Obituaries
Kurt Gustin
Nov 21, 2021
Kurt Gustin, 72, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Kurt was born January 22, 1949, in Fargo, ND to Albert and Stella (Nudell) Gustin. He graduated in 1966 from Central Cass High School in Casselton, ND. He joined the United States Navy March 21, 1967. He attended boot camp and...
Ruby Sedivy
Nov 21, 2021
Ruby V. Sedivy, 102, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 21, 2021 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Ruby was born on April 22, 1919 in Bordulac, North Dakota, the daughter of Joseph and Vialetta (Eikenberry) Wampler. She grew up in Bordulac and graduated from Bordulac High School. In 1937, she attended Hairdressing and Cosmetology Academy in Fargo, North...
Gordon Goese
Nov 19, 2021
Gordon Lee Goese, 80, lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 after a short but severe illness. Gordon was born in Fergus Falls on April 9,1941, the third of three children, born to Arnold and Esther (Holmquist) Goese. He was raised in Fergus Falls, baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church, attended Lincoln Elementary School...
Linda M. Olson
Nov 18, 2021
Linda Mary Olson, or as her close friends and family called her “Miss Daisy”, passed away at her home on November 18, 2021, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on September 4, 1948, in Flint, MI, to Raymond and Harriet (Sutherland) Hoffman. She was married in 1977 to Mike Olson and had four sons. She loved her career...
Marlen Swenson
Nov 17, 2021
Marlen Swenson, 79, of Crookston, formerly of Orwell Dam (rural area) of Fergus Falls, died November 17, 2021 at his residence. Marlen was born November 10, 1942, in Fergus Falls, to Carl and Faith (Noffsinger) Swenson. Marlen attended school till his 10th grade year. He then started his running of the family farm due to his father’s accident and poor...
Bradley Lillemon
Nov 15, 2021
Bradley J. Lillemon, 64, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 15, 2021 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls surrounded by family. Brad was born November 26, 1956, to Gaynor and Lois (Enderson) Lillemon in Fergus Falls. He was the third of six children. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1975. He was a member of First Lutheran...
Geraldine Mulvaney
Nov 13, 2021
Geraldine “Geri” Florence Mulvaney, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota passed away on Saturday, November 13th, 2021 at Park Gardens Senior Living under the care of hospice. She was born on December 11th, 1938, in Mankato, Minnesota, daughter of Olga (Tillman) and Ervin Westberg. She grew up in Mankato where she attended school. On November 30th, 1957, she married...
Kay Basch
Nov 10, 2021
Kay Louise Basch (Larson-Vance), 79, of St. Cloud, MN died Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from natural causes. She was the daughter of Kalmer and Evelyn (Enstad) Larson, born September 10, 1942 and grew up in Fergus Falls, MN. Kay’s best memories were spending summers on Otter Tail Lake and water skiing at the family cabin, skating on the Lake Alice...
Kathleen Madison
Nov 9, 2021
Kathleen (Mrs. James) Madison, 87, of Dalton, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Edgewood Healthcare Care in Alexandria. Kathleen (Kathy) Mary Dohan was born to Katharine (Miklovich) and Peter Dohan on May 25, 1934, in Norwalk, Connecticut. She and her younger sister, Carol were raised by their widowed mother as her father died when she was three. Her grandparents, uncles,...
Richard Hoeper
Nov 9, 2021
Richard “Rick” Hoeper, 70, of Dalton, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at a place near Lake Lizzie, Pelican Rapids. Rick was born January 28, 1951, to Oren and Evelyn (Hoefer) Hoeper in Fergus Falls. He attended District 1503 in Carlisle Township and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1969. He was a member of the United States Army from...
Joan Glawe
Nov 7, 2021
Joan Virginia Glawe, 90, passed away on November 7, 2021 at Prairie Ridge Hospital, Elbow Lake from complications of COVID-19. She was born July 1, 1931, to Arnold and Gilma Sleen and grew up on their farm near Pelican Rapids. Her family spoke Norwegian at home, so she learned English when she started school in the nearby one-room schoolhouse. Following...
Daniel Pilarski
Nov 6, 2021
Daniel Pilarski, age 91, of Clitherall, MN, entered eternal life on Saturday, November 6, 2021. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date. Daniel was born September 26, 1930, in Holdingford, Minnesota to Christian and Frances (Yorek) Pilarski. He married Eleanor Douvier on July 11, 1955, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford, MN. A...
Joyce Saurer
Nov 5, 2021
Joyce Saurer, 79, of Cloquet, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 5, 2021, at the Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet. She was born April 28, 1942, in Sverdrup Township, Otter Tail County, MN, the daughter of Fred and Corrine (Highdale) Andvik. She married Donald Saurer at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Joyce was employed with the Fergus Falls School District, as...
Richard L Anderson
Nov 5, 2021
Richard “Rick”, “Andy” Anderson, 66, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 5, 2021, at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo. Richard Lyle was born July 1, 1955, in Fergus Falls, MN to Mike (Charles) and Margie Anderson. Rick worked for his dad at Mike’s Machine Shop, eventually took over as Rick’s Radiator Shop for several years. He always had a smile...
Robert "Bob" Davis
Nov 2, 2021
Robert “Bob” Stuart Davis, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at his home. Bob was born on January 14, 1961 in Alexandria, MN to Kenneth John Davis and Ethel Ingeborg (Aslagson) Davis, he was the youngest of their eight children. Bob spent most of his childhood in the Alexandria, Holmes City, and Fergus Falls communities. Among his...
Philip "Vern" Foster
Oct 31, 2021
Philip Luverne “Vern” Foster, 85, of Battle Lake, died Sunday, October 31, 2021, at St. Cloud Hospital from complications due to Covid and a fall requiring surgeries. Vern was born July 15, 1936, to Philip and Grace (Lewis) Foster in Minneapolis. He grew up in Minneapolis until 1948, when he and his family moved to Battle Lake. He played many...
Helen Falk
Oct 31, 2021
Helen M. (Margerum) Falk, 93, of Breckenridge, MN, died Sunday, October 31, 2021, at St. Francis Health in Breckenridge. Helen was born January 6, 1928, in Bathgate, ND to John and Florence (Godfrey) Margerum. On September 29, 1945, she married Edwin Falk in Hallock, MN. Edwin passed away July 21, 2017. She worked at the hospital in Karlstad, MN for...
Joanne Odegaard
Oct 31, 2021
Joanne Lesto Odegaard, age 75, of Ramsey, Minnesota passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, at her home, under the care of Allina Health Hospice and surrounded by her family following a battle with Fallopian Tube cancer. Joanne Lesto was born December 8, 1945, in Mankato, Minnesota to Avery and Irene Lesto. She grew up in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. She was...
Annie Torgerson
Oct 31, 2021
Annie Laurie (McEachern) Torgerson, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 31, 2021, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Annie was born March 22, 1927, to Murdock and Annie (Scott) McEachern in Homestead, MT. She was baptized, had her first communion, and was confirmed in St. Patrick’s Church in Medicine Lake, MT. She attended Medicine Lake School. As a child Annie...
Sylvia Leabo
Oct 29, 2021
Sylvia Leabo, 83, of Erhard, died Friday, October 29, 2021, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Sylvia Marie Leabo was born September 15, 1938, to Sanster and Mildred (Berg) Nokleby in Fergus Falls. She was baptized at Aastad Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church both of rural Fergus Falls. In 1956 she graduated from Fergus Falls...
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