Obituaries
Michael "Mike" Roy Norby
Dec 12, 2017
Michael Roy Norby, 58, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society in Battle Lake. Mike was born on August 30, 1959, in Fergus Falls to Loren and La Roy Nell (Schneider) Norby. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Mike graduated from high school in Fergus Falls in...
Richard James Martinson
Dec 10, 2017
Richard James Martinson, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, December 10, 2017, at his residence. Richard “Rick” was born on October 9, 1946, to James Hansford and Evelyn Norma (Hawley) Martinson in Fergus Falls. Rick was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended school in Rothsay, graduating in 1964. On October 31, 1970,...
Arlene Mae Laugen
Dec 9, 2017
Arlene Mae Laugen, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born November 20, 1929, in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Lena (Lofthus) Johnson. Arlene attended Underwood High School. After school, she worked on the family farm, the Green Stamp...
Jeffery M. Whipps
Dec 8, 2017
Jeffery Martin Whipps, 57, a resident of Dalton, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at his home. Jeffery was born on February 26, 1960, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Ellsworth and Birdie (Blikstad) Whipps. He attended Underwood High School until the age of 16 years. Jeff then helped the family out with the bait business until his time of death. Jeff’s...
Sarah Benson Cheshire
Dec 6, 2017
Sarah was born to Asmundur Swain Benson and Kathleen Teresa (Loveland) Benson on April 26, 1976 in Grand Forks, ND. Sarah attended Bottineau High School, graduating in 1994. She then attended NDSU-BB, earning an Associate of Science degree, Minot State University, earning a Bachelor of Science-Elementary and Special Education degree, and UND School of Law, earning a Juris Doctor in...
Eleanor Christina Zane
Dec 6, 2017
Eleanor ZANE, formerly of Minneapolis, MN, died on December 6, 2017, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls of heart failure. She was 87. Eleanor was born on January 2, 1930, in Minneapolis. She worked for Midwest Cap, Sweet Neckware, Men’s Apparel, Fingerhut, and the Star Tribune, retiring in 1998. Preceding her in death were her two sisters, Lynda and Josephine. Eleanor is...
Dorothy Rae Stowman
Dec 5, 2017
Dorothy Rae Stowman was born to Omer and Pauline (Sorum) Stowman in Fergus Falls on February 26, 1959. She went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the age of 58, after several years of declining health. She lived with family all her life in and near Rothsay--first with her parents and then with the Paul Stowman...
Elenore Friedrich
Dec 5, 2017
Elenore (Mrs. Arlo) Friedrich, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the Broen Memorial Home. She was born at home in Eagle Lake Township on August 13, 1929, the second daughter of Sigfred and Lillie (Thompson) Swenson. Elenore was baptized and confirmed at Grue Lutheran Church. She attended school at District 114, and one year...
Florence G. Briese
Dec 2, 2017
Florence G. Briese, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare. Florence was born on May 17, 1934, in Fergus Falls Township, the daughter of Herman and Agnes (Zimmer) Albers. She attended country school in rural Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. After high school she went on...
Stanley J. Fuxa
Dec 1, 2017
Stanley J. Fuxa, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully Friday, December 1, 2017 at his home under the care of Knute-Nelson Hospice. Stanley was born on November 22, 1926 in his family farm house near Bison, Oklahoma. He was the son of Joseph and Anna (Vculek) Fuxa. He attended Green Valley Elementary School, a one room school house...
Mildred A Hansen
Dec 1, 2017
Mildred A. Hansen, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 1, 2017 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Mildred was born on June 1, 1929 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Melvin and Alma (Sander) Danielson. She was baptized in Fergus Falls and confirmed at Swan Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls. She attended school in Fergus...
Susanna L Collins
Dec 1, 2017
Susanna L. Collins, 50, a resident of rural Underwood, died Friday, December 1, 2017 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. She was born on October 19, 1967 in Winfield, IL, the daughter of Kenneth and Carolyn (Kuszmaul) Downey. Susanna graduated from Fort Wayne Indiana Bible College in 1989. She was employed as a Social Worker in Chicago and moved to...
Ambrose "Ambie" Klinnert
Nov 25, 2017
Ambrose Klinnert, 79, of rural Dent, died Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Sanford in Fargo, ND. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” II Timothy 4:7 Ambrose “Ambie” Arthur Klinnert was born to Arthur and Catherine (Rian) Klinnert on July 28, 1938. He was a lifelong member of St. James Catholic...
Alvin Odin Larson
Nov 24, 2017
Alvin Odin Larson, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls formerly of Oakes, ND, died Friday, November 24, 2017, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born October 18, 1919, in Oakes, ND, the son of John and Anna (Nelson) Larson. He graduated from Oakes State High School in 1939. Alvin excelled in football and track during high...
Grant Edward Finkelson
Nov 23, 2017
Grant Edward Finkelson, age 22, of Ashby, Minnesota, died Thursday, November 23, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. Grant was born July 5, 1995, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Todd and Brit (Ellingson) Finkelson. He graduated from Ashby High School in 2013, participating in band, choir, musicals, and Knowledge Bowl. Grant was a winner of the Geography Bee, a very...
Paul D. Aasness
Nov 21, 2017
Paul Dennis Aasness was born on December 16th, 1939, the son of Milton and Mabel (Oksness) Aasness. He grew up on the family farm near Doran, Minnesota and graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1958. After high school, he attended the Wahpeton State School of Science for one year and began farming. On September 7th, 1963, Paul married Phyllis Larson...
Ronald Anthony Dufour
Nov 21, 2017
Ronald Anthony Dufour, 81, died peacefully with his daughter by his side on November 21, 2017, at PioneerCare Center, Fergus Falls. Ronald was born to Thomas and Mathilda (Couvillion) Dufour on November 21, 1936, in Moreauville, LA. As a young adult, Ronald was a Private First Class in the Army National Guard before enlisting in the United States Air Force...
Kenneth "Ken" Baker
Nov 19, 2017
Kenneth LeRoy Baker, 80, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, in Denton, TX, enroute to his winter home. He was born April 18, 1937, in Breckenridge, the son of Walter and Louise (Max) Baker. He grew up in rural Breckenridge, graduating from Breckenridge High School. On February 21, 1955, he married Patricia “Pat” Hendricksen, in Moorhead. Ken...
Evelyn Irene Beethe
Nov 19, 2017
Evelyn Irene Beethe, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. She was born on November 2, 1929, in Edgeley, North Dakota, the daughter of Curtis Hamilton and Marvel Lucille (Medberry) Ganung. In 1947 she graduated from High School in Edgeley. On June 20, 1948, she married James Murvel Beethe in...
James Adolph Zach
Nov 19, 2017
James Adolph Zach, 70, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. He was born on October 9, 1947, to Ignatz and Doretta (Bernard) Zach at St. Mary’s Hospital in Wahpeton, North Dakota. James graduated from High School in Fairmont, ND in 1965. In April of 1968, he entered the United...
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