Obituaries
Connie Lill
Dec 7, 2011
Constance “Connie” Ruby Lill, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Midwest Home Health in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born March 11, 1935, in Ashby, Minnesota, the daughter of Rueben and Cora (Ohren) Bergeson. She attended Madison Elementary School, and Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1954. On January 15, 1955, she married Donny...
Glenn Moses
Dec 4, 2011
Glenn Wade Moses, 51, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born May 9, 1960, in Moorhead, Minnesota, the son of Keith and Helen (Lohse) Moses. Glenn was baptized and confirmed in Chokio. He attended Chokio-Alberta High School, graduating in 1978. He then attended Moorhead State University. On...
Maynard Ott
Nov 28, 2011
Maynard C. Ott, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 28, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born July 20, 1930, in Star Lake Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Clarence and Ida (Lange) Ott. He attended school at District #129 in Star Lake Township, and later earned his GED. He worked at...
Arne Kumm
Nov 27, 2011
Arne Otto Kumm, 48, a resident of Elizabeth, died Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born October 16, 1963, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Arnold and Colleen (Trosvig) Kumm. He was baptized at his grandmother’s house by Reverend Preuss, and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. He attended McKinley Elementary...
Signe Barsness
Nov 26, 2011
Signe Emilie Barsness, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born February 12, 1914, in Ettrick, Wisconsin, the daughter of Rev. Christian and Harriet (Halvorson) Bestul. She attended Park Region Luther College Academy, graduating in 1932, and then Concordia College, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Education...
Lenora Andersen
Nov 25, 2011
Lenora O. Andersen, 93, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Dent, died Friday, November 25, 2011, at PioneerCare. She was born September 21, 1918, on the family homestead in Aurdal Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Oscar and Oulffa Bjorgo. Her mother passed away when she was two months old. She grew up on the farm being raised by...
Carol Anderson
Nov 24, 2011
Carol Ouren Anderson, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at PioneerCare. She was born to Gunda (Wee) and Melvin Hexum on June 13, 1934, in Fergus Falls. She graduated from Rothsay High School in 1952. On November 27, 1952, she married Harold Ouren in Rothsay. They lived in the Fergus Falls area until his death...
Linda Abramson
Nov 24, 2011
Linda L. Abramson, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. After a long battle with cancer, Linda finally received her ultimate healing, and her family rejoices that she suffers no more in her eternal home. She was born November 6, 1944, in St. Paul, the daughter of Walter...
James Renner
Nov 23, 2011
James Renner, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born October 14, 1925, in Pelican Rapids, the son of Louis and Frances (Kowalski) Renner. He grew up in Pelican Rapids graduating from high school in 1943. After high school he worked for the Ostrus Brothers delivering ice and worked in the...
Dorwin Hansen
Nov 23, 2011
Dorwin Hansen, 79, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. He was born November 27, 1931, in Valley City, ND, the son of Jens and Alice (Anderson) Hansen. Dorwin graduated High School near Dazey, ND and in 1953 he graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead with honors and received his Master’s Degree in Clinical...
Robert Adams
Nov 22, 2011
Robert “Rob” A. Adams, 44, a resident of rural Underwood, died Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at his home of a heart attack in his sleep. He was born November 6, 1967, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of Laddie Joe and Llewellyn Adams. He grew up in the Underwood area, where he attended school, graduating from Underwood High School...
Francis Buckley
Nov 22, 2011
Francis “Barry” Buckley, 67, of St. Cloud, died Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at St. Benedicts Senior Community in St. Cloud. He was born November 2, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Peggy (Packard) Buckley. He attended school in Fergus Falls through his Junior year and completed high school in Minneapolis. He attended Tech School in Granite Falls....
Arlene Schachtschneider
Nov 22, 2011
Arlene Schachtschneider, 84, a resident of Underwood, died Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born March 20, 1927, on the family farm near Underwood, the daughter of Anton and Hannah (Moen) Moe. She was baptized and confirmed at Tordenskjold Lutheran Church of rural Underwood. Arlene attended elementary school at Dist 162 and graduated...
Maude Strissel
Nov 20, 2011
Maude C. Strissel, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at the Hospitality House, rural Fergus Falls. She was born February 6, 1916, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of Ragnvald and Anna (Johnson) Gotaas. At age 12 she moved to Fergus Falls, where she lived until her death. Maude was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and graduated from...
Loralee Hansen
Nov 20, 2011
Loralee Hansen, 78, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at the Pioneer Care Facility. She was born February 21, 1933, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Fred and Leona (Dietrich) Henning. She was baptized and confirmed at Olivet Lutheran Church of Fargo. Loralee graduated from Fargo High School and in 1954 she graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, with...
Floyd Mitzel
Nov 20, 2011
Floyd Kenneth “Ike” Mitzel, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born July 13, 1927, on the family farm near Dwight, North Dakota, the son of William F. and Alma (Gutzmer) Mitzel. He grew up there, attending school in Wahpeton. On May 1, 1950, he married Patricia McKibben in...
Lily Wahl
Nov 19, 2011
Lily C. Wahl, 91, of Eden Prairie, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, in Minnetonka. She was born June 11, 1920, in Erhard, the daughter of Wilhelm and Florence (Perkins) Svendsgaard. Lily grew up in Elizabeth Township, near Long Lake where she attended rural School Dist 203. She attended Nurses Training at the Fergus Falls State Hospital. ...
JoAnna Grunewald
Nov 19, 2011
JoAnna Grunewald, 68, of Dent, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. JoAnna was the third of five children born to Chet and Bessie Shiflet in the copper mining town of Morenci, Arizona, on August 21, 1943. She was raised in the small cotton farming town of Central, Arizona, that her great-grandparents helped to...
Paul Svendsgaard
Nov 13, 2011
Paul David Svendsgaard, 53, of Fergus Falls, passed away at his home on November 12, 2011, due to medical complications. A lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, he graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1976. After High School, Paul worked as a printer and general contract painter for 15 years, and later worked at the Fergus Falls Daily Journal...
Gene Marty
Nov 13, 2011
Gene Marty, 60, a resident at Elizabeth Country Breezes Foster Care in rural Elizabeth, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 13, 2011, at his home. Gene was born on March 28, 1951 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Leo and Margaret (Bouressa) Marty. He was born with Down’s Syndrome and lived at home with his family until he was six years...
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