Obituaries
Orville Burnett Johnson
Sep 24, 2016
Orville Burnett (O.B.) Johnson, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Orville was born on December 21, 1921, the son of Clifford and Mabel (Holen) Johnson in Trail County, North Dakota. He attended school in Bottineau, ND, and graduated from the School of Forestry in 1942. Following his service in the anti-tank company...
James David Scott
Sep 21, 2016
James David Scott, age 69, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN. Jim was born on July 22, 1947 to Merle Kenneth and Emily Teresa (Spies) Scott in Fergus Falls. He attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1965. After graduation, he attended Moorhead State University....
Marvin Dale Lemke
Sep 21, 2016
Marvin Dale Lemke, age 77, a resident of Erhard, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Marvin was born on March 8, 1939, to Fritz and Marie (Seidell) Lemke on the family farm in Erhad’s Grove Township. He attended country school in rural Erhard. Marvin was baptized at Bagtesvold Lutheran Church and confirmed at Grace...
Helen Frances (O'Donnell) Fox
Sep 20, 2016
Helen Frances (O’Donnell) Fox, age 62, of Fergus Falls, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Helen was born on April 20, 1954, on the White Earth Reservation to Maryann Fox Tollefson. She was adopted by William John and Olga Beatrice (Benhardus) O’Donnell. She attended high school in Osseo, MN. Helen was a housewife and mother and...
Arlene Vernette Paulson
Sep 20, 2016
Arlene Vernette (Tollefson) Paulson, age 89, of Lake Oswego, OR, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away in her sleep in to the hands of Jesus early Tuesday morning September 20, 2016, in Oregon. Arlene was born in Fergus Falls on December 9, 1926, to Bernard and Mabel (Evavold) Tollefson. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1944 and the...
Allen Duane Larson
Sep 18, 2016
Allen Duane Larson, age 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Allen was born on November 10, 1942, the son of Arthur A. and Nellie (Mark) Larson in Fergus Falls. Allen attended country school in District #20 and graduated from Underwood High School...
Edna Ruth Davis
Sep 17, 2016
Edna Ruth Peterson Davis, age 93, formerly of Aurdal Township, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the Minnesota State Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Edna was born November 10, 1922, at home and grew up in Aurdal Township, Otter Tail County the daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Chell) Peterson. Her mother died when she was two years old. She was...
Wesley Wayne Oak
Sep 13, 2016
Wesley Wayne Oak, 71, a resident of Park Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids. Wesley was born on January 24, 1945, in Wadena, MN, the son of Edward and Edith (Harris) Oak. He attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1964. He was an avid outdoorsman...
Norman Albert Craig
Sep 10, 2016
Norman Albert Craig, 88, a resident of Erhard, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Norman was born on April 29, 1928, in Fergus Falls, the son of Richard C. and Regina (Harles) Craig. He attended school in Fergus Falls. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1950 and was granted a hardship discharge....
Amanda Paige Lundeen
Sep 7, 2016
Amanda Paige Lundeen, 21, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away unexpectedly at her home the morning of Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Amanda was born on January 3, 1995, in Fergus Falls to Paul and Mary Beth Lundeen. She was raised in Fergus Falls, attending Claire Ann Shover Nursery School before entering the Fergus Falls public school system....
Grace Long
Sep 7, 2016
Grace Long, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Grace was born in Perry, GA, on August 26, 1926, one of twelve children born to David P. and Eslie (Long) Leaptrot. She attended school, but had to go to work after her father died when she was twelve. On May 21,...
Miriam Audrey Gutz
Sep 7, 2016
Miriam Audrey Gutz, 98, wife of the late Robert F. Gutz, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Miriam was born on September 6, 1918, in Jenkins, MN, to Henry and Gladys (Miller) Glowe. She was an only child. She attended elementary school in Jenkins and graduated from...
Rodney Franklin Moebius
Sep 5, 2016
Rodney F. Moebius, 78, a resident of Dalton, died Monday, September 5, 2016, at the Barrett Care Center under the care of Lakeland Hospice in Barrett. Rodney was born on April 15, 1938, to Orlin E. and Clarabelle (Hansel) Moebius in his grandparent’s home in Fergus Falls. He attended elementary school at District 55 rural Dalton and high school in...
Altha Edna Helen Schmidt
Sep 3, 2016
Altha Edna Helen Schmidt, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 3, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Altha was born on July 4, 1921, in Friberg Township, the daughter of Alfon and Frances (Schleske) Kugler. She was baptized at St. Paul’s East Friberg Church and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Altha grew up in...
Clifford Ole Ronning
Sep 3, 2016
Clifford Ole Ronning, of Fergus Falls, passed away five weeks short of his 101st birthday in his sleep, on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at PioneerCare “Heritage” Senior Cottage in Fergus Falls. Clifford was born on October 12, 1915, the second child to Ole L. and Inga (Anderson) Ronning in Fergus Falls. He survived the Great Tornado when he was four....
Marie Emma Stensrude
Aug 31, 2016
Marie Emma Stensrude, 72, of Underwood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday August 31, 2016, with her children by her side, under the care of Hallett Cottages in Crosby. Marie Emma Bakken was born on October 25, 1943, in rural Underwood, at the home of her parents, Clifford and Annie (Sundblad) Bakken. She grew up in rural Underwood in Maine Township,...
Douglas Eugene Nelson
Aug 30, 2016
Douglas Eugene Nelson, 60, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, surrounded by loved ones at his home in rural Underwood. Douglas was born April 21, 1956, to Donald Eugene Nelson and Louise Amelia (Listrom) Nelson in Breckenridge. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1974. During high school he worked at the Daily News, following the family tradition of printing. After...
LaVerne Charlotte Sillerud
Aug 25, 2016
LaVerne Charlotte Sillerud, age 88, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 25, 2016, in Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. LaVerne was born on January 21, 1928, to Oscar Adolph and Mearl Lillian (Trane) Aarness near Pelican Rapids, in Norwegian Grove Township. She was baptized and confirmed at North Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural...
Calma Myrtle Brenden
Aug 23, 2016
Calma Myrtle Brenden, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Calma was born on June 11, 1917, on the family farm in Rothsay, the youngest of six children born to Martin and Clara (Paulson) Brenden. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rothsay. Calma...
Joanne Mabel Lenning
Aug 21, 2016
Joanne Mabel Lenning, age 76, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 21, 2016, at the Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls. Home births might indeed be a trend being explored in the U.S. these days. Well, Joanne Mabel was born via the original home birth era, on February 6, 1940, in her parent’s farmhouse near Courtenay, ND. Her proud parents,...
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