Obituaries

Julie A. Buechler

Julie A. Buechler

Jun 6, 2021

Julie A. Buechler, age 75, of Litchfield, MN, died on Sunday June, 6, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A 10am visitation followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Julie Ann Buechler, the daughter of Ray and Elsie (Hagley) Nelson was born on June 1, 1946...

Ambra Joy Baldwin

Ambra Joy Baldwin

Jun 5, 2021

Ambra J. Baldwin, age 62, of Litchfield died on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at her home. A memorial service will be held this summer. Ambra Joy Baldwin, the daughter of Herbert and Bernice (Wilson) Baldwin, was born on October 26, 1958 in Kensington, MN. At an early age her family moved to the New London area were she attended school...

Brad K. Nelson

Brad K. Nelson

Jun 4, 2021

Brad K. Nelson, age 59 of Litchfield, MN died on Friday June 4, 2021 at his home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday June 12, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be held in Ripley...

Orville Fred Winter

Orville Fred Winter

May 25, 2021

Orville Fred Winter, age 81, of Litchfield, died on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 26 at 11 a.m. at First Ev. Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. The address is 703 S. Sibley Avenue. Visitation, also at the church, will be Friday, June 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour before...

Lee Edward Johnson

Lee Edward Johnson

May 23, 2021

Lee E. “Groucho” Johnson, age 65, of Litchfield died on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Friday June 11, 2021, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service. A private family graveside service will be held at another time. Military honors will be...

Rolland 'Rollile'  Jensen

Rolland 'Rollile' Jensen

May 21, 2021

Rolland “Rollie” H. Jensen, age 91, of Litchfield, died on Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday 26, 2021 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, MN. Rolland “Rollie” Harold Jensen, the son of Christ and Vera (Hawes) Jensen, was born on February 14,...

Florence C. Braness

Florence C. Braness

May 20, 2021

Florence Braness, age 94, of Dassel, died on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be held in Ripley Cemetery. Florence Carolina Braness passed...

Wayne S. Christie

Wayne S. Christie

May 18, 2021

Wayne S. “Bub” Christie, age 67 of Litchfield, died on May 18, 2021, at Indian Point Campgrounds in Duluth, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 4B’z Event Center, 905 W 5th St., Litchfield, MN, from 1:00-3:00 PM. Wayne was born on June 1, 1953, in Duluth, MN, to Glenn Christie and Joyce...

Mary Ann Johnson

Mary Ann Johnson

May 15, 2021

Mary Ann Johnson, age 72, of Litchfield died on Saturday, May, 15, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 23rd at Johnson Funeral and Cremation Service in Litchfield. Interment will be at a later date in Ripley Cemetery. Mary Ann Johnson, the daughter of J.R. and Selma...

Thomas N. Townsend

Thomas N. Townsend

May 9, 2021

Thomas Nelson Townsend, 91, of Litchfield, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2021, surrounded by his family at Bethany Assisted Living in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held on at 3:00 PM Friday May 21, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. The service will be...

Wilbert T. Hedtke

Wilbert T. Hedtke

May 9, 2021

Wilbert T. Hedtke, age 95, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday. Interment will be held at the Minnesota State...

Vernon D. Rolstad

Vernon D. Rolstad

May 8, 2021

The world is a little less bright and our hearts are broken with our loss…Vernon Dale Rolstad, age 84 passed away peacefully at home on May 8. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday May 21, 2021 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment...

Gladys M. Nicholson

Gladys M. Nicholson

May 4, 2021

Gladys Muriel (Rud) Nicholson, age 93, of Litchfield, MN died on Tuesday May 4, 2021 at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A private family funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday May 10, 2021 in the Crossroads Room at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will begin at 12:15 PM at church. Interment will...

Beverly Diane Finken

Beverly Diane Finken

May 3, 2021

Beverly D. Finken passed away on the morning of Monday, May 3rd at her home in Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Friday June 4, 2021 inside the Episcopal Church, Litchfield, MN and also outside of the church. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Gary, her son, Andy (Rachel) of...

Jerome Donald Eischens

Jerome Donald Eischens

Apr 30, 2021

On Friday April 30th, Jerome Eischens, loving husband, father, grandpa, great grandpa, brother, uncle, and friend to many, passed away at the age 79. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11AM Friday, May 7, 2021 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church on Friday. Inurnment in Calvary...

Donna Gean Berg

Donna Gean Berg

Apr 24, 2021

Donna G. Berg, age 88, of Litchfield, died on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11;00 AM on Friday, April 30th at the Litchfield United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 7: 00 PM on Thursday, April 29th at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral and Cremation Service. Interment will be...

Katherine Rose Ann Peipus

Katherine Rose Ann Peipus

Apr 24, 2021

Katherine "Katie" Peipus, age 61, died on Saturday, April 24th at Bethesda Care in Willmar. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.

Gerald 'Gerry' F. Ensign

Gerald 'Gerry' F. Ensign

Apr 18, 2021

Gerald “Gerry” Franklin Ensign, age 75 of Litchfield, MN passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Harmony River Senior Living in Hutchinson, Minnesota. A walk through visitation held from 4-7 PM on Friday April 23, 2021 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield, MN. Military Honors will be provided by the Litchfield Military Honor Guard at 3:30 PM...

Bertha Mathilda Voss

Bertha Mathilda Voss

Apr 18, 2021

Bertha Mathilda Voss was born October 2, 1935 to Carl and Cecelia (Stokke) Knutson in rural Belview, Minnesota. She was baptized at Belview, MN. She was confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Clarkfield, Minnesota where her parents moved when she was 13 years old. She graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1953. In 1954, she married Dennis Ewald Voss at...

Fred A. Schultz

Fred A. Schultz

Apr 18, 2021

Private Family Funeral Services for Fred A. Schultz, age 95, of Litchfield will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, April 23, 2021 at the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. The Funeral Service will be live streamed through the Johnson Hagglund Website. Public Walk through visitation will be held from 4-7 PM on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at...