Obituaries
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...
Trent Jay Adam
Nov 29, 2016
Trent Jay Adam, 18, passed away unexpectedly on November 29, 2016, in Fergus Falls. Trent, son of Lynn and Carol Adam, was born June 19, 1998, at Lake Region Health Care in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church. He attended Fergus Falls Public Schools where he found joy in welding, operating lights and sound...
Noreen Elizabeth Houston
Nov 27, 2016
Noreen Elizabeth Houston, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016, at her home surrounded by family, after losing her battle to lung cancer. She was born on May 17, 1938, in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of John Henry II and Nora (Hall) Landsiedel. They lived in Starkweather, ND, until the death of her father...
Paul Richard Van Wechel
Nov 25, 2016
Paul Richard Van Wechel, 58, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 25, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls. He was born in Fergus Falls, on November 30, 1957, one of five children of Gary and Joanne (Bullis) Van Wechel. He attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1976. On June 7, 1980, he married Mary Iversen and...
LaVonne M. Johnson
Nov 24, 2016
Mrs. Ellard LaVonne M. Johnson, age 82, of Underwood, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born October 27, 1934, in Carlisle Township, the daughter of Walter and Esther (Trenne) Rose. She attended elementary school in Carlisle at District #247 and graduated from Underwood High School in 1952. LaVonne worked for a Telephone...
Stella Kay Walvatne
Nov 24, 2016
Stella Kay Walvatne, infant daughter of Jonathan and Ahna (Lacey) Walvatne, of Moorhead, formerly of Fergus Falls, was delivered to the arms of Jesus on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. “This Thanksgiving Jonny and I are beyond thankful for the gift of eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ. November 23rd was our sweet Stella...
Julie Rae Bye
Nov 24, 2016
Julie Rae Bye, 61, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Sanford in Fargo, ND. Julie was born on May 23, 1955, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Clayton and Elma (Laugen) Abbott. She graduated in 1973 from the Fergus Falls Senior High School. She married Tom Bye in Sisseton, South Dakota on June, 27 1972. Her love...
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