Obituaries
Dorothy A. Hanson
Jan 22, 2015
Dorothy A. Hanson, 85, a resident of Chula Vista, CA, formerly Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at ActivCare at Rolling Hills in Chula Vista, CA. Dorothy Ann (Carlsrud) Hanson was born July 19, 1929 in Rothsay to parents, Hilmer and Christine (Kjono) Carlsrud. She was the third of four children, brother, Don and sisters, Selma and Romayne. She...
Edgar H. Jensen
Jan 22, 2015
Edgar H. Jensen, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born December 14, 1933 to Jens Hartvig and Ella Terjesen Jensen in Staten Island, New York. He attended Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1951. After high school, he continued his education at Wagner College,...
Laurel D. Anderson
Jan 20, 2015
Laurel D. Anderson, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born May 19, 1947 to Arthur and Antoinette (Weiss) Anderson in Pelican Rapids. As a young boy, he worked on his sister’s farm. He attended Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1965. He then continued his...
Michele R Baumler
Jan 19, 2015
Michele Baumler, 52, died January 19, 2015, in Payette, Idaho. There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m.,Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Olson Funeral Home Chapel, Fergus Falls.
Brian Marquard
Jan 18, 2015
Brian Marquard, 48, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home. He was born October 24, 1966 in Fergus Falls, the son of Larry and Sharon (Luebke) Marquard. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. Brian attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1985 and continued his education at Alexandria...
Valdine L Wollan
Jan 17, 2015
Valdine Lona Weiss Wollan, 80, of Fergus Falls, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Fergus Falls, 7 days after her 80th birthday. Her last days were filled with family and friends, music and books, just as all her previous days were. Val was born on January 10, 1935, in Pelican Rapids, MN, the only daughter of Clifford...
Clara Lysne
Jan 16, 2015
Clara L. Lysne, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls formerly of Wendell, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls under the care of Pioneer staff and Hospice. Clara Lena Lysne was born on February 10, 1915, the daughter of George and Rosina Weigand, in Lawrence Township, Grant County, MN. She attended District 28 country school. Following completion...
Wyonne S. Adamson
Jan 13, 2015
Wyonne S. Adamson, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Wyonne Seneva Johnson Adamson was born in Dalton, on October 24, 1922. She was the youngest of four daughters, born to Benny and Martha (Skrove) Johnson. She was baptized on December 3, 1922 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in...
Ada M. Sundberg
Jan 11, 2015
Ada Sundberg, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare. Ada Maxine (LeMont) Sundberg was born July 29, 1927 in Battle Lake, Minnesota to Frances and Edith (Burton) LeMont. She grew up on a farm in Elizabeth, MN, attending elementary school in Elizabeth and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls in 1945. She...
Carol VanderLinden
Jan 11, 2015
Carol VanderLinden, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at her home, after suffering a stroke on December 31, 2014. Carol was surrounded by her loving family. Carol Suzanne Phillips VanderLinden, was born January 18, 1933, to Austrid (Anderson) and Stanley Phillips in Minneapolis’s Swedish Hospital, the third of three daughters. Her education included Kenwood Elementary School, Bryant...
Alice V Anderson
Jan 10, 2015
Alice (Mrs. Russell Q.) Anderson, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Alice was born on June 6, 1931, in Underwood, MN to Joseph and Leola (Washek) Ekeberg. She attended School District #109 and graduated with the Underwood High School Class of 1949. On November 16, 1952, Alice...
Arthur "Art" Peterson
Jan 8, 2015
Arthur “Art” Peterson, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Art was born March 19, 1920 to Andrew and Emma (Setterlund) Peterson. He grew up in Orwell Township and was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He was educated in Ottertail County, and worked on various...
Doris M Langseth
Jan 4, 2015
Doris Myrtle Langseth, 83, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Doris was born on April 16, 1931 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Haldor and Beatrice (Bredeson) Sander. She grew up in Aurdal Township and attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1949 from Fergus Falls High School. On September 2, 1950 she...
Borghild H Walvatne
Jan 4, 2015
Borghild Walvatne, 93, a resident of the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015. She was born April 6, 1921, in Underwood. She was one of two children born to Harold and Caroline (Tollefson) Nelson. She attended District 95 in rural Underwood and was confirmed at Tordenskjold Lutheran Church. On November 8, 1949, she married...
Alice Perkins Hovland
Jan 4, 2015
Alice P. Hovland, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. Alice Perkins Svendsgaard was born at Wright Hospital, May 10, 1918, to William and Florence (Perkins) Svendsgaard. Alice was supposed to be born at home but due to complications she was delivered by Dr. A.C. Baker and given a slim chance of survival. Alice...
Ruth Carol Honrud
Jan 3, 2015
Ruth Honrud, 96, formerly of rural Rothsay, died Saturday, January 3, 2015, at her son’s home in Fergus Falls, where she had been living for the last two months. She was born December 17, 1918, in Hayfield, MN, the daughter of Frederick and Amalia (Gronseth) Peterson. She attended country school through the eighth grade and looked forward to finishing high...
Kimberley Ellen Block
Dec 31, 2014
Kimberley Block, 46, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at her home. She was born June 1, 1968, in Livonia, MI, the daughter of Ronald and Isobel (Monie) Block. She attended Franklin High School, graduating in 1986. Following high school, she attended Fergus Falls Community College (currently Minnesota State Community and Technical College), from 1995-1998, earning an AA...
Lillian C. Haarstad
Dec 31, 2014
Lillian C. Haarstad, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home. Lillian was the youngest of three children,was born to Julius and Christine (Peterson) Christopherson, on July 19, 1923. She attended country school through eighth grade then graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1942, after missing a year due to polio....
Roland G. Melaas
Dec 28, 2014
Roland G. Melaas, 85, a resident of rural Elbow Lake, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Roland was born on March 30, 1929 in Stony Brook Township in Grant County, the only child of Glend and Eva (Vigen) Melaas. He was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Elbow Lake. He grew...
Willard "Pete" Wold
Dec 24, 2014
The Wold farm in Sverdrup Township, Ottertail County, MN was homesteaded in 1872. Willard Theodore [Pete] Wold was born on this farm on January 21, 1928 to J. Edwin and Josephine [Berg] Wold. He became the fourth generation of Wolds to farm this land. He was a farmer: he loved the farm, the mystery of seeds, the beauty of the...
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