Obituaries

Edna Doering

Edna Doering

Oct 24, 2013

Edna Doering, 89, of Fergus Falls and formerly of Kulm, North Dakota, passed peacefully on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born February 15, 1924 at rural Forbes, North Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Johanna (Ruff) Frank. She grew up on a farm south of Kulm where she attended the local country school,...

Naomi Larson Nelson

Naomi Larson Nelson

Oct 24, 2013

Naomi Jane Nelson, 50, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born February 14, 1963, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the daughter of Paul and Betty (Michaelson) Larson. She grew up in Fergus Falls where she attended Adams Elementary School and Fergus Falls High School, graduating...

James Faulkner

James Faulkner

Oct 22, 2013

James Cecil Faulkner, 61, of Rothsay, passed from this world to another on October 22, 2013, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota after a long battle with heart disease. Jim was born December 13, 1951, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the son of Cecil and Geraldine (Matson) Faulkner. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1970. On June 24, 1987...

Rudolph Langston

Rudolph Langston

Oct 22, 2013

Rudolph “Rudy” J. Langston, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born June 14, 1921, in Foxhome, Minnesota, the son of Thomas and Pauline (Mitz) Langston. He grew up in the area, attending school in Foxhome before graduating from Breckenridge High School in 1939. Rudy farmed with his dad...

Norman Feay

Norman Feay

Oct 21, 2013

Norman Harris Feay, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 21, 2013, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born August 10, 1923 at Lane, South Dakota, the son of George and Esther (Harris) Feay. His early years were spent in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The family later moved to Alexandria, Minnesota where he graduated...

Alice Olson

Alice Olson

Oct 20, 2013

Alice A. Olson, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 20, 2013, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Alice Adella Olson was born on April 29, 1926, in Carlisle Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Liene (Gabriel) Beske. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. She graduated from Fergus Falls High...

Loretta Stiyer

Loretta Stiyer

Oct 18, 2013

Loretta Anna Ella Stiyer, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, was called home Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born October 25, 1914 at home in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Schleske) Mavis. She was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church, which then was...

Gertrude Strinden

Gertrude Strinden

Oct 16, 2013

Gertrude “Trudy” Marcelle Strinden, 88, of Roseville, formerly of rural Pelican Rapids, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Johanna Shores in Arden Hills, Minnesota. She was born on March 30, 1925 in rural Pelican Rapids to P. Conrad and Emma (Grefsrud) Strinden. She attended School District #78 in Trondhjem Township and later graduated with the Pelican Rapids Class of...

Corrado Giorgini

Corrado Giorgini

Oct 11, 2013

Corrado Giorgini, 85, of North Oaks, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 11, 2013, at Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, Minnesota. He was born August 9, 1928, in Cesenatico, Italy, the son of Francesco and Dominica (Zamagni) Giorgini. Corrado worked as a bricklayer in Italy. He moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1954, sponsored by his uncle, Carlo Giorgini....

Harold C. Erickson

Harold C. Erickson

Oct 11, 2013

Harold C. Erickson, 91, of West Fargo, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 11, 2013, at Sheyenne Crossings in West Fargo, North Dakota. Harold was born on September 3, 1922, on his grandparents’ farm near Herman, Minnesota, the son of Oscar F. and Edna M. (Johnson) Erickson. He attended grade school in Dilworth and graduated from high school in...

Elsie Stroschein

Elsie Stroschein

Oct 10, 2013

Elsie Ella Amanda Stroschein, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born December 11, 1920, in Elizabeth, Minnesota, the daughter of German immigrants Hermann and Louise (Helle) Boeder. She attended country school in Friberg Township. As a very young woman she worked as a housekeeper for the...

Roger Kvern

Roger Kvern

Oct 8, 2013

Roger Gordon Kvern, 77, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born October 22, 1935, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Alfred and Bernice (Eide) Kvern. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from high school there in 1953. He joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Albuquerque,...

Bernard Adams

Bernard Adams

Oct 7, 2013

Bernard “Bernie” Eugene Adams, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born July 18, 1936, in Beach, North Dakota, the son of Glen and Dorothy (Cheadle) Adams. He grew up in Beach, graduating from Beach High School in 1954. He worked for a time as a ranch...

Agnes Wigdahl

Agnes Wigdahl

Oct 7, 2013

Agnes Victoria Wigdahl, 96, of Rothsay, died Monday, October 7, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born April 28, 1917, in Meadows Township of Wilkin County, Minnesota, the daughter of Reinhart and Anna (Olson) Carlsrud. She grew up on the farm, attending country school. She was baptized at Our Saviors Lutheran Church and confirmed at Hamar...

Lorena Peterson

Lorena Peterson

Oct 7, 2013

Lorena Martha Rose Peterson, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born April 2, 1915, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Martha (Mavis) Thom. She was baptized in the church that was being held in School District #159 where she...

Bessie Swendsrud

Bessie Swendsrud

Oct 1, 2013

Bessie Swendsrud, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at her Mill Street residence in Fergus Falls. She was born on November 6, 1917, at a home in rural Fergus Falls, the daughter of Cornelius and Koosje (deBloois) Mark. The family later moved to a home near Joten Lake in rural Dalton. She was baptized at home and...

Marian Unger

Marian Unger

Sep 30, 2013

Marian B. Unger, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born October 28, 1922, near Doran, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Frieda (Degner) Hansen. She was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran church in Campbell. She grew up in Brandrup Township, attending country school there, and then Campbell...

Phyllis Taylor Clark

Phyllis Taylor Clark

Sep 30, 2013

Phyllis “Phil” Clarice Taylor Clark, 62, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 30, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born January 23, 1951, in Sacramento, California, the daughter of Elmore F. and Gertrude (Reynolds) Gray. She graduated from Little Falls High School in 1969. She was married to Fred Taylor for 14 years. On...

William Bates

William Bates

Sep 24, 2013

William H. Bates, 85, of Erhard, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born January 26, 1928, in Moorhead, Minnesota, the son of James and Florence (Chatwood) Bates. He was the longtime owner of Fargo Bumper Exchange and continued to be employed there for many years after selling his interest in the...

Roselle Scramstad

Roselle Scramstad

Sep 22, 2013

Roselle Scramstad, 80, of Bemidji and formerly of Underwood, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at Havenwood Nursing Home in Bemidji, Minnesota. Roselle E. Scramstad was born on November 22, 1932, in Oak Valley Township, near Deer Creek, Minnesota, the daughter of Leon and Tamson (Chase) Hennagir. She graduated from Deer Creek High School in 1950, and then attended Fergus Falls...