Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
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...
Raymond Leeser
Jun 28, 2017
Raymond Robert Leeser was born on July 29, 1939, in Grant County, Potosi, Wisconsin the son of Robert & Rose (Kelley) Leeser. He graduated from the Military Academy in Iowa. Following graduation, he served his country in the United States Marines. He was employed at the Chrysler Plant in Belvedere, Illinois. He then moved to Las Vegas and worked in...
Charles Serna
Jun 24, 2017
Charles Michael Serna, 29, of Montevideo, passed away suddenly the evening of June 24, 2017, in St. Louis Park. Charles, or Charlie, to those who knew him, was born Jan. 13, 1988, in Minneapolis to Debra Serna and Dale Fransisco. While attending grade school, Charlie lived a majority of his life in the Montevideo area. While living in Osseo, with...
Bruce Abernathy
Jun 16, 2017
Bruce James Abernathy was born August 6, 1956 to Huey and Martha (Nordang) Abernathy in Granite Falls, Minnesota. He attended high school in Granite Falls. As an adult, Bruce was baptized in the Christian faith. Bruce worked for Gary at Jacobson’s Tree Service for many years. He then worked for the cities of Willmar REA and Granite Falls removing tree...
Wally Odegard
Jun 11, 2017
Wallace Burton Odegard was the sixth of seven children born to Martin and Annie (Winberg) Odegard on May 17, 1920 in rural Belview, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Rock Valley Lutheran Church. He attended school at Hillside School District 100 near Upper Sioux Agency State Park along the Yellow Medicine River. Wally’s father passed away when he was...
Vernon Fritz
Jun 9, 2017
Vernon was born on May 3, 1923 in Clara City, Minnesota. He was the youngest child of Michael and Pauline (Peters) Fritz. He grew up in Clara City and was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He graduated from Clara City High School in 1942 and enlisted in the Marine Corp in 1943. He fought in the Pacific Theater...
Linda Schroeder
Jun 3, 2017
Linda Lou Schroeder, 48, of Montevideo, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital in Montevideo. She was born on December 21, 1968, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was a very strong woman. She loved to zoom around in her chair and loved to chase her grandson Johnny around outside. She loved to help take care of...
