Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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