Obituaries
Charlene Wilmes
Feb 8, 2022
Charlene Marie (Peasley) Wilmes, resident of rural Erhard, passed peacefully on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022. Charlene, daughter of Charles and Eileen (Gast) Peasley, was born October 7, 1947, in Pelican Rapids. She spent her life in the Erhard area; her childhood years first in Maplewood, and then on the family dairy farm near Edwards. She attended Edwards country school and...
Diana Stender
Feb 8, 2022
Diana Stender, 76, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls with her family by her side. Diana was born on November 5, 1945, to Donald and Donna Whirley in Grand Rapids, MN. She graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1963. On April 10, 1965, Diana married Kenneth Stender in Grand Rapids....
Earl Johnson
Feb 7, 2022
Earl D. Johnson, 91, of Pelican Rapids, died Monday, February 7, 2022, at Riverfront Manor in Pelican Rapids. Earl Dean was born February 15, 1930, to Sevander and Marian Johnson in Pelican Rapids. He was confirmed at Central Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids in the 40’s. He attended country school. In 1951, Earl married Arlys Scheer. Earl was always a...
Tilda Haugan
Feb 7, 2022
**PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION OF THE FUNERAL SERVICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE OLSON FUNERAL HOME IN FERGUS FALLS** Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 11, 2022, at Olson Funeral Home Chapel. Please refer to Tilda's tribute wall for a link to the live-stream. Tilda Mae Haugan, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 7, 2022, at Mill Street Residence. Tilda...
Scott Logan
Feb 5, 2022
Scott Logan, 53, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo surrounded by the love of his life, Barbara and her sister, Lisa. Scott Allen Logan was born June 1, 1968, the son of Elaine and Roger Logan Sr. in Alexandria, MN. He grew up in Elbow Lake where he graduated high school in...
Janell Birch
Feb 4, 2022
Janell Birch, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 4, 2022, at her residence. Janell Faye Benjamin was born February 23, 1956 to Hugh and Eunice (Runke) Benjamin in Litchfield, MN. She graduated from Litchfield High School in 1974. She furthered her education at St. Cloud State University, earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech and Language Pathology graduating...
Duane Moss
Feb 3, 2022
Duane Moss, 91, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 3, 2022, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. A private family service will be held. Arrangements provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
John "Bill" Burton
Feb 1, 2022
John “Bill” Hudson Burton III died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN, from heart failure. John was born April 2, 1932 to Mary Belle (Ricketts) and John Hudson Burton Jr in Demopolis, AL. He was baptized August 27 of that year in the Church of the Advent Episcopal in Birmingham, AL. After the tragic,...
Shirley Brandt
Feb 1, 2022
Shirley Mae Brandt, 85, of Little Falls, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away at her daughter’s residence on February 1, 2022. Shirley Mae Jensen was born September 12, 1936, to Raymond and Alice (Sweesy) Jensen in Morgan, MN. She was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Morgan. She attended country school and graduated high school in Redwood Falls in 1955....
Gene Larson
Jan 30, 2022
Gene Larson, 84, of Fergus Falls, passed away on January 30, 2022, after complications from a triple-bypass surgery at Sanford Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Gene was born August 24, 1937, in Dalton, MN to Alvin and Emma (Rovang) Larson. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion-Sarpsborg Free Lutheran Church in Dalton. He attended grade school in Dalton and graduated...
Rosalind "Rose" Deutschman
Jan 28, 2022
Rosalind “Rose” Deutschman died on Friday, January 28th 2022 at the age of 87. She spent her last moments on this earth surrounded by the family that she created, nurtured, and deeply loved. She left us to join her beloved husband, Robert “Bob” Fred Sr., and her son, Robert Fred Jr. In her passing she is reunited with her mother,...
Carrie Jensen
Jan 24, 2022
Carrie Jensen, 64, of Park Rapids, formerly of Underwood, died on Monday, January 24, 2022 at Sanford in Bemidji. Carrie Ann Walls was born March 7, 1957 to Donald and Laura (Aanden) Walls in Hibbing, MN. As a young girl she and her family moved to Underwood, where she attended country school through 6th grade. In 1973, they moved to...
Ordean Haarstad
Jan 23, 2022
Ordean B. Haarstad, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Ordean Burnett Haarstad was born June 26, 1927, to Orville and Bertha (Nordgaard) Haarstad in Trondhjem Township, MN. He attended Wilkin County School District #27 and also one year at Rothsay High School. On July 1, 1951, Ordean married Marilyn Halbakken...
Phyllis Balken
Jan 21, 2022
Phyllis Balken, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 21, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Phyllis was born on February 22, 1943, to Orris and Clarice (Martinson) Grina in Fergus Falls. She grew up in Fergus Falls and then Rothsay. She attended Rothsay Public School and graduated in 1961. Phyllis went on to attend school and graduated...
LaVina Miller
Jan 19, 2022
LaVina Miller, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. LaVina was born on November 14, 1923, in Star Lake Township to Clarence R. and Ida A. (Lange) Ott. She grew up and attended school at ISD# 129 all in Star Lake Township. During the 1940’s LaVina worked at the Star Lake...
Bernice "Bernie" Kugler
Jan 18, 2022
Bernice “Bernie” Constance Kugler, age 66, of Nashua, MN passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at her home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley of Fargo, ND. Bernice “Bernie” Constance Boek was born April 24 ,1955 in Fergus Falls to Kenneth and Eunice (Anderson) Boek. Bernie was baptized into the Lutheran faith with Barbara (Anderson) Norgren...
Harold Duebbert
Jan 18, 2022
Harold F. Duebbert, born June 30, 1929 in Wellington, Missouri, was welcomed into his eternal home in heaven on January 18, 2022. Many were blessed to know him as a gentle, loving, kind, peace-loving man who cherished his family and friends. He had a deep appreciation for the simple, serene, sacred moments, as he basked in the magnificence of God’s...
Sheree Dubbels
Jan 16, 2022
Sheree Dubbels, 66, of Fergus Falls, passed away unexpectedly after brief health complications, on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Sanford in Fargo. Sheree was born on September 18, 1955, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Willys and Hazel (Sandahl) Jensen. She was baptized at Nidaros Lutheran Church in Clitherall and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Sheree worked...
Pastor Kevin Foss
Jan 16, 2022
Pastor Kevin Foss, 54, of Battle Lake, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Kevin Scott Foss was born February 16, 1967 to E. Thor and Lillian (Tjornhom) Foss in Fergus Falls, MN. In his early years he lived in Great Falls, MT; Huntington, NY and then Cranston, RI where he attended elementary,...
Audrey Harrison
Jan 15, 2022
Audrey Harrison, 86, of Fergus Falls died peacefully, January 15, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, after fighting complications from hip surgery the middle of December 2021. Her journey here is over and she’s received her reward. She will be greatly missed. She was born April 26, 1935, in Wilkin County to Mable (Hammerle) and Earl Ripley. She...
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