Obituaries
Claire Orpen
Mar 14, 2010
Claire Orpen - Beloved Mom, Grandma, and GiGi age 79, of South Saint Paul, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, March 14th. Preceded in death by her parents, Erwin and Florence Johnson of Fergus Falls; her husband, Donald James Orpen (July 2008); one brother, Stanley Johnson (August 2008); and son, Christopher Knight Orpen (March 2009). Survived by daughters Cheryl...
Lucille Tommerdahl
Mar 13, 2010
Lucille (Mrs. Merle) Tommerdahl, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday March 13, 2010, of congestive heart failure, at her home, with hospice care and family by her side. She was born in Fergus Falls on August 20, 1923, to William and Ida (Meyer) Degner. She was baptized and also confirmed at what is now First United Church of...
Loretta Bogen
Mar 13, 2010
Loretta Bogen, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born December 14, 1915, in Dalton, Minnesota, the oldest of five children born to Ole L. and Selma (Berg) Nelson. When she started first grade in Dalton she spoke only Norwegian. She attended grade school in several towns...
Charles Johnson
Mar 9, 2010
Charles L. “Chuck” Johnson, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Chuck was born January 7, 1945, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the youngest child of Chester and Marjorie (Landstad) Johnson. He attended grade school and high school in Campbell, Minnesota, and graduated from Campbell High School in 1963. Chuck continued his...
Andy Leitch
Mar 9, 2010
Andy C. Leitch, age 86, of Underwood, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born November 9, 1923, in Sverdrup Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Andrew “Doc” and Ada (Andrus) Leitch. He graduated from Underwood High School in 1941, and enlisted in the Navy where he served during...
Ann Iverson
Mar 7, 2010
Anna M. “Ann” Iverson, 96, or “Mom” as she was fondly known to her family, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Midwest Home Health in Fergus Falls. She was born February 16, 1914, in Hensler, North Dakota, in Oliver County, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Perschke) Ellis. She attended school at Fort Clark, North Dakota. On January 15, 1934,...
Melba Neuman
Mar 2, 2010
Melba Louise Neuman, 91, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Pioneer Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, where she resided for the last two years. She was born the fourth of nine children to Frank and Ada (Kelsey) Richards on October 26, 1918, in Granville, North Dakota, where she lived, was baptized and attended school. After...
Alvin Anderson
Mar 2, 2010
Alvin Curtis “Pat” Anderson, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born October 9, 1918, at home in Western Township rural Fergus Falls, the son of August and Emily (Sundberg) Anderson. He grew up on the family farm, attending rural school at District #252 in Orwell...
Irene Bethel
Feb 27, 2010
Irene Bethel, 79, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 27, 2010, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Irene Elmina (Olson) Bethel was born June 21, 1930, in Runeberg Township of Becker County, Minnesota, the daughter of William Charles and Vivian Mary (Parvi) Olson. Irene attended a rural school which was located less than a mile from her home. ...
Elaine Grotte
Feb 26, 2010
Elaine Violet Grotte, 81, of Fergus Falls, died, Friday, February 26, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home. She was born June 11, 1928, in St. Paul, the daughter of Albert and Mabel (Armbrust) Freitag. While she was a young girl, she moved with her family to Federal Dam, MN, where her father owned a logging business. Later they moved to...
Sylvia Rustad
Feb 23, 2010
Sylvia A. Rustad, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born August 12, 1925, in Pelican Lake Township of Grant County, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Anna (Anderson) Rustad. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Lake Lutheran Church in Ashby. Sylvia attended school at...
Arne Bolstad
Feb 21, 2010
Arnold “Arne” Bolstad, 51, a resident of rural Perham and formerly of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 21, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Arnold Lee Bolstad was born on June 16, 1959 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of John and Betty (Peasley) Bolstad. He attended Fergus Falls High School. He went on to drive taxi for...
Marvin Engel
Feb 20, 2010
Marvin Melvin Engel, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Broen Memorial Home. Marvin was born on May 31, 1925 in Goodrich, N.D., the son of Joseph and Siona (Mauch) Engel. He grew up in Goodrich and graduated from Goodrich High School in 1943. After high school he continued his education at North Dakota...
Lola Kirchoff
Feb 19, 2010
Lola Evelyn Kirchoff of Fergus Falls passed away Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 while residing at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, gracefully ending a life filled with faith, friends, family and love. She was born on June 11, 1922, in Remsen Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Laura (Nitzschke) Hanno. Lola grew up on the family farm and attended...
LaVon Johnson
Feb 19, 2010
LaVon Jane Johnson, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rothsay, died Friday, February 19, 2010 at the Pioneer Retirement Community. LaVon was born on August 9, 1935 in Tordenskjold Township, Underwood, MN, the daughter of Gudbrand and Mary (Swedberg) Olson. She attended grade school at District #71 and high school in Battle Lake. After high school, she worked...
Dana Miller
Feb 15, 2010
Dana Lynn Miller, 62, a resident of Minneapolis, died Monday, February 15, 2010, at his home under the care of Hospice. He was born February 18, 1947, in Fergus Falls, the son of Arlow and Mildred (Rau) Miller. He grew up there, and was baptized and confirmed at Grace United Methodist Church. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in...
John Swanson
Feb 15, 2010
John “Vernon” Swanson, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 15, 2010, at MeritCare in Fargo. He was born December 6, 1917, in Battle Lake, Minnesota, the son of John and Jennie (Rostad) Swanson. After graduation from Battle Lake High School he worked at McCabe Brothers Elevator Company in Battle Lake. In June of 1942, he enlisted in the U.S....
Judith Johnson
Feb 14, 2010
Judith O. Johnson, 91, a resident of Battle Lake, died Sunday, February 14, 2010, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. She was born October 9, 1918, in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the daughter of Julius and Olga Odden. She was the oldest of eight children. On June 21, 1943, she married Alfred S. Johnson at Trefoldighed Lutheran...
Arlen Grewe
Feb 13, 2010
Arlen Emil Grewe, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls under the care of Hospice staff. He was born September 4, 1944, in Fergus Falls, the son of Emil and Mathilda (Mathieson) Grewe. He worked at the National “T” Packing Plant, and then started with the City of Fergus Falls...
Roy Eggum
Feb 12, 2010
Roy R. Eggum, 66, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born May 30, 1943, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Hilda (Bendt) Eggum. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School. On June 3, 1962, he married Sharon Soliah at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls,...
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