Obituaries
Leona Hartjen
Jan 26, 2007
Leona Hartjen age 90, passed away on January 26, 2007 at the Amore Care Home in Mesa, Arizona. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 19th at 11:00 AM at the Ranney Funeral Chapel in Wheaton. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Leona was born on November 25, 1916 on the E. E. Howard Farm in Traverse County,...
David Johnson
Jan 21, 2007
David Johnson of Herman, passed away Sunday evening January 21, 2007 at his farm home in rural Herman. David was 95 years old. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2007, at 1:00 PM at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman. Pastor Jennifer Rose will officiate. Pallbearers will be all of Davids 12 grandchildren. Interment will be at...
Lee Hausmann
Jan 21, 2007
Lee Michael Hausmann of Wheaton, passed away Sunday, January 21, at his home in Wheaton. Lee was 59 years old. Funeral Services for Lee Hausmann were held Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 11:00 AM at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, MN. Rev. Charles Horkey officiated. Pallbearers were Jim Montonye, John Fridgen, Gerald Siltman, Ted Siltman, Mark Hendrickson and Ryan...
Hattie Walz
Jan 13, 2007
Hattie Catharine Walz of Wheaton, passed Saturday morning at the Rosholt Care Center in Rosholt, SD. Hattie was 100 years old. Funeral Services for Hattie Walz will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 11:00 AM at the St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Visitation will be Monday evening at the Ranney Funeral Chapel in Wheaton from 5:00 PM...
Forrest Kochie
Jan 9, 2007
Forrest Kochie of Wheaton, passed away early Tuesday morning at the Traverse Co. Care Center in Wheaton. Forrest was 85 years old. Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 9:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Wheaton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Friday evening at the Ranney Funeral Home in Wheaton. Interment will be...
Ann Paquin
Jan 3, 2007
Ann Theresa Paquin, 95, formerly of Herman MN died peacefully January 3, 2007, at the Regina Nursing Center in Hastings, MN. Mass of Catholic burial was held for Ann on January 8, 2007, at 1:00 PM at St. Charles Catholic Church in Herman, MN. Fr. LeRoy Schik officiated. All of Anns grandchildren acted as her pallbearers. Burial will be next...
Anna Kellen
Jan 2, 2007
Funeral Service for Anna Mae Kellen, 75, of Wheaton, Minnesota will be held Friday, January 5, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ave Maria Catholic Church in Wheaton, Minnesota with Fr. Stanley Wieser officiating. Pallbearers will be Annas Grandchildren. Interment will be in St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, rural Herman, Minnesota. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 4, 2007 from 5:00...
William Olhoft
Dec 28, 2006
Billie Olhoft of Norcross passed away at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria on December 28, 2006, having lived to reach the age of 85 years. Billie was born at the family home in rural Norcross on November 8, 1921 to parents William and Ethel (Cummings) Olhoft. He grew up in the Norcross area attending the Corndale Country School...
Gladys Bruns
Dec 14, 2006
Funeral Services for Gladys Minnie Mae Bruns will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at the United Methodist Church in Herman, MN. Pastor Mark Winther will officiate. Gladys died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at the Wheaton Community Hospital.Pallbearers will be Ed Bruns, Kenny Bruns, Mike Ogg, Jerold Itzen, Laurel Ogg, Joe Finlay Jr., Wally Giese and...
Carl Leininger
Dec 13, 2006
Funeral Service for Carl H. Leininger, 95, of Wheaton, Minnesota will be held Monday, December 18, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton with Rev. Howard Jording officiating. Pallbearers will be Carls 10 Grandchildren Debera Krog, Vicki Ross, James Larsen, Dawn Reinke, Troy Herzog, Kevin Leininger, Jodi Johnson, Kyle Leininger, Brent Leininger & Brooke Leininger....
Archie Olson
Dec 4, 2006
Funeral Service for Archie Lowell Olson, 89, of Wheaton, Minnesota will be held Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ranney Funeral Home in Wheaton, Minnesota with Rev. Thomas Olson officiating. Pallbearers will be John Fridgen, Paul Fridgen, Troy Fridgen, Jeff Deal, Ervin Simpson & Kevin Deal. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 7, 2006 from 10:00 A.M....
Lisa Clark
Dec 2, 2006
Lisa Jo (Kremer) Clark passed away on December 2, 2006, as a result of a blood disorder stemming from complications from her successful battle against leukemia 16 years ago. Lisa 's courage, spirit and determination against seemingly insurmountable odds were an inspiration to us all. She overcame acute leukemia at the age of 28, becoming one of the first bone...

Leland Haugen
Nov 20, 2006
Leland E. Haugen was born May 14, 1931 in Traverse County, Minnesota to Clarence and Margaret (Erickson) Haugen. He was baptized and confirmed at the Norcross Our Saviours Lutheran Church. Leland attended Norcross School and worked as a blacksmith in Norcross before entering the United States Air Force on December 30, 1950 where he served until December 8, 1954. For...
Brian Bruce
Nov 13, 2006
Brian D. Bruce, 39 WATERTOWN, SD formerly of Fargo, ND passed away November 13, 2006. Brian was born March 27, 1967 to Jerome and Margaret (Conlon) Bruce in Grand Forks, ND. Brian was raised in Alamo, ND until 1976 when the family moved to Grafton, ND. Brian graduated from Grafton Sr. High School in 1986. He joined the North Dakota...
Carl Shuller
Nov 7, 2006
Funeral Services for Carl Shuller will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 10th, 2006 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, MN. Dr. Howard Jording will officiate. Carl passed away Tuesday evening at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN after a hospital stay of three weeks and was unable to recover from two major surgeries. Pallbearers are...
Pearl Berneking
Oct 25, 2006
Funeral Service for Pearl L. Berneking, 88, of Wheaton, Minnesota will be held Friday, October 27, 2006 at Augustana Lutheran Church, White Rock, South Dakota with Pastor Suzanne Benidt & Sheila Pohl officiating. Pallbearers will be Darin Anderson, Delane Anderson, Eric Score, Tony Roorda, Gary Anderson & Marlyn Larson. Organist will be Edelle Magnuson. Interment will be in Wildwood Cemetery,...
Alfred Peterson
Oct 12, 2006
Alfred Warren (Sonny) Peterson was born in the north twin brick house near Mud Lake in West Lake Valley Township to Alfred Eric Peterson and Anna Elizabeth (Anderson) Peterson on March 18, 1915. His parents had not decided on a name for him so for a time they just called him Sonny. Sonny spent part of his childhood living in...
Leland Stradley
Oct 8, 2006
Funeral Services for Leland F. Stradley of Herman will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Federated Church in Morris, MN. Rev. Hilda Parks will officiate. Lee passed away Sunday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was 75 years old. There will be a visitation at the Ranney Funeral Chapel in Herman on Wednesday from 5:00 PM until...
Mary Frisch
Oct 2, 2006
Funeral Services for Mary (Mrs. Scott) Frisch will be held Monday, October 9, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the Ave Maria Catholic Church in Wheaton. Fr. Stanley Wieser will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday evening at the Ranney Funeral Chapel in Wheaton from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Interment will be in the Wildwood Cemetery in Wheaton. Mary E. Frisch,...
Harvey Wahl
Sep 24, 2006
Funeral Service for Harvey Carl Wahl, 91, of Wheaton, Minnesota will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Wheaton, Minnesota with Rev. Mark Winther officiating. Pallbearers will be Robbie Schmidt, Wayne Bock, Dennis Bock, Raymond Wahl, Mike Wahl, and James Coffman. Interment will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday,...