Obituaries

Jun 30, 2021

John Arthur Kroening, son of Arthur Edward Carl and Lydia Marie (Schmid) Kroening, was born October 20, 1936 in Springfield, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Raphael Catholic Church and eventually went on to graduate from Springfield High School, or “the school of hard knocks” as he liked to say. After graduating, John hitchhiked from...

Jun 25, 2021

Funeral services for Jerel Schmidgall of Morris, Minnesota, will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Apostolic Christian Faith Church, rural Hancock with the Apostolic Christian Faith Church Ministers officiating.  Visitation will be on Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior...

Jun 18, 2021

Funeral services for Hazel Olson, age 93, of Morris, formerly of Chokio, Minnesota, will be on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chokio.  Reverend Erik Rundquist will be officiating.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church and burial will be at Chokio Lutheran...

Jun 17, 2021

There will be a private, family burial for Sheryl Lawson at Aeneas Cemetery, rural Kensington, Minnesota.

Sheryl Lynn Lawson was the 5th child born to Paul J. and Elaine S. (Hellberg) in Hibbing, Minnesota on February 1, 1960.  When Sheryl was two, she moved with her family to Morris, Minnesota.  She was baptized...

Jun 8, 2021

Funeral services for Helen Busch of Morris, MN will be held Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chokio, with Pastor Minette Stalheim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday....

Jun 2, 2021

Funeral services for Kimmarie will be held on Monday, June 7th, 2021 at 11:00 am at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris with a public visitation beginning at 10:00 am.  Pastor Dan Belgum will be officiating, and burial will be at Summit Cemetery in Morris.  A Celebration Gathering will be held on Sunday, June 6th at Mike and...

Jun 1, 2021

Funeral services for Alva Engebretson of Starbuck, Minnesota, will be held on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Starbuck, Minnesota, with Reverend Michael Hanson officiating.  Visitation will be held Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck and for one hour prior to the service...

Jun 1, 2021

Memorial services for Jerome "Joe" Hoium of Starbuck, Minnesota will be Friday, June 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Fron Lutheran Church in Starbuck, with Rev. Paul Johnson & Pastor Craig Pederson officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, June 10th, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck and for one hour prior...

May 28, 2021

The Victory Service for Elton Hallauer of Morris will be held Friday, June 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Morris, Minnesota with Pastor Johnathan Schnose officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Watertown, South Dakota at 3:00...

May 28, 2021

Funeral services for Helen Haugen, of Morris, MN, formerly of Hancock, MN, will be held Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Julius Miller officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery, Hancock, MN.

There will be a live stream...

May 25, 2021

A Celebration of Life Gathering for Greg 'Rusty' Kirk, of Morris, Minnesota, formerly of Springfield, Missouri, will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at their home, 43605 150th Street, Morris, MN.

Greg “Rusty” Alan Kirk, son of Frederic Dale and Margaret Lillian (Pering) Kirk, was born September...

May 22, 2021

Memorial services for Arline Erickson will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chokio.  Minister Minette Stalheim Jonson will be officiating.  Burial will be at Chokio Lutheran Cemetery.

Arline Ann Blackwelder, daughter of Walter and Darline (Braman) Blackwelder, was born October 26,1933 in Tara...

May 20, 2021

Memorial services for Maxine Hohn will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Runestone Catholic Church in Kensington, Minnesota.  Father Peter Kirchner will be celebrating the mass.  A visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church.  Burial will be at the church cemetery.

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May 19, 2021

Funeral services for Lorraine Halbe of Morris will be Monday, May 24, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Morris, with Pastor Donald Main officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Burial...

May 18, 2021

Funeral services for Del Zempel will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Fron Lutheran Church in Starbuck.  Pastor Paul Johnson will be officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church.  Burial will be at Fron Cemetery, rural Starbuck.

Delaine Clarence Zempel was...

May 17, 2021

Beverly Ann Bartell, age 86, of Morris, Minnesota, died peacefully on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Courage Cottage in Morris.  A Celebration of Life service for Beverly will be held at a future date.

Beverly leaves behind her two sons: Rolly (Kim) and Jon; two daughters: Vicky (Donny) Peters and Roxy (Al)...

May 6, 2021

Memorial services for Sandy Johnshoy of Starbuck, Minnesota, will be a private family service with Reverend Paul Johnson officiating.  Burial will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Starbuck at a later date.

Sandra Ann Moeller, daughter of Robert and Dolores (Piringer) Moeller, was born March 6, 1944 in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She was baptized and confirmed at...

May 1, 2021

Funeral services for Gary Brunko of Morris, MN will be held Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rural Morris. Pastor Michael Hanson will be officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and will resume one...

Apr 24, 2021

There will be a public visitation for Lisa Anderson of Starbuck, Minnesota, on Monday, May 3, 2021 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck.

**Please note - The use of face masks by attendees is required, and social distancing will be followed.

Lisa Suzanne...

Apr 23, 2021

Memorial services for Arnie Stein will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Assumption Catholic Church in Morris.  Father Todd Schneider will be celebrating the mass.  A visitation will be on Friday, May 14, 2021 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris with a time of sharing...