Obituaries

Sanford Blaine Paulson

Sanford Blaine Paulson

Dec 4, 2015

Sanford Blaine Paulson, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 4, 2015, at his home, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born on September 7, 1934, in Fergus Falls, to Selmer H. and Borghild (Haarstad) Paulson. He attended first through eighth grade at country school District #139. He graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls...

Charles Raymond "Ray" Wick

Charles Raymond "Ray" Wick

Dec 3, 2015

Charles Raymond “Ray” Wick of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Ray was born on August 6, 1935 in Newton Township, near New York Mills to Uuno & Helen (Tolkkinen) Wick. He graduated from High School in 1953, thereafter he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany....

Richard "Dick" Anderson

Richard "Dick" Anderson

Dec 2, 2015

Richard “Dick” Anderson, 80, a resident of Underwood, died Wednesday December 2, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare of Fergus Falls. Dick was born on June 18, 1935, in Worthington, MN, the son of Gilbert and Elvera (Langseth) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Circle Pines, MN. In 1947, the family moved to Lake George,...

Bradley Gerald Ugstad

Bradley Gerald Ugstad

Dec 1, 2015

Bradley Gerald Ugstad, 62, of Big Spring, Texas, formerly of Fergus Falls, died on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas. Bradley was born on April 6, 1953, to Olaf and LaVane (Heiden) Ugstad in Fergus Falls. He attended Lincoln and Madison Elementary schools and Fergus Falls Senior High School. He later went on...

Jay Lynden Hugli

Jay Lynden Hugli

Nov 30, 2015

Jay L. Hugli, 58, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, November 30, 2015, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Jay was born on March 20, 1957, in Fergus Falls, the son of Frank and Mary “Keke” (Grinager) Hugli. He grew up in Fergus Falls and attended Fergus Falls Public Schools. He was a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, with the...

Audrey E Peterson

Audrey E Peterson

Nov 24, 2015

Audrey E. Peterson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. Audrey was born on March 17, 1925 in Folden Township, rural Vining, MN, the daughter of Martin and Mary (Nelson) Hermanson. She grew up in Folden Township, rural Vining and was baptized and confirmed at...

Kenneth Arnold James Kronemann

Kenneth Arnold James Kronemann

Nov 23, 2015

Kenneth Arnold James Kronemann, 91, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, November 23, 2015, at the Minnesota State Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on June 25, 1925, the youngest son of thirteen children, to Max C. and Minnie (Holthusen) Kronemann Sr., in Fergus Falls Township. He lived with his family on the farm until he was fifteen,...

Katherine Johanna Jimmerson

Katherine Johanna Jimmerson

Nov 22, 2015

Katherine Johanna Jimmerson, 90, a resident of Battle Lake, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at her home. She was born on July 7, 1925, to Phillip and Sophie Tanhoff in Sherburn, MN. During the Great Depression she went to work, at age fourteen, to help support her family. She initially worked as a nanny for two families and later held...

Gerald F. "Jerry" Schultz

Gerald F. "Jerry" Schultz

Nov 21, 2015

Gerald F. (Jerry) Schultz, age 87, a lifelong resident of Ten Mile Lake, Dalton, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, at the Fergus Falls Veteran’s Administration Home of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Jerry was born January 6, 1928, at Prohosky Camp (now known as Ten Mile Lake Resort). He was the second son of Nellie and Fred Schultz. Jerry attended country...

Mildred J. Gunderson

Mildred J. Gunderson

Nov 17, 2015

Mildred Jeanette (Olson) Gunderson, 98, a resident of the Broen Home, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on August 13, 1917, near Dalton in Tordenskjold Township, Ottertail County, the daughter of Iver and Marie (Nelson) Olson. She completed eighth grade in rural school District 20 and graduated from...

Evaline M. Wasvick

Evaline M. Wasvick

Nov 14, 2015

Evaline Marie Wasvick, 94, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born on January 30, 1921, in Jamestown, ND, to Paul and Dagmar (Christensen) Smith. Evaline attended elementary school and high school in Glyndon, where she graduated in 1939. After high school, she worked for the family business, Smith’s...

Catherine Mildred Johnson

Catherine Mildred Johnson

Nov 13, 2015

Catherine Mildred Johnson, age 100, of Mankato, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at Oak Lawn Rehabilitation Center in Makato, MN. She was born August 18, 1915, in LaMoure, ND, the daughter of Albert and Mildred (Alister) Powers. She attended school there and after graduating from high school, she attended Valley City State Teachers College, after which...

Constance N. "Connie" Stoll

Constance N. "Connie" Stoll

Nov 12, 2015

Constance Nadine Stoll, 83, of Fergus Falls, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Connie was surrounded by all of her children and many of her grandchildren. Connie was born on December 16, 1931, in Fergus Falls, the first of six children, to Arthur and Kathleen (Forsland) Torgusson. She grew up...

Leo Louis Jorschumb

Leo Louis Jorschumb

Nov 8, 2015

Leo Louis Jorschumb, age 90, of Fergus Falls, died on Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Leo was born on July 3, 1925, in Wheaton, MN, to Emil A. and Elsie (Herrmann) Jorschumb. On July 6, 1950, he was married to Geraldine Gertrude Nye. He farmed 170 acres for thirty years north of Audubon, MN,...

Arlen K. Johnson

Arlen K. Johnson

Nov 3, 2015

Arlen K. Johnson, 79, a resident of Underwood, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 19, 1936, the son of Arnold and Grace (Olson) Johnson, at his grandfather’s farm in Dent, MN. While he was growing up, his family lived in Fergus Falls, then before and during...

Arlene Katherine Jensen

Arlene Katherine Jensen

Nov 1, 2015

Arlene Katherine Jensen, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at her home. She was born on December 16, 1932, to Dewey G. and Daisy (Bugbee) Miller in Erhard. She attended elementary school in District 187 and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls in 1951. On January 22, 1954, Arlene was married to Stanley...

Allen Monson

Allen Monson

Oct 31, 2015

Allen Monson, age 64, of Fergus Falls, died on Saturday, October 31, 2015, in Park River, ND. Allen was born on March 13, 1951, in Grafton, ND, the son of Manville and Dorothy (Houska) Monson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith. He attended grade school in Rothsay and then graduated from Fergus Falls High School. After graduation,...

Marcelyn "Marci" E. Door

Marcelyn "Marci" E. Door

Oct 31, 2015

Marcelyn “Marci” Ellen Door, age 73, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Pelican Rapids, died on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born on March 29, 1942, in Hettinger, ND, to Herbert E. and Bernice (Marple) Quamme. She attended grade school in rural Adam’s County in North Dakota. She later moved to Minneapolis,...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Oct 27, 2015

Mary “Keke” Smith, 91, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. She was born Mary Leona Grinager, on February 20, 1924, in Bemidji, the daughter of Clinton and Mary Leona (Cavanaugh) Grinager Sr. She moved with her family to Fergus Falls at the age of two. Mary attended Fergus Falls schools graduating in 1941. She...

Chaplain Kenneth Austin

Chaplain Kenneth Austin

Oct 27, 2015

Chaplain Kenneth “Ken” Austin, 76, of Underwood, MN died Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Ken was born on December 11, 1938, in Minot, ND the son of Theodore and Frances (Ewen) Austin. He grew up in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1957. He served his country in the National Guard from...