Obituaries

Constance 'Connie' L. Maday

Constance 'Connie' L. Maday

Mar 25, 2014

Constance L. 'Connie' Maday, age 67, of Litchfield, MN died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. A visitation will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 AM on Friday at church. Interment...

Ellein O. Flanders

Ellein O. Flanders

Mar 21, 2014

Ellein O. Flanders, age 106, of Litchfield, MN, died on Friday March 21, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on April 4, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City, MN with a visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be held in...

Ben W. Meinhardt

Ben W. Meinhardt

Mar 10, 2014

Ben W. Meinhardt, 86, Dassel, formerly of Hopkins, died 3/10/14. Ben retired after owning electrical businesses for 51 years. He loved traveling, hunting, playing games, and socializing but his greatest passion was serving his Lord Jesus Christ. Preceded by wife Myrna and daughter Hope. Loved and missed by wife, Donna Hasek Meinhardt; Ben's children, Carolyn (Jerry Foecke) Meinhardt, Mary (Thom)...

Raymond K. Willner

Raymond K. Willner

Mar 3, 2014

Raymond K. Willner, age 69, of Litchfield died on Monday, March 3, 2014, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held from 12:00 PM until 3:00 Pm on Friday, March 7, 2014, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield. Interment will take place at a later date in the Riverside Cemetery near Blue Earth. Raymond Kenneth Willner, the...

Elmer Frederick Wieker

Elmer Frederick Wieker

Feb 27, 2014

Elmer F. Wieker, age 99, of Litchfield, died on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 4th at the Augustana Chapel in...

Kathlyn ""Kaye"" Merila

Kathlyn ""Kaye"" Merila

Feb 23, 2014

Kathlyn 'Kaye' A. Merila, age 70, of Plymouth, loving wife, mother and grandmother died on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at St. Therese in New Hope. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM at House of Hope Lutheran Church in New Hope. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 PM...

Darlene D. Lambert

Darlene D. Lambert

Feb 19, 2014

Darlene D. Lambert, age 63, of Litchfield died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at her home. A visitation will be held from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield. A private family service will take place at a later date. Darlene Sayles-Lambert, the daughter of Roger and Delores ""Babe"" (Arndt)...

Paul E. Urdahl

Paul E. Urdahl

Feb 17, 2014

Paul E. Urdahl, age 79, of Litchfield, MN died on Monday, February 17, 2014, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, February 21, 2014 at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until 8:00 on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Johnson-Hagglund...

Suzanne R. Hedtke

Suzanne R. Hedtke

Feb 16, 2014

Suzanne R. Hedtke, age 45, of Litchfield died on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, February 21st with a memory sharing...

Lenora Magdelene Olsen

Lenora Magdelene Olsen

Feb 14, 2014

Lenora M. Olsen, age 90, of Alexandria, formerly of Litchfield, died on Friday, February 14, 2014 at the Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Lenora Magdelene...

Donald L. Beckstrand

Donald L. Beckstrand

Feb 8, 2014

Donald LeRoy Beckstrand was born April 26, 1927. He was the son of Clarence and Viola (Froemming) Beckstrand. He grew up in Cosmos. He went to school in Cosmos until 8th grade. He served in the United States Army, trained at Fort Hood, Texas. He spent time overseas in Germany with the 15th Infantry and served on the 22nd Construction...

Reuben O. Norine

Reuben O. Norine

Feb 8, 2014

Reuben O. Norine, age 90, of Litchfield, MN, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield on Friday, February 14th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. A celebration his life will be held at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield on Saturday, February 15th at 11:00 AM...

Keith D. Hillstrom

Keith D. Hillstrom

Feb 5, 2014

Keith D. Hillstrom, age 64, of Moorhead, MN, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, in Fargo, North Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home, Litchfield, MN. A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and will continue one...

Phyllis Jean Johnson

Phyllis Jean Johnson

Jan 30, 2014

Phyllis J. Johnson, age 89, of Litchfield died on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Christian Muellerleile officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in the Arndahl...

Bruce Phillip Johnson

Bruce Phillip Johnson

Jan 21, 2014

Bruce P. Johnson, age 66, died on Tuesday, January 21st. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Friends may gather at the church one hour prior to the service. Bruce Phillip Johnson, the son of Leonard and Gladys (Bonham) Johnson, was born on May 5,...

Martha H. North

Martha H. North

Jan 18, 2014

Martha H. North, age 98, of Litchfield died on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home...

Elaine Fay Ainslie

Elaine Fay Ainslie

Jan 14, 2014

Elaine F. Ainslie, age 76, of Cosmos, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the Buffalo Lake Health Care Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos. Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the service. Interment will be later in Hay Springs, Nebraska....

Janice A. Bergren

Janice A. Bergren

Jan 13, 2014

Janice A. Bergren, age 86, of Litchfield died in Buffalo, MN on Monday, January 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at All Saints Lutheran Church in Darwin with Pastor Joe Midthun officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home, Litchfield,...

George R. Lee

George R. Lee

Jan 9, 2014

George Lee, age 93, of Litchfield died on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Beckville Lutheran Church in rural Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home and...

Myron Elmer Mielke

Myron Elmer Mielke

Jan 8, 2014

Myron E. Mielke, age 78, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 peacefully at is home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, January 10th at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in...