DEATH NOTICES

Linda L. Stauffacher
May 11, 1948 – April 2, 2017
Funeral Notice
 
Benson, Minnesota – Linda L. Stauffacher, age 68, died on Sunday morning at the Meadow Lane Nursing Home in Benson. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the Word Fellowship Church in Appleton. Visitation will be held on Thursday April 6 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson and will continue for one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Friday. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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VICTORIA ANN THOLE
JUNE 19, 1948 – MARCH 29, 2017
OBITUARY
 
Victoria Ann Thole, age 68, of Benson, Minn., died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at St. Cloud Hospital.  Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m., Monday, April 3, 2017, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson.  Visitation will continue from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in DeGraff.  Interment will be in the St. Bridget’s Catholic Church Cemetery.  Arrangements are with Zniewski Funeral Home.
 

Walfred L. Hanson
April 13, 1925 - March 27, 2017
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -

Walfred L. Hanson, 91, Golden Valley, died Monday, March 27.

Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 11 a.m., Monday, April 3, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Golden Valley. Burial will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in Calvary Cemetery in Murdock, Minn.

Arrangements by Washburn-McReavy - Glen Haven Chapel.

John Thomas Hutchinson, III of Benson, MN passed away on March 26th, 2017 at the age of 89 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.  A Celebration of his Life will be at a later date.

Donald B. Jaeger was born July 25, 1921 to Ernest and Josephine (Hippe) Jaeger in Cashel Township.

He was baptized and confirmed at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church.  He went to country school and then graduated from Benson High School in 1940.  He lettered in football under Leon Brockmeyer for the Benson PlowBoys, now known as the Benson Braves.

He married Gladys Gronseth from Kerkhoven, Minnesota in 1944.

Donnie only wanted to be known as a laborer and farmer.  Farming was in his blood from a young age of farming with his dad.  He worked at J.C. Penny’s when he was 20 years old and broke horses for Ed Shumbaum, who he later cared for so Ed could stay in his home.  He rented the Payne and Troseth farms for 10 years before he and Gladys moved to Benson.

Randy Twitchell, age 72, of Appleton, passed away Saturday, March 4th in his home.  Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton, officiated by Rev. Linda Lagergren.  Interment followed at Appleton City Cemetery.

Randy Leon Twitchell was born October 21, 1944, in Appleton, Minnesota, the son of Wayne and Gladys (Blom) Twitchell.  He was baptized April 8, 1945 by Rev. Roger Schmuck and was confirmed on April 17, 1957 by Rev. Paul Hallett, both at Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Appleton.  Randy was raised in Appleton, graduating from Appleton High School in 1962.  After graduation, Randy attended Mayville State Teachers College where he earned his teaching degree.  On October 24, 1981 Randy was united in marriage to Julie Anne Stroebel by Rev. Lyle Rich at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson.  This union was blessed with over 35 years together.   

Clarence "Butch" F. Higdon, 68, of Jackson passed away at his residence on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday, March 17, 2017  from 5 to 7 PM at the Osterberg Funeral Home in Jackson.

Funeral Service will be on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Benson with Rev. John R. Smith officiating. Military Rites will follow by the Benson American Legion and VFW Posts.

Burial will be at a later date in the Benson City Cemetery.

Theodore Jennings Torgelson, age 87, of Alexandria, MN, formerly of rural Appleton, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. 

Dorothy L. Hargreaves, age 90, died on Monday afternoon, March 6, 2017, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am, on Friday March 10, 2017 at the St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Clontarf. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson with a parish prayer service at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will continue from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday at the church prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at St. Malachy Catholic Cemetery in Clontarf.  Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson is assisting the family with the arrangements.

DELMER STANLEY RADTKE
FEBRUARY 27, 1932 – FEBRUARY 28, 2017
NOTICE and OBITUARY
 
Delmer Stanley Radtke, age 85, of Danvers, Minn., died Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Swift County Benson Health Services.  Visitation will be from 10 – 11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson.  Interment will be in the Benson City Cemetery.  Arrangements are with Zniewski Funeral Home.