DEATH NOTICES

DEATH NOTICE

JULIE R. MUNSTERMAN

Julie Rae Munsterman, 51, of Rochester, MN (formerly of Villard, MN) died on Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Ecumen Bethany Community Nursing Home in Alexandria, MN.  Funeral arrangements are pending, through the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood, MN and Calvary Lutheran Church in Glenwood, MN.

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Margaret K. Smith, age 86, died on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Windmill Ponds assisted living in Alexandria.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Murdock.  

Visitation will be held on Friday, January 10, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.

Father William J. Coy died December 18, 2013 in New Rochelle, New York, of complications from open heart surgery. He was 85 years of age, and a Maryknoll priest for 58 years.  William Joseph Coy was born in Danvers, Minnesota, October 31, 1928 to Morris and Agnes (Quigley) Coy. He graduated from Benson High School, and attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota his freshman year. Realizing his calling to the priesthood, he then applied for and was accepted at the Maryknoll Catholic Mission Society of America’s seminary. He was ordained in 1955 and assigned to Bolivia. His first assignment after language school was to the Diocese of Santa Cruz. He was then assigned to San Pedro parish in the capital city of La Paz and from there to the jungle Vicariate of the Pando, where he worked almost exclusively for the rest of his time in Latin America.

Ellsworth J. Stensrud, age 82, of Swift Falls, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, TX.
 
Services are 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 03, 2014, at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls, with Rev. Seth Novak officiating.
 
Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 02, 2014 at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.  Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church.
 
Arrangements are with the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, MN.

Rodney Fossen, 67, of Benson, died on Monday, December 30, 2013, at his home in Benson. 

Services are Friday, January 3 at 2 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson with Rev. Dennis McManus officiating.

Visitation is Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at St. Mark's.  Visitation will also be one hour prior to the funeral service on Friday.

Arrangements are with the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.

Debra Lorraine Webber, Age 50, of Hancock, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, December 29th, 2013 at Swift County Benson Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was the beloved wife of Brian Webber.
Debra was born in Canby, MN, on April 13, 1963.  She grew up in Clarkfield, MN, till the age of 13 and then spent the rest of her childhood in Dawson, MN.  She was the daughter of Lonny and Lorraine Schwartz.  Besides her husband, Brian, Debra leaves behind her daughters Michelle (Troy) Nelson of Clontarf, MN, Miranda (Steven) Henriksen of Benson, MN, and Melanie Webber of Fargo, ND.  She also leaves behind a sister Dawn (Ryan) Madden of Benson, a brother Duane Schwartz of Dawson, and her cherished grandson Tanner Nelson, as well as numerous cousins and close friends.

Peter Raymond Ollendick was born on May 2, 1948, in Benson, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Esther Schwebach Ollendick.  He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith and grew up in Tara Township, Swift County.  He attended country school and then graduated from Benson High School.  Peter served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  On October 24, 1970 Peter was united in marriage to Connie Miller at St. Malachy’s Catholic Church in Clontarf.  This union was blessed with five children.  They lived in Benson and in Fort Dodge Iowa from 1988 to 1994, before returning to Benson.
     

Lyland Edward-Otto Reich was born May 13, 1916, the son of William and Amanda (Boese) Reich.  He was born and raised on the family farm in Marysland Township, Swift County.  
Lyland was baptized  June 16, 1916 and was confirmed  July 13, 1930, both at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Moyer Township.  In 1930 he graduated from country school in the eighth grade.  Lyland farmed his entire life and was still driving tractor when he was 93 years old.

A celebration of life for Rhoda Holzheimer, 100, of Morris, formerly of Holloway, was held Friday, December 20, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church Fairfield in Holloway, Minnesota. Rev. Donald Klatt officiated. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at the church  Friday. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Leila Leone Ellingson, age 89, of Benson, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the Golden Living Center – Meadow Lane.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Gary Brandenburg officiating.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.  Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church.