Obituaries
Edwin Brist
Jan 16, 2009
Edwin M. Brist, age 86, of Fergus Falls died Friday afternoon January 16, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home. Ed was born on February 16, 1922, in Madison, Wisconsin to Claude and Ida (Moore) Brist. He grew up on the family farm and had numerous jobs before enlisting and serving during WW II in the Air Force. On January 6,...
Arlow Miller
Jan 14, 2009
Arlow Andrew Miller, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born November 17, 1920, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, the son of Harry R. and Ida (Clambey) Miller. He grew up in the area and attended school at School District #193. He began his...
James Mulvaney
Jan 13, 2009
James Thomas Mulvaney, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born October 27, 1933, on the family homestead in Ameret, Minnesota, the son of John and Bertha (Lutro) Mulvaney. He grew up in the Mankato and Janesville area where he attended school. On November 30,...
Yvonne Baldwin
Jan 13, 2009
Yvonne (Mrs. Harold) Baldwin, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born December 10, 1931, in Star Lake Township of Otter Tail County, the daughter of Walter F. and Catherine (Rondeau) Harthun. Her mother later married Jerome Jenne. She graduated from Underwood High School in...
Larry Denbrook
Jan 10, 2009
Larry C. Denbrook, 50, of St. Cloud, formerly of Fergus Falls, left his earthly home to be with the Lord on January 10, 2009. Larry was born in Fergus Falls, on January 24, 1958, the son of Arnold and Ardis (Finkelson) Denbrook. He served in the United States Army in 1975. On August 11, 1978, he married Debra Sterger, with...
Gertrude Borowski
Jan 9, 2009
Gertrude Irene Borowski, 105, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 09, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Gertrude was born on April 13, 1903 in Orwell Township, the fourth oldest of eight children born to John and Lucy (Grant-Woodworth) Westerberg. She attended District 222 country school. She married Harold Borowski on May 12, 1929 in...
Carolyn Friedrich
Jan 9, 2009
Carolyn M. Friedrich, 68, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at her home. Carolyn was born on September 15, 1940 in Appleton, MN, the daughter of Theodore and Emma (Struck) Vandermeer. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1958. She married Larry Ott in June of 1959 and together they had four children, Jolene,...
Beth Wentworth
Jan 8, 2009
Beth Renee Wentworth, 43, a resident of Champlin, formerly of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 8, 2009, after a courageous six year battle with breast cancer. Beth was born June 21, 1965 to Jerry & Joann (Kropp) Nelson in Fergus Falls. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace United Methodist Church. She...
Gary Cranston
Jan 1, 2009
Gary O. Cranston age 72 of River Falls, formerly of Fergus Falls, MN died with strength, grace and humor on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the River Falls Area Hospital. He was born the son of A. Roy and M. Irene (Hensel) Cranston on March 24, 1936 in Minot, ND. Gary received a full academic and athletic scholarship from the...
Clarence Hennig
Dec 31, 2008
Clarence Albert Hennig, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday evening December 31, 2008 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Clarence was born on July 30, 1915 in Fergus Falls the son of William and Augusta (Krause) Hennig. He was baptized, confirmed and married at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. On October 12, 1940 he married, Iola Zuehlsdorff at...
Luverne Muchow
Dec 30, 2008
Luverne Edna Muchow, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born April 10, 1917, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Milbeck) Anderson. She grew up on the family farm in Friberg Township, where she attended country school. She...
Shirley Anderson
Dec 27, 2008
Shirley Bernice Anderson, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital. She was born on October 10, 1928 at the family farm in Stony Brook Township to Eilert and Alma (Torgrimson) Vikesland. She grew up in Grant County and was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church. She attended District 29 School...
Orman O'Meara
Dec 25, 2008
Orman P. O’Meara, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the Broen Memorial Home. He was born October 12, 1923, in Hankinson, North Dakota, the son of Edward and Margaret (Holtz) O’Meara. He grew up near Hankinson, was baptized and confirmed in Hankinson and attended country school. He married Mary Keller. In 1969, he married...
Doris Kvalheim
Dec 25, 2008
Doris Kvalheim, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital. Doris was born on June 26, 1932, the eleventh child in a family of twelve born to John and Ida (Schmidt) Hanson in Fergus Falls. She attended elementary and high school in Fergus Falls and graduated in 1950. Doris was employed early in...
Earl Hendrickson
Dec 24, 2008
Earl Hendrickson, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at Midwest Home Health. He was born June 15, 1913, in Fergus Falls, the son of Sigvart and Raghnild (Danielson) Hendrickson. He grew up on a farm north of Fergus Falls, attending school District 80. Earl worked for area farmers, was employed by Ag-Wa- Ching, A. T....
Alden Steiner
Dec 24, 2008
Alden James Steiner, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Alden was born on July 20, 1927 in Breckenridge, the son of Albert and Clara (Wallin) Steiner. He was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay. In 1931, Alden’s mother, Clara passed away. At that time he...
Norita Mark
Dec 22, 2008
Norita Constance Mark, 73, a resident of Dalton, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare in Fargo. She was born June 9, 1935, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Chester and Norma (Bergerud) Swendsrud. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Dalton. She grew up in Tumuli Township, rural Fergus Falls, attending country school. In...
Gordon Sundby
Dec 21, 2008
Gordon M. Sundby, 95, of Underwood, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. He was born November 13, 1913, in Sverdrup Township of Otter Tail County, the son of Carl and Hannah (Moen) Sundby. He was baptized and confirmed at Aurdal Lutheran Church. He attended rural school District #109 and graduated from Morris Agriculture School...
Charlotte Peterson
Dec 19, 2008
Charlotte Peterson, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rothsay, died Friday, December 19, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born in Rothsay, Minnesota, April 7, 1909, one of six children of Herman P. and Caroline (Pederson) Rudh. She was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay. She attended the Rothsay School...
Millan Eckley
Dec 18, 2008
Millan “Mike” Eckley, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 18, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born July 24, 1925, in Rolette, North Dakota, the son of Olaf O. and Clara O. (Rude) Eckley. He grew up on a farm, attending school in Nanson, North Dakota. In November of 1941 he moved...
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