Obituaries
Josef Kosciarz
Oct 21, 2009
Josef Kosciarz, 88, a resident of Heilberger Lake, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born February 10, 1921, in Jodlowiec, Poland, the son of Michal and Marianna (Majcher) Kosciarz. He was a survivor of the German invasion of Poland in 1939. He was captured and tortured by the Nazis and was...
Ephraim Evavold
Oct 18, 2009
Ephraim Melvin Evavold, formerly of rural Ashby, MN, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN, at the age of 103. The second of five children, Ephraim was born to Klaus and Annie (Lundberg) Evavold in Eagle Lake Township on April 8, 1906. He attended country school, with his formal education ending when...
Emery Johnson
Oct 15, 2009
Emery Johnson, Jr., 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born February 17, 1935, in New Ulm, Minnesota, the son of Emery and Lillian (Hesse) Johnson Sr. He was baptized at home in Essig, Minnesota, and was confirmed in the United Lutheran Church in Frost, Minnesota. He...
Janet Wandersee
Oct 13, 2009
Edna “Janet” Wandersee, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 19, 1912, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Thomas and Florence Robertson. She grew up in Fergus Falls, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. Janet was married to Ray Felcyn, and they...
Rocell Johnson
Oct 12, 2009
Rocell I. Johnson, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 8, 1920, in Melvin, MN, the daughter of Knut and Christine (Buran) Klev. She grew up and attended school in Melvin. On January 17, 1938, she married Owen C. Johnson, in Fertile. Through the...
Audrey Tollefson
Oct 10, 2009
Audrey Jerelynn Tollefson, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, October 10, 2009, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Audrey was born June 30, 1937, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Carl and Tillie (Anderson) Grewe. She was confirmed at Trefoldighed Lutheran Church of Battle Lake. She graduated from Battle Lake High School. After school she...
Vernon Eastby
Oct 9, 2009
Vernon Eastby, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 9, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born August 13, 1928, in Battle Lake, the son of Lars and Anna (Anderson) Eastby. He attended school in Battle Lake and Underwood, graduating from Underwood High School. He attended St. Cloud State University, receiving his Bachelor of...
Helen Maanum
Oct 8, 2009
Helen Elizabeth Maanum, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Mill Street Residence in Fergus Falls. She was born July 31, 1921, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, the daughter of Frederick and Susie (Titus) Krohmer. She grew up on a farm with her brother, Fay Krohmer. Helen met John Maanum in 1948, in Mobridge, South...
Rita Lopez
Oct 6, 2009
Rita Joyce Lopez, 57, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born February 16, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Jack and Deloris Moore. Rita loved plants and fish. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Larry Moore and Jerry Moore; a sister, Norma Tilman; and...
Lila Boeck
Oct 4, 2009
Lila I. Boeck, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Wahpeton, died Sunday, October 04, 2009 at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born July 1, 1924, in Greenwood, Wisconsin, the daughter of Matt and Hulda (Natava) Nyysti. She grew up and attended school in Wisconsin. On September 24, 1949, she married Alvin Boeck in Waukegan,...
Myrtle Finkelson
Oct 2, 2009
Myrtle Corrine Finkelson, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. Myrtle was born on August 4, 1922, in Aastad Township, the daughter of Ole and Hulda (Ness) Bergerud. She attended School District 119 (Bergerud School). As a young woman, she worked in Ashby for the restaurant and also worked for...
Russell Smith
Sep 29, 2009
Russell L. Smith, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born July 27, 1927, in Breckenridge, the son of John and Delilah (Wolters) Smith. As a child, he moved with his family to Fergus Falls, where he attended school. Following graduation, he joined the U.S....
Cora Kjer
Sep 24, 2009
Cora Kjer, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Cora Olive Strandlien, was born June 8, 1911, in Clay County, rural Barnesville, the daughter of Christian and Olga (Brusven) Strandlien. She was confirmed at North Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids and attended country school in the Barnesville...
George Sund
Sep 24, 2009
George Elias Sund, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born April 11, 1928, on the farm in Stony Brook Township near Wendell, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Lilly (Dybdal) Sund. Over the years his family farmed at various farms south of Fergus Falls. In 1942...
Ruth Gehring
Sep 23, 2009
Ruth James Gehring, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born November 2, 1926, in Princeton, Maine, an identical twin, born after her sister, Irene and the daughter of Josiah J. and Irene (Aberle) James. Ruth was baptized June 27, 1929, at St. Stanislaus Martyr Church...
Denis Kroll
Sep 22, 2009
Denis Kroll, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Denis was born on a farm near Royalton, MN. He was one of eleven children. From early childhood on, Denis was a naturalist. He often talked about taking care of the chickens and other fowl on the family...
Anne Monk
Sep 20, 2009
Anne Monk, 83, of Barrett, surrounded by her loving family, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota. She was born March 29, 1926, near Fessenden, ND, the seventh of twelve children born to Patrick and Mary (Janisch) O’Neill. She attended school in Fessenden and worked in the rations office. ...
Ida Umlauf
Sep 13, 2009
Ida Anna Emma Umlauf, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born August 28, 1911, at her family home in Fredricksburg, Iowa, one of eight children born to William and Augusta (Schutte) Block. In 1916, when Ida was five years old, her family moved by train...
Stanley Olson
Sep 12, 2009
Stanley “Stan” Olson, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died, Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Stanley was born on July 13, 1923 in Milton, N.D., the son of Carl and Hulda (Christopherson) Olson. He went to school in Osnabrock and Fargo, N.D. Stan served in the United States Navy during World War II. He...
Marilynn Lee
Sep 12, 2009
Marilynn M. Lee, 86, a resident of Woodbury, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN. She was born March 21, 1923, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Robert S. and Judith L. (Johnson) Moe. She grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from high school in 1941. She attended the University...
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