Obituaries
Elaine Henrietta Konold
Mar 1, 2019
Elaine Henrietta Konold, 93, formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Lake City Care Center in Lake City, MN. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother who spent her life taking care of her family and friends. Although she had out-lived many of her contemporaries, she will be greatly missed by...
Lorain Gehrke
Feb 25, 2019
Lorain Bernard Gehrke, 89, of Western Township, died Monday, February 25, 2019, at Centra Care Health, St. Cloud. He was born June 4, 1929, to Bernard and Rose (Weigand) Gehrke, on the family farm in Western Township. He attended country school through the 8th grade and then began farming with his father. On September 30, 1950, Lorain married Dorothy Hanson...
Patricia Maile Osmundson
Feb 24, 2019
Patricia M. Osmundson, 87, of Fergus Falls, MN, died Sunday, February 24, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. To different people she was Pat, Patricia, Patsy, Maile, mom, auntie, grandma, and great grandma. One person endearingly called her “Peppermint Patti,” and got away with it. Patricia Maile Sylva was born on January 10, 1932 in Paia, Maui, Hawaii. She grew...
Marlys Ann Lemke
Feb 22, 2019
Marlys Ann Lemke, 80, a resident of Elizabeth, died Friday, February 22, 2019, at home, under the care of LB Hospice. Marlys was born September 15, 1938, to Donald and Irene (Martinson) Wilde in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School with the Class of 1956; following graduation she worked at Otter Tail County Social Services. On...
Floyd Mark
Feb 20, 2019
Floyd Mark, 90, a lifelong resident of rural Dalton, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Floyd was born on February 12, 1929, at home in rural Dalton, to Cornelius and Koosje (deBloois) Mark. He was baptized on the family farm, along with his sister Marie, and confirmed at Tordenskjold Lutheran Church in Underwood. Floyd...
Alice Fay Gehrke
Feb 17, 2019
Alice Fay Gehrke, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Pioneer Pointe, Fergus Falls, under the loving care of LB Hospice. Alice was the youngest of five girls, born to Walter and Della (Bullis) Ash, on April 24, 1926, in Lawrence Township. From a very young age she had two loves – Jesus Christ and Alvin (Bud)...
Donna Jane Harlow
Feb 13, 2019
Donna Jane Harlow, 86, of Fergus Falls, died February 13, 2019, at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. She was born on November 28, 1932, in Ashby, to Gilford Boe and P. Violet (Osmon) Boe. Donna’s father died when she was 4. She and her mother went to live with maternal grandparents Mens and Christina Osmon. Donna said they were as...
Thomas Prischmann
Feb 13, 2019
Thomas LeRoy Prischmann, 74, of Fergus Falls, passed away February 13, 2019. He was born September 22, 1944 in Orchard, Nebraska, to Carl and Helen (Darr) Prischmann. The family moved to a farm north of Elizabeth, MN, when he was 12. Tom married Karen Olson on September 1, 1968. God blessed them with five children, two by birth and three...
Lucille "Lucy" Kilde
Feb 11, 2019
Lucille “Lucy” Marlene (Clark) Kilde died peacefully with her husband by her side on February 11, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, at the age of 78. Lucy was born on July 13, 1940, in Lien Township, Grant County, MN, to Emerson and Irene (Lohse) Clark. She grew up in the Elbow Lake area and attended Elbow Lake High School....
John P. Bach
Feb 10, 2019
John P. Bach, 87, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Underwood and Breckenridge, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at LB Broen Home, Fergus Falls. John was born on June 30, 1931, in Fairmount, ND, to Louis and Anna (Differding) Bach. On March 1, 1954, John married Joy Anderson at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah. John worked for Fairmount Creamery, Peschel...
Jane E. (Johnson) Swalstad
Feb 10, 2019
Jane E. (Johnson) Swalstad, 73, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family. Jane was born on April 4, 1945, to Ferd and Martha (Meyers) Janke in Fargo, ND. She was raised in Ulen, MN, where she attended School. Jane married Harold Johnson in 1962 and they had four children....
Melvin Duenow
Feb 8, 2019
Melvin Albert Duenow, 96, of rural Fergus Falls died, February 8, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, under the care of LB Hospice and surrounded by his family. Melvin was born on July 10, 1922 on the family farm in rural Fergus Falls, the son of Herman and Francis (Richter) Duenow. He was baptized on August 1, 1922 at home...
Dr. Richard W. Nicholson
Feb 8, 2019
Dr. Richard W. Nicholson, 94, of Fergus Falls, died February, 8, 2019, after a short hospitalization. Richard was born in Superior, NE, on January 12, 1925. After graduating from high school he attended Doane College in Hastings, NE, and then went on to attend Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, graduating in 1948. During World War II he entered the...
Marian Lois Dolan
Feb 7, 2019
Marian Dolan, 89, of Fergus Falls died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at LB Broen Home, Fergus Falls. Marian Lois Dolan was born January 31, 1930, in Velva, ND to Myron and Lydia (Schoenwald) Shook. In 1948 she graduated from Velva State Agricultural High School. On November 6, 1949, she married Robert Dolan in Velva, ND. Marian loved entertaining and playing...
Bruce Daniel Heslien
Feb 4, 2019
Bruce Daniel Heslien, 66, of Fergus Falls passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at Sanford Health in Fargo surrounded by his loving family. Preceding him in death were his parents, Gerhard Heslien, Beverly and Lester Wohlin. Survivors include his sister, Lisa (Paul) DeGreeff of Cottonwood, MN; niece, Sasha (Kenny) Riley of Ironton, OH; nephew, Zachary (Sydney) Walz of Fargo, ND;...
Ruby Lenora Haagenson
Feb 2, 2019
Ruby Lenora Haagenson, age 94, of Fergus Falls, died February 2, 2019, at Park River Estates in Coon Rapids, MN. She was born on December 27, 1924, on the home farm in rural Cosmos Township, Meeker County, MN, one of six children to Roy and Lillie Olson. Ruby was raised on the family farm and graduated from Litchfield High School...
Marcus I Erlandson
Jan 28, 2019
Marcus Ivan Erlandson, 79, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 28, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare. The son of Edwin W. and Ruth (Haarstad) Erlandson, he was born April 16, 1939, in his family’s two-room house in Aastad Township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. He was baptized, confirmed, and a life member at Aastad Lutheran Church. Marcus...
Delphine A. Spranger
Jan 24, 2019
Delphine A. Spranger, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 24, 2019. Delphine was born on April 27, 1928, to Joseph and Mary (Warzecha) Opatz in Holding Township. Delphine worked for Star Laundry and Frees Cleaners as presser from 1950 till her retirement in 1995. On July 7, 1951, Delphine was united in marriage to Clarence “Bud” Cichy. They made...
David L Crater
Jan 21, 2019
David L. Crater, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 21, 2019, at the MN Veterans Home Fergus Falls. David was born July 12, 1944 in Havana, Illinois to Ralph E. and Mildred (Onken) Crater. In the summer of 1953, David moved with his family to a farm near Miller, South Dakota. After a few years in South Dakota, the...
Ethel Helen (Turchin) Barker
Jan 19, 2019
Ethel Helen (Turchin) Barker, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at her home under the care of her family, LB Hospice and LB Broen Home. Ethel was born on April 14, 1936 in Urbank, MN, the daughter of Albert and Eleanor (Koep) Turchin. She attended Henning High School, graduating in 1954. On February...
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