Obituaries
Kathy Ferrari
Jun 19, 2022
Kathy L. Ferrari, 60, of Battle Lake, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls after a courageous battle against cancer. Kathy Lynn Hokenson was born April 7, 1962 in Detroit Lakes to Henry and Delia (Harvala) Hokenson. She graduated from Frazee High School in 1980. On April 3, 2003 she married Donald Ferrari. Kathy...
Gene Wells
Jun 19, 2022
Gene Lyle Wells (“Wellsey”), 81, of Fergus Falls, MN went to be with his Lord and Savior on Father’s Day Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at Pioneer Care Center. Gene was born on April 4th, 1941 at home on the shores of Swan Lake near Fergus Falls to Harry and Polly (Jacobs) Wells. He attended country school at District #31 through...
Palmer "Jim" Mathieson
Jun 14, 2022
Palmer “Jim” Mathieson, 82, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at his residence. Husband, father, grandfather and friend Jim Mathieson was born to Jessie and Palmer Mathieson on July 31, 1939. He grew up on farms near Ashby and Erdahl and went to school in Ashby, Elbow Lake, and Henning. He lived briefly in Minneapolis where he met...
Roger S. Thompson
Jun 10, 2022
Roger Scott Thompson, 60, of St. Cloud, died Friday, June 10, 2022, at CentraCare Hospital in St. Cloud surrounded by family and friends. Roger was born February 2, 1962, to Leota (Johnson) and Dennis Thompson in Fergus Falls. He attended Fergus Falls High School, Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, FL and later joined the United States Army. He was...
Ralph Johnson
Jun 6, 2022
Ralph Stuart Johnson died Monday, June 6, 2022, at Pioneer Care, Fergus Falls. The son of Alfred M. and Anna Christine Johnson, he was born on November 4, 1922, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he completed high school and later earned a degree in business administration from the University of North Dakota. Ralph worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in...
Esther Mortensen
Jun 5, 2022
Esther Mortensen, 99, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, June 5, 2022. She was born to Charles and Anna Drews (Schachtschneider) on April 11, 1923, and grew up on their family farm along with 9 brothers and sisters. She graduated Fergus Falls High School in 1941. Following her graduation, she worked for the Soil Conservation Office. It was there that she...
Thomas Taffe
Jun 4, 2022
Thomas Taffe, 62, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Graveside Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Bethlehem Cemetery, Fergus Falls Clergy: Pastor David Veum Interment: Bethlehem Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN Assistance provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Jean Butler
Jun 4, 2022
Jean Butler, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 4, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Jean Marie Swenson was born March 26, 1925, the daughter of Einar and Rose (Busko) Swenson in Worthington, Minn. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1942. In 1943, her family moved to Fergus Falls, where she began working at the state hospital store....
Myrtle "Myrt" Wessels
Jun 4, 2022
“I’ve lived a wonderful life. I’ve done everything I wanted to do.” Are the words of Myrtle (Thom, Christensen) Wessels, who passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the age of 93. Born May 17, 1929 to Herman and Malvena Thom in Edgeley, ND. Married May 1, 1948 to Harris Christensen and celebrated 46 years of marriage, adding five children...
Ervin Langseth
Jun 4, 2022
Ervin Langseth, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Shady Oak by Phelps Mill. Ervin Olaf Langseth was born July 25, 1932, at the Fergus Falls hospital. His dad told him when he sold the 1932 farm crop there wasn’t enough money to pay the hospital bill. He was the youngest child of the late Olaf and...
Jared Lee Gnahn
Jun 3, 2022
Jared Lee Gnahn, 43, of Pelican Rapids, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 3, 2022. Jared was born on October 6, 1978 to Charles James and Debra Rae (Stengrim) Gnahn in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1997 and furthered his education at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls, graduating with an...
Alice Wahlgren
Jun 2, 2022
Alice Wahlgren, 88, of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Alice Marian was born January 14, 1934, to Albin and Johanna (Swenson) Wahlgren in Stanley, ND. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. Following graduation from high school, Alice moved to Kansas City and later to the Dallas-Fort Worth area,...
Kenneth Irish
May 31, 2022
Kenneth A. Irish, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away at Lake Region Hospital on Tuesday, May 31st, 2022. He was born on December 27th, 1947 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the son of Jesse Franklin Irish and Corrine Pederson. He attended school in Waubun, Minnesota graduating in 1965 and enlisted in the United States Army in 1967. Kenny served...
Evelyn V. Pollock
May 29, 2022
Evelyn V. Pollock, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 29, 2022, at her residence. Evelyn was born on August 26, 1956, in Two Rivers, WI, to Victor Sr. and Sylvia (Gehrke) Taddy. She grew up in the area and graduated in 1975 from Washington High School in Two Rivers, WI. Evelyn married Steve Pollock on September, 30, 1993, in...
Margo Nepper
May 29, 2022
Margo Renae Nepper, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, May 29, 2022 after courageously managing 20 plus years of scleroderma and pulmonary fibrosis. Margo was born on September 17, 1942 in Hankinson, ND. She was the oldest of seven children, born to Clifford W. and Gertrude P. (Derring) Krause. As...
Lucille H. Soliah
May 27, 2022
Lucille “Lucy” Miksche Soliah, 96, of Fergus Falls, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Lilac Homes Assisted Living in Dilworth, MN with family at her side as her spirit ascended into heaven. Lucy was born on May 5, 1926, to Knute and Harriet (Patrias) Knutson in Graceville, MN. She was one of six children. After graduating high school, she...
Harriet Meyer
May 23, 2022
Harriet Elizabeth Marian Jensen Meyer, 109, a resident of the Broen Home, died Monday, May 23, 2022. She was born on the family farm in Dane Prairie Township, the daughter of Hannah (Christensen) and Jens P. Jensen. She was one of six children. She attended grade school at District 43. In 1929 she graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She...
Alfred C. Seltz
May 22, 2022
Alfred Carl Seltz, 91, of Fergus Falls, MN died peacefully surrounded by the love of his devoted family and under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice and the loving caregivers at the Maplewood Manor Memory Care in Elbow Lake, MN on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Al was born April 12, 1931, to the Rev. Dr. Alfred Carl Seltz and Frieda...
Cynthia Johnson
May 22, 2022
Cynthia (Cindy) Rae Johnson, 64, of rural Erhard, Minnesota, transitioned to the Bigger Life on May 22, 2022, at home surrounded by her wife and many friends. Cindy was born June 27, 1957 to Pauline Margie (Pulford) Johnson and Harold Arthur Johnson in St Paul, Minnesota. She was very pleased with family visits leading up to her passing. She graduated...
Gary Gukeisen
May 19, 2022
Gary Gukeisen, age 81, of Fergus Falls, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where he was a resident for many years. He was born to Floyd and Esther Gukiesen on July 22, 1940, in Parkston, South Dakota. Gary graduated from Sacred Heart School in Parkston and continued to work on the family farm. Gary...
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