Obituaries
Geraldine "Gerrie" Kolle
Jun 10, 2019
Geraldine Estelle “Gerrie” Kolle, 84 of Richville, MN, died Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Geraldine was born November 1, 1934, to Goodwin and Esther (Moen) Houg in Fergus Falls. She was a graduate of Fergus Falls High School. On May 1, 1954, Gerrie married Duane Kolle at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls....
Jolene J Beck
Jun 8, 2019
Jolene Joy Beck, 77, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 8, 2019, at her home, under the care of LB Hospice. Jolene (Jo) was born on November 27, 1941, in Edgeley, ND, to Edward and Fern (Noble) Triepke. After graduation Jo served in the U.S. Army as a medical nurse. Jolene was a member of the local Fergus Falls VFW...
Ardys D. Brensike
Jun 6, 2019
Ardys D. Brensike, 88, died June 6, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Ardys Darlene (Olson) Brensike was born on November 14, 1930, in Two Inlets Township, Becker County, MN to Victor and Martha (Hemmerich) Olson. She was baptized as an infant at home on her parent’s farm and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Park Rapids. She attended Arago...
Marian Helen Schiesser
Jun 6, 2019
Marian H. Schiesser, 87, died June 6, 2019, at LB Broen Home, Fergus Falls. Marian was born May 30, 1932, in Fergus Falls to Herbert and Myrtle (Hovland) Drechsel. She attended school district #208. On June 18, 1950, she married Harold Schiesser at her parents’ farm in rural Fergus Falls. Harold and Marian owned and operated a dairy farm in...
Erwin Palmer Johnson
Jun 5, 2019
Erwin P. Johnson, Jr., 85, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Sanford Hospital Fargo, surrounded by his family. He was born October 25, 1933, in Fergus Falls. He was the 3rd of 6 children born to Erwin Sr. and Florence (Nelson) Johnson. He lived with his parents and siblings in Aastad Township until 1943, when his parents purchased...
Harvey James Triepke
Jun 4, 2019
Harvey James Triepke, 74 of Battle Lake, passed away June 4, 2019 at his home. Harvey was born to Edward and Fern (Noble) Triepke on September 4, 1944 in Jud, North Dakota. Harvey grew up in Fergus Falls where he graduated high school in 1963. Harvey worked for the City of Fergus Falls for 42 years, most of those years...
Ernest C Sorben
Jun 4, 2019
Ernest C. Sorben, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls. My life as told by Ernie I was born May 1, 1931, in Aurdal Township, rural Otter Tail County, the son of Henry and Anna (Twedt) Sorben. I attended elementary schools in Maplewood, and Pelican Rapids and graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Joyce Lorraine Johnson
Jun 2, 2019
Joyce Lorraine (Western) Johnson, died Sunday, June 2, 2019, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. The daughter of Clarence and Clara Western of Ashby, Joyce was born in Fergus Falls, on May 26, 1927, and spent her childhood years in Ashby. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Lake Lutheran Church and graduated from Ashby High School. Following her graduation, she attended...
Lucille H. Samson
Jun 2, 2019
Lucille H. Samson, 100, died Sunday, June 2, 2019, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls, MN. She was born July 10, 1918, in Dunnell, MN, the daughter of Floyd and Christina (Brix) Hartness. She was the second of three children with an older sister, Elois Hartness Ellwanger and a younger brother, James Hartness. In her childhood years, the family lived in various...
Marian Jean DeMars
May 31, 2019
Marian Jean (Zosel) DeMars, 96, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, in Fergus Falls following a brief illness in the presence of her loved ones. She is survived by her husband, Joseph, two sons John (Bette) DeMars and James (Janet) DeMars, two grandchildren Kate (Matt) Nelson and Joseph (Julia) DeMars and two great grandchildren, Graham and Cedar. She had the...
Kathleen M. Budke
May 29, 2019
Kathleen Mary (Schneider) Budke died peacefully in her home on May 29, 2019, after a long struggle with cancer. Kathleen was born February 17, 1934, the fourth of seventeen children born to Catherine and Joseph Schneider at their family home outside Breckenridge, Minnesota. She attended grade school at St. Mary’s and at a country school. She graduated from Breckenridge High...
June Lavinia Hyde
May 27, 2019
June Lavinia (Heikes) Hyde, 72, of rural Fergus Falls passed away unexpectedly, in her home Monday, May 27, 2019. June was born on June 23, 1946, the fourth child of five in the family of Siebo and Joyce Heikes who lived on a farm near Kasson, MN. In 1950 the family moved to a farm near Hayfield, MN. She received...
Jason B Wentler
May 27, 2019
Jason Wentler, died Monday, May 27, 2019, at the age of 53, at Wentlerville on the Otter Tail River. He was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to James and Jolene Wentler on March 8, 1966. He attended and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1984. He went on to play college hockey where they won the Division 2 Hockey...
David Lynn Johnson
May 26, 2019
David Lynn Johnson, 74, of rural Battle Lake, died Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud. He was born September 18, 1944, in Fergus Falls, the son of Chester and Alpha (Hoff) Johnson. He grew up on the family farm in Aastad Township, rural Fergus Falls, and was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church, rural...
Harry Kiel
May 22, 2019
Harry Kiel entered into the presence of God on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at the age of 95, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Harry Kiel was born on October 6, 1923. He was the third of seven children born to Garrit and Grace (Schutte) Kiel of Milo Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. Harry worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
Gary S. Toso Sr.
May 22, 2019
Gerhard Toso, Sr, 78, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born September 12, 1940, in Pelican Rapids, the son of Henry and Gladys (Olson) Toso. He grew up in the Maplewood area, attending grade school at District 161 (near Erhard) and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. He began a...
Ida Almira Aaberg
May 22, 2019
Ida Almira (Neisch) Aaberg, 93, of Pelican Rapids, MN, formerly of Rothsay, died on Wednesday May 22, 2019 at Riverfront on Main in Pelican Rapids. She was born on December 14, 1925 in Taylor Township, Traverse County, MN, the daughter of Henry and Louise (Vogel) Neisch. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in rural Traverse County....
Ruth Harriet Drexler
May 19, 2019
Ruth H. (Lee) Drexler, a lifelong resident of the Herman-Norcross area, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at the Evansville Care Center. Ruth was born October 18, 1920, to Wayne E. and Mabel M. (Flakker) Lee. She was the oldest of eight children. Ruth graduated high school in Herman, Minnesota at age sixteen and then completed Teachers’ Normal Training in Wheaton....
Sharon Kay Raw
May 18, 2019
Sharon Kay Raw, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born on June 5, 1942, the daughter of Nanton and Elma (Jenson) Raw in Pelican Rapids, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel in Rothsay, MN. Sharon attended rural grade school in Wilkin County,...
Lorraine Schulz
May 16, 2019
Lorraine (Fenske) Schulz passed away on May 16, 2019, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls one month shy of her 93rd birthday. Lorraine Eunice was born June 17, 1926, on a small Aurdal Township farm to William and Selma (Haave) Fenske. Lorraine attended Country School District 66 through sixth grade, the same one-room school her parents, aunts, and uncles attended....
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