Juan M. Ramirez, age 9 months, of Litchfield, Minn. died Monday, March 9, 2010 at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 6 p.m. Friday, March 12 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

John W. Hawkins, 77, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Hutchinson, Minn. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13 at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Allen Garding, 60, of Hutchinson, formerly of Litchfield, died Monday, March 8 in Kansas. Celebration of Life will be at 9:30 a.m. and Funeral at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13 at Faith Lutheran Church, 335 Main St., Hutchinson.

Evelyn Knoll, 89, of Litchfield, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Cedar Crest of Silver Lake. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 11 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Janet Reich, 53, of rural Atwater, died Sunday, March 7 at her home on Diamond Lake. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 12 at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and will continue for one our prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Peterson Brothers Funeral Home, Willmar, is in charge of arrangements.

Fay Wegner 57, formerly of Litchfield, passed away Feb. 17, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital.She is survived by her brothers Lowell Wegner of Pine River, Marty Wegner of Litchfield and sister Betty Lee of Wichita, Kansas.

Theresa R. Weber, 80, of Litchfield, died Feb. 27, 2010 at Gloria Dei Manor. Inurnment service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 12 at Gloria Dei Chapel. Burial of the urn will be at Ripley Cemetery following the services.

Join the Master Gardeners for an evening of gardening education, fellowship, and spring planning at the first Meeker County Master Gardeners “Gardeners Gala Event,” 6 to 9 p.m.Tuesday, March 16, at the Litchfield High School, 901 N Gilman Ave.

Dr. Mary Meyer, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Interim Director is the keynote speaker. His topic is “Winning Combinations with Ornamental Grasses.” Dr. Meyer has been a member of the University of Minnesota’s horticulture science faculty since 1993 and was the state coordinator for the Master Gardener Program for 13 years.

Robert Hanley, 60, of Eden Valley, died at his home March 3, 2010. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9 at Church of Our Lady of Manannah. Friends and relatives may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday, March 8 at the church and one hour prior to the services Tuesday at the church. Arrangements by Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Eden Valley.

Helmi Erickson, 90, of Dassel, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Lakeside Health Care Center of Dassel. A memorial service will be Friday, March 5 at 11 a.m. at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. A time to gather with the family will be one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. The Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel is in charge of arrangements.

Ralph Wilson, 83, of Edeley, N.D. died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at the Oakes Community Hospital in Oakes, N.D. Funeral service was Monday, March 1 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Edgeley, N.D. The Lisko Funeral Chapel in Edgeley, N.D. was in charge of arrangements. Online Guestbook: www.lisofuneralchapel.com

Elaine Eastvold, 83, of Litchfield, died Sunday, Feb. 28, at her home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 4 at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be one hour prior ot the service at the church. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements. www.johnsonhagglund.com

Dennis Kramer, 53, of Watkins, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 27 at the family cabin near Hackensack. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 3 at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. A time to gather will be from 4-8 Tuesday, March 2 at the Ertl Funeral Home in Watkins and 1 hour before the service at the church. Ertl Funeral Home, Watkins, is in charge of arrangements.

Henrietta Anderson, 89, of Litchfield, Minn. passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2 at the Church of St. Philip. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, March 1 at the church. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Todd M. Buck, 47, of Litchfield, Minn. died peacefully at his home Thursday, Feb. 25. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 1 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Jon Sprengeler, 56, of Darwin, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Burns Manor Nursing Home in Hutchinson. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. There will be a time to gather from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Irene Enebak, 87, formerly of Litchfield, passed away in Albuquerque, N.M. A memorial will be at 6 p.m. Friday, March 12 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 8904 Menaul NE, Albuquerque, N.M.

Ruby Gabrielson, 93, of Litchfield, died Monday, Feb. 22 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church and continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home 7 Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Jonathan W. Knisley, of Columbus, Montana, died at his home Feb. 4, 2010. Full military honors were at Fort Harrison, VA Cemetery, Helena, Montana on Feb. 11, 2010. A memorial mass will be offered at the Church of Our Lady in Manannah on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

Genevieve Myllykangas, 75, of Litchfield, died Monday, Feb. 22, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel. A time to gather with family and friends will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 and one hour prior to the service at the church. Johnson Funeral Home, Dassel, is in charge of arrangements.

Myra Putzier, 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Bethany Home in Litchfield. A memorial service ws Saturday, Feb. 20 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Litchfield. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation was in charge of arrangements.

Viola Luedtke, 95, of Hutchinson, Minn. passed way Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Cedar Crest Estates in Hutchinson. Funeral services were Sunday, Feb. 21 at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. Dobratz-Hantge Chapel, Hutchinson, was in charge of arrangements.

Dennis Hoff, 65, of Cedar Mills Township, Meeker County, Minn., passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at his home in Cedar Mills Township. Services were Tuesday, Feb. 16 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills Township. Arrangements by the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson.

Josephine Sarah Duberstein Crowell, 77, passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 peacefully at the home of her daughter Connie Crowell and favorite son-in-law Dave Coleman. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Ackerman-Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora. Visitation will be at 12:30 until the time of the service. A luncheon will follow the service at the Crow’s Nest on Knife Lake.

Daniel T. Peek, 57, of Litchfield, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 at his home. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Ann "Marian" Helland, 85, of Litchfield died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at Beckville Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be one our prior to the service. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Donna Nelson,74, of Litchfield, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. Funeral services were Monday, Feb. 15 at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home & Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Terry W. McFarland, 64, of Litchfield, died Feb. 11, 2010, at his home in Litchfield, Minn. after a 13 month fight against pancreatic cancer.
A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, Minn. with a visitation one hour prior to the service.

Theodore Peterson, 90, died at Sunnyview Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa January 29, 2010. A celebration of life service was Tuesday, Feb. 2 at St. James Lutheran Church, Johnston, Iowa. Ankeny Funeral Home, Ankeny, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Vivian M. Stockland, 89, of Atwater, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Atwater. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at United Lutheran Church in Lake Lillian. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 at the Atwater Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.