Obituaries

William Williams

William Williams

Jan 28, 2010

William Russell Williams, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Salina, KS died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Bill was born on June 1, 1919 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the second son of William R. and Ruth (Robinson) Williams. He graduated from Portsmouth High School and attended Ken Peterson School for Automobile Dealers...

Geraldine Raaen

Geraldine Raaen

Jan 27, 2010

Geraldine "Gerrie" Evelyn Raaen, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.  She was born December 21, 1926, in Fingal, North Dakota, to William and Julia (Grandrud) Fossen. She attended elementary and two years of high school at Fingal and Nome, North Dakota. Her father died when she was twelve,...

Alice Gullickson

Alice Gullickson

Jan 25, 2010

Alice Victoria Gullickson, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls under the care of Lakeland Hospice.  She was born March 13, 1916, in rural Evansville, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Mathilda (Lindell) Wennerstrand. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evansville.  She attended school...

Marian Kubitz

Marian Kubitz

Jan 20, 2010

Marian A. Kubitz, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the JoHanna House in Ashby and under the care of Lakeland Hospice.  She was born December 2, 1934, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur L. and Dagny (Furreness) Anderson. She grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School .  On...

Charlotte Bakken

Charlotte Bakken

Jan 19, 2010

Charlotte Vietta (Lind) Bakken, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.  She was born January 24, 1922, in Bertha, Todd County, Minnesota, the daughter of Karl “Charlie” Mandus Lind and Annie Velermina (Swanson) Lind. She was baptized August 6, 1922 at Petri Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend, and...

Margaret Stein

Margaret Stein

Jan 17, 2010

Margaret Marie Stein (nee Finch), age 62, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and formerly of Hankinson, North Dakota, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness. She was born in Oakes, North Dakota on August 17, 1947, to Kenneth and Helen (Quellman) Finch, who preceded her in death. She...

Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson

Jan 16, 2010

Harry W. Johnson, 90, a resident of St. Paul, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born October 24, 1919, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the son of J. Arndt and Ida (Erickson) Johnson. He grew up in Rothsay, and was baptized in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, and confirmed in Hamar Lutheran Church. He...

Warren Bakke

Warren Bakke

Jan 16, 2010

Warren Curtis Bakke, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at his home.  He was born January 8, 1926, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Thorvald and Alma (Thompson) Bakke. He grew up in Aastad Township and attended School District #118. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines from 1944 to 1946. On May 7,...

Dewey Tommerdahl

Dewey Tommerdahl

Jan 15, 2010

Dewey Roger Tommerdahl, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born October 26, 1935, the youngest child of Clara (Wick) and Oluf N. Tommerdahl of Ada, Minnesota. He graduated from Ada High School in 1953 and enrolled at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. Following college he began...

Herman Hanson

Herman Hanson

Jan 13, 2010

Herman Melvin Hanson, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born August 12, 1912, the son of Sigurd and Sophie (Haugen) Hanson, at rural Zahl, North Dakota, on Sigurd’s homesteaded land. In 1930 he graduated from Isabel High School in...

Albin Sundberg

Albin Sundberg

Jan 12, 2010

Albin Edward Sundberg, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born October 18, 1919, at his family farm located in Maine Township – Pickerel Lake, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of David and Christine (Berglund) Sundberg. He attended country school and then...

Donald Torgerson

Donald Torgerson

Jan 8, 2010

Donald V. Torgerson, 82, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Richville, died Friday, January 8, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls surrounded by his family. Don was born May 27, 1927, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Victor and Agnes (Braaten) Torgerson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He was a...

John Behl

John Behl

Jan 3, 2010

John Frederick Behl, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at his home under the care of his family and Lakeland Hospice. He was born November 21, 1932, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of George Christian and Alma Margaret (Dallum) Behl. He graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks in 1950. He attended...

Eugene Boe

Eugene Boe

Dec 30, 2009

Eugene Leslie Boe, 73, a resident of rural Dalton, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at his home under the care of his family and Lakeland Hospice.  He was born April 5, 1936, in St. Olaf Township of Otter Tail County, the son of Alford and Nina (Sivertson) Boe. Eugene was born on the family farm where he lived his entire...

Josephine Mitberg

Josephine Mitberg

Dec 29, 2009

Josephine Cora Mitberg, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Josephine was born October 22, 1911, in Granville, North Dakota, the youngest daughter of William John and Cora Rachel (Veeder) Sandrey. Jo graduated from Granville High School in 1930 where she was the Valedictorian and President of...

Harold Oehler

Harold Oehler

Dec 28, 2009

Harold E. Oehler, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at the Hospice House.  Harold was born on September 17, 1909 in Milbank, SD, the son of William and Amanda (Oeder) Oehler. As an infant, his family moved to the Portland, OR area, later moving to Goodrich, ND. He attended school in Goodrich and then at...

David Christenson

David Christenson

Dec 26, 2009

David L. Christenson, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital. He was born June 15, 1937, in Doran, the son of Jeffry and Junith (Martinson) Christenson. Jeffry died in 1938 and Junith married Sigurd Christenson in March of 1942. Sigurd raised David, along with Junith, and treated him as his own. He...

Robert Krensing

Robert Krensing

Dec 24, 2009

Robert W. Krensing, III, 34, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 24, 2009 as a result of a car accident.  Robert was born on January 8, 1975 in Graceville, the son of Richard and Dianne (Schwagel) Krensing. He attended Beardsley Valley High School and graduated in 1993. After high school he continued his education at N.D.S.C.S in Wahpeton...

Gunta Stegura

Gunta Stegura

Dec 23, 2009

Gunta Zunde Stegura, 61, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.  She was born March 17, 1948, in Bamburg, Germany, the daughter of Edgar and Velta (Roze) Zunde. On December 10, 1949 she emmigrated to America with her family through Lutheran World Relief, and they settled in Greenville, Ohio. In...

Ivan Eaves

Ivan Eaves

Dec 23, 2009

Ivan Asa Eaves, 77, of Breckenridge, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge He was born August 14, 1932, in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Harry and Frances Eaves. He grew up and attended school in Saginaw. He was employed as a truck driver for Farm Bureau in Saginaw.  He was inducted into the U.S....