Obituaries

Francis Lankow

Francis Lankow

Sep 9, 2013

Francis Robert Lankow, 84, of Underwood, died Monday, September 9, 2013, at his home. He was born September 6, 1929, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Jessie (Martin) Lankow. He was baptized and confirmed at the Foxhome Methodist Church. He grew up in Sunnyside Township, attending country school. He then attended high school in Campbell, where he...

Allan Stortroen

Allan Stortroen

Sep 9, 2013

Allan Charles “Buzz” Stortroen, 62, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 9, 2013, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born March 17, 1951, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Paul and Burnette (Swatfager) Stortroen. He grew up in Fergus Falls where he attended school, and then went to Tech School. He worked construction in...

Rudolph Auch

Rudolph Auch

Sep 5, 2013

Rudolph Oscar Auch, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday September 5, 2013 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born February 2, 1936, in Mott, North Dakota. He was the youngest child of eleven children born to Karl and Sadie (Mohr) Auch. He attended elementary school in a one room school house near Burt, North...

Orman Kielmeyer

Orman Kielmeyer

Sep 3, 2013

Orman Kielmeyer, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Orman was born on September 12, 1915, in Fergus Falls, the son of Herman and Minnie (Juhnke) Kielmeyer. He grew up there where he attended school through the 8th grade. At the age of 18, Orman began working in the auto...

Karisti "Kari" Pergande

Karisti "Kari" Pergande

Aug 31, 2013

Karisti “Kari” Anne Pergande, 34, formerly of Fargo, passed from this world on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at her home in Gilbert, Arizona. She was born February 3, 1979, in Breckenridge, MN to parents Allen and Mary (Atkinson) Pergande. She lived in Wahpeton, ND, Colorado Springs, CO, Westminster, CO, and Fargo, ND. Karisti graduated from Fargo South High School, Minnesota...

Arlyss J. Jacobson

Arlyss J. Jacobson

Aug 31, 2013

Arlyss Jean Jacobson, 83, a resident of Underwood, died August 31, 2013 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Arlyss was born on August 16, 1930 in Amor, MN the daughter of David and Martha Donley. She grew up in the Underwood area and graduated from Underwood High School in 1948. On April 12, 1949 she married Sherrill Jacobson...

Patricia A. Overby

Patricia A. Overby

Aug 30, 2013

Patricia Anne Overby, 93, a resident of Battle Lake, passed away peacefully the morning of August 30, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Home in Battle Lake. She was born March 22, 1920, to Shannen and Justine Hartzell. She grew up in Fort Worth Texas, attending Our Lady of Victory Catholic School. Pat followed in her mother's footsteps by becoming an...

Lyle O. Johnson

Lyle O. Johnson

Aug 30, 2013

Lyle Obert Johnson, 89, of Rothsay, Minnesota, died Friday, August 30, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Lyle was born on July 8, 1924 to J. Arndt and Ida (Erickson) Johnson in Rothsay. He was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay and graduated from Rothsay High School in 1942. On January 2, 1949 he married Delia Moen...

Christian Muir

Christian Muir

Aug 27, 2013

Christian James Muir, 49, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. He was born August 12, 1964, in Karlstad, Minnesota, the son of James and Karen (Wilebski) Muir. The family moved to Fergus Falls in 1968. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1982, and then attended Alexandria Technical...

Fern Mauer

Fern Mauer

Aug 23, 2013

Fern Violet Mauer, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 23, 2013, at the PioneerCare Homestead Cottage in Fergus Falls. She was born July 6, 1917, in rural Elizabeth, the daughter of Ambrose and Cora (Knobel) Perkins. She grew up in rural Elizabeth and attended country school there. On September 17, 1936 she married Frank Mauer. They started...

Norman Wellbrock

Norman Wellbrock

Aug 20, 2013

Norman Winton Wellbrock, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born February 18, 1931, the eldest child of John and Algartha (Buth) Wellbrock at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in Aurdal Township, attending country school at...

Florence Leitch

Florence Leitch

Aug 20, 2013

Florence P. Leitch, 97, of Underwood, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born July 18, 1916, on the farm in Sverdrup Township, rural Underwood, Minnesota, the daughter of Gustave and Olga (Beckman) Onstad. She grew up on the farm, and attended country school at District 109. She was baptized and confirmed at...

Muriel Dinsmore

Muriel Dinsmore

Aug 13, 2013

Muriel Dinsmore, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Muriel Jane Greenfield Dinsmore was born November 1, 1922 to Heye and Della (Swan) Greenfield in Balaton, Minnesota. She was baptized January 28, 1923 at Sillerud Lutheran Church near Balaton, MN. by Reverend G.W. Sanstead. She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran...

Clifford Budgett Jr.

Clifford Budgett Jr.

Aug 12, 2013

Clifford Lewis Budgett Jr., 65, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at his home. He was born October 29, 1947, in Adrian, Minnesota, the son of Lillian (Schol) and Clifford L. Budgett Sr. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1967 – 1969, receiving many medals...

Jack Everett

Jack Everett

Aug 12, 2013

Jack V. Everett, age 92, of Goodyear, AZ and Colorado Springs, CO., passed away peacefully on August 12, 2013 at his summer home on Ottertail Lake, MN. Jack lived in Duluth, MN for most of his professional career working as a Consulting Mining Geologist. He was born to the late Clarence J. Everett and Vera Veeder Everett on May 28,...

Brenda Campbell

Brenda Campbell

Aug 10, 2013

Brenda Kay (Fick) Campbell, 59, a resident of West St. Paul, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis after a brave and courageous 15 year battle with CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia). She was born June 23, 1954, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Gordon and Phyllis (Johnson) Fick. She graduated from Fergus Falls...

Charles J. Underwood

Charles J. Underwood

Aug 10, 2013

Charles (Chuck) Underwood, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Pioneer Suites, Fergus Falls. He was born September 24, 1923, in Fergus Falls, the son of Robert J. and Elveda (Isaacson) Underwood. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1941 and went on to attend the University of Missouri and Carleton College before enlisting in...

John Shearer

John Shearer

Aug 9, 2013

John Edwin Shearer, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 9, 2013, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born on September 25, 1926, in rural Maine Township, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of James B. and Lucille (Tenney) Shearer. He grew up on a farm and attended country school. In 1945 he joined...

Dawn Severson

Dawn Severson

Aug 8, 2013

Dawn Marie Severson, 54, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born July 21, 1959, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Milo and Darnella (Grimstad) Severson. About six weeks later she and her family moved to Watsonville, CA where they resided until returning to Fergus Falls in...

Ruth Carlsrud

Ruth Carlsrud

Aug 8, 2013

Ruth Agnes Carlsrud, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Rothsay, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at the Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls. She was born May 13, 1922, near Sabin, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur and Betty (Stender) Ernst. She grew up and attended school in the Sabin area. As a young woman she attended a baseball...