Funeral service for 69 year old GERALD H. NIEMELA of New Port Richie, Florida – formerly of Cokato – will be on Saturday, March 3rd at 11 am at Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church of Cokato. Burial will be in the Cokato Finnish Cemetery. Gerald passed away on January 30th in New Port Richie, Florida. Arrangements are with the Swanson-Peterson funeral home of Cokato.

Funeral service for 53 year old LARAMIE ROSE ANDERSON of Champlin, formerly of Cokato, will be at 1 pm on Saturday, 2/25 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato. Visitation is Friday from 5 - 9 pm at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato – with a prayer service at 8 pm. Visitation is also one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. Laramie passed away February 18th at her parent’s home in Cokato.

Funeral service for 88 year old PHYLLIS A. TURCK will be at 11 am on Saturday, 2/25 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Burial will be in Lake Ripley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 pm on Friday at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at church. Phyllis died peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Please sign the on-line guestbook at www.johnsonhagglund.com.

Funeral service for 97 year old HELEN OSDOBA will be held Thursday, 2/23 at 1 pm at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Litchfield. Visitation is Wednesday from 5 – 7 pm at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Helen passed away Sunday at Ecumen of Litchfield. Please sign the on-line guestbook at www.johnsonhagglund.com.