West Central Tribune

Norma Jean (Valentine) Williams passed away October 13, 2021 at Good Shepard Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids with family at her side after a 40+ year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Foley Funeral Home from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Burial will take place at later date in the Ronneby Riverside Cemetery. Service with Dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home. Norma was born in Willmar MN to Raymond and Erma (Elliott) Valentine. She graduated from Willmar High School in in 1965 and moved to St. Cloud MN to attend St. Cloud Beauty College. While attending College she met Kenneth Williams Jr., they were united in marriage on...

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Daniel-Anderson Funeral Home in Paynesville for Calvin L. "Cal" Anderson, age 84, of Paynesville, who passed away at the Koronis Manor with family by his side on Saturday, June 5, 2021. Pastor David Rogers and Pastor Joel Sandahl will officiate. Private burial will take place at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls with full military honors on Friday prior to the memorial service. An Open Casket Visitation will take place on Thursday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Daniel-Anderson Funeral Home in Paynesville. Visitation will continue Friday one hour prior to services. Cal was born on April 6, 1937...

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud for Michael Robert Myrick, age 67, of St. Cloud, who passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 the St. Cloud V.A. Medical Center. Chaplain Michael Gruber will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery in Little Falls. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud. Michael was on born July 23, 1953. His parents were Robert and Amy (Truhlar) Myrick. He was raised in Owatonna, MN and attended Owatonna High School. Mike enlisted in the United States Navy...

Jeffrey "Duff" Savig surprised us all by going home to the Lord on April 11, 2021. He was born on July 14, 1959 in Minneapolis, MN to the late Roger and Peggy (Molacek) Savig. He grew up and attended school in several communities before moving to Danube in 1972. He graduated from Danube High School in 1977. He joined the US Navy in January of 1978. While in the Navy he was an Aviation Electronics Technician First Class. He married Sandy Knapper in 1979. They had five children. In 1982 Jeff was initiated into Phi Theta Kappa, Rho Epsilon Chapter Fraternity He was honorably discharged from the US Navy in January of 1987. He divorced from Sandy in 1990. He married Diane Neale on October 15,...

On Saturday, February 6, 2021, Randall E. Johnson, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at age 73. Randy was born on May 13, 1947 in Willmar, MN to Earle and Dorothy Johnson. On February 28, 1976, he married Barbara Foshie Johnson. Randy (Pop Pop) was a big Norwegian man with a big heart, and an even bigger infectious laugh. His love for the simple things in life was unmatched - like playing a round of 9 holes, listening to Ricky Scaggs live, or sending a family member a gimmicky birthday card just to see their reaction. He was a math and history whiz. He learned every inch of history about each new town that he and Barbara moved to. He was always driven by a progressing...

Rockport, Texas Kathy Lyn Vian,45, peacefully went to join the Lord and her parents in Heaven on December 29, 2020. She was also looking forward to reuniting with her beloved dog, Shadow. She was born to Charles and Connie Grewe on February 21, 1975 in Willmar, Minnesota. She attended elementary through high school there. She graduated from Willmar High School in 1993/ She was a cheerleader for wrestling and basketball. She attended classes at the local community college for criminal justice and she continued her secondary education online. Kathy fell in love with and then married Timothy Vian on September 28, 2004. They have one child together, Gabriella Grace. Gabriella will always be...

Ronald James Walter, 74, of Hitchcock, SD, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center, Aberdeen, SD. His funeral service was held Saturday, August 1st at the United Methodist Church, Hitchcock, SD, with military honors. Survivors include daughter, Tasma Paye-Wilke "Taz" (Patrick); grandchildren, Alison Wilke (William Herzog), Bradley Wilke and Caleigh Wilke, all of Murdock, MN. His unborn great-grandson due this October 2020. two brothers, Lynn (Alice) Walter and Darwin Walter, all of Hitchcock; and ex-wife, Shirley (Paye Walter) Evans. www.kuhlerfuneralhome.com

Tammy G. (Mrs. Jeff) Weber, age 58, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at the hospital in Sioux Falls, SD after battling kidney disease for 30 plus years. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church. Pastor Luke Smith will officiate. The family is requested to meet at the church by 10:30 a.m. on Monday for a family prayer service. Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. and also prior to the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Linda Samuelson, Theresa Kenyon and Marie Weber. Active pallbearers will...