Obituaries
DeWillis Anderson
Jan 5, 2015
DeWillis Anderson, age 82, of Ortonville died Monday, January 5, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m, Saturday, January 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev Dennis O'Neill officiating. Visitation will be held at the Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville on Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer...
Shawn Murphy
Jan 2, 2015
Shawn Murphy, age 34, of Graceville died Friday, January 2, 2015, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Father Jack Nordick will celebrate the Mass with Father David Breu concelebrating. Visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. on...
Walter Zezulka
Jan 1, 2015
Walter Zezulka, age 80, of Browns Valley, MN died Thursday, January 1, 2015, at the Fargo VA Hospital. No funeral services will be held at this time. Funeral Home Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home - Browns Valley 222 Ash Street South Browns Valley, MN 56219
Linda Chandler
Dec 29, 2014
Linda Chandler, age 62, of Hager, WI and formerly of Graceville, died Monday, December 29, 2014, at Traverse Care Center in Wheaton, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville with Father David Breu celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Visitation...
Martin Strobel
Dec 28, 2014
Martin Strobel, age 92, of Clinton, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at the Ortonville Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 2, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. Dennis O'Neill officiating. Burial will follow in the Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday evening at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral...
Marianne Fuhrman
Dec 28, 2014
Marianne Fuhrman, age 82, of Graceville died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Grace Home in Graceville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN with Rev. Eugene Andrus officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Johnson. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the...
Doris Mueller
Dec 23, 2014
Doris Mueller, age 86, of Ortonville died Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville. Services will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Living Hope Fellowship - Assembly of God in Ortonville. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. Rev. David Homrighausen will officiate and burial will be at a later...
James Kaercher
Dec 19, 2014
James D. Kaercher - Written by Jim in December 2013 Ortonville and Big Stone County have lost one of their most colorful personalities, most avid businessman, and sportsman, with the passing last Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 of Jim Kaercher, 84, Ortonville native and longtime owner-publisher of The Ortonville Independent and The Northern Star weekly newspapers. Funeral services will be held...
David Stolpman
Dec 10, 2014
David Stolpman, 56, of Ortonville died on December 10, 2014 at Northridge Residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at St. John's Catholic Church beginning at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass. Fr. Jim Devorck will officiate and Pat Kunz will provide music. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery....
Francis VanLith
Dec 8, 2014
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 12, beginning at 11 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held at the church Thursday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 7. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate. Music will be provided by Nancy Johnson and the St. Lawrence Funeral Choir....
Warren Green
Nov 28, 2014
Warren Green, 89, of Waubay died on November 28, 2014, at St. William's Care Center in Milbank. A celebration of Warren's life will be held at a later date. Warren Arnold Green was born on February 17, 1925, in Mitchell, South Dakota to Warren and Mayme (Sudbery) Green. He was raised in Parkston, South Dakota. Warren served in the U.S....
Lawrence Andersen
Nov 24, 2014
Lawrence "Andy" Andersen, age 82, of Milbank died Monday, November 24, 2014, at St. Williams Care Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Valley Baptist Church in Milbank. Burial will follow in Milbank City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday evening at Valley Baptist Church and will continue on Saturday for one hour...
Lee Mathison
Nov 20, 2014
Funeral services for Lee Mathison, age 44, of Ortonville, Minnesota will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Minnesota on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, beginning at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 – 11 a.m. that morning. Rev. John Ragan will officiate. Lee Roy Mathison was born December 31, 1969, in Graceville, Minnesota, the...
Robert Danielson
Nov 15, 2014
Robert Danielson, age 80, of Ortonville, died Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Eidskog Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. John Ragan officiating. Burial will follow in the Eidskog Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at Mundwiler and...

Shirley Beachem
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Shirley Beachem will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Living Hope Fellowship – Assembly of God in Ortonville with Pastor David Homrighausen officiating. Burial will be in the Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville with a prayer service at...
Louie Kruger
Oct 29, 2014
Louie Kruger, age 86 of rural Strandburg died October 29, 2014, at his residence. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at LaBolt Covenant Lutheran Church. Rev. Mark Chapman will officiate. A private burial will be in the Bethany Baptist Cemetery, rural Strandburg. Music will be provided by a vocal quartet: Linda Chapman, Rev....
John Nilson
Oct 28, 2014
John Nilson, age 70, of Hillsboro, Missouri, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 2, at 2:00 p.m. at Elim Lutheran Church in Clinton with Rev. Richard Larson officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the time of service at the church on Sunday. Burial will be in the Clinton...
Gordon Hippen
Oct 25, 2014
Gordon William Hippen, 75, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at home with his family. A Mass of the Resurrection will be 10:30 Tuesday, October 28 at Blessed Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Church in Dakota Dunes with Rev. Joe Vogel officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 Monday at the Church with a Parish Vigil...
J. Smith
Oct 23, 2014
James Secord Smith, age 89, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Browns Valley Health Center, Browns Valley, MN. Secord's final request was that family gather on a warm, sunny day at the farm in Windsor Township overlooking Traverse Lake , and bid He, together with his beloved wife Katie, Farewell. "From the Place I was Born, To the...
Joyce Doschadis
Oct 18, 2014
Mass of Christian Burial for Joyce Doschadis, age 84, of Graceville will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Beardsley, MN. Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday, two hours prior to the Mass. Father David Breu will celebrate the Mass and burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic...