Obituaries
Karin Zahnow
Sep 21, 2013
Karin Ann Zahnow, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born January 6, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Willard and Alice (Schulz) Beske. She worked many long hours alongside her father, mother and siblings on the family farm. She graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Doug Marohl
Sep 18, 2013
Douglas R. Marohl, of Battle Lake, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the age of 61. Doug was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota on November 16, 1951 to Vernon Marohl and Audrey Muehler Marohl. He grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota graduating from high school in 1969. Doug attended North Dakota College of Science and Moorhead...
Charles "Chuck" Hyslop
Sep 17, 2013
Charles “Chuck” Hyslop, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Charles "Chuck" Hyslop was born in Fergus Falls in 1934, the first of the three sons of Robert and Katharine Hyslop. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952 and later the University of Minnesota after a stint in the...
Nellie Larson
Sep 17, 2013
Nellie Larson, 97, a lifelong resident of the Fergus Falls area, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at Bethany on University in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born January 8, 1916, at home in rural Fergus Falls, the daughter of Cornelius and Koosje (deBloois) Mark. The family later moved to a home near Jolten Lake in rural Dalton. She graduated from...
Dean Anderson
Sep 13, 2013
Dean Glenn Anderson, 71, St. Bonifacius, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center, Waconia, MN. Dean was born July 18, 1942 in Benson, MN to Chester Palmer and Olga Josephine (Thompson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauli Lutheran Church, rural Swift Falls, MN. He grew up as a farm...
James Gustafson
Sep 12, 2013
James Richard Gustafson, 82, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 12, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, where he recently became a resident. He was born on December 29, 1929 near Park River in Kensington Township, Walsh County, North Dakota, the son of Martin Andrew & Borghild (Evenson) Gustafson. Jim joined the US Army in October of 1950 and was...
Laura Spies
Sep 11, 2013
Laura J. Spies, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born June 18, 1915, on the Berg farm near Underwood, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Caroline (Widness) Berg. She graduated from Underwood High School and then Moorhead State Teachers College. She taught school for two years. On June...
Eileen "Sandy" Akers
Sep 10, 2013
Eileen “Sandy” Akers, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, in the care of Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, North Dakota, after suffering from a life altering stroke. She was born April 3, 1946, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Raymond and Gyda (Floen) Quam and was the only girl in a family...
Scott Norman
Sep 10, 2013
Scott A. Norman, 57, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare surrounded by his loving family after a 1 year battle with cancer Scott was born in Fergus Falls on July 4, 1956 to Donald and Valera (Todahl) Norman on his brother, Craig’s 3rd birthday. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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