Obituaries
Lorenzo Kidder
Dec 20, 2007
Lorenzo "Larry" Joseph Kidder, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born June 26, 1915, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Ernest and Louise (Harles) Kidder. He attended school District #115 and then worked four years at a Civilian Conservation Camp north of...
Vollie Shol
Dec 19, 2007
Vollie Shol, 94, of Underwood, slipped peacefully into Jesus' arms Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on September 17, 1913, to Oscar and Lillian (Berge) Swanson in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She attended grade school in the old Barnhard School, and in Portersville, CA. She attended two years...
Mildred Stein
Dec 18, 2007
Mildred "Millie" Stein, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Millie was born on March 6, 1929 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of George and Hannah (Kringen) Sherbrooke. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Valley Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School...
Donna Boll
Dec 12, 2007
Donna M. Boll, 74, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many, of Ottertail, MN, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 29, 1933, in Foxhome, MN, the daughter of Catherine (Hennenfert) and Bill O'Keefe. She married Dennis Boll April 11, 1953, in Fergus Falls, MN. They lived...
Viola Martinson
Dec 12, 2007
Viola I. Martinson, 90, formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on March 25, 1917, in Rothsay, Minnesota to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso, one of eight children. They were a farming family and Viola attended a country grade school. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel...
Thomas Troupe
Dec 12, 2007
Thomas Troupe, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born December 6, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Stanley and Mae (Krenz) Troupe. He grew up in Minneapolis, graduating from North High School in 1941, and then entered the Civilian Conservation Corp. for one year....
Donald Gebhart
Dec 11, 2007
Donald Peter Gebhart, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born April 4, 1928, in Faulkton, South Dakota, the son of Edward and Clara (Bauhs) Gebhart. He grew up in Orient, South Dakota, and then worked as a butcher there. After moving to Miles City, Montana,...
Cayden Burud
Dec 11, 2007
Cayden Emory Victor Burud, 5, of Fergus Falls, MN, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at MeritCare Health Systems in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born May 21, 2002, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Chad and Amanda (Miller) Burud. He was currently a kindergartner attending McKinley Elementary School. Cayden was a vibrant boy who was loved by many. His...
Lois Ellsworth
Dec 8, 2007
Lois Merle Ellsworth, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 8, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 6, 1933, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of William Jr. and Marguerite (Halverson) Geldert. She graduated from San Diego High School in 1950. Her life was spent as a naturalist, artist and homemaker. She loved photography,...
Ruth Brenden
Dec 4, 2007
Ruth Evangeline Brenden, 95, of Rothsay, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born May 5, 1912, in Trondjhem Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Syver and Louise Marie (Hovland) Brenden of Norwegian heritage. She was baptized at home and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Rothsay. Ruth...
Glenn Olson
Nov 29, 2007
Glenn Earl Olson, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 29, 2007, at his home under the recent care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born May 17, 1926, the son of J. Alford and Helen (Lawien) Olson in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1943, and the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 1950 with a...
Steven Mark
Nov 29, 2007
Steven Floyd Mark, 49, a resident of Underwood, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at his home. He was born December 3, 1957, in Fergus Falls, the son of Floyd and Constance (Rose) Mark. Steve grew up on the family farm in rural Dalton and attended rural school District 1387 and graduated from Underwood High School in 1975. He then attended...
Olga Kjell
Nov 28, 2007
Olga Regine Resset Kjell, 97, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away at Autumn Grace Assisted Living in Mankato, Minnesota, on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Olga was born September 7, 1910, at home near Rothsay, Minnesota, to Ole and Ronnog Resset. She spoke only Norwegian until she started country school at District #73 in Trondhjem Township, Otter Tail County. In 1920...
Allen Haroldson
Nov 22, 2007
Allen Haroldson, 75, of Pomme de Terre Township and Mesa, AZ, died Thursday, November 22, 2007 at his home in Mesa. Allen was born on November 26, 1931 to Olaf and Olive Haroldson in Pomme de Terre township near Elbow Lake, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hjerdahl Lutheran Church. He attended grades one through six at Riverside...
Allan Stemsrud
Nov 21, 2007
Mr. Stemsrud, 87, passed away peacefully at his Pioneer Pointe home in Fergus Falls on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Al was born in Dawson, Minnesota on March 24,1920, to the late Dr. Arne Allan Stemsrud and his wife Minnie Stemsrud. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and a member of the Zeta-Psi Fraternity. Following graduation, he joined...
Steven Schleeter
Nov 21, 2007
Steven Schleeter, 50, of Rothsay, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. He was born September 24, 1957, in Sauk Centre, the son of John and Patsy (Brown) Schleeter. He lived in a variety of places throughout Minnesota, as his father was a contractor. For the last 17 years, he has resided in the Rothsay area...
Marian Maurin
Nov 20, 2007
Marian Maurin, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at her residence, Midwest Home Health Care, surrounded by her family and under the care of Lake Region Healthcare Hospice. She was born May 23, 1918, in Ashby, the oldest child of Louis and Mabel (Boe) Knutson. She was baptized at Pelican Lake Lutheran Church, Ashby by Rev. Norman....
Pearl Risner
Nov 18, 2007
Pearl Olga Emma Risner, 80, a resident of the Bethany Home in Alexandria and formerly of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. She was born March 31, 1927, on a farm near Litchfield, MN, the daughter of Paul and Bertha (Henkleman) Holtz. She grew up on a farm in Meeker County, attending...
Kenneth Tollerson
Nov 17, 2007
Kenneth W. Tollerson, Jr., 64, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 17, 2007. Kenneth was born on April 4, 1943, in Fergus Falls, the son of Kenneth and Lorena (Evavold) Tollerson. He attended school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1962. After high school, he became a Merchant Marine and entered the United States Navy in...
Regis Gatz
Nov 17, 2007
Regis John Robert Gatz, Sr., 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 17, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident south of Foxhome, Minnesota. He was born June 6, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Aloysius and Veronica (Jacob) Gatz. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946 and was a veteran of World...
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