Obituaries

Gayle Brandt

Gayle Brandt

Dec 24, 2007

Gayle Carmen Brandt, 47, of rural Erhard, died suddenly on Monday, December 24, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. She was born September 11, 1960, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Glen and Mary (Elshaug) Kenyon. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1978 and MSCTC in Fergus Falls with an accounting degree in 1998. In July of...

Mr. Holst

Mr. Holst

Dec 23, 2007

Leslie Holst, 85, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community, Fergus Falls. He was born July 22, 1922, to Otto and Gena (Larson) Holst, on a farm near Sisseton, SD. His father died when he was six years old. When he finished eighth grade in Bossko Township, SD, he took over the family farm. He farmed until...

Richard Durham

Richard Durham

Dec 22, 2007

Richard "Dick" Durham, 61, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 22, 2007, at his home. He was born August 12, 1946, in Gibson City, Illinois, the son of Charles and Helen (Morefield) Durham. He completed his high school education in Gibson City and then moved to Minneapolis, where he attended Tech School. In 1966, he married Peggy Erickson near Dalton....

William Friedrich

William Friedrich

Dec 21, 2007

William Arnold Friedrich, son of Brian and Pam Friedrich, was stillborn on Friday, December 21, 2007 at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Preceding him in death was his sister, Lillie Elaine who died in infancy on November 21, 2001. Survivors include his parents and big brother, Tomas of Moorhead; grandparents, Arlo and Elenore Friedrich of Fergus Falls and Roland and...

Nancy Bauman

Nancy Bauman

Dec 21, 2007

Nancy Bauman, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at the Homestead Pioneer Cottage. She was born February 1, 1933, in Lidgerwood, ND, the daughter of Henry and Annie (Olson) Bauman. In 1970, she moved to Fergus Falls and worked at Productive Alternatives. For much of the last decade she had been living at the Pioneer Apartments. In...

Lorenzo Kidder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...