Obituaries
Adrian Westergard
Jul 1, 2025
Adrian Warren Westergard, 92, of rural Erhard, died July 1, 2025, at his home.
Visitation: 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard with a 6:30 pm prayer service and resumes one hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard.
Clergy: Reverend...
Sandra Honrud
Jul 1, 2025
Sandra Honrud, 74, of Battle Lake, died Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society Home in Battle Lake.
Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 11, at South Immanuel Church, rural Rothsay, MN. There will be visitation one-hour prior to the service at the church.
Clergy: Reverend Phil Tobin
Interment: Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, MN
Arrangements are provided by Olson Funeral & Cremation in Fergus Falls.
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Gordon Bakken
Jul 1, 2025
Gordon Earl Bakken, 89, died July 1st, 2025 at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN.
Gordy was born September 18, 1935 to Clifford and Anna (Sunblad) Bakken in the "Erhard Hills", Erhard MN. Gordy attended Underwood School. Gordy was married to Geraldine Boek on August 5th, 1961. Together they raised their three children at their home on Heilberger...
Barton Dewey
Jun 29, 2025
Barton Eldor Dewey was taken home to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 29th, 2025 at his home.
Barton was born on December 10, 1981 in Fergus Falls, MN. He was baptized February 7, 1982 at Western Presbyterian Church. He was confirmed at Federated Church. He grew up on the family farm in Campbell and graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Lucille Eckhardt
Jun 29, 2025
Lucille Kathleen Eckhardt, 98, of Fergus Falls, peacefully entered her heavenly home on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at PioneerCare. A woman of quiet strength, she lived independently until the last several weeks when various health issues brought her to long-term care where she spent ample time in her last days reminiscing, giggling and storytelling with her daughter, nieces, and caregivers.
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Jeannine Stoltz
Jun 28, 2025
Jeannine Elizabeth (Woods) Stoltz, of Fergus Falls, MN, age 82, died unexpectedly at home, on June 28, 2025.
Jeannine was born on October 4, 1942, to John and Genevieve (Grandadam) Woods in LaPorte, Indiana.Jeannine had very fond memories of her formative years spent on a farm near Dodge Center, MN. At her 80th Birthday party, she shared how those years created a...
Eldon "Tex" Larson
Jun 28, 2025
Eldon LeRoy Larson was born August 8, 1937, on the farm in Akron Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota, the third of five children of Arthur and Navy (Mattson) Larson. He attended country school through 8th grade in the schoolhouse down the hill from the farm and graduated from West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) in Morris, MN in 1955.
Many people...
Marion Donley
Jun 26, 2025
Marion L. Donley, 93, of Perham, MN, died Thursday, June 26, 2025 at Hadley House Assisted Living Center in Perham.
Marion was born on December 26, 1931, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Victor and Agnes Torgerson. She attended grade school in Richville, MN and Fergus Falls, MN and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1949. She was the middle...
Llewellyn Bengtson
Jun 26, 2025
Llewellyn "Lew" Charles Bengtson, 94, of Rothsay, passed away at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls Thursday, June 26, 2025.
Lewellyn was born the second of five children on April 7, 1931, to Charles and Cora (Brenden) Bengtson. He was raised in Erhards Grove Township on a farm which he continued to work, until the age of 89 with the...
Lloyd Wahl
Jun 25, 2025
Lloyd Wahl, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at LB Broen Home.
Service details are pending.
Assistance provided by Olson Funeral and Cremation in Fergus Falls.
Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
LaVonne Baker
Jun 25, 2025
LaVonne "Vonnie" Doreen Baker, age 94, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo surrounded by family
Born on August 18, 1930, Vonnie was the daughter of Arthur & LaVella (Forde) Anderson, (later step-mother Inga Anderson), and grew up on the farm alongside her siblings: Arland (Bud), Darol, Donna Lou, Diane & Paul.
Vonnie...
Geneva Busko
Jun 24, 2025
Geneva Jean Busko, 94, of Fergus Falls, passed away June 24, 2025 at Broen Home in Fergus Falls.
Geneva was born May 29, 1931 in Fergus Falls, to Frank and Theressa (Knudson) Williams. She was the middle child of three and the only girl. Until the age of nine she went to school at District 96 country school. Then she...
Dean Svenby
Jun 24, 2025
Dean Svenby, 91, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls.
Dean Jelmer Svenby was born on May 23, 1934 in Blooming Prairie, MN to Jelmer and Anna (Polak) Svenby. He married the love of his life, Connie Fuchs in 1954. Dean served in the United States Army for 20 years....
Vernon Berger
Jun 22, 2025
Vernon Berger, 93, died Sunday, June 22, 2025 at his residence.
Vernon was born July 9, 1931 to George and Flora (Jacobson) Berger in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended Hillcrest High School.
Vernon served in the United States army for three years. He attained the rank of Sargent and was honorably discharged. After returning to Fergus Falls, he worked for...
Janice Eklund
Jun 22, 2025
Janice Eklund, 75, a resident of Underwood, died Sunday, June 22, 2025, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls.
Janice was born on October 17, 1949, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Alfred and Judith (Odden) Johnson. She attended country school and graduated from Underwood High School in 1967.
On February 17, 1968 she married Donald Eklund in Battle Lake, MN.
Janice retired in...
Sylvia Robson
Jun 17, 2025
Sylvia Robson, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Sylvia Jean Hoff was born July 11, 1943 in Iowa Falls, Iowa to Jean and Gayle (Howe) Hoff. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1961. She then attended the University of Minnesota, Moorhead State College earning her Associates Degree.
On...
Peggy "Peg" Nelson
Jun 14, 2025
Peggy "Peg" Nelson, 54, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Lake Region Healthcare.
Peggy Lynn Nelson was born December 11, 1970 to Palmer and Lorine (Brunmeier) Strand in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Over the years Peg worked at Kmart, Carlson Highland, Independent, and Quality Toyota.
Peg loved everything involving her animals. She loved helping people where ever and...
Yvonne Draxten
Jun 12, 2025
Yvonne Draxten, 89, of Fergus Falls, died June 12, 2025 at PioneerCare.
Yvonne was born September 4th, 1935 in Starbuck, MN, daughter of Fred and Hazel Van Sickle. She was the oldest of their 7 children. Yvonne went to school in Fergus Falls, MN and was the final class to graduate from the Washington High school.
She married Olaf Draxten...
Janet Haller
Jun 12, 2025
Janet Haller, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 12, 2025 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.
Janet Haller was born October 31,1926 to Joseph and Mary (Warzecha) Opatz. She attended Fergus Falls schools and after graduation she entered Bethesda Hospital X-ray training. She worked in St Paul and Fargo clinics for several years. She married Edward Haller on October 11,...
Gary Wheeler
Jun 12, 2025
Gary Paul Wheeler, 74, of Fergus Falls died June 12, 2025 at his home surrounded by family, following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Gary was born November 6, 1950, to Paul and Ruth Wheeler of Arlington Heights, Illinois, where he was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter Lutheran Church. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1968 and received...
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