Obituaries
Warren Straub Johnson
Jun 27, 2015
Warren Straub Johnson, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at his home after an extended illness. Warren was born on Nov. 29, 1924, in Fergus Falls to William and Margaret Johnson. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1943, and entered the Army Air Corps that same year. While in the Army, he took courses at...
Henry T Stock
Jun 25, 2015
Henry T. Stock, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Henry Thomas Stock was the second of nine children born to Herman W. and Clarice (Iverson) Stock on May 29, 1918 in Western Township. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran in Western Township. He graduated from Fergus...
Walter C. Labraaten
Jun 23, 2015
Walter Clarence Labraaten, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born December 26, 1927, in Madison, MN the son of Ole and Marie (Sorby) Labraaten. Walt grew up with seven brothers and sisters and attended school in Madison. After high school, he joined the Navy and...
Frances Thorson
Jun 20, 2015
Frances Thorson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, went to her heaven’s resting place on Saturday, June 20, 2015 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Frances Gertrude (Forster) Thorson, was born May 13, 1925 to Ignatius and Emma (Bernet) Forster in Belle River, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. Frances...
Allan W Johnson
Jun 20, 2015
Allan Johnson, 52, died at his home in Fergus Falls. Visitaiton: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Grace United Methodist Church, Fergus Falls Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Grace United Methodist Church, Fergus Falls Clergy: Reverend Wesley Gabel
Donald Bergem
Jun 20, 2015
Donald C. Bergem, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 20th, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Donald was born September 14, 1924, at the farm his grandfather homesteaded in 1884. He was the son of Julius and Alma (Goldberg) Bergem. He attended country school at District 109 near Underwood and graduated from the Underwood High School in...
Nellie Fischer
Jun 20, 2015
Nellie Fischer, 96, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, surrounded by her family, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Nellie was born on August 30, 1918, to Anton and Bessie (Hanson) Ekeren in Lisbon, ND. She graduated from Lisbon High School and received her teaching certificate from Moorhead Normal School. She taught in Hawley, before returning to...
John R. Bunnell
Jun 15, 2015
John R. Bunnell, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. John Bunnell was born on November 29th, 1931, in Westfield, New Jersey. He lived in Westfield for seven years before moving to Clearwater, Florida. John had an older brother, Fred, and a younger sister, Anne. They were raised by...
Ione Dahl
Jun 11, 2015
Ione Mae Dahl, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at PioneerCare, where she had resided for the past seven years. She was born on August 4, 1918, the fourth of eleven children of David and Martha (Guelzow) Donley. Born into, what we would consider today, abject poverty, she worked for her room and board to...
Bruce Kowalski
Jun 10, 2015
Bruce Kowalski, 57, of Elizabeth, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his home as a result of complications from his diabetes. He was born September 5, 1957, in Fergus Falls, the son of Donald and Marcella (Duenow) Kowalski. He attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1975. He then attended Detroit Lakes Technical College in the construction program. Bruce worked...
Jerald Swanson
Jun 9, 2015
Jerald Swanson, 70, a resident of Detroit Lakes, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. He was born on July 29, 1944, in Perham, MN, the son of Arvid and Marie (Gilbery) Swanson. Jerald graduated from Perham High School in 1963. After school he joined the United States Army and served his country during the Vietnam...
Harriet M Nelson
Jun 9, 2015
Harriet Nelson, 87, passed away from cancer on Tuesday, May 9, 2015, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. She was born November 15, 1927, in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Harold and May (Swanson) Ruud. She grew up in Pelican Rapids and married Reuben Nelson in 1946, in Pelican Rapids. The couple had four sons. Preceding her in death...
Lowell Pargman
Jun 5, 2015
Lowell Dean Pargman of Underwood, MN passed away unexpectedly at his home on June 5th, 2015. He was born July 22, 1946, to Ernest and Lillian (Spencer) in Fergus Falls, MN. Lowell attended Wendell public school during grade school. He also attended Elbow Lake Junior High and Elbow Lake High School where he graduated in 1964. Lowell went on to...
Ruth Beckman
Jun 3, 2015
Ruth Beckman, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born June 15, 1920 in Wendell, MN, the daughter of Thomas and Roxy (Vincent) Sheehy. She married Albert “Bud” Beckman on April 15, 1940 in Brandon, MN. The two of them raised their...
Blanche Viola Arneson
Jun 3, 2015
Blanche Viola Schimmel Arneson passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in her apartment at Pioneer Suites in Fergus Falls, where she had been under the loving care of the Suites staff and Lakeland Hospice. She was 101. Blanche was born on May 29, 1914, in Maynard, Minnesota, the eldest of four children of Oscar Schimmel and Signora Brevig Schimmel....
Dolores Brevig
Jun 3, 2015
Dolores Winifred Brevig, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday June 3, 2015, at the Broen Memorial Home of Fergus Falls. She was born on June 6, 1921, in Turtle Lake, WI, the daughter of James and Anna West. Amongst many things, Dolores will be remembered for her participation at the Fergus Falls Senior Center. Preceding her in death...
Richard "Dick" Hefte
May 31, 2015
Richard Cadwell Hefte passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 in West St. Paul, MN from complications due to vascular dementia. Richard was born March 15, 1931 in Caledonia, Minnesota to Inoh & Marie (Cadwell) Hefte. He graduated from Caledonia High School in 1949 and Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1953 with a degree in English. Richard was drafted...
Jerry Varholdt
May 31, 2015
Jerry Varholdt, 61, of rural Pelican Rapids, died at his home. He was born June 18, 1953, in Fergus Falls, the son of Johan and Bernice (Lerbakken) Varholdt. He was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church, Rothsay. He attended country school, rural Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1971. Jerry was employed with BNSF in...
Jean Walker
May 29, 2015
Jean Stromme Walker passed away Friday, May 29, at Sanford Health, Fargo, following a brief illness. She was 71. Jean was born Nov. 11, 1943, in Rugby, ND, the daughter of Clarence and Agnes (Thorp) Stromme. Jean grew up on the family farm near Willow City, ND, and graduated from Willow City High School in 1961. She attended Minot State...
Judith A. King
May 29, 2015
Judith A. King, 72, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Sanford in Fargo, ND. She was born April 28, 1943, in Wichita Falls, TX, the daughter of George and Mildred (Boyd) Ambrose. She graduated from high school in Ogden, UT and later continued her education at Moorhead State University, graduating in 1987, with a Bachelor of Science...
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