Obituaries
Constance "Connie" E. Michealson
Jan 26, 2017
Constance E. Michealson, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at PioneerCare Suites in Fergus Falls. Connie was born May 14, 1927, to Oscar and Ignette (Strinden) Fjestad in Pelican Rapids. She attended Rural School District #78 and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1945. On September 10, 1949, she was united in marriage to Franklin “Bucky”...
Eugene Franklin Dohrer
Jan 26, 2017
Eugene F. Dohrer, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Woodland Lodge. A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made by Olson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls.
Glen M Nord
Jan 25, 2017
Glen Milford Nord, age 86, of Fergus Falls, has entered into the joy of heaven and the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. After a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and congestive heart failure, Glen died peacefully in his sleep on January 25, 2017, at the Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where he had been a resident...
David Willis Shearon
Jan 23, 2017
David Willis Shearon, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 23, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. David was born on May 27, 1924, in Maplewood Township to Ross and Nellie (Small) Shearon. On February 24, 1946, he was united in marriage to Meena Ferne Muckey. They farmed in Maplewood Township until 1972 when they moved to Fergus Falls. He...
Lorraine Ann Newton
Jan 21, 2017
Lorraine Ann Newton, 84, of rural Carlisle, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born March 14, 1932, at home in Tordenskjold Township, rural Dalton, MN the daughter of Tilford and Amanda (Lien) Nelson. She grew up in rural Dalton, attending country school at District #20. She was baptized/confirmed at Ten Mile Lake Lutheran...
Helen Florence Manning
Jan 21, 2017
Mrs. Eugene (Helen) Manning, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Though she struggled with Parkinson’s Disease for a number of years, her final battle was with acute leukemia. Helen was born on November 29, 1932, in Bagley, the daughter of George and Esther (Hansen) Rud. She grew up in rural Bagley, where...
Helen Marie Denbrook
Jan 18, 2017
Helen Marie Denbrook, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the Broen Home. Helen was born on September 7, 1923, to Albert and Pauline (Lehn) Mandelke in Elizabeth. She attended school and grew up in Elizabeth Township. The family moved to Western Township and later East of Fergus Falls, by Broken Down Dam. On July...
Martha Jane Kohlmeyer
Jan 15, 2017
Martha “Marty” Jane Kohlmeyer, 66, of Wadena, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at CentraCare in St. Cloud, MN. Marty was born on July 5, 1950, in Fargo, ND, to Dr. Albert Charles and Marian Ruth (Dallman) Kohlmeyer. She attended school in Moorhead. After graduating from Moorhead High School in 1968, she majored in English at Luther College in Decorah, IA....
Paul Shannon Fjestad
Jan 14, 2017
Paul Shannon Fjestad, 80, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully from complications of pneumonia on January 14, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, with members of his loving family at his side. Paul was born on November 9, 1936, the first of three sons, to Philip and Borghild (Swendsrud) Fjestad. He grew up on the family dairy farm just...
Doris Genevieve Sveresvold
Jan 13, 2017
Doris Genevieve Sveresvold, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Broen Home. Doris was born on July 23, 1916, to Ole and Lula (Sneva) Sveresvold in Underwood. She was baptized and confirmed at Tingvold Lutheran Church and attended Barnard country school and graduated from Underwood High School. After high school, Doris went on to...
Martha "Marty" Hitzeman
Jan 12, 2017
Martha “Marty” Hitzeman, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at the PioneerCare Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls. Martha was born on March 1, 1926, to Herman John and Caroline (Mueller) Sodman, at home on the farm, in Burns Township in Anoka County, MN. She graduated from Elk River High School in 1944 and then went...
Mavis Ilene Warn
Jan 11, 2017
Mavis Ilene Warn died January 11, 2017, on her 96th birthday at Walker Methodist Health Center in Minneapolis. Mavis was born January 11, 1921, in Aberdeen, SD. She was the daughter of Millie (Carlson) Nelson and Carl A. Nelson of Gwinner, ND. She married Clarence “Bud” Warn on June 1, 1943, and they lived in Minto, ND, and Fergus Falls,...
Jerome Odin Toso
Jan 8, 2017
Jerome Odin Toso, 88, of Rothsay, died Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Jerome was born on February 19, 1928, to Winfield and Elvine (Nordgaard) Toso in Rothsay. He attended country school in District # 27 through eighth grade and then served in the Army 24th Infantry Division, from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean...
Robert "Bob" Harold Harthun
Jan 6, 2017
Robert “Bob” Harold Harthun, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 6, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Bob was born on June 20, 1934, to John and Clara (Chapman) Harthun, at the home of his grandmother, Laura Chapman in Star Lake Township. He attended country school at District #137. Bob enjoyed hunting deer, duck, and pheasant and...
Barbara Jean Rust Hunsaker
Jan 5, 2017
Barbara Jean (Rust) Hunsaker, 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Lake Region Health Care in Fergus Falls. Barb was born on April 2, 1943, in Perham, MN, the daughter of Carl and Ada (Castle) Rust. She grew up in the Perham/Richville area and attended school in Perham. On April 9, 1961, Barbara married Thomas...
Mildred "Millie" A. Denbrook
Jan 4, 2017
Mildred "Millie" A. Denbrook, 92, of Wabasha, MN, formerly of Fergus Falls and Wadena, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at St. Elizabeth's Nursing Home in Wabasha surrounded by family. Millie was born October 11, 1924, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Helmer and Olga (Houg) Nelson. She graduated from Fergus Falls high school in 1943. Millie was a true "Rosie the...
Earl William Melkert
Jan 4, 2017
Earl William Melkert, 77, a resident of rural Erhard, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Earl was born on June 23, 1939, to William Herman and Elizabeth Mary (McGuire) Melkert in Pelican Rapids. He attended country school in Maplewood and Long Lake and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1957. When...
Myrtle "Maggie" Lee Wardle
Jan 1, 2017
Myrtle Lee “Maggie” Wardle, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at The Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls. Myrtle was born December 24, 1920, to Garrett Hatcher and Ethel (Byard) Rose in Clarksville, TN. After high school graduation, she attended college and was a social worker for the State of Florida and was also the director of...
Arlene Tysver
Dec 29, 2016
Arlene Tysver,100, passed into life eternal to join her husband Vern and her Lord and Savior on December 29, 2016, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, MN. Arlene was born in Manyaska, MN on July 29, 1916, to Wilbur Myers and Mary Grace Holmes Myers. She was the youngest of eight children, and at the age of three, her family...
Donald W. Jepperson
Dec 25, 2016
Donald William Jepperson, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Worthington, MN died Sunday, December 25, 2016, at the MN Veterans Home, Fergus Falls. Don was born in Eau Claire, WI on May 23, 1930 to Raymond V. and Mildred R. (Foisy) Jepperson. His family moved to St. Cloud, MN in 1933, to Willmar, MN in 1936 and finally...
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