Obituaries

73-year-old JAMES W. NYSTROM of Litchfield passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2024 at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. 

A funeral service will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday April 13, 2024 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield. 

Visitation will be held from 4-to-7 P.M. on Friday at Johnson Hagglund and will continue one hour prior to the service.

Jim is survived by his wife – Sharon Johnson of Litchfield

Daughter – Renee Nystrom of Litchfield

Grandchildren – Dean Nystrom, Katelyn (Jay) Snegosky, Jacob Ervasti and Jade Bowman

Sister – Wendy Davis

Sign the online guestbook at www.johnsonhagglund.com.

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96-year-old LOU ELLA F. BENSON of Hutchinson, formerly of Cosmos passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.

A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, April 10^th at Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 4-to-7 P.M. and will continue one hour prior to the service – ALL at Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos.

Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Lou Ella Benson is survived by her daughter – Julie & Douglas Fett of Dassel

Granddaughters – Allison & Andy Kieffer of Dassel, and Amanda & Sully Marxen of Eden Prairie

Great-granddaughters – Iris Kieffer and June Kieffer

Brothers – Duan & Su Flemming of Coon Rapids, and Dale & Judy Flemming of Alexandria

Arrangements are with the Hughes-Hantge Funeral Chapel of Hector

Please sign the on-line guestbook at www.hantge.com.

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26-year-old MIRANDA CASTRO of Litchfield passed away in an automobile accident on Monday, March 25, 2024.

A funeral service for Miranda will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 12 P.M. at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield.

Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the service, starting at 10 A.M. 

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91-year-old ELIZABETH “BETTY” A. NEU of Watkins passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

A time for visitation will take place from 10-to-11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the Church of St. Anthony in Watkins. A funeral liturgy will start at 11 a.m.

Burial will follow at St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery.

Betty Neu is survived by her children – Shirley (& John) Johnson of Clearwater, Larry (& Lori) Neu of Pennsylvania, Lloyd Neu of Atwater, Deanna Langer of Watkins, Jim (& Dori Hamilton) Neu of Watkins, Bill Neu of Watkins, and Patty (& Jim) Stelten of Kimball

Grandchildren – Jenny, April, Becky, Aaron, Cody, Laura, Brad, Shelly, Josh, Jason, Angie, Mandy, and Brent

11 Great-grandchildren

Sisters-in-law – Sharon and Rosie Loch

Arrangements are with Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home.
 

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81-year-old JANICE JEAN ELAM passed away peacefully on March 21, 2024.

A time for visitation will be held from 4-to-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills, and will continue at 10 a.m. Thursday.

A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Burial will follow at St. John’s Cemetery.

Jan is survived by her husband – Gene Elam

Sons – Mike (& Carol) Elam of LeRoy, IL; Jeff (& Dannelle Hartfiel) Elam of Buffalo, MN; and Stephen (& Penny) Elam of Moneta, VA

Daughter – Kristen Elam of Litchfield

Grandchildren – Jeremy (& Haley), Benjamin, Cameron, Zachariah, Samantha, and Abraham Elam

Great-grandchild – Caroline Elam

Sister – Lois (& John) Dahl of Dassel

Sister-in-law – Shirley Mae Runke of Ocala, FL

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Immanuel Grace Lutheran School, 20849 Walden Ave., Hutchinson, MN in her memory. 

Arrangements are with the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home of Litchfield.

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71-year-old REBECCA “BECKIE” A. SCHAEFER of Litchfield passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Lakeside Generations Health Care in Dassel.

A Celebration of Beckie’s life will be held from 4-to-7 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Service.

Beckie is survived by her husband of over 50 years – Cliff

Children – Karrie (& John) Choi and Adam (& Heather) Schaefer

Grandchildren – Miles, Ava, and Charley

Sisters – Wendy (& Rodney) Atkinson and Terry (& Danny) Bicknell

Brothers – Scot and Tim (& Fran) Clepper

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Beckie’s name to early education at the School of St. Philip in Litchfield.

Arrangements are with Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield.

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