Obituaries
Barbara Bjerketvedt
Feb 13, 2020
Barbara Ann (Linder) Bjerketvedt, 63, of Henning, lost her battle with cancer on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born July 12, 1956, to Bert and Mae (Moen) Linder in Wadena, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church in Clitherall. Barbara attended Henning High School and graduated in 1974. She attended...
James "Jim" Kleinfelder
Feb 11, 2020
James “Jim” Kleinfelder, 74, of Fergus Falls died, Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at his home. James Cosmas Kleinfelder was born September 19, 1945, to Cosmas and Cornelia (Rondou) Kleinfelder. Jim attended St. Joseph School and Moorhead High School, graduating in 1963. He was a member of the United States Navy, serving for 26 and a half years, retiring as a...
Patricia Ann Stock
Feb 10, 2020
Patricia Ann Stock, 92, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Monday February 10, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota. Pat was born in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Annette (Lindquist) and Elias Hanson. She grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1945. On April 10, 1948, she married Stanley Stock at First Lutheran Church in Fergus...
Douglas Jon Grant
Feb 10, 2020
Douglas Jon Grant, 66, of Erhard died February, 10, 2020 at his residence. Doug was born March 10, 1953, to Virgil and Marilyn (Sha) Grant in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Pelican High School. On December 1, 1973, he married Rebecca Hendershot at Tonseth Lutheran Church, rural Erhard. He was a lifelong member of Tonseth Lutheran Church where he was...
Daryl Johnson
Feb 10, 2020
Daryl Gene Johnson, 80, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at home Monday, February 10, 2020. He was born April 23, 1939, in Fergus Falls, to Chester and Ruth (Spitsberg) Johnson. After Ruth’s passing Chester married Alpha Hoff. Daryl grew up on the family farm in Aastad Township and was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls. He...
Charles E. Nelson
Feb 8, 2020
Charles E. Nelson, 69, of Rothsay, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020, at his home. Charles Edwin Nelson was born September 30, 1950, in Fergus Falls to Carlton and Elnora (Stigen) Nelson. He graduated from high school in Fergus Falls and then continued his education at Minnesota State. There he studied carpentry, earning an associate degree. Charlie worked various jobs...
Jerald "Jerry" L. Johnson
Feb 7, 2020
Jerald LaVerne Johnson (Jerry), 82, of Fergus Falls, passed away the morning of February 7, 2020, after a ten- month battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1937 in Radcliffe, Iowa, the son of Gaylord and Constance (Hodnefield) Johnson. He graduated from Radcliffe High School in 1955, and in December, 1956, moved to Fergus Falls to join his family...
Joan R. Simmer
Feb 5, 2020
Joan Ruth Simmer, 78, of Rothsay, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Joan was born January 3, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Casper and Anna (Pederson) Walvatne. She grew up on the western shore of Ottertail Lake on a small farm and attended Barry Country school in rural Battle Lake for...
Lorraine Neoma Karch
Jan 28, 2020
Lorraine (Swedberg) Karch, 90, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Lorraine was born June 24, 1929, in Dalton to Alvin and Emma (Rovang) Larson. She grew up in Dalton and attended school in Dalton and Fergus Falls. In 1945 she married Stan Swedberg. On December 3, 1968, she married...
Betty A. Bergerud
Jan 27, 2020
Betty Ann (Hoff) Bergerud, 68, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday January 27, 2020, surrounded by her family and friends at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Betty was born in Fergus Falls on October 26, 1951, to Alvin Norman Hoff and Laura Bernice (Mellan) Hoff. She grew up on a rural farm south of Fergus Falls in Aastad...
Delores "Babe" Huntley
Jan 25, 2020
Delores L. (Harthun) Huntley, 86, of Perham, passed away January 25, 2020. She was a resident in the care of Prairie View Assisted Living in Perham, Minnesota. Hospice care was provided by Hospice of the Red River Valley. She was born March 21, 1933, in Star Lake Township of Otter Tail County and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in...
Thomas LeRoy Hanson
Jan 25, 2020
Thomas LeRoy Hanson, 58, of Fergus Falls, died at home peacefully in his sleep Friday January 25, 2020. Tom was born in Fergus Falls, on September 2, 1961, to LeRoy (Bud) and Beverly “Bev” (Schummer) Hanson. He was the youngest of six siblings. He attended school in Fergus Falls and later the Detroit Lakes Technical College. Tom worked various jobs...
Patrick Fitzgerald
Jan 25, 2020
Patrick Michael Fitzgerald, 67, of Clitherall, died Saturday, January 25, 2020, unexpectedly at his home. Patrick was born February 7, 1952, to Thomas Fitzgerald and Bernice Gehrig. He attended Boys Town School. He was a Welder by trade for 30 years, and helped build the rides at Valleyfair. He was employed by TORO for 25 years. He loved playing pool,...
Luella M. Jensen
Jan 24, 2020
Luella (Gehrke) Jensen, 93, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 24, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Luella Mary was born April 2, 1926, in Western Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Bernard William and Rose Martha (Weigand) Gehrke. She attended rural school District #45 in Lawrence Township through the eighth grade and later graduated...
Keri Neil
Jan 22, 2020
Keri (Stark) Neil, 47, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, under the compassionate care of the staff of PioneerCare and LB Hospice in Fergus Falls. Keri was born May 1, 1972, to Billy Stark and Teree (Cone) Holte in Ogden, Utah. She graduated high school in Ogden, Utah. She married and later divorced Nolan Neil, together they had...
Eunice Peterson
Jan 22, 2020
Eunice Luverne (Rud) Peterson, 101, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Eunice was born August 17, 1918, to Herbrand and Hilda (Johnson) Rud in Elizabeth Township, MN. She attended School District 16 in Elizabeth, MN. She married Curtis E. Peterson on October 6, 1940 in Fergus Falls. For 24 years, she...
Joycelyn Beck
Jan 19, 2020
Joycelyn Eleanor Beck, 97, of Plymouth, Minnesota and formerly of Fergus Falls, died Sunday January 19, 2020. She was born August 26, 1922, in Fergus Falls to John and Dagny (Thyse) Utne. She was a member of the Fergus Falls High School class of 1940. She attended the Fairview Hospital Nursing Program following high school. Joycelyn married Linwood Arlington Beck...
John Thoreson
Jan 19, 2020
John Thoreson, 81, formerly of Vining, died Sunday, January 19, 2020, at his home in Fergus Falls. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Assistance provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Lisa Marie Boutain
Jan 17, 2020
Lisa Marie Boutain, 41, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 17, 2020, unexpectedly at her home. Lisa Marie Boutain was born March 1, 1978 to Ricky and Cheryl (Klinke) Boutain at the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. She was born and raised in Thief River Falls. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1997. Lisa loved to...
Lorraine Margery Bugbee
Jan 15, 2020
Lorraine Margery (Curtis) Bugbee, 96, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born December 1, 1923, the 6th of 9 children of George and Anna (Johnson) Curtis in Fergus Falls. She grew up in the Underwood area and attended District #251 and #24 schools in rural Underwood, graduating in 1938. On September 17, 1942, she...
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