Obituaries
Paul B. Wentzel
Sep 15, 2015
Paul Bradley Wentzel, 61, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Fargo VA Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Paul was born on April 2, 1954 in Fergus Falls, the son of Arthur and Corinne (Peterson) Wentzel. He attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls in 1972. After high school he entered the...
Michael R. Ryan
Sep 14, 2015
Michael “Mike” Ryan, 59, of Fergus Falls died on Monday, September 14, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his family, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Michael Robert Ryan was born on August 24, 1956, in St. Paul, to Robert and Gloria (Severson) Ryan. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from White Bear Lake “Mariner” High School. He...
Dorothy Harrang Henry
Sep 14, 2015
Dorothy Harrang Henry, 91, a resident of Spring, TX, formerly of Underwood, MN, died September 14, 2015 at her residence. Dorothy was born November 7, 1923 in Underwood Minnesota, twin daughter of Monrad and Mary (Moe) Harrang. She was an honor graduate of Fergus Falls High School and attended Minnesota Business College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was employed as an...
Orlin B. Fick
Sep 8, 2015
Orlin B. Fick, 84, of Fargo, North Dakota, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Orlin Byron Fick was born on April 15, 1931, in Fergus Falls, to Walter and Edna (Schleske) Fick. He attended school at Jefferson Elementary in Fargo and Lincoln Elementary in Fergus Falls and...
Keith W. Rude
Sep 7, 2015
Keith Rude, 63, of Ashby, died Monday, September 7, 2015, at The Ashby Living Center, in Ashby, surrounded by his family. Keith Wayne Rude was born on February 26, 1952, in Hazen, ND, to Kalmer and Mayme (Enger) Rude. He attended school in North Dakota and Ashby. Keith worked as a carpenter most of his life. He will be remembered...
Van J.K. Hoff
Sep 3, 2015
Van Jonathan Kent Hoff, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Broen Memorial Home, in Fergus Falls, supported by his family and loving girlfriend. He was born February 21, 1947, in Fergus Falls, the son of Kenneth and Vivian (Mavis) Hoff. Van was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church and attended school in Aastad and Dane...
Victor F. Dunford
Sep 3, 2015
Victor F. Dunford, 42, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are pending with the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
Clarence L. Gowin
Sep 2, 2015
Clarence L. Gowin, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 2, 2015 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Clarence Lester Gowin was born September 30, 1915, in Victor, SD, to Orman and Maggie (Bresnahan) Gowin. He attended school through the 8th grade. He was enlisted in the U.S. Army from July of 1941 to November of...
Irene Umlauf
Sep 1, 2015
Irene M. Umaluf, 105, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Irene was born on September 10, 1909, to William and Augusta (Schutte) Block, in Chickasaw County, New Hampton, IA. She was one of eight children. In 1916, when Irene was seven years old, her family moved by train, to...
Eileen J. Larson
Aug 31, 2015
Eileen J. Larson, 77, of Battle Lake, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. Eileen JoAnn was born on January 30, 1938, to Reuben and Emma (Pasbrig) Stoltenow, in Breckenridge. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion EUB in Great Bend, ND. She attended school until 8th grade in Great...
Gayle M. Erickson
Aug 27, 2015
Gayle M. Erickson, age 77, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Gayle Mae was born in Fergus Falls, on October 22, 1937, to Ralph and Vera Rudsenske. When Gayle was four, her mother died of cancer, and shortly after that, she was raised by her maternal grandparents along with her...
Viola C. "Ole" Erickson
Aug 24, 2015
Viola C. “Ole” Erickson, age 76, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota, after a long battle with cancer. Viola Corrine was born on October 7, 1938, to Albert and Irene (Anderson) Erickson at the family farm near Lake Lizzie in Ottertail County. She was baptized at home, along with three of her...
Maurice S. "Maury" Hogren
Aug 21, 2015
Maurice S. “Maury” Hogren, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 21, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Maury was born on January 17, 1935, the second of four children to Niel and Eleanor (Borowski) Hogren. He grew up in Moline, IL, where he attended Carsten’s Park Elementary School. The family moved to Mankato, where he...
Deborah L. Rose
Aug 20, 2015
Deborah “Debbie” Rose, 48, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Evansville Care Center in Evansville, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Deborah Lynn Rose was born on April 11, 1967, to Walter and Carol (Grandlund) Rose, in Fergus Falls. Debbie was baptized and confirmed at Federated Church. She attended grade school at Adam’s Elementary School and graduated...
Delores F. Arndt
Aug 14, 2015
Delores F. (Mrs. Elroy) Arndt, 87, of rural Battle Lake, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. Delores was born on July 28, 1928, in Christine, ND to Harold and Louise (Ivers) Melvey. In her youth, she attended grade school in Christine, ND and continued her schooling at Fargo Central...
Kermit Kastella
Aug 14, 2015
Kermit O. Kastella, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 14, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born January 16, 1923, in rural Wendell, Grant County, Minnesota, the youngest son of Martin and Emily (Holte) Kastella. He grew up on the family farm in Stony Brook Township. A veteran of World War II, he joined the...
Ilah D. Bormann
Aug 12, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Ilah Bormann, age 63 of Fergus Falls, Minnesota on August 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota with Chaplin Brad Skogen officiating. Ilah will be laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Minnesota. Ilah Deette Bormann, 63 a resident of Fergus Falls, MN died peacefully in...
Hazel Stubbs
Aug 11, 2015
As the sun was setting, the evening of August 11, 2015, Hazel Pauline Stubbs passed away under hospice care at the Life Song Residence in Fergus Falls. She was 99 and just a few short months shy of her 100th birthday. Hazel was born on October 28, 1915 in Dane Prairie Township, near Underwood, the daughter of Andrew and Martha...
Gordon "Gordy" Bakken
Aug 10, 2015
Gordon “Gordy” P. Bakken 83, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota passed away peacefully on August 10th, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was a loving man of integrity, courage, compassion and vision. He enjoyed basketball, racquetball, art and business, but his greatest love was his family, especially the grandkids. His favorite places were Otter Tail Lake and Hawaii. Gordon was born...
Harlene Kay Cross
Aug 8, 2015
Harlene Kay Cross, 61, of Ten Mile Lake, rural Dalton, passed away on Saturday, August, 8, 2015, at her home, under the care of her family and Lakeland Hospice. She was born December 7, 1953, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Harvey and Marcia (Crowe) Huseth. She attended elementary school in Wendell and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in...
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