Obituaries

Stephanie Lynn Kasper

Stephanie Lynn Kasper

Apr 26, 2018

Stephanie Lynn Kasper, 65, a resident of Underwood, died Thursday, April 26, 2018. She was born on September 8, 1952, to Edward and Barbara (Overmann) Kirk in Minneapolis, MN. Stephanie attended Ethel Baston Elementary School and graduated from St. Louis Park High School in 1970. Stephanie had a successful dog grooming business in the Battle Lake area from 2006 through...

Loren Arthur Synstelien

Loren Arthur Synstelien

Apr 25, 2018

Loren Arthur Synstelien, 70, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Cape Coral, FL. Loren was born in Fergus Falls, MN, on April 18, 1948, to Arthur and Rosella (Johnson) Synstelien. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ashby, MN. Loren grew up on the family dairy farm, and attended school in Ashby, graduating in 1966....

Thomas Paul Caspers

Thomas Paul Caspers

Apr 24, 2018

Thomas Paul Caspers, 63, a resident of Crystal, MN, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 27, 1954, to Clare Edmond and Caroline Emma (Bluth) Caspers, in Fergus Falls, MN. After graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1973, Tom earned a diploma in Broadcasting/Sales from Brown Institute in Minneapolis and went on to...

Barbara Kathleen Hermes

Barbara Kathleen Hermes

Apr 23, 2018

Barbara Kathleen Hermes, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 23, 2018, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on July 5, 1924, to Elias and Annette (Lindquist) Hanson, in Elbow Lake, MN. Barbara graduated from high school in Fergus Falls in 1942. In 1948, Barbara married John A. Hermes in Fergus Falls, MN. Barbara...

Robert Fred Deutschman Sr.

Robert Fred Deutschman Sr.

Apr 23, 2018

Robert Fred Deutschman Sr., 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 23, 2018. He was born on July 7, 1934, to Fred and Violet (Henry) Deutschman in Ponsford, MN. In 1941, Bob and his family moved to Fergus Falls, where he attended Madison grade school, and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls in 1952. Bob also...

Kermith Dybdal

Kermith Dybdal

Apr 21, 2018

Louis Kermith Dybdal, (known as Kermith), 85, went to join his Lord and his wife on April 21, 2018. He passed away at Aurora Senior Living in Edina, MN. Kermith and Elaine had recently moved from the Fergus Falls/Dalton/Wendell area. He was born on July 15, 1932, to Melvin and Lila (Larson) Dybdal, on the family farm near Wendell. Kermith...

Vivian (Herhusky) Corbin

Vivian (Herhusky) Corbin

Apr 20, 2018

Vivian Audrey Corbin, 76, of Fergus Falls, died Friday April 20, 2018. She was born on December 3, 1941, in Canby, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold James & Helen Mae (Halstenson) Herhusky. Vivian graduated in 1959 from Ivanhoe Public High School. On June 14, 1968, she married Dale D. Corbin in Minneapolis. Over the years, she worked at the Ivanhoe...

Don Berg

Don Berg

Apr 16, 2018

Don Berg, 64, a resident of Dalton, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at his home under the care of his three daughters and assistance from LB Hospice. He was born on October 26, 1953, to James and Bernice (Dahle) Berg, in Fergus Falls, MN. Don attended grade school in Wendell and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1971. He...

Archie Joseph Miller

Archie Joseph Miller

Apr 16, 2018

Archie Joseph Miller, 101, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at his home under the care of LB Hospice. He was born on March 26, 1917, to James C. and Mary (Klug) Miller, on a farm near Pisek, ND. Archie was the oldest son of four other siblings: Beatrice, James, Dorothy, and Ralph. At an early...

John E. Daniels

John E. Daniels

Apr 14, 2018

John Everett Daniels, age 69, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Nashua, MN, entered heaven on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on June 11, 1948, at St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge, MN, to Max Amos and Marian Margaret (Jorgenson) Daniels. John grew up on their family farm in Tintah, MN,...

Irving "Stub" Dewey

Irving "Stub" Dewey

Apr 12, 2018

Irving “Stub” James Dewey, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on July 24, 1928, in Fergus Falls, MN, to W.H. and Margaretta Dewey. As a child he attended country school at District 1405. He moved on to attend Morris Ag School and graduated in...

Gene Donley

Gene Donley

Apr 10, 2018

M. Gene Donley, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gene was born on April 11, 1938, to Melvin and Mildred (Wellbrock) Donley in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Roosevelt Park High School in 1956, and earned 9 letters in football, basketball, and baseball. Gene was named MVP and All-Conference...

Doris L. Wenino

Doris L. Wenino

Apr 9, 2018

Doris L. Wenino, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 9, 2018, at the PioneerCare under the care of LB Hospice. She was born on May 18, 1924, to Leo and Viola (Bentzin) Dominick, in Wahpeton, ND. Her family moved to Fergus Falls, MN, when her father accepted the position as Superintendent of School District 544. Doris graduated...

Adeline "Addie" Shjerve

Adeline "Addie" Shjerve

Apr 8, 2018

Adeline “Addie” Shjerve Adeline “Addie” Shjerve, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 8, 2018. She was born on June 2, 1938, the daughter of Herman and Ida Hanson, on her grandfather’s farm. After grade school, Addie attended Washington Junior High. In 1956, Addie graduated from Hillcrest Lutheran Academy. On August 31, 1958, Addie married Roger J. Shjerve,...

Evelyn Faye Heck

Evelyn Faye Heck

Apr 7, 2018

Evelyn Faye Heck, née Silk, 81, a resident of Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully, in her sleep, Saturday, April 7, 2018, with family by her side. Born in Ft Yates ND, Evelyn graduated from Standing Rock High School and went on to join the United States Navy in 1955, serving her country for 2 years, and eventually...

Robert D. Stengrim

Robert D. Stengrim

Apr 6, 2018

Robert D. Stengrim, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on October 11, 1931 to Gilbert and Mary (Carlson) Stengrim, in Stephen, MN. He was born and raised in Stephen, MN where he graduated from high school. On January 5, 1951, as a 20-yr old,...

Richard "Rick" Bock

Richard "Rick" Bock

Apr 4, 2018

Richard “Rick” Sherman Bock, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Rick was born on November 19, 1946, in Fargo, ND, the son of John and Cleone (Daniels) Bock. He graduated from North Sargent High School in Gwinner, ND, in 1964. Rick attended college at Valley City ND State...

Merl L. Johannes

Merl L. Johannes

Apr 4, 2018

Merl Lanning Johannes, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born on December 27, 1927, in Underwood, ND, the fifth of nine children to Milton and Mary (Snyder) Johannes. Merl grew up on his parents’ farm, where he often worked as the shepherd, riding horseback to keep the coyotes...

Diane D. Stroh

Diane D. Stroh

Apr 3, 2018

Diane Deloras Stroh, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Arrangements are pending with the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.

Betty Jean Johnson

Betty Jean Johnson

Apr 2, 2018

Betty Jean Johnson, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 2, 2018, at her home at the Sheridan House in Fergus Falls. She was born on May 4, 1929, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Edwin and Stella (Lillemoen) Helleckson. Betty was an enthusiastic member of the Class of 1947. She was especially proud of the fact that her...