Obituaries
Gladys Kugler
Apr 24, 2014
Gladys Kugler, 90, of rural Erhard, peacefully went home to her Lord, Thursday, April 24. 2014, at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born February 12, 1924, in Friberg Township, to Abner and Sophia (Clambey) Davidson. She always shared the story of how her mother Sophia ended up delivering her at home alone while Abner rushed to get...
Marion A. Johnson
Apr 24, 2014
Marion Amelia Johnson, 84, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Marion was born January 24, 1930 in Fergus Falls, MN to Robert and Bernice (Junkin) Norman. She was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Marion attended Fergus Falls schools and began nurses training at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, residing...
Patricia L Lundburg
Apr 22, 2014
Patricia L. Lundburg, 76, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Patricia was born on September 30, 1937 in Marion, Ohio to Robert and Lauretta (Bevis) Wintermute. On January 23, 1960 she married Kenneth A. Lundburg, Sr in Fresno, California. She focused her time as a stay at home mom,...
Justin M Lerbakken
Apr 21, 2014
Justin Melvin Lerbakken (95) of rural Rothsay passed away Monday, April 21st at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND surrounded by his family. He was born to Anton and Bertha (Hanakamb) Lerbakken on February 5, 1919 on the family farm in Oscar Township near Rothsay. He grew up on the farm and attended District #61 country school and graduated from...
Norman Fjestad
Apr 19, 2014
Norman “Norm” Fjestad, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. He was born December 26, 1919, in rural Carlisle, on the original family homestead, the son of Theodore and Alice (Petterson) Fjestad. He attended grade school in Carlisle and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1937. Norm graduated from the...
Allan Lloyd Kjos
Apr 18, 2014
Allan L. Kjos, 74, a former resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday April 18, 2014, at his home in Shakopee, under the care of Hospice and his loving family, following a battle with lung cancer. He was born May 21, 1939, in Mahnomen, the son of Lloyd and Nora (Wang) Kjos. He grew up in Mahnomen, and graduated from Mahnomen...
Clayton T Hanson
Apr 17, 2014
Clayton Truman Hanson, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. Clayton was born June 14, 1927 in Underwood, MN to Herman B. and Clara (Enemark) Hanson. He was baptized in Underwood, MN and grew up in Dehli, MN, attending school and was confirmed at Rock Dell Lutheran Church, in...
Gladys Kastella
Apr 7, 2014
Gladys Kastella, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. She was born October 4, 1918, in rural Wendell, Grant County, Minnesota, the daughter of Martin and Emily (Holte) Kastella. She grew up in Stony Brook Township, of Grant County and attended rural school District 12. She graduated from Elbow Lake High...
Chester Holden
Apr 6, 2014
Chester “Chet” Holden, 84, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Minnesota Veterans Home. Chet was born to Oscar and Johanna (Engebretson) Holden on February 22, 1930. He was baptized April 6, 1930 at Vang Lutheran Church and confirmed on May 28, 1944 at Zion Lutheran Church. He spent his life on the family farm...
Claudia Amborg Backen
Apr 6, 2014
Claudia Amborg Backen, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Claudia was born September 24, 1945 in Detroit Lakes, to Leonard Oliver and Ida Cecilia (Dalager) Skunberg. She lived the first three years of her life in Pelican Rapids, before moving southwest of Erhard to Sunnyside Farm. She grew...
Charles Eugene Carrison
Apr 4, 2014
Charles Eugene Carrison, 79, of Underwood, MN died Friday, April 4, 2014 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. Chuck was born on May 7, 1934 in Campbell, MN to Robert and Martha (Moe) Carrison. He attended and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. On November 5, 1954, Chuck married Dorene Klimek at Augustana Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls, MN....
Connie LaRie Hull
Apr 4, 2014
Connie LaRie Hull, 54, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Connie was born February 19, 1960, in Brainerd, Minnesota to Harm and LaRie (Dirks) Hull. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1979 and was employed at Productive Alternatives. At the age of 12, Connie accepted the...
Anna O Magnuson
Apr 3, 2014
Ann Magnuson, 93, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at PioneerCare Suites in Fergus Falls. She was born August 3, 1920, in Wyndmere, ND, the daughter of Carl and Bertina (Juven) Benson. She attended Madison Elementary School and Washington High School in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1938. On May 25, 1940, Ann married Russell Magnuson at the Wesley Temple Methodist Church...
Delores Mae Helgerson
Apr 2, 2014
Delores Mae Helgerson, 80, a resident of rural Dent, died Wednesday, April 02, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Delores was born on August 22, 1933 in White Lake, SD, the daughter of Henry and Amanda (Niecess) Maurer. She grew up in the Campbell area and graduated from Campbell High School in 1952. On August 25, 1955 she...
Laverne Johnson
Apr 1, 2014
Laverne Ella Johnson, 83, a former resident of Rothsay, Minnesota died Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center. Laverne was born the daughter of Anna (Scheffler) and Elof Norgren on June 27, 1930 in Elizabeth, MN. She was baptized on July 27, 1930, and confirmed on May 21, 1944 by Reverend G. Grabarkewitz at Augustana Lutheran Church in...
Marian Anderson
Mar 27, 2014
Marian W. Anderson, 83, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, formerly of Minneapolis, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 in Fergus Falls. She was born April 12, 1930 in Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada. Survivors include her daughters, Leslie Swan of Twin Cities; Lynn Swan (Luke Schell) of Saint Paul, Lorraine (Al) Kremeier of Fergus Falls; four grandchildren, Daniel (Michelle) Lillestol, Madeline Schell, Isabelle and...
David A. Lehn
Mar 27, 2014
David Arlen Lehn, 68, a resident of Erhard, Minnesota, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice in Fergus Falls. He was born July 3, 1945 in Pelican Rapids, the son, of Peter and Gladys (Melkert) Lehn. He grew up in Erhard and attended school in Pelican Rapids. David worked all his life in...
Harriette Johnson
Mar 25, 2014
Harriette Johnson, 91, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. She was born May 13, 1922, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Edwin and Hildred (Larson) Torvik. She grew up in Fergus Falls and was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She worked as a waitress and...
Margery M Rostad
Mar 22, 2014
Margery Rostad, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born November 6, 1932, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of John and Edith (Weldon) Norgren. She grew up west of Elizabeth and at the age of nine, moved with her family to Dane Prairie Township. She attended school Districts...
Jennie Iola Dahl
Mar 22, 2014
Jennie Iola Dahl, 96, of Underwood, died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the PioneerCare Center, Fergus Falls. She was born August 4, 1917, in Maine Township, rural Underwood, the daughter of William Henry and Iona Vianna (Jenne) Nelson. She was a lifelong member of the Maine Presbyterian Church and attended District #251 through the eighth grade. On March 7, 1933,...
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