Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Ed Godfrey
Sep 10, 2017
Ed Godfrey was born in Sioux City, Iowa on October 21, 1942 to Leonard and Azalia Godfrey, the youngest of 11 children. He grew up in Sioux City and graduated from East High School with the class of 1961. Ed served in the army reserves for 7 years before marrying his wife Connie in 1964. To this union, four children...
Dennis Halvorson
Sep 2, 2017
Dennis “Halvey” Halvorson was born on August 28, 1953, the son of Lloyd & Virginia (Olson) Halvorson in Clarkfield. He was baptized and confirmed at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls. He graduated from the Granite Falls High School. Dennis was united in marriage to Sherry Rahn on November 15, 1975 and was later united in marriage to Terri...
Roger Macziewski
Aug 25, 2017
Roger Leon Macziewski was born on January 23, 1946, in Montevideo, MN, the son of Friebert and Petra (Gimmestad) Macziewski. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended school in Montevideo and was a graduate of Montevideo Senior High class of 1964. Roger served his country for six years in the US Army National Guard as a...
Joann Goulson
Aug 22, 2017
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS ARE PREFERRED TO MANDT CEMETERY FUND. Joann Mae Goulson was born July 30, 1950 in Morris, Minnesota the daughter of Curtis and Irene (Morrison) Mohrman. She passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was baptized at Federated Church of Morris, confirmed at First Congregational Church of Christ in Montevideo and...
Paul Larson
Aug 21, 2017
Paul J. Larson was born May 13, 1978, the son of Lyle & Lisa (Jacobs) Larson, in Montevideo, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Big Bend Lutheran Church. Paul attended elementary school in Milan and graduated from the Lac qui Parle Valley High School in 1996. He went on to study at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Paul was...
Julia Bredeson
Aug 21, 2017
Julia Eva Bredeson was born on November 7, 1943 in Minneapolis, MN; the daughter of Julius and Evelyn (Thatcher) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Clarkfield Lutheran Church and attended elementary and high school in Granite Falls. On February 3, 1962, Julia was united in marriage to Maurice E. Bredeson. They made their home in...
Marla Gustafson
Aug 20, 2017
“Jesus Loves Me, this I know….” My life journey began January 16, 1951, at the Wadena Hospital with Lyle and Gladys (Wallgren) Petersen. I grew up in rural New York Mills, with 7 siblings, experiencing lots of adventures, laughter and especially love. Growing up on the farm, I came to know the satisfaction of a hard day’s work and taught...
Dale Arneson
Aug 14, 2017
Dale Gordon Arneson was born on November 9, 1935 in Granite Falls, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He grew up in and attended school in Granite Falls, graduating in 1953. On June 17, 1962 Dale was united in marriage to Kay Twitchell at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. To this union, 3 children were born....
Donald Nelson
Aug 9, 2017
Donald LeMar Nelson was born April 23, 1932, in Chippewa County, the son of Herman and Nettie (Tostenson) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Don attended rural school in Chippewa County. He was united in marriage with Carol Streich on December 20, 1951, in Watertown, South Dakota. He was employed as a truck driver most of...
Alvhilda Sissie Smith
Jul 31, 2017
Alvhilda “Sissie” Smith, 97, of Granite Falls, died Monday at Riverside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held on Friday August 4th at 1:00 pm at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home Chapel in Granite Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Friday.
Miriam Johnson
Jul 31, 2017
Miriam Aline Cooley Reed Johnson was born September 25, 1916. Miriam formally of Morrison, Iowa and Waterloo, Iowa, passed away July 31, 2017 in Granite Falls, Minnesota at the age of 100. She was born in Iowa City, Iowa, one of 12 children of Alonzo B. Cooley and Alma Mae (Starr) Cooley. Miriam married Alfred Roy Reed. Alfred died on...
David Wolner
Jul 30, 2017
David Gene Wolner was born April 27, 1952 in St. James, Minnesota the son of Gene and Donna (Morgan) Wolner. He passed away July 30, 2017 at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital. He was baptized at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. David grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye graduating...
Eleanor Stager
Jul 28, 2017
No formal funeral service is planned. Philip has been waiting for her since his death in 2005 and together they will have a private burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Eleanor Irene (Groothuis) Stager, age 95, of Clara City, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017. Eleanor was born September 22, 1921 in Stoneham Township, Chippewa County, to William and Marie...
Dale Bakker
Jul 25, 2017
IN LIEU OF FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, FAMILY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS MEMORIALS TO: RICE HOSPICE, GRANITE FALLS LUTHERAN CHURCH OR VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (AMER LEGION/VFW, ETC) Dale John Bakker was born on February 2, 1931, in Renville, MN, the son of John G. and Grace (Seitsema) Bakker. He was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church of rural Renville and attended country school....
Carolyn Ann Brix
Jul 24, 2017
Carolyn Ann (Poss) Brix was born September 17, 1928, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Harold and Alma (Erlandson) Poss. She passed away July 24, 2017, at the Clara City Care Center. She was baptized and confirmed at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Franklin. Carolyn graduated from Franklin high school and continued her education at College of St. Catherine....
Robert 'Bob' Haff
Jul 23, 2017
Bob passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 23, 2017. All of his life was spent in agriculture with the exception of 12 years with Duininck Construction. Driving an 18 wheeler was in Bob’s blood whether it was coast to coast or to the twin cities and back. In his down time, he loved to hunt, fish and...
Blenda Alstad
Jul 20, 2017
Blenda Alstad was born November 11, 1915, to Thomas & Mary (Soine) Strand in rural Sacred Heart, Wang Township. She was baptized and confirmed at Wang Lutheran Church of rural Maynard. She married Conrad Alstad on April 23, 1934, in the Methodist Parsonage in Montevideo and to this union three children were born. Blenda was called to our Lord’s Heavenly...
Phyllis Rude
Jul 10, 2017
Phyllis Adell (Sandberg) Rude passed away, bravely, on July 10, 2017. Phyllis was born in Granite Falls, on April 29, 1927. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry, her infant daughter, Mary Susan, her parents, Bennett and Helma (Hilden) Sandberg, her sister, Margaret, and her brother, Bruce. She is survived by her children, Connie, Owen Gregory (Connie D),...
Sue Ann Spencer
Jul 5, 2017
Sue Ann Spencer was born on November 13, 1942, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of George Bryant and Lilah Cecelia (Stephens) Spencer. She was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist faith. She moved with her family to Montevideo where she graduated from high school and for several years was a secretary for her father in his real estate business. When...
Janis Oakes
Jul 4, 2017
Janis Ruth Oakes was born in Duluth on May 31, 1926 to Clesson and Mayme (Nelson) Wiles of Proctor, MN. She was their youngest child with two older sisters. She had one older brother that died in childhood prior to her birth. She grew up in Proctor MN and attended both the University of MN Duluth and the University of...
