Obituaries
Roland Earl Kenyon
Jul 14, 2019
Roland Earl Kenyon, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday July 14, 2019, at the MN Veterans Home, in Fergus Falls. Roland was born on March 22, 1921in Friberg Township, to Glen E. and Etta (Dominick) Kenyon. He grew up on the farm and attended country School District 229. He worked as a Farm Hand and later in construction in the...
Myrna French
Jul 11, 2019
Myrna Mae (Peoples) French, 85, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born January 11, 1934 in West Woodstock, VT to Orvis and Jessie (Rhodes) Peoples. She graduated from Woodstock High School and went on to teacher’s college. Later earning a B.S. degree in Paralegal Studies from Wesley College in Dover, DE in 1991,...
Viola Larson
Jul 7, 2019
Viola Larson, 94, of Rothsay, died peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2019, surrounded by family at the St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. She was born March 7, 1925, to Floyd and Stella (Schott) Wheeler. She attended Tintah High School, graduating in 1943; also working on the family farm in Tintah. She then moved to Fergus Falls, working at Runnigan’s...
Eugene "Gene" Somers
Jul 5, 2019
On Friday, July 5, 2019, at the age of 96, Eugene “Gene” Somers, our beloved father went to his heavenly home. He was born May 7, 1923 to Harry and Ruth (Evans) Somers in Shaokatan Township, Lincoln County, MN. On October 16, 1944 as a young country boy, he joined the US Army serving in the Infantry Division during WWII....
Louis Scott Karsnia
Jul 3, 2019
Louis S. Karsnia, 39, of Underwood, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at his home.Louis was born in Fergus Falls to Michael and Deborah (Fritz) Karsnia on August 2, 1979. He attended school in Fergus Falls, first at Our Lady of Victory during his elementary years and then Fergus Falls Senior High School, graduating in 1998. He went to NDSCS in...
Ramond J. Harthun
Jul 1, 2019
Ramond Harthun, 76, a resident of rural Dent; died Monday, July 1, 2019, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake, MN. Ramond John Harthun was born October 5, 1942, to John and Clara (Chapman) Harthun in Fergus Falls. He grew up in Star Lake Township, attended high school in Pelican Rapids. He served for the U.S Navy...
Richard "Dick" Henkes
Jun 30, 2019
Richard “Dick” Henkes, 63, of Dalton, died Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Sanford in Fargo, ND. Dick was born September 20, 1955, in Fergus Falls to Fritz and Laural (Kohlhase) Henkes. In 1974 he graduated from Fergus Falls High School and served 4 years in the U.S. Airforce. He continued his education at Pine Technical Institute for gunsmithing and spent...
Rev. Dr. Larry A. Gedde
Jun 27, 2019
Reverend Dr. Larry A. Gedde, 75, of Richfield, MN, formerly of Fergus Falls, died, Thursday, June 27, 2019, at his home. Born March 8, 1944, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena, MN, Pr. Gedde was one of two sons born to Alice and Arthur Gedde, Wadena, MN. Larry was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, grew up in Wadena, and graduated from...
Martha Ann Reynolds
Jun 26, 2019
Martha (Marty) Ann Reynolds, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Martha was born to Fredrick Whedbee and Harriet (Schoelkoph) Peters on August 13, 1941 in Baltimore, MD. She attended school in Audubon and Detroit Lakes. As a young woman she worked at the family owned restaurant in Ogema. She also...
Robert "Bob" Baker
Jun 25, 2019
Robert “Bob” Arthur Baker, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born July 7, 1926, in Fergus Falls, the son of Roy and Inez (Engel) Baker. He grew up in Fergus Falls, attending school with the Class of 1944. On September 16, 1950, he married LaVonne “Vonnie” Doreanne Anderson at First...
LaVay Fern Swanson
Jun 25, 2019
LaVay Fern Swanson, age 80, of Underwood, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. LaVay was born on January 23, 1939, to Roy and Florence (Onstad) Leitch in Fergus Falls. She attended Underwood High School, graduating in 1957. On July 28, 1962, she married the love of her life Ralph Swanson, in Seattle, WA. In her...
Judith A Hensch
Jun 22, 2019
Judith Kowalski Hensch, 84 of Campbell, MN passed away June 22, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Judy was born to Agnes (Hanson) and Julius Thompson in Otter Tail County at her grandparents’ home on January 24, 1935. She was from a large family of 11 children. While growing up, her family moved often to different farms in Otter...
Robert Poyzer
Jun 16, 2019
Robert Poyzer, 91, a resident of Crosby, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN. Robert was born in Fargo, ND on March 31, 1928, the son of Melvin and Maybelle (Evenson) Poyzer. He graduated from Fargo Senior High in 1946. Robert attended University of North Dakota where he graduated in...
Barbara J Wennerlof
Jun 16, 2019
Barbara Wennerlof, 85, of Fergus Falls, MN died Sunday, June 16, 2019 at PioneerCare under the care of LB Hospice. She was born May 10, 1934 in Minneapolis, MN. She was preceded in death by husband of 66 years, Richard Wennerlof. She is survived by a son, Rick Wennerlof of Fergus Falls. At her request there will be no service....
Twylah Colleen Haus
Jun 15, 2019
Twylah Colleen Haus, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Twylah was born in Bordulac, ND on May 6, 1935, the daughter of Olaf and Helga (Markeson) Salvog. When Twylah was in second grade, the family moved to Milan, MN and Twylah attended school there, graduating in1953. On June...
Betty Schroeder
Jun 13, 2019
Betty Schroeder, 79, of rural Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. Betty was born on New Year’s Eve in 1939, the daughter of Art and Ethel (Norgren) Fick of rural Rothsay, MN. She grew up on her family’s dairy farm in rural Elizabeth, MN. Betty was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran...
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...
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