Obituaries

William Gausman

Oct 5, 2019

A combined memorial service for William and Arvilla Gausman of Las Vegas, NV, originally of Pepperton Township, MN, will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at  the Pedersen Funeral Home, 101 South Atlantic Ave., Morris, MN 56267.  A luncheon and burial will follow. Bill and Val will be laid to rest at Pepperton Cemetery....

Robert Giese

Sep 30, 2019

Memorial services for Robert Giese of Morris, MN will be Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Morris, MN, with Reverend Donald Main officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Burial will be in Summit Cemetery in Morris.

Robert Ralph...

Herbert Weiss

Sep 24, 2019

Funeral services for Herbert Weiss of Morris, MN will be Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Morris, with Reverend Dan Belgum officiating. Visitation will be Friday, October 4, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church...

Donald Hansen

Sep 20, 2019

Former Wheaton area dairy farmer Donald LeRoy Hansen lost his battle with Parkinsons disease Friday evening. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 26th at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Morris Mn. Wednesday night visitation will be 5 to 7 at Pedersen Funeral Home, South highway 9 in Morris.  Don lived 10 months of 2018 at...

Lisbeth Chalenburg Jones

Sep 16, 2019

Lis Jones, 60, went home to her Lord on Monday, September 16, 2019 in Searcy, Arkansas after a battle with cancer.  She was born February 26, 1959 to Walter Ralph and Daisy Jennille (Oldfield) Chalenburg in Starbuck, Minnesota.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather Joe Sutton.

Lis grew...

Arnold Gorder Jr.

Sep 11, 2019

Funeral services for Arnold Gorder of Starbuck, Minnesota, will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Minnewaska Lutheran Church in Starbuck, with Reverend Dr. Joel Rolf officiating.  Visitation will be held Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck, and for one hour prior to services at...

Arthur Erickson

Sep 9, 2019

Memorial services for Arthur Erickson, of Glenwood, MN, formerly of Starbuck, MN, will be held on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Indherred Lutheran Church, rural Starbuck, MN, with Reverend Dr. Joel Rolf officiating.  Visitation will be on Sunday, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck and for one hour...

John Kirk

Aug 30, 2019

Memorial Services for John Kirk, of Morris, Minnesota will be on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Morris with Reverend Micah Tanis officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church.

John Nelson Kirk was born on September 19, 1938 in...

Colleen Anderson Oachs

Aug 22, 2019

There will be a visitation for Colleen Anderson Oachs of Herman, MN on Friday, August 30, 2019 from 3 to 5 p.m., with a prayer service and time of sharing at 5:00 at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris. Burial will be in St. Theresia's Catholic Cemetery in Donnelly.

Colleen Beth...

Jeffery Ehlen

Aug 21, 2019

Funeral services for Jeffery “Spiffy” Ehlen of Alberta, Minnesota, will be on Monday, August 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris with Father Todd Schneider officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Morris.

Jeffery Darrel...

John Rinkenberger

Aug 14, 2019

Funeral services for John Rinkenberger of Chokio, MN will be Friday, August 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chokio, with Minister Minette Stalheim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Johnson, MN.

Scott Behan

Aug 8, 2019

Scott J. Behan, CLU, ChFC, CLTC, LUTCF, CASL

Scott J. Behan, of Dell Rapids, South Dakota, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after a long four-year battle with cancer.

Scott was born in Norcross, Minnesota,...

Gilbert Schmidgall

Aug 7, 2019

Funeral services for Gilbert Schmidgall of Morris, Minnesota, will be on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Morris Apostolic Christian Church, rural Morris, with the Apostolic Christian Church Ministers officiating.  Visitation will be on Friday, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Morris Apostolic Christian Church Fellowship Hall and one hour prior to...

Robert Dierks

Aug 6, 2019

Robert William “Bob” Dierks, 86, of Chokio, Minnesota fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, following a lengthy battle with CLL, at the Grace Home in Graceville, Minnesota. He is fondly remembered as a man with three great loves: his family, his faith, and his farm.

The funeral for Bob...

Joyce Meyer

Aug 5, 2019

Funeral services for Joyce Meyer of Cyrus, Minnesota will be held on Monday, August 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cyrus with Reverend Chris Richards officiating. A visitation will be on Sunday from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to the services...

Earl Steuck

Aug 5, 2019

Memorial services for Earl Steuck of Chokio, MN will be Monday, August 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chokio, with Minister Minette Stalheim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Burial will be in Frog Lake Cemetery near Alberta.

Earl Lester Steuck, son of...

Robert Bean Jr.

Aug 2, 2019

Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Stanley Bean, Jr. will be held Friday, August 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Morris with Reverend Daniel Belgum officiating.  Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church.  Pedersen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Stanley Bean,...

Ruth Weiss

Jul 29, 2019

Funeral services for Ruth Weiss of Morris, MN will be Friday, August 23, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Morris, with Reverend Dan Belgum officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, August 22nd from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church on Friday....

Marion Moser

Jul 25, 2019

Funeral services for Marion Moser, of Morris, Minnesota will be held on Monday, July 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Morris Apostolic Christian Church, rural Morris, with the Apostolic Christian Church Ministers officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris, and one hour prior to services at...

Gary Halvorson

Jul 25, 2019

Gary L. Halvorson, 64, of Starbuck, Minnesota died on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his home, surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer.  He was 64 years old.

The memorial service and burial of his cremated remains will be held privately at the Fron Lutheran Cemetery, near Starbuck, Minnesota.