Obituaries
David Lundeen
Feb 26, 2020
David Franklin Lundeen, 87, an attorney and community leader, died on February 26, 2020 at Pioneer Care, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born in Fergus Falls on October 28, 1932 to Victor G. Lundeen and Selma I. Rostad Lundeen. Growing up on Lake Alice as the fourth of five children, he attended Lincoln School and Fergus Falls High School. In...
Pamela Jean Anderson
Feb 23, 2020
Pamela Jean Anderson, 58, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at her residence. Pamela was born March 22, 1961, to Stanley C. and Delores (Sundblad) Anderson in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1979. She was employed by the Ottertail County Sheriff’s Department for over 30 years as a crew leader for the Sentence...
Shirley Davidson
Feb 20, 2020
Shirley LuOna Edith (Hamner) Davidson, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Shirley was born November 3, 1933, to Elof and Edith L. (Dahlquist) Hamner in Graceville, MN. She went to school in Ortonville, MN, graduating in 1951. She then attended the Minnesota School of Business. Shirley worked at various businesses as a...
Frances Sauer
Feb 17, 2020
Frances Sauer, 85, of Fergus Falls, died February 17, 2020, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Frances was born September 30, 1934, in Underwood, to Berger and Marie (Nygaard) Aasen. She attended District 112 Country School in rural Underwood and Underwood High School. On February 11, 1956, she married James M. Sauer at the catholic parsonage in Fergus Falls. She...
Grace Stole
Feb 16, 2020
Grace Lavonne (Svendsen) Stole, age 84, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at The Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls under the compassionate care of LB Hospice. Grace Svendsen was born July 31, 1935, in Argyle, MN to Sigvart and Louise (Schroeder) Svendsen. Grace attended Argyle High School, graduating in 1952; followed by Moorhead State Teachers College,...
William "Bill" Thom
Feb 16, 2020
William “Bill” Thom, 77, of Underwood, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, surrounded by his family at the Good Samaritan Society in Battle Lake. Bill was born September 23, 1942, in Fergus Falls to Henry and Harriet (Eckert) Thom. He attended Friberg Country School and Fergus Falls High School. On October 19, 1963, he married Verona Klinnert in Maine Township. He...
Luther "Luke" A. Anderson
Feb 14, 2020
Luther “Luke” Anderson, 82, passed away, Friday, February 14, 2020 at his home in Battle Lake, Minnesota. He leaves his life partner, Joanne Cress; his children, Mark (and Kate), Kari (and Greg) and Derek (and Anne); grandchildren, Matt, Bjorn and Grant; siblings, Stan and Ruth; and his propinquity to his fishing buddies, Susan Cress and Patrick McGovern. Born and raised...
Stella Jyrkas
Feb 14, 2020
Stella (Nelson) Jyrkas, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born to Ole and Selma (Berg) Nelson on May 31, 1924 in Dalton, MN. She attended first through eighth grade in Dalton. In 1938, she moved with her parents to Fergus Falls where she attended high school and graduated...
Margaret B. Richter
Feb 14, 2020
Margaret B. (Svare) Richter, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at LifeSong Residence. Margaret was born September 2, 1921, in Star Township, in Pennington County, to Melvin and Betsy (Bye) Svare. In 1940 she graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. On June 23, 1945, she married Selvin “Sam” O. Richter at the Trinity Lutheran Parsonage in Fergus...
Florence Valen
Feb 14, 2020
Florence H. Valen passed away on February 14, 2020, at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was a few days short of her 103rd birthday. Florence was born at home near Alexander, Iowa on February 20, 1917; the daughter of Christian and Gertrude Miller. She attended country schools and graduated from Alexander High School in a class of 9....
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...
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