Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Redwood Falls & Morgan, Minnesota

John "Sparky" Simmons

John "Sparky" Simmons

Mar 13, 2017

Please note the change in visitation time. John “Sparky” Simmons, 69, of Morton died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Morton. Following the visitation, a private memorial service will be held, concluding with military honors....

Dorothy L. Kalkhoff

Dorothy L. Kalkhoff

Mar 5, 2017

Dorothy L. Kalkhoff, 88, of Sleepy Eye and formerly of Morgan died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Sleepy Eye Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 7, 2017, from...

Harlan Raddatz

Harlan Raddatz

Mar 2, 2017

Harlan Raddatz, 82, of Redwood Falls died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Garnette Gardens. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, March 6, 2017, from 4 until 8 p.m., at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral...

Roselyn Donner

Roselyn Donner

Feb 25, 2017

Roselyn Donner, 104, of Maryville, Tennessee and formerly of Redwood Falls died Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Kindred Fairpark in Maryville. Memorial services and visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in Crestlawn Gardens. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood...

Gerald "Jerry" Peterson

Gerald "Jerry" Peterson

Feb 12, 2017

Gerald “Jerry” Peterson, 75, of Redwood Falls died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2017 from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Sheridan Township. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 4 until 7 p.m.,...

Gerald "Bud" "Smitty" Smith

Gerald "Bud" "Smitty" Smith

Feb 8, 2017

Gerald “Bud” “Smitty” Smith, 76, of Redwood Falls died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 25, from noon until 1 p.m.,...

Maria Vigil

Maria Vigil

Feb 7, 2017

Maria Vigil, 67, of Sleepy Eye and formerly of Clements died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Sleepy Eye Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Clements. Visitation will be held on Monday, from 10 until 11 a.m.,...

Mark Voelz

Mark Voelz

Feb 7, 2017

Mark L. Voelz, 38, of Ham Lake and formerly of Morgan died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at M D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday,...

Todd Serbus

Todd Serbus

Feb 6, 2017

Todd Serbus, 46, of Redwood Falls died Monday, February 6, 2017 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2017 from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Bechyn. Visitation will be held Friday, February 10, 2017,...

Verna Scharfencamp

Verna Scharfencamp

Feb 1, 2017

Verna Scharfencamp, 93, of Franklin died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Season’s hospice in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 6, 2017 from Church of Sacred Heart in Franklin with burial to follow in St. Patrick’s Birch Coulee Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, February, 5, 2017, from 1 until 4...

Harry Vermillion

Harry Vermillion

Jan 31, 2017

Harry Vermillion, 67, of Redwood Falls died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Private services will be held. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com . Harry Jesse Vermillion, the son of Benjamin and Antoinette (Tamboscie) Vermillion, was born December 13, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He...

Wallace "Wally" Hess

Wallace "Wally" Hess

Jan 26, 2017

Wallace “Wally” Hess, 71, of Redwood Falls died Thursday, January 26, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday February 1, 2017 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls. Burial, will military honors, will follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, from...

Einar W. Nelson

Einar W. Nelson

Jan 24, 2017

Einar W. Nelson, a.k.a. Wally Nelson, 91, of Redwood Falls died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2017 from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with military honors to follow. Burial will be at Crestlawn Cemetery, rural Redwood Falls. Visitation will be...

Roger D. Melquist

Roger D. Melquist

Jan 19, 2017

Roger D. Melquist, 74, of Norwood Young America and formerly of Morton, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2017 from the Assembly of God Church in Redwood Falls. Military honors will follow, with burial in the Morton City Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Calvin Stronach

Calvin Stronach

Jan 16, 2017

Calvin Stronach, 93, of Redwood Falls died Monday, January 16, 2017 at Sunwood Good Samaritan Care Center. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2017 from First United Methodist Church in Redwood Falls. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, from 10 until 11 a.m., at the...

Elaine Nelson

Elaine Nelson

Jan 10, 2017

Elaine G. Nelson, 92, of Franklin died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2017 from St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Franklin with burial to follow in the Franklin Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 10 until 11 a.m., at the church. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad...

Walter Lowinske

Walter Lowinske

Jan 4, 2017

Walter J. Lowinske, 90, of Redwood Falls died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at St. Therese Home in New Hope. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, JANUARY 13, 2017 from Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with inurnment at a later date. Visitation will be held Friday, January 13, 2017, from 10 until 11 a.m., at the...

Beatrice "Bea" Brown

Beatrice "Bea" Brown

Dec 24, 2016

Beatrice “Bea” Brown, 85, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Sunwood Good Samaritan Care Center in Redwood Falls. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2016 from Zion Danube United Methodist Church in Danube with burial in the Middle Creek Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 from...

Andrew "Andy" Marsh

Andrew "Andy" Marsh

Dec 21, 2016

A Memorial Gathering for Andrew “Andy” Marsh will be held Saturday, April 29, 2017, from 3 until 5 p.m., at the Redwood Falls American Legion. Andrew "Andy" Marsh, 75, of Redwood Falls died December 21, 2016 at Sunwood Good Samaritan Care Center. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com...

Lois Willshire

Lois Willshire

Dec 19, 2016

Lois Katherine Willshire passed away peacefully on Monday morning, Dec. 19, 2016, at LyngBlomsten Care Center, in St. Paul, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 until 11 a.m. on Wednesday...

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