Obituaries
Geoffrey Clair
Jun 17, 2008
Geoffrey William St. Clair, 41, of Chicago, formerly of Raleigh, died unexpectedly from a fatal heart attack Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008. He was born March 7, 1967 in Stanford, CA. Geoffrey had a long career in the financial services industry. He was a stockbroker at Olde Financial Services in Raleigh. Most recently, Geoff was a commodity broker for Daniels...
Deloris Tommerdahl
Jun 16, 2008
Deloris J. Tommerdahl, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born March 23, 1927, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Cornelius and Edna (Steinbach) Witt. She attended country school in Buse Township, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On October 11, 1947, she married...
Irene Wilde
Jun 15, 2008
Irene P. Wilde, 90, a resident of Elizabeth, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the Elizabeth Country Breeze, rural Elizabeth. She was born September 21, 1917, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Ida (Hauge) Martinson. She married Donald Wilde on July 2, 1936. Irene served as Postmaster in Elizabeth for 27 years. She was a member of...
Evelyn Hanson
Jun 14, 2008
Evelyn (Mrs. Baldwin) Hanson, 98, formerly of the Battle Lake and Underwood area, died Saturday June 14, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Center in Fergus Falls, where she has resided since October 2001. She was born October 4, 1909, in Aastad Township of Otter Tail County, the daughter of Ole and Hulda (Ness) Bergerud. She was baptized and confirmed at...
Celia Ouse
Jun 14, 2008
Celia G. Ouse 102, a resident of the Pioneer Retirement Community, died Saturday June 14, 2008 at Pioneer. Celia Gertrude Morris was born on October 10, 1905 to J. Frank and Amanda (Matson) Morris in Whittemore, IA. She had a sister and two brothers. In February of 1921, the family moved to Minnesota and bought a farm west of Rothsay....
Ellen Tomhave
Jun 13, 2008
Ellen Emelia Tomhave, 103, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, where she had been a resident for many years. She was born on September 30, 1904 near Owatonna, the daughter of William and Dora (Mantei) Hunt. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and maintained a...
Archie Millard
Jun 10, 2008
Archie Duane Millard, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at his lake home under hospice care and family attendance. He was born in Canby, MN, January 19, 1927, to Christine Bresson and Philip Millard. Growing up Archie pitched for local baseball leagues and was approached to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals, but had already enlisted in...
Vivian Hoff
Jun 9, 2008
Vivian Irene Hoff, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 9, 2008, at the Hospitality House on Dayton Lake, rural Fergus Falls, under the loving care of Mel and Mary Ann Frank and Lakeland Hospice. She was born November 18, 1923, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Freda (Auseth) Mavis. She was baptized and confirmed...
Inez Sha
Jun 4, 2008
Inez Madeline Sha, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born September 28, 1912, in Hankinson, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Lulu (Irons) McGray. Following graduation from high school she entered nurses training at the Wahpeton, ND hospital. After a year and a half...
Jessica Lewis
Jun 3, 2008
Jessica Yvonne Lewis, 26, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born July 25, 1981, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Robert and LoreLei (Heinis) Lewis. She was a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, graduating from high school in 2000. She loved to learn, and recently completed ministry...
Goodwin Erlandson
May 26, 2008
Goodwin T. Erlandson, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 26, 2008, at his home. He was born on October 13, 1929, in rural Fergus Falls, the son of Adolf and Thora (Hole) Erlandson. He was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church. He attended rural school at District #64, then went to school in Fergus Falls. He...
Anna Rian
May 26, 2008
Anna Augusta (Klinnert) Rian, 96, of Maine, Minnesota, died Monday, May 26, 2008, at the same home she was born in with her children by her side, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born October 26, 1911, in Maine, Minnesota, the daughter of August and Augusta (Springman) Klinnert. She attended rural school District #24 and then worked at...
Sara Hooper
May 19, 2008
Sara Beth Hooper, 65, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Oklahoma, died peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls with her family at her side. She was born November 13, 1942, in Cushing, Oklahoma, the daughter of Melvin and Cora Vanita (Bowers) Skelton. She grew up in Cushing, graduating from high...
Marlys Opsal
May 13, 2008
Marlys Jean Opsal, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born December 7, 1929 in Sebeka, Minnesota, the daughter of Emmett and Olga (Selleseth) Anderson. Marlys grew up in the Herman-Norcross area, where she attended school. The family then moved to the Fergus Falls area where...
Joseph Crowder
May 12, 2008
Joseph Lee "The Music Man" Crowder, 55, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 12, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born March 21, 1953 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Joseph - well known as "The Music Man" was an entertainer at heart. On July 9, 1988 he married Michelle Lacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan....
Greg Johnson
May 11, 2008
Gregory Duane Johnson, 52, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at his home. He was born August 3, 1955, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the son of Richard and June (Krapu) Johnson. He attended grade school in Wyndmere and Wahpeton, North Dakota, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1973. He attended the University of...
Frank O'Meara
May 8, 2008
Frank O'Meara, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, departed this earthly life in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, with his loving wife, Ellen, at his side. He was born May 17, 1922 in Fargo, North Dakota, to E.V. O'Meara and Kitty (Kathleen O'Brien) O'Meara. Frank's father emigrated from Ireland...
Eugene Tester
May 7, 2008
Gene Tester, 69 of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in his home with his wife by his side. Gene was born in Frazee, MN on November 2, 1938, the son of Hilary and Louise Tester. He attended and graduated from Frazee High School in 1956. In 1957 he joined the Navy and was assigned to the USS Cabildo...
Sadie Ellis
May 6, 2008
Sadie Adelia Ellis, 84, of Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, May 6 at the Pioneer Nursing Home. She was born October 15, 1923 in Coon Valley, WI to Albert and Sophie (Nedland) Anderson. She was raised in Coon Valley and later in Viroqua. She graduated from high school and went on to train as a teacher. She...
Arnold Thom
May 5, 2008
Arnold Thom, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 5, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids. Arnold A. Thom was born on September 12, 1920 in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County to Christ and Elsie (Stein) Thom. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Along with farming he owned and...
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