Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...