Obituaries
Doris Mae Steussy
Apr 4, 2019
Doris Mae Steussy, 92, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, MN. On November 4, 1926, Doris was born to Ralph and Eva (Bates) Butcher in Orwell Township, Otter Tail County, MN. She graduated from the Fergus Falls High School in 1944, and started her career with Christopherson Engineering from 1944 to 1948. On November 4,...
Dennis Mathias Schatz
Apr 1, 2019
Dennis Schatz, 67, of Fergus Falls died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Dennis Mathias Schatz was born on June 7, 1951, in Bismarck, ND, to Millard and Phyllis (Schmidt) Schatz. He graduated from Shanley High School in Fargo, ND in 1969, and from NDSU in 1974 with a degree in Adaptive Special Education. While attending...
Richard "Rick" J. Olson
Mar 31, 2019
Richard (Rick) Jerome Olson, 75, of Fergus Falls passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Rick was born March 5, 1944, in Fargo to Rudolph and Effie (Mickelson) Olson and baptized April 23, 1944, in Casselton, ND. In his early years, he lived in Casselton and at the age of five, his family moved...
Warren R. Luebke
Mar 30, 2019
Warren R. Luebke, age 92, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Morris, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at PioneerCare. He was born in Otter Tail County on January 28, 1927, to RJ and Clara (Krause) Luebke and was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, MN. He attended school at district 37 thru the eighth grade. The...
Marna R. Brown
Mar 28, 2019
Marna Brown, 49, of Fergus Falls, passed away after a battle with cancer on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Marna Ruth Brown was born on November 10, 1969 to Duane and Sharon (Grove) Brown in Willmar, MN. She graduated from New London-Spicer High School in 1988. Marna continued her education by obtaining a Bachelor of Arts...
Dr. Robert Gibson
Mar 27, 2019
Dr. Robert Joseph McRory Gibson, 75, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Robert was born on June 20, 1943 to Elwain and Alma (Trisko) Gibson in Westport, MN. He graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1961 where he was the salutatorian of his class and from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,...
Sally Ann Evrist
Mar 26, 2019
Sally Ann Evrist, 72, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls, MN. Sally was born September 2, 1946, to Jeff Felty and Louise (Cone) Roddy in Albuquerque, NM. In 1964 she graduated from Colton High School in Colton, CA. Sally and Ernest Charles “Chuck” Evrist were married on October 2, 1971, in Rialto,...
Calvin "Butch" Simmer
Mar 22, 2019
Calvin “Butch” Ben Simmer, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rothsay, went home to be with Jesus unexpectedly on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Butch was born on July 17, 1943 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Roquell and Florence (Danielson) Simmer. He attended country school in rural Rothsay and then...
Brian K. Beck
Mar 19, 2019
Brian K. Beck, 62, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his home in Fergus Falls. He died with his beautiful wife by his side, where she has been for 33 years, up until his last breath. That morning the sky was smeared with the color of pale pink lipstick, like the song lyrics he had...
Sidney Philman Skrove
Mar 19, 2019
Sidney P. Skrove, 97, formerly of Dalton, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Lake Region HealthCare, Fergus Falls, MN. Sidney Philman Skrove was born on February 13, 1922, to Berton and Andrea (Jensen) Skrove in Dalton, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Dalton by Reverend Berlie. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Ag School...
Lucille Kathleen Goerdt
Mar 18, 2019
Lucille K. Goerdt, 93, of Wendell, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Evansville Care Center. Lucille Kathleen Goerdt was born March 18, 1926, to Henry and Gertrude (Feller) Westhoff at home in Salem, South Dakota, and was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. When she was six months old the family moved to a farm near Perham, MN. She...
Gloria Jean Olson
Mar 18, 2019
Gloria Jean Olson (Krause) died peacefully at the Pioneer Home on March 18th, 2019 in Fergus Falls, MN at the age of 74. Gloria was born May 10, 1944 in Breckenridge, MN to Arthur and Mata (Rippie) Krause. She worked the majority of her life at the Pioneer Home, where she developed a 2nd family. She is preceded in death...
Beverly A. Moore
Mar 16, 2019
Beverly Agnes Moore, 71, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Sanford in Fargo. On April 5, 1947, Beverly was born to Cecil and Agnes (Thompson) Moore in Fergus Falls. Bev started her career in retail and enjoyed working at Scott’s in Fergus Falls. She built many close relationships with her co-workers and customers, sharing a lot of...
George Floyd Dunford
Mar 13, 2019
George F. Dunford, 91, of Fergus Falls, formerly of the Rochester area, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at PioneerCare. George Floyd Dunford was born on September 1, 1927, to Floyd Benjamin and Gertrude (Adams) Dunford in Rochester, MN. He had many different occupations including farming, working at an egg plant factory in St. Charles and a milk truck driver in...
Barbara Ann Snowberg
Mar 6, 2019
Barbara A. Snowberg, 89, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Barbara was born August 4, 1929, in Fergus Falls, the youngest of Barbara Swanson’s five children. She married Alan Snowberg on September 24, 1950, in Fergus Falls. She enjoyed a long career with the Fergus Falls Public Schools as a secretary, retiring in 1995. Barbara enjoyed...
Barry Dean Rieken
Mar 5, 2019
Barry D. Rieken, 62, of Fergus Falls, died March 5, 2019, at his home. Barry Dean Rieken was born on December 14, 1956, in Fergus Falls, to Willard and Ardis (Baglien) Rieken. Barry graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High in 1975. He spent most of his career working road construction as a supervisor and foreman. He was a hard worker,...
Marcene E. Hagen
Mar 4, 2019
Marcene Ellen Hagen, 73, of rural Underwood, passed away on March 4, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Marci was born on November 17, 1945, in Fergus Falls, MN, to William and Mabel Grimm. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1964 and continued her education at Mankato State University, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics...
David R Wahl
Mar 4, 2019
David R. Wahl, 75, of Fergus Falls passed away, Monday, March 4, 2019, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. David was born on December 25, 1943 in Fergus Falls, the son of Herman and Mary (Boeder) Wahl. He grew up in Fergus Falls and attended District #203 country school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. He married Elaine Erickson...
Ada Lena Kugel
Mar 3, 2019
Ada L. Kugel, 94, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at PioneerCare. Ada Lena Kugel was born November 22, 1924, in West Paterson, NJ, to Leonard and Trina (VanderWeide) DeKoning. She graduated from high school in Hawthorne, NJ. She was bank teller for 35 years. Ada married Elvin Kugel. Ada was a talented piano player and...
Ramona "Penny" Agar
Mar 2, 2019
Ramona “Penny” Viola (Wellbrock) Agar, 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Sandford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, as a result of many medical issues she had been battling over the years. Penny was born on April 10, 1950, to Evelyn and Dennis Wellbrock at Fergus Falls Lake Region Hospital. Penny spent much of her youth working on...
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