Obituaries

Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis

Feb 11, 2012

On Saturday, February 11, 2012, Paul Kevin Dennis died as a result of a head injury sustained while serving on a missions trip in Bleck, Haiti. He was 52. Paul was born on February 28, 1959, in Blakely, Pa., to Margaret Kreidler Dennis and David William Dennis. He married Lori (Lorelei) Flom on June 26, 1982, in Kankakee, Ill. He...

Vernon Jensen

Vernon Jensen

Feb 8, 2012

Vernon L. Jensen, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Vernon Lewis Jensen was born on September 14, 1917 in Wildrose, ND to Carl and Sophie (Oppegard) Jensen. He moved to Fergus Falls in 1931 and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1936. After graduation he joined the Civilian...

Douglas Muchow

Douglas Muchow

Feb 8, 2012

Douglas Ronald Muchow, 60, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at his residence. He was born November 22, 1951, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Ronald and Luverne (Anderson) Muchow. He grew up and graduated from school in Fergus Falls. Douglas worked for several years with the Rogers Brothers Carnival with the amusement games as...

Doris Schultz

Doris Schultz

Feb 8, 2012

Doris O. Schultz, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born February 7, 1926 at home in rural Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of Dovre and Olga (Wee) Hauger. She attended country school in Trondjhem Township and then lived in Rothsay while attending Rothsay High School,...

Charles Kirchoff

Charles Kirchoff

Feb 5, 2012

Charles E. Kirchoff, 89, of Fergus Falls passed away February 5th, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was residing at the Veteran's Administration care facility in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. He was born September 11, 1922 in Cleghorn, Iowa, to Walter and Florence (Woodall) Kirchoff. During the Great Depression, Charles and his family relocated to Mesa, Arizona. They returned to Cleghorn...

Roger Ophus

Roger Ophus

Feb 5, 2012

Roger Harry Ophus, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born August 15, 1929, in Crookston, Minnesota, the son of Harry and Anne (Knudson) Ophus. He spent his growing up years on a farm near Erskine, Minnesota, a farm which is still in the family...

Barbara Burbach

Barbara Burbach

Feb 4, 2012

Barbara Burbach, 66, a resident of Henning, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at her residence under the care of Lakeland Hospice and her family. She was born January 30, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Bernard and Dorothy (Hansen) Behrens. She grew up in the Chicago area. On May 12, 1962, she married Donald Burbach in Homewood, Illinois, and...

Alice Aanden

Alice Aanden

Feb 4, 2012

Alice B. Aanden, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family.  Alice was born on August 26, 1929 on the family farm in rural Underwood, the daughter of Ole and Agnes (Anderson) Wold.  She grew up in rural Underwood, attending Barnhard School District #182. She was baptized and confirmed at...

Eero Latvala

Eero Latvala

Feb 4, 2012

Eero J. Latvala, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Heritage Pioneer Senior Cottage in Fergus Falls. He was born November 10, 1918 in Helsinki, Finland to Nick and Maria (Willgren) Latvala. He sailed to America at the age of five and lived in Superior, Wisconsin, New York Mills, and Calumet, Michigan. Eero was...

Arnold Dietman

Arnold Dietman

Jan 26, 2012

Arnold C. Dietman, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born December 29, 1919, in St. Cloud, the son of Albert and Christine (Strack) Dietman. He grew up in Cold Spring, MN. On September 23, 1944, he married Vivian Lowery at the chapel at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis. While he...

Harley Jorgenson

Harley Jorgenson

Jan 26, 2012

Harley Jullin Jorgenson, 89, a resident of Erhard, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at his home. He was born March 9, 1922, the son of Erick and Clara (Ouren) Jorgenson at Erhard, Minnesota. He was baptized at South Immanuel Church and confirmed at Hedemarken Church, rural Carlisle. He attended country school by Carlisle. In October of 1942 Harley enlisted in...

Wayne Shearer

Wayne Shearer

Jan 22, 2012

Wayne Arthur Shearer, 58, a resident of Erhard, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at his home. He was born January 4, 1954, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Gerald and Jane (Whitlock) Shearer. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1972, and attended Moorhead Technical College. On March 21, 1981, he married Diane Heiden in Fergus...

Alice Fick

Alice Fick

Jan 19, 2012

Alice Mae Fick, 101, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 19, 2012, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born October 27, 1910, in Brainerd, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Priscilla (Southard) Foster. As a young child the family moved to Beach, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended country school. She...

Vernice Barsness

Vernice Barsness

Jan 14, 2012

Vernice Barsness, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. She was born March 29, 1919, in Starbuck, Minnesota, the third of four children born to Roy and Julia Skinner. Named Lucile Vernice, she always preferred her middle name. Vernice was baptized in Terrace, MN, at her grandparents home by...

Evelyn Asleson

Evelyn Asleson

Jan 14, 2012

Evelyn Mabel Bernice (Kronemann) Asleson, 91, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Wendell, passed away peacefully early Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Lake Region Health Care in Fergus Falls. She was born March 26, 1920 near Fergus Falls, MN to Max Sr. and Wilhelmine (Holthusen) Kronemann, one of thirteen children. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls....

Colleen Schauff

Colleen Schauff

Jan 13, 2012

Colleen Mae Schauff, age 70, of Fergus Falls, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday, January 13, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Colleen was born August 3, 1941, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the second of four children born to Elmer and Elda Mae (Eide) Stanghelle. At age ten she was found on the ground unconscious at a church...

David Jacobson

David Jacobson

Jan 13, 2012

David Howard Jacobson, 64, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at his home, under the care of Lakeland Hospice.  He was born March 26, 1947, in Anoka, Minnesota, the son of Simon and Betsy (Williams) Jacobson. He grew up and attended school in Elk River, Minnesota, graduating from Elk River High School in 1965. He attended...

Catherine Braatz

Catherine Braatz

Jan 11, 2012

Catherine K. Braatz, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born May 25, 1912, in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, the daughter of Frank H. and Anna (Houdek) Kotchian. She grew up in Lidgerwood where she graduated from St. Boniface Parochial Grade School, and Lidgerwood High School with...

Evelyn Pins

Evelyn Pins

Jan 11, 2012

Evelyn (Stoffregen) Pins, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully in her sleep with family present on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was known by her family and friends as “Evie”. Evelyn Sonja Stoffregen was born March 27, 1927, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Rudolph and Ellen (Holmquist) Stoffregen. She grew...

Aloysius Salwei

Aloysius Salwei

Jan 8, 2012

Aloysius “Al” J. Salwei, 78, a resident of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born June 21, 1933, in Zeeland, North Dakota, the son of Kasper and Magdalena (Aberle) Salwei. He attended grade school in Zeeland. He lost his parents at an early age,...