Obituaries

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,...

Vincent Phelps

Vincent Phelps

Jan 8, 2012

Vincent Silas Phelps, 95, a resident of Dent, died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at the Perham Living Center in Perham, Minnesota. He was born March 8, 1916, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the son of Silas and Bessie (Jenne) Phelps. As a young child he and his family moved to Maine Township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, after the death...

Leonard Rostad

Leonard Rostad

Jan 5, 2012

Leonard H. Rostad, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born January 5, 1927, at home on the farm near Battle Lake, Minnesota, the son of Maynard and Martha (Whittstock) Rostad. He worked on his dad’s farm and worked for Vagts for a couple of years...

Cornelia Pederson

Cornelia Pederson

Jan 5, 2012

Cornelia “Corie” Pederson, 89, a resident of rural Underwood, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born August 12, 1922, at home on the Joten Lake farm in rural Dalton, the daughter of Cornelius and Kooshe (deBloois) Mark. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Country School District No....

Shelly Minge

Shelly Minge

Jan 3, 2012

Michelle “Shelly” Renae Minge, 41, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Sheridan House in Fergus Falls under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She fought a long courageous battle with cancer so that she might live for her daughter, Katie. She was born December 15, 1970, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Carlton and...

Mildred Bruvold

Mildred Bruvold

Jan 2, 2012

Mildred “Millie” Bruvold, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 2, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Millie was born in Miles City, Montana on December 25, 1918, the only child of Carl and Mathilda (Bjerke) Bruvold. She graduated from high school in Fessenden, North Dakota and was the North Dakota state typing champion for two consecutive...

Joanne Miller

Joanne Miller

Jan 1, 2012

Joanne L. (Mrs. Clem) Miller, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Joanne was born November 15, 1932, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Frank and Kathryn (Westerberg) Sha. She was a graduate of Battle Lake High School. On October 9, 1953, she married Clem Miller in Foxhome....

Elroy Maack

Elroy Maack

Dec 30, 2011

Elroy V. Maack. 84, a resident of Elizabeth, Minnesota, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born on January 24, 1927, the youngest of 11 children, to Ferdinand and Anna (Stroschein) Maack in Oscar Township of Otter Tail County. He was baptized, confirmed and married in St. John Lutheran Church of Elizabeth by Rev. George...

Mark Strader

Mark Strader

Dec 29, 2011

Mark Anthony Strader, age 52, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Mark was born on July 8, 1959 in Moorhead, Minnesota, the son of Michael W. and Myrtle A. (Grant) Strader. He graduated from Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, and went on to St. Paul Technical College for...

Shirley Eckley

Shirley Eckley

Dec 29, 2011

Shirley Mae Eckley, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born September 2, 1940, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Max and Sylvia (Haarstick) Kronemann. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church and graduated from Fergus Falls High in 1958. Shirley worked for...

Jeanette Voller

Jeanette Voller

Dec 29, 2011

Jeanette V. Voller, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born September 30, 1927 in Rugby, North Dakota, the daughter of Frank and Lillian Raiche. She is survived by her loving family: daughter Sandra Voller, daughter Kathy (Walter) Snook, daughter Peggy Jackson, son Robert J. (Lolly)...