Obituaries
Marcia Anne Sundberg
Jan 19, 2019
Marcia Anne Sundberg, 62, died January 19, 2019 in Winter Park Florida after a life-long battle with Lupus. She was born on July 17, 1956 in Fergus Falls, daughter of David and Anita (Gadow) Sundberg. She attended Fergus Falls Township School district 1430, a one-room K-6 school, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1974. After one year at...
Donald Herman Stoering
Jan 15, 2019
Donald Stoering Sr., 86, of Dent, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls surrounded by his family. Donald was born on May 27, 1932, in Fergus Falls, the son of Fred and Alvina (Matz) Stoering. Alvina died in childbirth, but because his father remarried, he grew up knowing Bertha as his mother and he as her son...
Ethelyn M Duckwitz
Jan 15, 2019
Ethelyn Mavis Duckwitz, 91, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. Ethelyn was born on October 31, 1927, in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of George and Flora (Jacobson) Berger. She grew up in Fergus Falls and attended District 43 country school. While she was working as a nurse in Grafton, ND, she met Albert Duckwitz and they...
Iris A Jacobson
Jan 15, 2019
On January 15, 2019, Iris died at home at age 86. Iris Arlene Jacobson was born to Roy and Marian (Cummings) Keepers on May 7, 1932. Around this time, the Keepers family moved from the coal-smoky air of Chicago to a small log cabin farm in Westboro, Wisconsin, with Iris and her two brothers, Ken and LeRoy - also known...
Roland Dean Harlow
Jan 13, 2019
Roland Dean Harlow, 91, of Fergus Falls died January 13, 2019, at the MN Veterans Home Fergus Falls. He was born on August 6, 1927, in Bertha, MN, to Harry Edwin and Annie Almira (McAllister) Harlow. At Bertha High School, Roland was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball and baseball. He boasted that he was 15th in his 1946 class....
Carl "Butch" W. Rocholl
Jan 11, 2019
Carl “Butch” W. Rocholl, 72, of Elizabeth, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at the MN Veterans Home Fergus Falls due to a traumatic brain injury accident that occurred on January 10, 2017. Carl William Rocholl was born January 12, 1946, to Carl and Lena (Boeder) Rocholl in Fergus Falls. During his early school years, he attended Ruggs School, District 187....
Winifred Irene Degner Clambey
Jan 9, 2019
Winifred (Ash Degner) Clambey, a lifelong resident of the Wendell and Fergus Falls area, died at Park Gardens on January 9, 2019, at the age of 101. The daughter of Walter and Della Ash, Winifred grew up on the family farm west of Wendell. Her favorite horse was “You Know”. Winifred, called Winnie by many, attended a country school close...
Joseph Rene Gagnier
Jan 8, 2019
Joseph Rene Gagnier, 90, of Fergus Falls died January 8, 2019, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Joseph Rene Gagnier was born August 9, 1928, to Arthur and Blanche (Roberge) Gagnier in Bottineau, ND. He attended Notre Dame Academy in Willow City, ND from 1943 to 1944. After his education Joseph farmed until 1950 when he joined the United States...
Russell E Stock
Jan 6, 2019
Russell Stock, 88, of Fergus Falls died Sunday, January 6, 2019, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Russell Elmer Stock was born April 22, 1930, in Fergus Falls, to Elmer and Edna (Iverson) Stock. He grew up in Buse Township, attended country school there and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1948. After high school he joined the...
Johnnie O Peterson
Jan 4, 2019
Johnnie “Buddy” Orlando Peterson, 91, of Alexandria, MN, formerly of Rothsay, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, January 4, 2019, at Alomere Health in Alexandria. Johnnie was born March 16, 1927, on the family farm in Akron Township, rural Rothsay, to Fred and Ella (Carlsrud) Peterson. He attended country school, graduated from Rothsay High School, and was an active...
Rose Braun
Jan 3, 2019
Rose Braun, 100, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Rose was born on October 25, 1918, in Judson, ND, the daughter of Emanuel and Rose (Koch) Ferderer. She grew up on the family farm and received her schooling in North Dakota. On November 30, 1941, Rose married Roy Braun in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While...
Carolyn Lee Johnson
Dec 31, 2018
Carolyn Lee Johnson, 64, of Fergus Falls died December 31, 2018 at PioneerCare. Carolyn was born November 21, 1954, to Harold and Grace (Michaels) Selix in Glenwood, MN. She grew up and attended school in Cambridge. Through the years she worked for Blue Max, Shoremaster, Mills Manufacturing in New York Mills and was a job coach for Productive Alternatives. For...
Dale Jon Svendsgaard
Dec 28, 2018
Dale Jon Svendsgaard, 66, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly, Friday, December 28, 2018. Dale was born August 6, 1952, to James and Idella (Marquardt) Svendsgaard in Fergus Falls. In 1970 he graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On October 22, 1977, Dale married Beverly (“BJ”) Hafner at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Through the years Dale held various positions...
James Leo Zurn
Dec 26, 2018
James “Jim” Zurn, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at LB Broen Home. He was born on February 17, 1931 in Montevideo, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Mildred (Neal) Zurn. He grew up and attended school, until the 8th grade, in Maynard, Minnesota. This was because he had to stay home and assist...
Luke Carl Albert Mattson
Dec 23, 2018
Luke Carl Albert Mattson, 37, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at his home while in his sleep. He was born June 27, 1981, in Fargo, ND, the son of David and Kathryn (Jackson) Mattson. He lived in Moorhead until 1985, when the family moved to Fergus Falls. In 1997, he moved to Le Sueur, and...
Scott Darin Odegard
Dec 22, 2018
Scott Darin Odegard, 46, a resident of Dalton, died Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN. Scott was born on April 10, 1972, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Richard and Jean Ann (Clemensen) Odegard. Scott graduated from Underwood High School in 1990. In 1995 he married Patricia Arneson and to that union were born two...
Darwin "Doc" Babst
Dec 22, 2018
Darwin “Doc” A. Babst, a very kind man, age 95.5, died Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the Minnesota Veterans Home Fergus Falls. Darwin Alden Babst, a lifelong resident of Minnesota, was born May 7, 1923 near Rosholt, SD to Alex F. and Josie (Alsaker) Babst. He was baptized in Rosholt and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Fairmount, ND. He...
Arvin Ernest Kort
Dec 20, 2018
Arvin E. Kort, 86, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 20, 2018, at his home under the care of hospice. Arvin Ernest Kort was born May 23, 1932, in Fergus Falls to Ernest and Clara (Bremer) Kort. He attended country school District #1496. On November 7, 1953, he was united in marriage to Geraldine Miller at Bethlehem...
Reverend Bruce William Gunderson
Dec 16, 2018
Reverend Bruce William Gunderson, 70, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home under the care of LB Hospice. Bruce William Gunderson was born on November 17, 1948, in Williston, ND, to Arthur William and Mary Louise (McCabe) Gunderson. He attended Wilcox Country School and in 1966 graduated from Watford City High School. He furthered...
Skyler Kirby Graff
Dec 14, 2018
Skyler K. Graff, 29, a resident of rural Underwood, died Friday, December 14, 2018 at his home. Skyler was born on February 12, 1989 in Buffalo, MN, the son of Dale and Michelle (Kirby) Graff. He moved to the St. Louis area, where he started school. He then moved to Englewood, CO, moving to Fergus Falls in 2002 and then...
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