Swanson Peterson Funeral Home

Wallace Odin Nygaard, age 65 of Cokato passed away on November 29, 2011. He was born July 6, 1946 in Colfax, Wisconsin to Odin and Lucille Nygaard. The 4^th of 5 children: Merlin, Kenith, Joyce, Wallace, and Jane. Wallace is preceded in death by Joyce and both parents Odin and Lucille. Wally moved to Minnesota in 1958, and attended Cokato High School. Wally was united in marriage to Carolyn Schultz on March 21, 1970. Wally and Carolyn had 3 children: Eric, Kimberly, and Tammy. Wally worked for Stearner Lighting in Winsted, MN. for 16 years. Wally also enjoyed helping his brother Merlin around on his farm. Wally loved to fish, hunt, garden, and spend time with his family. Wally is survived by his wife: Carolyn, son: Eric (Theresa), grandsons: Eithian, Bricen, Preston, and Logan Nygaard, daughter: Kimberly (Justin) Grob, grandsons: Brennen, Seth, and granddaughter: Breah Grob, daughter: Tammy, granddaughter: Cassandra, grandson: Carson, brothers: Merlin, Kenith, and sister: Jane.

Memorial service: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 2:00 pm at North Crow River Lutheran Church, north of Cokato, with visitation beginning at noon at Nygaardchurch. Internment to follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial Service: 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake

Visitation begins at 6:00 PM on Tuesday

Interment will be on Wednesday at 2:00PM at the Howard Lake Cemetery

Lacey, William “Bill”, age 81 of Dassel, MN. went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2011 surrounded by his loving family.  Bill was born September 6, 1930, in Burlington, WI. to William and Marie Lacey. He was baptized on February 22, 1931 at Zion Lutheran Church. Raised in Clear Lake, IA., and was confirmed on April 2, 1944 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Garner, IA. Bill was overseas in Germany after joining the U.S. Army in 1950. Upon returning, he was married to Betty Ann Hoppel on March 6, 1955 in Belmond, IA. This union was blessed with three children. Bill was honored with the Outstanding Jaycee Award and the Distinguished Service Award by the Belmond Junior Chamber of Commerce. He loved the outdoors, and conversed with the trees, and rocks.  Bill loved to travel, especially to Alaska. After retirement, to avoid the cold and snow of Minnesota, he spent winters in Rockport, Texas. Bill was a people person and exemplified this through his work as an accountant and owner of Cokato Accounting.

Survived by his wife, 3 children: Pam (Lance) Garrison, Robert Lacey, Cheryl (Ned) Herrick, 6 Grandchildren: Angela and Steven Garrison, Grant Lacey, Amanda (Bob) Miller, Dave and Ashley Herrick, 2 Great-Grandchildren: Ethan and Jackson Miller, 5 sisters, 2 brothers and other family and friends.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents and 1 sister.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at North Crow River Lutheran Church in Cokato. Internment took place on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Maple Plain, MN.

Memorial Service for Thomas will be at 11 AM on Saturday November 5, 2011 at Gethsemanie Lutheran Church of Dassel

Visitation will be from 4-8 on Friday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato.

Interment will be in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemtery of Cokato

Full obit will be publised soon

Thomas Roy Mueller, age 63, of Cokato,  passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 with his
wife and daughters at his side, following a one year battle with pancreatic
cancer.

Tom was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on January 11, 1948, to
Clarence and Doreen (Clear) Mueller.  He
was baptized at St. Mary’s and confirmed at St Martin’s in Rogers.   He grew up in Osseo, attended St. Martin’s
Elementary in Rogers and graduated from St. Michael High School in 1966.

After high school Tom attended North Hennepin Community
College and  was drafted into the U.S.
Army.  He served in Vietnam and was
wounded on June 24, 1969.  He was later
honorably discharged following his recovery.

On November 6, 1971 Tom married Deanna Larson at the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato.  The couple was blessed with two
daughters.  They made their home in
Cokato, and Tom worked as a tool maker at Fabri Tek for over 30 years.

Tom enjoyed fishing, yard work, grilling, cooking meals for
his family, feeding birds and squirrels, watching his children and
grandchildren play sports, daily coffee with the guys and playing practical
jokes.  Recently Tom reunited with his
Vietnam “Brothers” and enjoyed attending their yearly reunions and also the
telephone visits with these men.  The
last several years of Tom’s life he and Deanna lovingly and unselfishly cared
for relatives who were ill.  Most
important to Tom was spending time with his wife, daughters and especially
grandchildren.

Tom was a fighter right up to the end and will be dearly
missed by his family and friends.  He is
survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Deanna of Cokato.  Daughters: Jennifer (Jeff) Rensch of
Hutchinson, and Melissa (Sam Weber) of Annandale.  Grandchildren: Paige, Taylor, Grant, Ellery,
MaKenzie, and Sam, Parents Clarence and Doreen Mueller of Rogers, Brothers:
Jerry (Taz) of Virginia Dale, Colorado, Daniel (Nadine) of Andover, Philip of
St. Michael, Jon of Rogers and Erik of Rogers.
Father & mother-in-law, Ernest and Dorothy Larson of South Haven,
brothers & sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, godchildren and many
friends.

Tom was preceded in death by his infant brother Joseph, his
grandparents Matt and Anna Mueller and Roy and Olivia Clear,  and brother-in-law David Larson.

Urn bearers were his six grandchildren.  Honorary bearers were his Vietnam brothers.

Lindquist, Dale, age 66 of St. Louis Park passed away on 10/14. Memorial service: 10/20, 11 am at Spirit of Christ Luth. Church 5801 Minnetonka Blvd. St. Louis Park.