Obituaries

Joseph Hafner

Joseph Hafner

Oct 12, 2007

Joseph Hafner, 91, a former resident of Pickerel Lake, died Friday afternoon, October 12, 2007, holding his wife's hand and surrounded by the love of his family at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Joe was born on March 5th 1916 in Kent, Minnesota to Chris and Agnes (Graves) Hafner. He spent his youth in Breckenridge, MN and married...

Charles Neitzel

Charles Neitzel

Oct 9, 2007

Charles "Chuck" Neitzel, 52, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 09, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born on February 10, 1955 in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Howard and Harriet (Henjum) Neitzel. He was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Swan Lake Township near Morris, Minnesota and confirmed by Bishop Cecil Johnson in...

Bert Teal

Bert Teal

Oct 9, 2007

Bert W. Teal, 99, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at the Talahi Care Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was born June 17, 1908, in Polk County, Euclid, Minnesota, the son of James and Ethel Teal. He grew up on the farm, attending school there. They moved to the Mentor area, purchasing a farm south of...

Helga Hammond

Helga Hammond

Oct 7, 2007

Helga Hammond, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 07, 2007 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born January 27, 1921, in Portland, North Dakota, the daughter of Pedar and Inga (Televik) Overby. She attended school in Portland. Helga worked as a nanny/housekeeper in Coos Bay, Oregon. She then worked for Boeing Aircraft in...

Eunice Neuman

Eunice Neuman

Oct 1, 2007

Eunice Vivian Neuman, 93, a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 1, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, where she had resided since September of 2004. She was born February 10, 1914, in Fergus Falls, the only child of Jesse and Mary (Marotteck) Olds. She attended Fergus Falls High School. On April 2, 1935, she...

James Stavaas

James Stavaas

Oct 1, 2007

James (Jim) Stavaas, 54, a resident of rural Battle Lake, passed away at his home on Monday, October 1, 2007 under the loving care of Lakeland Hospice. Jim was born on April 26, 1953 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Warren and Anita Stavaas. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1971 where he excelled in sports, especially football and baseball. He...

Evelyn Dilly

Evelyn Dilly

Sep 29, 2007

Evelyn Josephine Anderson Koppe Dilly, 86, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born November 18, 1920, in Springbrook Township, Kittson County, Minnesota to Carl and Elphie (Peterson) Anderson and was the last surviving Anderson child. She was baptized and confirmed at East Emmaus Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hallock...

John Sanchez

John Sanchez

Sep 22, 2007

John (Juan) Sanchez, 82, a resident of rural Erhard, Minnesota, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his home under care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born November 19, 1924, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Francisco Marcus and Felipita (Sena) Sanchez. As a child the family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he graduated from high school. He completed...

Anna Scott

Anna Scott

Sep 22, 2007

Anna (Henrikson) Scott, age 101, passed away peacefully at the Good Samaritan Home in Battle Lake, Minnesota, on Saturday, September 22, 2007. She was born August 29, 1906, in a houseboat on the Yukon River in Canada. She was the oldest of five girls born to Brede Albert and Nora (Pederson) Henrikson. Her family moved to Fergus Falls, MN, when...

Arnold Wegner

Arnold Wegner

Sep 21, 2007

Arnold R. "Arne" Wegner, a long-time resident of Fergus Falls, and most recently of Des Moines, Iowa, died at the age of 88 on Friday, September 21, 2007, at the Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines, Iowa. Arne was born on March 27, 1919, in Inver Grove Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, the youngest son of R.C.A. and Alvina...

Lamont Henry

Lamont Henry

Sep 19, 2007

Lamont Love Henry, 86, a resident of Dilworth, MN, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born August 18, 1921, in Elkton Township, Clay County, Minnesota, the son of Lamont and Jessie (Lamb) Henry. He attended country school near Downer. He served for four years with the U.S. Army in London...

George Wessberg

George Wessberg

Sep 18, 2007

George Alfred Wessberg, 80, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, in Santee, California. He was born in Fergus Falls, MN on May 27, 1927. He was the older of two sons born to Al Wessberg and Frances Trenne Stein Wessberg. He was the grandson of Chas. Wessberg an early pioneer of Fergus Falls who arrived in 1870...

Everett Soliah

Everett Soliah

Sep 18, 2007

Everett Arthur Soliah, 91, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at his home. He had spent the last several months trying to recover from lung surgery. He was born November 6, 1915, in Otter Tail County, the son of Henry and Elma (Grinder) Soliah. He grew up in Aastad Township, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1933....

Lynne Fitzwater

Lynne Fitzwater

Sep 17, 2007

Lynne Ann Fitzwater, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 17, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids from a rare form of uterine cancer. She was born to Benno Bill Schmolke and Elva Ann Smith on March 15, 1947, in Sacramento, California. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lynne's passion was her service and dedication. She enjoyed spending...

Gerald Shearer

Gerald Shearer

Sep 15, 2007

Gerald Duane Shearer, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 15, 2007, at his home. He was born August 29, 1924, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of James and Lucille (Tenny) Shearer. He grew up in Maine Township, attending rural school there. As a young man he worked for various farmers, and then in the shipyards...

Ruth Sparling

Ruth Sparling

Sep 14, 2007

Ruth Emily Sparling, 93, of Fergus Falls died on Friday, September 14, 2007, at Glenwood Village Care Center in Glenwood, MN. She was born June 2, 1914, in St. Paul Minnesota, the daughter of John L. and Mae (Kvennes) Ham. She graduated from St. Paul Central High School and Cable Secretarial College in St. Paul. On September 29, 1945 she...

Charles Tenney

Charles Tenney

Sep 14, 2007

Charles G. Tenney, 82, a resident of Northlake, Illinois, died Friday, September 14, 2007 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He was born June 1, 1925, in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Charles H. and Adeline Ovidia Tenney. He retired from Entenmann's Bakery in Northlake, IL in 1995. Survivors include his daughter, Marcia (Dan) Juday; sons: Stephen (Dawn)...

Silas Bergstad

Silas Bergstad

Sep 13, 2007

Silas Bergstad, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Silas Elliot Bergstad was born on April 18, 1911 in Spruce Grove Township near Menahga, MN, the son of Norwegian immigrants Knute and Anna (Skaug) Bergstad. He grew up in Lake Park and attended high school at the Lutheran...

Ronald Stanley

Ronald Stanley

Sep 13, 2007

Ronald Dean Stanley, 60, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 13, 2007, at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born November 30, 1946, in Bremerton, Washington, the son of Lois (Pults) and Charles Stanley. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and attended Stadium High School. On April 14, 1964, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and...

Jacqueline Hiedeman

Jacqueline Hiedeman

Sep 12, 2007

Jacqueline Jean Hiedeman, 81, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at the St. Francis Health Care Campus in Breckenridge, Minnesota. She was born November 8, 1925, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of John S. and Ethel (Willet) Johnson. She began grade school in Fergus Falls, and continued her education at the country school near Doran. On...

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