Obituaries

Edward Belka

Edward Belka

Nov 16, 2007

Edward R. Belka, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 16, 2007 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN under the care of Lakeland Hospice and in the presence of his loving wife of 61 years, Marguerite. Edward Raymond Belka was born on April 6, 1924 to Joseph and Hattie (Palubicki) Belka at their farm home near Perham,...

Martin Kantrud

Martin Kantrud

Nov 16, 2007

Martin Ingvald Kantrud, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 16, 2007 at the Broen Memorial Home. Martin was born on the home farm in Oscar Township, the son of Christian O. and Mary (Sletvold) Kantrud on September 20, 1915. He attended country school and was confirmed at Hedemarken Lutheran Church in 1929. Martin worked on the home farm and...

Alice Morstad

Alice Morstad

Nov 16, 2007

Alice Irene Morstad, 89, of Cambridge and Fergus Falls, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2007 at the Camilia Rose Care Center in Coon Rapids where she had been a resident for one year. She was born on February 16, 1918 in Glenwood, MN to Anton and Ragnhild (Rogness) Hippe. Alice was the second of seven children. She was baptized...

Cheryl Hosch

Cheryl Hosch

Nov 14, 2007

Cheryl "Cheri" Ann Hosch, 53, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Cheri was born on July 6, 1954, in Minneapolis to Irving and Gladys (Hanson) Kittelson. She graduated from Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls in 1972 and Augsburg College in Minneapolis in 1976. Cheri taught in Elbow Lake...

Margaret Carlson

Margaret Carlson

Nov 13, 2007

Margaret Carlson, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 8, 1922, in Otter Tail County of Minnesota, the daughter of Hosea and Grace (Rix) Cookman. She attended country school through the eighth grade. She kept house in Fergus Falls until her marriage. On December...

Alda Anderson

Alda Anderson

Nov 8, 2007

Alda Mae Anderson Alda Mae Anderson, 84, a lifelong resident of Foxhome, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls, MN, surrounded by her loving family, under the care of Hospice. Alda Mae was born January 9, 1923, in Andrea Township, rural Foxhome, MN to Charles and Alma (Wallin) Steiner. She was baptized and confirmed...

Leonard Cziok

Leonard Cziok

Nov 7, 2007

Leonard Cziok, 86, a resident of Henning, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born August 10, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Michael and Minnie (Skuza) Cziok. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. On February 21, 1944, he married Dorothy A. Fors at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Juneau,...

Dennis Gutzmer

Dennis Gutzmer

Nov 5, 2007

Dennis "Butch" Gutzmer, age 60, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 5, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Butch was born on March 26, 1947 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Otto and Martha (Doleshy) Gutzmer. He grew up attending several area schools including Elbow Lake, Campbell and Barrett. He served in the US Army from September 1966 to...

Shirley Norman

Shirley Norman

Nov 5, 2007

Shirley Ann Ruth Norman, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, from a heart attack. Shirley Ann was born March 18, 1947, to Orval and Grace Steuber (Torgerson) in Mankato. She loved photography, quilting and various other crafts, and collected Elvis memorabilia and pictures of her loved ones. Shirley Ann is survived by her children: Joe (Wendy) Mitzel...

Gena Nelson

Gena Nelson

Nov 4, 2007

Gena Nelson, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born July 10, 1908, in Ashby, Minnesota, one of ten children of Gilbert and Mary (Runningen) Boe. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Lake Church in Ashby, and attended Ashby Public School She worked as a...

Eunice Glesne

Eunice Glesne

Nov 3, 2007

Eunice Hexum Glesne, age 93, entered into her Savior's rest on Saturday, November 3, 2007, while residing at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born at home in rural Carlisle, Minnesota, on December 1, 1913, where she was baptized and confirmed in Hedemarken Lutheran Church. She attended Park Region Academy and graduated from Fergus Falls High School...

Beverly Hoxie

Beverly Hoxie

Oct 30, 2007

Beverly Marilyn Hoxie, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born June 12, 1927, in Western Township of Otter Tail County, near Fergus Falls, the daughter of Avery and Alice (Achen) Davenport. She was baptized at the Western Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Fergus Falls...

Paul Gust,

Paul Gust,

Oct 29, 2007

Paul H. Gust, Jr., after a long illness with Multiple Sclerosis, died on Monday, October 29, 2007 on his 76th birthday. He was a resident of the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls for ten years. He was born to Paul and Marion (Peterson) Gust in Breckenridge, MN on October 29, 1931. At that time the family lived in Dwight,...

Mabel Hanson

Mabel Hanson

Oct 29, 2007

Mabel E. Hanson, 102, died Monday, October 29, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born March 27, 1905, in Orwell Township of Otter Tail County near Fergus Falls, the daughter of Ole and Otilia (Hill) Sholberg. She was baptized April 6, 1905, and confirmed May 2, 1920, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Mabel grew up...

Bryon Floberg

Bryon Floberg

Oct 24, 2007

Bryon Orville Floberg, 55, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the Eleah Medical Center in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He was born December 31, 1951, in Pasadena, California, the son of Orville and Norma (Hanson) Floberg. As a child his family returned to the Pelican Rapids area, where he attended school, graduating from Pelican Rapids High...

Marlys Anderson

Marlys Anderson

Oct 22, 2007

Marlys Jean Anderson, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, went home to be with her Savior on Monday, October 22, 2007. She died of medical complications at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born July 5, 1927, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Olive and Arnold Ingebrigtson. World War II was the most significant event of the...

A. Erlandson

A. Erlandson

Oct 19, 2007

A. Merle Erlandson, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at his home of complications of Multiple Myloma. He was surrounded by his family and under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born September 16, 1933, in Fergus Falls, the son of Arthur and Palma (Rovang) Erlandson. He grew up on the family farm in...

Frieda Mittelstadt

Frieda Mittelstadt

Oct 18, 2007

Frieda Mittelstadt, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 18, 2007, at her home in the Mill Street Residence. Frieda Martha Mittelstadt was born on February 21, 1917 in Breckenridge, MN the daughter of Ernest and Minnie (Thymian) Hugli. She grew up on a farm near Breckenridge attending country school nearby. In 1935 she graduated from the Fergus...

Cynthia Kinnen

Cynthia Kinnen

Oct 16, 2007

Cynthia Celia (Cooper) Kinnen, 64, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, surrounded by her family at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born on January 11, 1943 to Vernon and Leona (Schroeder) Cooper in Fergus Falls, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She grew up...

Florence Gowin

Florence Gowin

Oct 16, 2007

Florence M. Gowin, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born January 30, 1921, in Campbell, Minnesota, the daughter of Sargent and Mary (Hurley) Hunkins. She graduated from Campbell High School in 1940. On January 15, 1941 she married Clarence Gowin at the Methodist Church in...

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