Obituaries
Arlene Valerio
Apr 12, 2019
Arlene Mae Valerio, 76, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 12, 2019, at Hospitality House of Dayton Hollow, surrounded by people who loved her. She was born Jan. 6, 1943, in Wareham, Mass., to Ernest “Happy” and Mary (Ferreria) Valerio. She grew up in Falmouth, Mass., where she was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and attended Lawrence...
Bruce Michael Ritchie
Apr 11, 2019
Bruce Michael Ritchie, 67, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully in the hands of his loving wife, Julie, and the excellent care of LB Hospice on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at his home. Bruce was born on June 2, 1951 in Watertown, SD, the son of Michael Henry and Junez (Olson) Ritchie. They resided in Glenwood with his older brother, DeRon...
Taylor Robert Long
Apr 11, 2019
Taylor Robert Long, 26, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 11, 2019. Taylor was born November 22, 1992, in Fergus Falls to A. Robert Long Jr. and Vicki (Lothspeich) Long. He attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated in 2011. Taylor worked at Walmart for five and a half years working his way up to customer service manager. He made...
Margaret "Marge" Ringquist
Apr 8, 2019
Margaret “Marge” Ilene Ringquist, 86, of rural Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 8, 2019, at Pioneer Cottages, Fergus Falls. Margaret was born October 30, 1932, to Leo and Margaret (Bouressa) Marty in Morris. When she was five years old her family moved to Fergus Falls. In 1950 she graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. After graduation she began working in...
Arlyss F. Sampson
Apr 7, 2019
Arlyss F. Sampson, 85, died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Arlyss was born May 28, 1933, to Lewis and Myrtle Larson at their home in Brainerd. Arlyss attended school in Brainerd. She discovered her love for music and even started directing a children’s choir. In 1951 Arlyss went to sing at an event and...
LeRoy Allen Aanerud
Apr 6, 2019
LeRoy Aanerud, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Patriot House, Fergus Falls. Leroy Allen Aanerud was born May 29, 1933, to Hartwig and Edna (Fredrickson) Aanerud in Morris. In 1951 he graduated from Morris High School. On December 29, 1962, he married Jalene Asmus at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Chokio. He was...
Hazel M. Jensen
Apr 6, 2019
Hazel M. Jensen, 95, of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at LB Broen Memorial Home under the care of LB Hospice. Hazel was born on September 4, 1923, in rural Clitherall, the daughter of Oscar and Amy (Nelson) Sandahl. She attended School in District 155. On October 10, 1954, Hazel married Willys J. Jensen at Nidaros Lutheran...
Larry Fjeld
Apr 6, 2019
Larry C. Fjeld, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at PioneerCare. Larry was born March 2, 1936, in Fergus Falls to Ernest and June (Nelson) Fjeld. He attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated in 1954. On November 30, 1963, he was united in marriage to Gerry Kenyon in Fergus Falls where they lived. As...
Gary Lee Flatin
Apr 5, 2019
Gary Lee Flatin, 73, of Fergus Falls, formally of Rothsay, passed away on April 5, 2019, under the wonderful care of LB Hospice at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on March 24, 1946, at St. Lukes Hospital in Fergus Falls, to Arnold and Thelma (Hanson) Flatin. Gary was raised in the Rothsay area where he...
John Carl Moen
Apr 5, 2019
John C. Moen, 64, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 5, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. John Carl Moen was born on December 30, 1954, to Ernest and Dorothy (Mark) Moen in Fergus Falls. John attended school in Fergus Falls. He worked at the Beet Plant in Wahpeton, ND, after which he became self employed as a...
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...
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