, 2023

Jack Ernest Ulrich, age 81, of Litchfield, MN passed away on July 27, 2023.   A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday July 31, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church.  Interment will be held at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN. 

Jack Ernest Ulrich...

Hazel Wittenberg

Hazel Wittenberg

Jul 24, 2023

Hazel Marie Wittenberg passed away on July 24, 2023, in her hometown of Litchfield, Minnesota. She was born on May 8, 1931, to Alice Marie Sand and John Rudolph Johnson.

Hazel was baptized on May 27, 1931, confirmed on September 1, 1946, and graduated from Litchfield High School in 1949. She was married to George Wittenberg at Beckville Lutheran Church...

Robert K. Stafford

Robert K. Stafford

Jul 11, 2023

Robert K. Stafford, age 81, passed away on July 11, 2023. A Memorial Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 13th, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, Minnesota.

Robert married Ruth Stafford in South Dakota and spent his life in Dassel and Litchfield Minnesota. He loved fishing, welding, carpentry work, and spending time with his grandkids.

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Ruth A. Stafford

Ruth A. Stafford

Jul 5, 2023



Ruth A. Stafford, maiden name Kohls, age 77, passed away on July 5, 2023.  A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, July 10, 2023 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, Minnesota.

Ruth attended Hutchinson High School. She married Robert Stafford in South Dakota and spent her life in Dassel and Litchfield Minnesota. She...

Gail Winings

Gail Winings

Jul 2, 2023

Gail E. Winings, age 82 of Watkins, MN died on Sunday July 2, 2023, reuniting with his wife on their wedding anniversary. Gail died at his family farm, where he was born, in Watkins, MN. A funeral service will be held on July 28th, 2023 at 11:00AM at Grace Methodist Church in Paynesville, MN with visitation 1 hour prior.

Gail...

Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson

Jun 30, 2023

Ray S. Johnson, age 61 of Kandiyohi, MN died on Friday June 30, 2023 at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN after bravely fighting cancer for a year.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday July 6, 2023, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...

Allen Simmons

Allen Simmons

Jun 29, 2023

 

Allen David Simmons, age 72, of Watkins, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023 at his home. A viewing/visitation will be held on Friday, July 7, 2023, 2 pm to 6 pm followed by a twenty-one gun salute and flag presentation to family at Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins. Gathering of remembrances and stories will follow at the Red Goat...

Florence Roeszler

Florence Roeszler

Jun 20, 2023

Florence Roeszler passed away peacefully on June 20, 2023, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, North Dakota.

Florence (Nies) Roeszler, the daughter of Edward and Martha (Dobler) Nies, was born May 23, 1924, on a farm just east of Ashley, North Dakota.  She lived most of her life in Ashley, although her family spent 1942 and part of 1943...

Jack Lambert Saeger

Jack Lambert Saeger

Jun 11, 2023

Jack Lambert Saeger, age 96, of Litchfield died on Sunday, June 11th, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 17th, 2023, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home.  A private family funeral will be held on Saturday, June 17th, 2023.  Interment will be in the Lake Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.

Jack...

Gretchen Donna Mae Johnson

Gretchen Donna Mae Johnson

Jun 10, 2023

Gretchen Donna Mae Johnson, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN at the age of 89 years old, surrounded by her family.

A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 1 PM at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, MN.

Visitation will take place one hour prior to...

Joseph William Ross

Joseph William Ross

Jun 7, 2023

Joe Ross passed away on June 7, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St Philip’s Church, 821 East 5th Street, Litchfield, MN 55355 at  11:00 AM on Friday, June 16th. Visitation begins at 10:00AM, also at St. Philips Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to your local 4H...

Don Worden

Don Worden

Jun 2, 2023

Donald “Don” R. Worden, age 39 of St. Cloud, formerly of Litchfield, MN, died unexpectedly on June 2, 2023, on the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, MN.  A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday June 10, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN.  A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Friday...

Rita Ertl

Rita Ertl

May 30, 2023

 

 

Rita C. Ertl, age 95 of Waite Park, MN died on Tuesday May 30, 2023 at the Sterling Park Health Care Center.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday June 6, 2023 at the Church of St. Anthony in Watkins. A visitation will be held from 10:00 - 11:00 AM prior to...

Lucille Nyhammer

Lucille Nyhammer

May 25, 2023

Lucille C. Nyhammer, age 99, of South Haven, MN, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Orono, MN.  A Celebration of life will be held from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Calvin Presbyterian Church, 177 Glendale Drive, Long Lake, MN.

Lucille Corrine Nyhammer was born in Minneapolis, MN, on October 4, 1923, to...

Lawrence 'Larry' Flaschenriem

Lawrence 'Larry' Flaschenriem

May 21, 2023

Lawrence L. ‘Larry’ Flaschenriem, age 88 of Watkins, MN died on Sunday May 21, 2023, at his home.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday May 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the Church of St. Anthony in Watkins. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on Friday at the Church of St. Anthony...

Jeanne Pearson

Jeanne Pearson

May 16, 2023

Jeanne M. Pearson, age 67, of Watkins, MN passed away on Tuesday May 16, 2023, surrounded by her loving family in her home in Watkins, MN.  A celebration of her life will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday May 22, 2023, at the Red Goat Restaurant in Watkins, MN. 

Jeanne way born on May 23rd, 1955, in...

Gladys Grossinger

Gladys Grossinger

May 16, 2023

Gladys A. Grossinger, age 100 of Watkins, MN died on Tuesday May 16, 2023 at the Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, MN.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday May 24, 2023 at the Church of St. Anthony in Watkins. A visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11:00 AM prior to the service.  Interment will be held...

Mary Genevieve Loch

Mary Genevieve Loch

May 12, 2023

Mary Genevieve Loch, 64, of Watkins, MN, died May 12, 2023.

A time for visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins, MN, with a prayer service starting at 7:30 p.m., as well as one hour prior to services on Saturday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00...