Obituaries
Lorraine Kastella
Apr 26, 2021
Judith “Lorraine” (Hovland) Kastella, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 26, 2021, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Lorraine was born September 16, 1926, to John and Alma (Meslow) Hovland in Abercrombie, ND. She attended Washington High School in Fergus Falls. She was employed with the Fergus Falls School District as a Library Aide at Adams Elementary School. On...
Lloyd Rudd Jr
Apr 26, 2021
Lloyd Perry Rudd Jr., 95, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 26, 2021, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Lloyd was born September 17, 1925, to Lloyd and Laura (Emerson) Rudd in Grove City, Meeker County, MN, he moved to Laporte at a very early age. He attended the Laporte School system from first through 12th grade, graduating in 1943....
Jim Norman
Apr 26, 2021
James “Jim” Henry Norman Jr., 84, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 26, 2021, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan in Battle Lake after a brief illness. Jim was born December 10, 1936, to James “Henry” and Ruth (Getz) Norman in Hoffman, MN. He was the sixth of eight children born to Henry and Ruth. He was born at a...
Deborah "Debby" Gunderson
Apr 22, 2021
Deborah (Debby) Jo Gunderson, 72, of Dalton, MN passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Minot, ND on October 29, 1948, to Dean and Mavis (Graff) Henderson. Debby was baptized in Grandville, ND and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Dalton. She graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1966. On...
Marilyn Spitsberg
Apr 22, 2021
Marilyn A. Spitsberg, a resident of Fargo, died Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born on September 24th, 1935 in Dalton, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur and Alma Anderson. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1953. On June 11th, 1955 she married Howard O. Spitsberg at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church...
Constance "Connie" Rostad
Apr 19, 2021
Sylvia Marie Constance Rostad died peacefully at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, on Monday, April 19, 2021, at the age of 97. Connie was a cherished member of many, many families. Connie was born on November 24, 1923, the child of George Rostad Sr. and Lydia Constance Frigard Rostad. They farmed in Goodhue County, MN. Connie’s biological mother tragically...
Arlis Myra
Apr 18, 2021
Arlis Lorine Myra, age 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 18, 2021, at LB Broen Home. She was born on July 25, 1925 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the daughter of Oscar and Christina (Anderson) Jacobson. She attended grade school in Clearwater County, MN, District #20, Alvarado, MN and completed 8th grade at Clearwater (Pine Dale). Arlis...
Sharon Currier
Apr 15, 2021
Sharon Currier, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Sharon was born October 9, 1955, to Eugene and Patricia (Leitch) Currier in Fergus Falls, MN. She was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She attended Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1974. She was employed at Lake Region Healthcare and the...
Helen Johnson
Apr 13, 2021
Helen Unruh Johnson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was born July 17, 1923, and peacefully entered eternal life on April 13, 2021. Helen was the seventh of eight children born to Daniel and Minnie (Martin) Unruh on the family farm near Goodrich, North Dakota. She attended country school through the eighth grade, Goodrich High School through the eleventh grade, then the...
Russell Craig Jr.
Apr 8, 2021
Russell Clark Craig Jr., 73 of Fergus Falls passed away on April 8th 2021. Russell was born on October 16th 1947, in Harvey, Illinois to Russell and Shirley Craig (Potter). He grew up all over the U.S. where his father was stationed in the Air Force. He graduated from Chofu High School in Japan 1965. As an adult Russell lived...
Melissa Garcia
Apr 7, 2021
Melissa (Mel) Marie Garcia, 42 years young, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died unexpectedly in her home Wednesday morning, April 7, 2021. Melissa was born on February 3, 1979, to Michael and Karen Kayser in St. Louis Park, MN. In 2002, Melissa married Johnny Garcia in Fergus Falls, MN. They had two daughters, Rhiannon Louise Garcia and Jazmine Marie Garcia. She attended...
Dorothy M. Mueller
Apr 6, 2021
Dorothy Mae (Hoeft) Mueller, 94, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at her home. Dorothy was born January 10, 1927, to Herbert and Edna (Stoltenow) Hoeft, the oldest of five children on their family farm in Brandenberg Township. She grew up in Great Bend, North Dakota. After graduating high school in Wahpeton, North Dakota, she attended...
Judith Rupnow Wick
Apr 5, 2021
Judith Rupnow Wick, 62, of Erhard, MN, died on Monday, April 5, 2021, at her home. Judith was born on August 4, 1958, to Harold E. and Ruth R. (Karcher) Rupnow in Beaver Dam, WI. She attended grade school at St. Stephen’s Lutheran School and graduated from Beaver Dam High School. She furthered her education at Metropolitan State College of...
Tara Larson
Apr 3, 2021
Tara Lyn Larson, 52, of Minneapolis formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, with her family by her side, due to complications from cancer. Tara was born May 29, 1968, in Breckenridge, MN, to Gene and Laureen (Haarstad) Larson. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She graduated from Fergus Falls Senior...
Rollis "Rod" M. Miller
Apr 2, 2021
Rollis “Rod” Mervin Miller, 90, of Fergus Falls, MN died, Friday, April 2, 2021 at Lake Region Healthcare. Rollis was born on August 15, 1930, to Dewey and Daisy (Bugbee) Miller in Erhard, MN. On June 16, 1951, Rollis was united in marriage to Luella Tysdal at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN. Their marriage was a testament of...
Vivian I Kugler
Apr 2, 2021
Vivian Inez Kugler, 97, of Fergus Falls formerly of Erhard, died Friday, April 2, 2021, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls. Vivian Inez Palmquist was born on September 24, 1923, to Theodore and Lydia (Richter) Palmquist in Friberg Township, Otter Tail County. She was baptized and later confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls. She attended kindergarten in Gary, Indiana,...
LaRoy Nell Norby
Mar 31, 2021
LaRoy Nell Norby, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at her home under the care of hospice, with her family by her side. She was born November 28, 1931, in Fredrickberg, TX, the daughter of Roy Robert and Emma (Grosenbacher) Schneider. She grew up in San Antonio, TX, graduating from Brackenridge High School in 1949....
Joyrene Hanstad
Mar 29, 2021
Joyrene Thorann Hanstad, 91, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away March 29, 2021, at PioneerCare Center with family by her side. She was born on September 24th, 1929 at the Aastad/Rock Prairie parsonage in rural Otter Tail County, MN to Palmer and Edna (Haarstad) Melaas. At an early age her family moved to the farm in Tumuli Township. There she...
Richard Habberstad
Mar 28, 2021
Richard Allen Habberstad, 81 of rural Underwood who passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home under the care of LB Hospice. He was born September 4, 1939 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Chester A. and Annie (Torvik) Habberstad. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith at home and he was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Brethren...
Evelyn Horton
Mar 25, 2021
Evelyn (Evie) Pearl Horton Kenyon was born on June 29, 1925, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Earl and Rosa Keller and adopted by Robert and Amanda Beske. She passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2021, with her daughter Cindy, her friend Pat, and Cindy’s friend Connie at her side. Evie grew up in Elizabeth, Minnesota and attended Fergus...
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