Obituaries
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,...
Victoria Een
Mar 19, 2014
Victoria “Vickie” Een, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, went to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at her home in the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Victoria was born June 2, 1926 in Union Town, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Ignatz and Anna Cornelick. Her family moved to Rosemont, West Virginia in the 1930’s. She...
Mildred Elizabeth Lewis
Mar 19, 2014
Mildred Elizabeth Lewis, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born May 18, 1935, in Louisville, Georgia, the daughter of Tommie Lee and Cora Thomas. Her family moved to Michigan where Mildred graduated from Detroit Public High School with honors. Mildred married Agustusa Lewis in Detroit, Michigan and...
Joycelyn Weiby
Mar 19, 2014
Joycelyn Kathleen Weiby, 88, a resident of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Mesa, under the care of hospice. Joycelyn was born in Fergus Falls to Borghild and Selmer Paulson. She married Edwin Weiby in 1944 and had six children. Joycelyn worked at various jobs but considered her most important job to be that...
Audrey L. Young
Mar 17, 2014
Audrey Lois Young, a longtime resident of Fergus Falls, passed away at GoldenRidge Senior Care in Alexandria, March 17, 2014, at the age of 87, surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. Audrey, daughter of Arthur and Evelyn (Peterson) Erickson, was born on September 5, 1926 in Pelican Rapids. She was one of two children. She was confirmed in the...
Janice "Jan" Urseth
Mar 13, 2014
Janice “Jan” Urseth, 68, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born June 14, 1945 in Erskine, Minnesota to John and Mary Jane (Thoreson) Hamre. Jan grew up in Erskine and attended Erskine High School, graduating in 1963. On April 18, 1980 Jan was united in marriage to...
James E. Thunselle
Mar 12, 2014
James Edward Thunselle, 73, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo. He was born on August 17, 1940 in Fergus Falls, MN to Edwin and Juliet (Lillemoen) Thunselle. He was baptized September 15, 1940 and confirmed June 6, 1954 at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church. He grew up on the family farm, attended school at...
Carlton N. Knutson
Mar 11, 2014
Carlton “Bud” Norris Knutson, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Bud was born November 18, 1927, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Clarence and Nellie (Simpson) Knutson. He grew up in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1945. After high school, Bud joined...
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