Obituaries

94-year-old RUTH A. SUNSDAHL of Litchfield passed away at her home on Sunday November 24, 2024. 
 
A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday December 6, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  

Ruth is survived by her son – Bruce (Mary-Beth) Sunsdahl

Daughter-in-laws – Katie Sunsdahl and Barb VanOverbeke

Grandchildren – Bryce (Jessica) Sunsdahl, Jill (Adam) Larson, Brad Sunsdahl and Ben Sunsdahl

6 great-grandchildren

Sister-in-law – Elaine Sunsdahl and many nieces, nephews and their children
 
Sign the online guestbook at www.johnsonhagglund.com.

65-year-old BERNARD CHARLES “CHUCK” GRATZ of Atwater passed away on Monday, November 25, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 30th, at St. John Lutheran Church – north of Atwater.

Visitation will be from 5-to-7 p.m. on Friday at the church and will continue one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Arrangements are with Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Home in Willmar. 

Sign the online guestbook at www.hafh.org.

97-year-old EINAR O. LUNDIN of Litchfield passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. 

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield.

A visitation will be held on Friday evening from 4-to-7 p.m. and Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. 

Burial will be held at Lake Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.
 
Einar is survived by his children – Harold (& Marilyn) Lundin of Litchfield, Elaine (& James) Lenhard of Litchfield, and Judy (& David) Walstad of Chanhassen

Grandchildren – Lisa Maas, Angie Kopplow, Sara Wilke, Alexis Walstad, Kelsey Beisman

Great grandchildren – Ellie, Isaac, Amelia, Nora, Kysten, Melayna, Arie, Owen, and Wyatt

Arrangements are with Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel.

SHARON A. NYSTROM, age 69 of Litchfield passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 22nd at the Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.

Burial will be held in the Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.

Sharon is survived her daughter – Renee Nystrom of Litchfield

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

Sisters – Marilyn Dvorak and Beverly Schmitz

Please sign our online guestbook at www.johnsonhagglund.com.

77-year-old LINDA (SCHROEDER) JOHNSON, formerly of Litchfield, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Trails of Orono in Wayzata.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Litchfield Christian Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 1-to-2:30 P.M. at the church.

Burial will be at Lake Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.

Linda is survived by her brother – Charles (& Patty) Schroeder of Little Falls

Children – Ben (& Nancy) Johnson of Orono, Josh (& Dayna) Johnson of Minnetrista, and Laura (& John) Sullivan of Eden Prairie

Grandchildren – Charles Johnson, William Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Morgan Johnson, Gavin Johnson, Faith Doege, Caleb Doege, Madison Doege, Aubree Doege, Aidan Sullivan and Owen Sullivan
 
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota and can be made via https://www.alz.org/mnnd/donate or 12701 Whitewater Drive, Suite 290, Minnetonka, MN 55343.

Arrangements are with Asmus Cremation Service through Sturm Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

87-year-old JOHN “JACK” WARREN ENGELSON of Dassel – formerly of Grove City and Atwater – passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Lakeside Generations in Dassel.  

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel.

Visitation will be one-hour prior to the service on Friday morning at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel.
 
Jack is survived by his wife – Arlyss Engelson of Cokato

Stepchildren – Trisha (& Carl) Harju of Cokato, Pat (& Bridget Anderson) Lind of Litchfield, and Paul (& Katie) Barden of Winsted

Grandchildren – Will Saul, Mat Saul, Ryan Kisor, Ben Kisor, Andy Kisor, Jeremy Kisor, Kenzie Hanson, Hailey Lind, Bailey Hoese, Jena Barden, Bella Barden and Nolan Barden

Great grandchildren – Henry Saul, Lucy Saul, Emma Saul, Blake Saul, Krey Saul, Winnie Kisor, Malachi Kisor, River Hanson, Jolene Hanson, Dawson Hoese, and Johnny Hoese

Sister-in-law – Margaret Engelson of Litchfield, along with several nephews and a niece – Matt Engelson, Eric Engelson, Alesia Warner, and Tom Engelson

Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel.