Obituaries
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...
Lowell Allen Nissen
Dec 23, 2016
Lowell Allen Nissen was born January 10, 1932 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Nanning and Marie (Cjell) Nissen, and passed away on December 23, 2016 in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 11 months, and 13 days. Lowell attended country school in Dane Prairie, Minnesota and was a 1949 graduate of Fergus Falls High School. Lowell...
Allen L. Thunselle
Dec 23, 2016
Allen L. Thunselle, 71, a resident of Cypress CA, died in a peaceful manner with his wife at his side, on December 23, 2016. In 2011, he acquired Myelodysplastic Syndrome, an environmental exposure disease, and succumbed to it despite a bone marrow transplant this past April. Allen was born in Fergus Falls, MN, on January 24, 1945, to Juliet and...
Patricia Elizabeth Ruehle
Dec 22, 2016
Patricia E. (Engel) Ruehle, 77, of Battle Lake, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the donor’s choice. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Battle Lake Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 29,...
Helene Ermine Thompson
Dec 17, 2016
Helene Ermine Thompson, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 17, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Helene was born on March 28, 1924, to Henry and Esther (Helseth) Varholdt, in rural Rothsay. She grew up as an only child and attended school in the Rothsay area. On January 3, 1953, Helene married Glenn Thompson at Trinity Lutheran...
Anthony "Tony" Wachlarowicz
Dec 15, 2016
Anthony “Tony” John Wachlarowicz, 39, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on Thursday, December 15, 2016. Tony was born on January 31, 1977, in Little Falls, Minnesota the son of Jeffery J. and Roxanne F. (Meschke) Wachlarowicz. He attended Our Lady of Victory School and graduated from Fergus High in 1995. On June 1st, 2002, he married McKenzie...
Edna Edene Schwarz
Dec 15, 2016
Edna E. Schwarz, 100, of West Des Moines, IA, died on December 15, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Enda was born in Malta, MT, on November 10, 1916. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother; and her husband, Alfred F. Schwarz. Edna is survived by her daughter, Maribel (Terry) Slinde; her grandchildren, Nicholas (Cristine)...
Ingeborg Dorothea Thiel
Dec 12, 2016
Ingeborg D. Thiel Ingeborg Dorothea Anna (Barkhausen) Thiel, 90, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2016, in Fergus Falls. Inge was born August 1, 1926, in Bremerhaven, Germany, to Wilhelm and Martha (Bodmann) Barkhausen. Inge grew up in difficult times in WWII Germany. She met her future husband, Robert E. Thiell in 1946. Robert was in the U.S. Army post...
Lou Anne Deloris Stine
Dec 11, 2016
Lou Anne Deloris (Anderson) Stine, 83, a resident of Tordenskjold Township, after losing her battle to colon cancer, died on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Canby, MN, under the care of Sanford Hospice, and surrounded by her family. Lou Anne was born to Arnold and Clarice (Anderson) Anderson, in Grant County, rural Elbow Lake, on February...
Gladys Florence Kenyon
Dec 9, 2016
Gladys Florence (Hanneman) Kenyon, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 9, 2016, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Gladys was born on September 27, 1916, to Gustave and Bertha (Spilman) Hanneman in Carlisle Township, near Fergus Falls. Gladys was baptized on November 5, 1916, and confirmed on April 30, 1930, at St. John Lutheran Church in...
Carol Catherine Peterson
Dec 1, 2016
Carol Catherine Peterson, 74, a resident of Dent, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Carol was born December 28, 1941, at home to Sigvald and Mabel (Langlie) Hanson. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in her early years. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School and then went on...
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