Obituaries
Ralph Bergquist
Aug 12, 2021
Ralph James Bergquist, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Ralph was born on March 27, 1933 in Seattle, Washington, the son of John and Eva (Leberg) Bergquist. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1952. Upon graduation he entered the United States Army and served in Korea. He...
Wade Reed
Aug 8, 2021
Wade Jay Reed, 48, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Sanford in Fargo. Wade was born in Sidney, Montana on May 10, 1973, to Gerry and Jean (Jaenisch) Reed. By autumn of that year, he and his parents were living in Elbow Lake, MN. He spent three and a half years making many friends, young and old,...
Wayne Niemela
Aug 8, 2021
Wayne A. Niemela, 72, of Dent, died Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Sanford in Fargo. Wayne was born June 12, 1949, in Hillsboro, ND to Arnold and Norma (Curtis) Niemela. He graduated from North High in 1968. On July 24, 1968, Wayne married Jean Johnston in Watertown, SD. He was employed by Tilsner Carton Company and also Industrial Finishing Services....
Shari Lynch
Aug 4, 2021
Shari Lynn (Drechsel) Lynch, 56, of Chillicothe, MO, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at her residence. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 9, 2021, at Tingvold Cemetery, Underwood, MN Clergy: Reverend Tammy Jacobson Arrangements provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Craige Jensen
Aug 4, 2021
Craige Robert Jensen, 72, of Underwood, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan. Craige was born August 14, 1948, to Kenneth and Mary (Wheeler) Jensen in Watertown, WI. He attended Ixonia Elementary School and Oconomowoc High School. He served in the United States Army from August 1967 to June 1970, during the Vietnam War. He was...
Ernest "Ernie" Adamec
Aug 1, 2021
Ernest John “Ernie” Adamec, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 1, 2021, at his residence. Ernest was born July 24, 1956, to Ernest and MaryAnn (Gobernatz) Adamec in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Park Rapids High School in 1974. He went on to attend Detroit Lakes Technical College for Auto Service and Foreign Car Mechanics and also Bemidji Technical...
Stanley O. Nelson
Aug 1, 2021
Stanley Owen Nelson, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Stanley was born January 21, 1937, in Folden Township, rural Vining, MN, to Jerrold and Hazel (Gunderson) Nelson in Vining, MN. He graduated from Henning High School in 1955. He served in the United States Army from 1959 to 1961...
Odin Beard
Jul 31, 2021
Odin Matthew Beard, 49, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, July 30, 2021. Odin was born in Guadalajara, Mexico on January 22, 1972, to Carol Alstad and Douglas Beard. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School and later went on to earn a degree in Industrial Engineering from NDSU. He worked for Shoremaster in Fergus Falls....
John Rund
Jul 31, 2021
John Rund, 70, of Dalton, died Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Sanford in Fargo. John Edward Rund was born May 5, 1951, to Gordon and Alice (Hord) Rund in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church. He attended country school in District 139 at the Ten Mile Lake School, graduating in 1969 from Fergus Falls High...
Clara Nickel
Jul 30, 2021
Clara Bell (Britton) Nickel, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 30, 2021, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Clara was born September 7, 1936, in St. Cloud, MN, to Clarence and Blanche (Black) Britton. She graduated from St. Cloud Tech in 1954. On October 6, 1956, she married Richard “Dick” Nickel at Waite Park Methodist Church in Waite Park, MN....
Earle Carl Schreiber, Jr.
Jul 26, 2021
Earle Carl Schreiber, Jr., 58, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, July 26, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Earle was born July 12, 1963, to Earle and Alma (Fieger) Schreiber in Maplewood, NJ. In 1982 he graduated from Columbia High School. Earle married Linda on September 14, 1985, in Maplewood, NJ. He was employed as a truck driver at...
Annette Sandven
Jul 25, 2021
Annette Sandven, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls. Annette Joyce Miranda (Danielson) Sandven was born July 2, 1937, to Melvin and Edith (Radtke) Danielson in Todd County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Glenwood Lutheran Church. In 1951, Annette moved with her parents to Montevideo, Minnesota, where she graduated from...
Dawn Koennicke
Jul 25, 2021
The community of Fergus Falls lost a treasured teacher on Sunday, July 25, 2021, when Dawn Audrey Koennicke passed away at her home under the care of LB Hospice at the age of 65 after a brave, 10-year epoch with breast cancer. She was born on September 26, 1955, to Albert and Marcella (Rottmann) Koennicke in Rantoul, IL. After her...
Robert Boldt
Jul 23, 2021
Robert was born November 20, 1923, on the family farm in Shakopee, Minnesota, to Herman August Charles and Anna Marie Catherine (nee Marty) Boldt. He was baptized on December 9, 1923, and confirmed on March 25, 1937, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shakopee. His confirmation verse was: “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of...
Vernon Johansen
Jul 22, 2021
Vernon Donald Johansen, 86, of Underwood, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan. Vernon was born August 18, 1934 in Maine Township, to Bennie and Lila (Anderson) Johansen. He attended District 231 and Underwood School. On June 7, 1952 Vernon married Janice Fenske at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. The couple resided in Fergus Falls....
Daryl E. Frigaard
Jul 21, 2021
Daryl Elroy Frigaard, 79, a resident of Dalton, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. Daryl was born on April 20, 1942, to Joseph and Evelyn (Swendsrud) Frigaard in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's in Dalton, MN. Daryl attended District 7 grade school in Dalton, West Central School of Agriculture in...
Mary Milton
Jul 18, 2021
Mary Sara Milton, 92, of Fergus Falls died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at PioneerCare. She was born on May 9, 1929, in Fergus Falls to Robert and Ina (Lien) McInnis. She grew up in Fergus Falls where she attended and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She furthered her education and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree...
Anthony R. Perez
Jul 17, 2021
On July 17, 2021 two weeks after his 80th birthday, Anthony R. Perez went to join his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his wife, and several close family members. Anthony was born on July 2, 1941 to Thomas and Rita Perez in El Paso, TX. Anthony’s family owned horses, where he developed a love for horse riding and roping. He...
Janice Dimke
Jul 17, 2021
Janice Eugene` (Jacobson) Dimke, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 17, 2021, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Janice was born May 16, 1934, to Perry and Ruth (Conlee) Jacobson in Minneapolis, MN. She attended Adams Elementary School and Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1952. For three years after graduation, Jan attended Nurses Training at St. Barnabas...
Paul Suko
Jul 16, 2021
Paul Wilson Suko, age 68, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 16, 2021 at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Paul was born on December 29, 1952 in Fargo, ND, to Raymond and Charlotte (Wilson) Suko. He was born prematurely and had the German measles when he was three months old, either of which could have caused his...
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