All Obituaries

Delbert Buller, age 86 of Cyrus, died Monday, June 18, 2019 at the West Wind Village Care Center in Morris. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 21st at 10:30 a.m. at the Lake Haven Mennonite Church in rural Starbuck. Visitation will also be at the church on Thursday, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. and will continue one hour prior to the service on Friday. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood.

Steve M. Hemstad, age 76, of Brooten, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Chapel in Brooten. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten, and will continue Saturday one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten. Steve M Hemstad, son of Maurice B. Hemstad...

Janice Schulte, age 66, of Villard, MN, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, MN. Per Janice’s wishes, no formal services will be held. Instead, her family plans to gather at the Office Sports Bar and Grill in Villard on Saturday, June 1st from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. to celebrate and remember Janice. Friends are welcome to stop by during those hours to visit with the family. Janice Marie Gieser, the third of six children born to Alfred and Yvonne...

Helen Philipsen, age 99 of Brooten, died Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten with Pastor Steven Bovendam officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten.  Helen Catherine (Iverson) Philipsen was born June...

Dorothy Alice Shomshor, the daughter of Alvin and Mabel (Fritz) Caubarrus was born March 26, 1928 in Antelope County, Nebraska. She grew up in Nebraska, where she attended school and graduated from high school. On April 6, 1957, Dorothy was united in marriage to Malcolm Shomshor in Arndahl Lutheran Church. Following their marriage the couple farmed near Grove City, Minnesota.  Two years later they purchased a farm southeast of Villard, Minnesota. The couple continued to farm and live...

Norma Agnes (Charnstrom) Mills was born on October 9, 1929 in Montevideo, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Clarence and Agnes (Norman) Charnstrom. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo. She graduated from Montevideo High School in 1947. On June 19, 1948, Norma was united in marriage to John L. “Jack” Mills in Montevideo. Norma worked as a dental hygienist while Jack attended the University of Minnesota. When Jack’s...

Helen Simonson, age 81, of Sedan, MN, died peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at her residence, surrounded by family and under the care of Glacial Ridge Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday at Chippewa Falls Lutheran Church in Terrace, with Pastor Brenda Boogren officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Thursday at the funeral home in Glenwood and will continue at the church on Friday morning, one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in...

Jacquelyn Rae “Jackie” Johnson, age 57, of Alexandria, MN, died peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at her sister’s home in Glenwood, surrounded by family. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 10th, at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood, with visitation one hour prior. Inurnment at Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery will follow the service. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Jacquelyn Rae...

Marcia Lee, age 81 of Battle Lake, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in Battle Lake. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood, Minnesota. Marcia JoAnne Odland Lee, wife of Lowell “Skip” Lee, daughter of Martin and Alma Odland, was born on November 23, 1937...

Elaine M. Mikkelson, age 83 of Glenwood, died peacefully at home on April 28, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 6th at 11:00 a.m. at Glenwood Lutheran Church in Glenwood with Pastor Randy Chrissis officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, May 5th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.  Inurnment will be in the Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are with the...