Obituaries
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...
Robert Wallington
Jan 12, 2020
Robert Wallington, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Robert Barry Wallington was born December 20, 1935, in Oshkosh, WI to Frank and LaVilla (NuBach) Wallington. He attended Hawthorne Grade School in Rochester, MN. He graduated in 1953 from Rochester Senior High, continuing his education at community college studying business for...
Harold John Gulleckson
Jan 10, 2020
Harold John Gulleckson, 98, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 10, 2020, at Villa Maria in Fargo. Harold was born September 18, 1921, to John and Edna Mae (Emery) Gulleckson in Maplewood Township, MN. He attended District 161 grade school. He enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas in France, Belgium, Ireland, and Germany. Harold served from...
Peter J Odland
Jan 7, 2020
Peter Odland, 77, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, unexpectedly at his home. Peter John Odland was born April 16, 1942, to John and Lillian (Anderson) Odland in Fergus Falls. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, both in Fergus Falls. He attended grade school at McKinley Elementary and graduated from Fergus...
Jonathan Muir
Jan 5, 2020
Jonathan Wade Muir, 57, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 5, 2020, unexpectedly at his home in Fergus Falls. He was born December 7, 1962, to James and Karen (Wilebski) Muir in Karlstad, MN. He attended Adams Elementary during grade school and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1981. Jonathan loved spending time with family and friends. Preceding...
Earle Jackman
Jan 4, 2020
Earle Gene Jackman, 85, of Fergus Falls, passed away at PioneerCare Center Saturday, January 4, 2020. Earle was born November 8, 1934, in Minneapolis, he was the son of Earl and Loretta Jackman. He entered the Army at age 22 and was stationed in Germany, where he worked as an engineer in the weaponry division. While in the military, he...
Janice Karst Ramsey
Jan 2, 2020
Janice Carol Ramsey, 83, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 2, 2020, at her residence in Fergus Falls. Janice was born January 1, 1937, to Pearley and Lilac (Olson) LaValley in Clitherall, MN. In her early years she grew up in the Clitherall area, attending high school in Battle Lake. In January of 1955 she married Robert Karst in...
Carolyn Stoen
Jan 1, 2020
Carolyn Grace (Doering) Stoen, 74, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett. Carolyn was born November 10, 1945, to Edna (Frank) and Lawrence Doering in Kulm, North Dakota. She had one brother, Gordon. She married Dennis Stoen and lived most of her life in the Fergus Falls area. For many years...
Stephanie Walker
Jan 1, 2020
Stephanie Walker, 42, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday January 1, 2020, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett. Stephanie was born June 24, 1977, to Randall Dean Kocian and Cathy (Debaun) Martineson in Fortworth, Texas. She attended Tracy High School in Tracy, CA. She was employed at Northern Contours in Fergus Falls for seven years, before she became ill. She...
David W. Peterson
Jan 1, 2020
David W. Peterson, 62, of Pelican Rapids, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Sanford on Broadway in Palliative Care in Fargo. David was born May 13, 1957, to Stanley and Hilda (Huseby) Peterson in Pelican Rapids. He attended school in Pelican and Detroit Lakes. He worked various jobs and also enjoyed helping area farmers in his younger days. He worked...
Donna Salmonson
Jan 1, 2020
Donna Lee Salmonson, 88, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Donna was born June 13, 1931, to Clyde L. and Emily E. (Edgar) Rugg in Chicago, IL. In 1932 her family moved to Edwards, MN, where the purchased the Leeper Store and changed the name to the Rugg Store. She attended...
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