Obituaries
Gilford Knutson
Apr 20, 2009
Gilford “Butch” Vernell Knutson, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 20, 2009, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born March 1, 1938, in Fergus Falls, the son of Louis and Mabel (Boe) Knutson. He was baptized December 6, 1939, and confirmed in the Christian faith May 24, 1953, at Zion Lutheran Church...
James Drechsel
Apr 19, 2009
James G. “Jim” Drechsel, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born February 7, 1930 in Fergus Falls, the son of John and Anne Drechsel. He attended rural School District #36. On June 24, 1953, he married Geraldine Moen at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in...
Patricia Hovland
Apr 19, 2009
Patricia Jeanne (Carpenter) Hovland, 54, a resident of Casper, WY, formerly of Rothsay, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went home to Jesus on April 19, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday April 25, 2009 at 11:00 am at Hilltop Celebration Church in...
Jose Rodriguez-Carrillo
Apr 19, 2009
Jose “Ricky” Rodriguez-Carrillo, 18, a resident of Rothsay, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Rothsay. He was born January 15, 1991, in Oregon City, Oregon. He attended Rothsay Public School from 1997 to the present, and would have graduated on May 24, 2009. Ricky was a bright, fun loving, young man who was looking forward to starting his journey to...
Sheila Grothe
Apr 17, 2009
Sheila Kay Grothe, 38, a resident of Dalton, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at Broen Memorial Home, surrounded by family and friends. Sheila was born on June 29, 1970 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Geoffrey and Sharon (Richter) Rund. She was baptized at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church and was confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Ashby. She graduated from...
Jeffrey Wandersee
Apr 17, 2009
Jeffrey Dean Wandersee, 40, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at his home. He was born December 26, 1968, in Fergus Falls, the son of Lawrence and Patricia (Julsrud) Wandersee Jr. He grew up in Elizabeth and attended school in Fergus Falls. He was confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. Jeff worked various jobs including...
Orvin Rustad
Apr 16, 2009
Orvin A. Rustad, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born August 8, 1927, in Ashby, Minnesota, the son of Ole and Anna (Anderson) Rustad. He was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Lake Church, Ashby, and attended School District #9 in Grant County. After serving in...
Palma Martin
Apr 12, 2009
Palma Odessa Martin, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born May 9, 1915, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole O. and Betsey (Johnson) Sletten. She attended country school near Elbow Lake. On November 23, 1932, she married Herman Peters at Elk Point, South...
Robert Minge
Apr 11, 2009
Robert Kevin “Bob” Minge, 50, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday evening, April 11, 2009, surrounded by his loving family and friends and under the care of Lakeland Hospice at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born September 11, 1958 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Ronald and Corinne (Kvern) Minge. He was baptized and...
Albin Morrill
Apr 9, 2009
Albin H. “Babe” Morrill, 81, a resident of Elbow Lake, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. He was born April 2, 1928, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Harvey D. and Alice (Wahlgren) Morrill. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High...
Ethel Hanson
Apr 6, 2009
Ethel “Irene” Hanson, 88, formerly of Rothsay, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on September 22, 1920, the daughter of Edward J. and Olga (Carlsrud) Thomas. She grew up on the family farm in Akron Township of Wilkin County near Rothsay....
Mildred Johnson
Apr 3, 2009
Mildred Delia (Mrs. Wallace) Johnson, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born October 13, 1924 at the family farm at rural Hawley, the daughter of Albert L. and Hilda (Anderson) Johnson. She grew up on the farm and graduated from Hawley High School. After attending...
Emma Lundell
Apr 1, 2009
Emma Peterson Lundell, 94, of Fergus Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 while residing at Mill Street Residence. Emma was born on September 30, 1914 in Fergus Falls Township to Max and Wilhelmina Kronemann. She attended rural grade school at District 92 in Fergus Falls Township and graduated from Fergus...
Mary Aguilar
Mar 31, 2009
Mary Clorinda Aguilar, 63, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at her home. She was born October 30, 1945, in New Mexico, the daughter of Fidel and Rose (Zamora) Aguilar Sr. She was raised in La Junta, Colorado, where she graduated from high school in 1964. She attended Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas, studying pre-nursing. She...
Frances Pedersen
Mar 31, 2009
Frances Pedersen, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born February 4, 1935, rural Erhard, the daughter of Walter and Helen (Spencer) Boese. She grew up in rural Erhard and attended country school. After her school years, she was a housekeeper for various farmers in the...
Dolores Pribbernow
Mar 26, 2009
Dolores Edith Pribbernow, 89, a resident of Pioneer Pointe in Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Pioneer Nursing Home. She was born August 10, 1919, in Buffalo, North Dakota, the daughter of Harry and Ida "Edith" Oline (Jacobsen) Johnson. She grew up in Buffalo, graduating from high school in 1937. On January 29, 1942, she married Albert...
Robert Meister
Mar 21, 2009
Robert “Bob” Leonard Meister, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 21, 2009, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 25, 1926, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Frances (Schussler) Meister. He attended grade school in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and after moving to Fargo, ND,...
Donna Krause
Mar 20, 2009
Donna Lynn (Marty) Krause, 49, a resident of Fargo, died peacefully Friday, March 20, 2009, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born September 23, 1959, in Pelican Rapids, Minn., daughter of James and Janice (Ouren) Marty. She attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating in 1978, and later attended Moorhead Tech. On August 28,...
Douglas Pedersen
Mar 16, 2009
Douglas James Pedersen, 50, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at his home. He was born May 24, 1958, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, the son of James and Eldora (Boese) Pedersen. He attended country school, and then high school in Campbell, graduating from Campbell-Tintah High School in 1976. He went to Moorhead...
Margaret Welander
Mar 15, 2009
Margaret Welander, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Margaret C. Welander was born March 9, 1915, in Pine City, the daughter of William and Mary (McPhillips) Buckley. She moved with her family to Bagley in 1920. After graduating in 1932 from Bagley High School, she attended a...
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