Obituaries
Anna Marie Fjestad
Apr 18, 2017
Anna Marie Fjestad, age 89, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Anna was born on April 3, 1928, in Boone County, Nebraska to Lars Andrew Sr. and Mary (Bishop) Holey. She graduated from Albion Nebraska High School in 1946. Her family moved to Western Township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota in 1948....
Monica Giese
Apr 18, 2017
Monica Giese, 57, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at her home in Fergus Falls. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Margaret Mae Laugen
Apr 17, 2017
Margaret Mae Laugen, 83, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, April 17, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Margaret was born July 2, 1933, to Charles and Mathilda (Trick) Stender of Dent. She was confirmed at Dora Church in 1947. She attended high school in Pelican Rapids. She worked at the Broen Home as...
Sharon Virginia Bergerson
Apr 17, 2017
Sharon Virginia (Mauer) Bergerson, age 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, due to complications from a heart attack. She was born September 22, 1941, in Greenbush, MN, the daughter of Frank and Fern (Perkins) Mauer. She was raised in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On...
Birdell Edna Olson
Apr 15, 2017
Birdell Edna Olson, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her home at the Lakeview Villas in Battle Lake. She was born on April 26, 1931, on the family farm near Hillhead, SD, to Ole and Gudrun Olive (Smulan) Brubakken. She was baptized and confirmed at Trondhjem Lutheran Church and attended Labelle #3 country school and high school at Veblen,...
Sady Newell
Apr 12, 2017
Sady G. Newell, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on April 12, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, under the care of LB Hospice. Sady was born December 15, 1925, to George and Clara (DeYoung) Brolsma in Eldred. She grew up near Crookston and attended school there. On October 20, 1942, she married Bennie C. Newell in Crookston....
Arthur E. Eckhardt
Apr 11, 2017
Arthur “Art” E. Eckhardt, 96, of Fergus Falls died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at his residence in Park Gardens, Fergus Falls. He was born on December 29, 1920, to George and Amolia (Becker) Eckhardt in Breckenridge. Art was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended Agricultural School, then married Margaret Sander in 1948. They...
Carmen Lou Nelson
Apr 9, 2017
Carmen Lou Nelson, age 63, of Fergus Falls, made her triumphal entrance into heaven on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 16, 1953 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Clifford and Viola Nelson. She enjoyed growing up on the family farm. For 35 years Carmen taught art and...
Roger Allen Kube
Apr 6, 2017
Roger Allen Kube, 84, longtime resident of Wendell, and most recently of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home in Fergus Falls under the care of LB Hospice surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 29, 1932, in Lawrence Township to James Lewis and Ella Louise Ida (Rossow) Kube. He graduated from West Central School...
Phyllis J. Engen
Mar 31, 2017
Phyllis Jean Engen, 88, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 31, 2017, at St Gerard’s Community of Care in Hankinson, North Dakota. Phyllis was born on March 31, 1929, in Girard Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Eugene and Flora (Whiting) Dobbs. She grew up in rural Henning and graduated from Battle Lake High School. She was baptized and confirmed...
Daniel Rodney Anderson
Mar 27, 2017
Daniel Rodney Anderson, 63, a resident of Duluth, died peacefully Monday, March 27, 2017 at his residence in Duluth. Daniel was born on February 13, 1954 in Fergus Falls, the son of Darrell and Bonita (Leine) Anderson. He grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran church in Fergus Falls. In August...
Gerald Pergande
Mar 25, 2017
Gerald Arnold (Jerry) Pergande, longtime Owasso, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Tulsa at the age of 68. Jerry was born January 14, 1949 to Arnold William and Erma Marie (Schoening) Pergande in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It was there that he was raised and received his education, graduating high school with the Class of 1967. He enlisted...
Lorise R Hume
Mar 24, 2017
Lorise R. Hume, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Lorise was born on May 4, 1921 in Hancock, MN, the daughter of Albert and Ida (Gumto) Erickson. She grew up in Cyrus, where she attended school and was confirmed in Starbuck, MN. After her schooling, she worked for various families...
Catherine V Piper
Mar 24, 2017
Catherine (Cathy) Piper died March 24th, 2017, at her home at Pioneer Point in Fergus Falls. Cathy was born on April 28th, 1927, to Mildred E. (Evenson) and Leo. J. Harles in Friberg Township. She attended country school In Friberg Township. She received her G.E.D. in Denver, Colorado, years later. On November 28th, 1953, Cathy married Blaine A. Piper in...
Craig Steven Zimmerman
Mar 23, 2017
Craig Steven Zimmerman, age 61, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Fargo, ND. He was born on April 20, 1955, to Wilfred “Buddy” Burton and Avis Eleanor (Moen) Zimmerman in Fergus Falls. He was baptized at North Friborg Lutheran Church and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rothsay. Craig grew up on the family farm in Oscar Township. He...
Helen H Martinson
Mar 22, 2017
Helen Harriet Martinson, age 93, passed away peacefully March 23, 2017, at the LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Helen was born to Harold and Annie (Gilbertson) Hartman on March 10, 1924, in Pequot Lakes. She grew up around Dalton, where she attended Country school and went on to graduate from Fergus Falls High School in 1942. Helen married James...
Margory Louise Anderson
Mar 21, 2017
Margory Louise (Scott) Anderson, 87, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN. Margie was born September 15, 1929 in Dearborn Michigan to Albert Louis and Lorraine Margaret (Heidelbaugh) Scott. They also lived in Duluth and Foxhome, Minnesota before moving to Fergus Falls. Margory attended school and...
Wesley David Tobin
Mar 17, 2017
Wesley Tobin, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Wes was born on December 3, 1921, and raised in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended NDSU, then transferred to and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in chemical engineering. He served as a 1st Sgt. army medic in...
Arlo Marcus Hanson
Mar 16, 2017
Arlo Marcus Hanson, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Arlo was born on April 23, 1927, to Alvin and Martha (Rovang) Hanson, at home one mile north of Dalton. He was baptized at St. Olaf Church in rural Dalton and attended country school near his home. On July 11, 1948, Arlo was...
Kirsten Joy Moline Laney
Mar 15, 2017
Kirsten Joy (Moline) Laney, 48, a resident of rural Underwood, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, as a result of an accident while riding her horse near her Ranch home. She was born on September 3, 1968, to James and Arlyne (Hanson) Moline in Pasadena, CA. As a child, the family moved to Fergus Falls where she attended Fergus Falls Public...
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