Obituaries

Ardis Myrtle Anderson

Ardis Myrtle Anderson

Oct 16, 2019

Ardis Anderson, age 99, formerly of Fergus Falls, entered her eternal home on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Blaine, MN. Ardis was born in Onalaska, WI, on April 6, 1920, the thirteenth of sixteen children born to Sam and Lillie Severson. She was the last of the 16 to die, marking the end of a remarkable...

Daniel "Dan" Prischmann

Daniel "Dan" Prischmann

Oct 15, 2019

Daniel “Dan” Paul Prischmann, 70, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. He was born on January 11, 1949, in Orchard, Nebraska to Carl G. and Helen (Darr) Prischmann. After moving to Minnesota, he attended Elizabeth grade school. In 1967 he graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High where he played and...

Mildred G Stras

Mildred G Stras

Oct 15, 2019

Mildred Stras, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Pioneer Senior Cottages. Mildred Georgia “Millie” was born in Aastad Township on February 22, 1925, the daughter of Carl and Julia (Olson) Knudson. She was one of eleven children. Her family lived on several different farms while she was growing up. On March 27, 1946, she married Orville...

Robert Vernon Trost

Robert Vernon Trost

Oct 13, 2019

Robert “Bob” Trost, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Appleton, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Robert Vernon Trost was born on December 14, 1938, to Lloyd and Carol (Pederson) Trost in Graceville, MN. Bob grew up in Chokio and graduated from the Chokio High School in 1956. He was a...

Brian Bakke

Brian Bakke

Oct 12, 2019

Brian Bakke, 64, resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019. Born April 16, 1955, the fourth child of Ruth L. (Miller) and Burnell T. Bakke in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended grades 1-8 at the District 1446 one room schoolhouse in Aastad Twp. Brian graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1973 and attended Fergus Falls Junior...

Laverne Harriet Morstad

Laverne Harriet Morstad

Oct 11, 2019

Laverne H. Morstad, age 101, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 11, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Laverne was born March 30, 1918 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Irene (Zimmerman) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay, MN. She attended rural school at...

Carmen M Moser

Carmen M Moser

Oct 10, 2019

Carmen Moser, age 63, a longtime resident of Fergus Falls, died at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, on October 10, 2019, surrounded by her loving son, sisters, brothers, and dear friend. Carmen Marie Moser was born on January 8, 1956, in Friend, Nebraska to William Earl and Melva Jean (Harling) Moser. She spent most of her childhood years in...

Shirley Ann Anderson

Shirley Ann Anderson

Oct 9, 2019

Shirley A. Anderson, 90, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Shirley was born September 12, 1929, to George and Anna (Johnson) Curtis in Star Lake Township. She grew up on West Lost Lake. She attended Barnhard School and later graduated from Underwood High School in 1947. On September 27, 1947 she...

Judith Ann Wilhelmy

Judith Ann Wilhelmy

Oct 8, 2019

Judith Ann (Sicard) Wilhelmy, 80, of Fergus Falls passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, as a result of an automobile accident near Hewitt. Judith was born January 14, 1939, in Minneapolis to Roger and Frances (Lindberg) Sicard. At the age of six her family moved to Duluth, she attended high school at Derham Hall. At the age of...

Rev. Marlyn Sundheim

Rev. Marlyn Sundheim

Oct 3, 2019

On Thursday, October 3, 2019, Marlyn Ellsworth Sundheim, loving husband and father of five children, passed away at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, at the age of 80. Marlyn was born January 5, 1939, to Malvin and Sophie (Nelson) Sundheim, in Clontarf, MN. He graduated from Starbuck High School in 1956 and Luther College, Decorah, Iowa in 1960. Following...

Richard DeMars

Richard DeMars

Oct 1, 2019

Richard Ernest DeMars, 85, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at his home. He was cared for by his loving wife of 62 years, with the support of LB Hospice. Richard (Dick) was born September 27, 1934, in Washburn, Wisconsin to Joseph Arthur DeMars and Geneva Cecelia Stock DeMars. His family’s French Canadian, Norwegian, and German customs...

Lila Krause

Lila Krause

Sep 30, 2019

Lila M. Krause, 91, of Fergus Falls, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Alexandria. She was cared for by her loving family, with the support of Douglas County Hospice. Lila was born July 16, 1928, to John P. and Letta (Kendall) Daker on a farm near Wheaton, MN. On, May 8, 1946, she married Leonard...

Bernice Adeline Haarstick

Bernice Adeline Haarstick

Sep 29, 2019

Bernice (Langseth) Haarstick, 89, of Erhard, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Bernice Adeline Langseth was born on February 15, 1930, in Aurdal Township, the daughter of the late Olaf and Clara J. (Thompson) Langseth. Bernice was baptized and confirmed at Stavanger Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls. She was educated at...

Richard Lee Wallace

Richard Lee Wallace

Sep 23, 2019

Richard Wallace, 65, of Wahpeton, died Monday, September 23, 2019, at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo. Richard Lee Wallace was born August 20, 1954, to Hubert and Pauline (Lachowitzer) Wallace in Perham. He grew up in Henning and graduated from Henning High School in 1972. He worked with his father in the road construction. In 1974, he married Cheryl Whitney....

Joseph "Joe" Thompson

Joseph "Joe" Thompson

Sep 20, 2019

Joseph “Joe” Thompson, 55, of rural Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly Friday, September 20, 2019, at his home. Joe was born April 27, 1964, to David and Carole (Lehman) Thompson in San Mateo, CA. He attended Mound-West Tonka High School and graduated in 1983. He went on to attend Barber school and also Certified Nursing School. Joe worked as a CNA...

Marilyn Alvina Ouren

Marilyn Alvina Ouren

Sep 19, 2019

Marilyn A. Ouren, 83, died Thursday, September 19, 2019, at Pioneer Pointe, Fergus Falls. Marilyn was born July 1, 1936, in Gonvick, MN, to Melvin and Agnes (Espland) Clauson. She went to country school east of Erhard thru sixth grade and then attended school in Pelican Rapids, MN. Marilyn married LeRoy Ouren on August 4, 1956 in Erhard, MN at...

Geraldine "Gerry" Wessberg

Geraldine "Gerry" Wessberg

Sep 19, 2019

Gerry died peacefully on September 19, 2019, in Kailua, Hawaii. She was born in 1930 to Henry “Hank” Halvorson and Hazel Nelson Halvorson, and raised in Fergus Falls, where she married George Alfred Wessberg. She was a member of the FFHS Class of 1948. She retired from San Diego Mesa College in San Diego, California. Gerry was preceded in death...

Marilyn Jane Fronning

Marilyn Jane Fronning

Sep 18, 2019

Marilyn Jane (Wentler) Fronning, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born April 4, 1939, in Montevideo, MN, to Harry and Georgia (Fuller) Wentler. She graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1957. On July 2, 1961, she married Thilman Fronning in Fergus Falls. She was employed by...

Michelle Kristine Taylor

Michelle Kristine Taylor

Sep 18, 2019

Michelle Kristine Taylor, age 44, entered into her eternal home on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. She was born June 21, 1975 in Augsburg, Germany to her parents, Norman and Lois Thomsen. She attended Volkshule (elementary school), in Neumarkt, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria during the years she lived in Europe with her family, where her...

Benjamin F. Gitchel

Benjamin F. Gitchel

Sep 16, 2019

Benjamin Gitchel, 76, died Monday, September 16, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Service: Friday, September 27, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at the Augustana Apartments in Fergus Falls, with a Gathering Time from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and lunch to follow the service. Assistance is provided by the Olson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com