Obituaries

Phyllis A. Turck

Phyllis A. Turck

Feb 19, 2012

Phyllis Ann Turck the daughter of Lilliard and Hulda (Baumgart) Nething, was born on September 6, 1923, in Luck, Wisconsin. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Frederic, Wisconsin and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. She and her family lived in several different places while she was growing up, finally settling on a farm north...

Ann J. Taylor

Ann J. Taylor

Feb 15, 2012

Ann J. Taylor, age 93, formerly of Litchfield, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Buffalo Lake Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield, MN with Father Joseph Steinbeisser officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will...

Marvin 'Bill' Stewart

Marvin 'Bill' Stewart

Feb 10, 2012

Marvin ""Bill"" Rayburn Stewart, 91, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012, at Odyssey Hospice, after battling multiple myeloma for many years and pneumonia recently. A memorial service was held at Velda Rose United Methodist Church, Mesa, AZ on Monday, February 13th at 11:00 AM. A service will be held at the Litchfield United Methodist Church at...

Jeffrey J Diegnau

Jeffrey J Diegnau

Feb 10, 2012

Jeffrey J. Diegnau, age 48, of Litchfield, MN, died on Friday, February 10, 2012 in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home, Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Jeffrey James Diegnau, the son of James and Patricia (Johnson) Diegnau was...

Elvin M. Engeseth

Elvin M. Engeseth

Feb 7, 2012

Elvin M. Engeseth, age 51, of Eden Valley, MN, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Hustletown Community Church in Chengwatana Township, Pine County, Minnesota . Interment will be held in the Hustletown Union Cemetery. Elvin Myron...

Clarice Adell Kruger

Clarice Adell Kruger

Feb 4, 2012

Clarice A. Kruger, age 88, of Litchfield died on Saturday morning, February 4, 2012 at Ecumen of Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, February 7th at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and will continue...

Dean Earl Elam

Dean Earl Elam

Jan 20, 2012

Dean E. Elam of Litchfield, age 73, of Litchfield died on Friday, January 20, 2012 in Clear Lake, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 25th at the church and will continue one hour...

Linda Rae Cottingham

Linda Rae Cottingham

Jan 16, 2012

Linda R. Cottingham, age 54, of Litchfield died on Monday, Janaury16, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Linda Rae Cottingham, the daughter of Clifford and Evelyn (Hill) Bastemeyer, was born on October 16,...

George Wendell Gunderson

George Wendell Gunderson

Jan 13, 2012

George Wendell Gunderson, age 87, of Litchfield, MN died Friday, January 13, 2012 at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, with Pastor Harvey Nelson and Pastor Christian Muellerleile officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on...

Alan  Brouwer

Alan Brouwer

Jan 10, 2012

Alan 'Al' Gene Brouwer, the son of Harland and Rose (Knapper) Brouwer was born on November 19, 1946 in Willmar, MN. He graduated from Danube High School in 1964 and was united in marriage to Alvina Hoogheem at the Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City, MN on January 8, 1965. Al was the Oak Grove home delivery milk man in...

Donald J. Burr

Donald J. Burr

Jan 5, 2012

Donald J. Burr, age 77, of Litchfield, MN, died on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Litchfield United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Kerr officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday at Johnson-Hagglund...

Christopher R. Curtiss

Christopher R. Curtiss

Jan 2, 2012

Christopher R. Curtiss, age 36, of Litchfield, MN, died Monday, January 2, 2012. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield with Father Joseph Steinbeisser officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Christopher Robert Curtiss, the son of Bob and...

Walter  Mausehund

Walter Mausehund

Dec 31, 2011

Walter F. Mausehund was born on May 6, 1916 in Manannah Township, Meeker County, Minnesota to John and Gertrude Mausehund. He was baptized on June 11, 1916 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Eden Valley and confirmed on August 11, 1929. As a youth he was a member of the Walther League and as an adult he was a member...

Gene W. Thomas

Gene W. Thomas

Dec 30, 2011

Gene William Thomas of Litchfield, Minnesota, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at the age of 69, at Meeker Memorial Hospital after a two-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield, Minnesota, with Pastor Paul Lutter officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m....

Michael T. Johnson

Michael T. Johnson

Dec 21, 2011

Michael T. Johnson, age 57, of Watkins, MN, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. He was born on May 28, 1954 in Minneapolis, MN to Dorin and Beverly (Simmons) Johnson. He is survived by his brother David of Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents Dorin and Beverly.

J. Eugene Ellis

J. Eugene Ellis

Dec 14, 2011

J. Eugene Ellis, age 94, formerly of Litchfield, MN, died on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Foley Nursing Home in Foley, MN. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at the United Methodist Church, Litchfield, MN, with Pastor Bill Kerr officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM...

Robert 'Bob' R. Bacon

Robert 'Bob' R. Bacon

Dec 13, 2011

Robert R. ""Bob"" Bacon, age 71, of Litchfield, MN, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at his home in Litchfield, MN. Funeral Services and Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the Church of Saint Gertrude in Forest City, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Friday, December 16,...

Gerald Freeman Lewerenz

Gerald Freeman Lewerenz

Dec 9, 2011

Gerald F. Lewerenz, age 82, of Litchfield died on Friday, December 9, 2011, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 17th at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Spring interment will be in the Lake Ripley Cemetery in...

Sylvia  Altmeyer

Sylvia Altmeyer

Dec 6, 2011

Sylvia Altmeyer, age 92, of Litchfield, MN, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. Syliva is survived by her daughter Beth (and Michael) Boyle of Litchfield, MN and son Craig Altmeyer of Rumford, Rhode Island. Funeral arrangements are pending with Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home, Litchfield, MN. A complete obituary notice will follow.

Sylvia Erna Altmeyer

Sylvia Erna Altmeyer

Dec 6, 2011

Sylvia E. (nee Wolff) Altmeyer, age 92, of Litchfield formerly of Hutchinson, MN, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at the Ecumen Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Augustana Memorial Chapel in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Friday, December 9, 2011,...