Obituaries

Ricky Alan Anderson

Ricky Alan Anderson

Aug 27, 2017

Ricky Alan Anderson, 59, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born on June 10, 1958, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Otto and Lois (Johnson) Anderson. Rick attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated with the class of 1976. On September 12, 1987, he married Renae Flink, at the...

Darlene N. McRoberts

Darlene N. McRoberts

Aug 27, 2017

Darlene Naomi McRoberts, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls under the care of LB Hospice. She was born on April 20, 1936, in Eau Claire, WI, to George and Dorothy (Schupsky) Knowlton. Darlene grew up in Eau Claire, WI, where she graduated from high school. On September...

Rosalie Elaine Peasley

Rosalie Elaine Peasley

Aug 27, 2017

Rosalie “Rose” Elaine Peasley, 78, went home to her Lord, Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Rose was born on January 8, 1939, in rural Erhard, to Bernard “Bud” and Grace (Bakeman) Hoffman. She was baptized and confirmed at Maplewood Lutheran Church. She was currently a member of Tonseth Lutheran Church. She grew up on...

George Frank Cota

George Frank Cota

Aug 27, 2017

Service arrangements are planned for a future date.

Claudia Elaine Rode

Claudia Elaine Rode

Aug 26, 2017

Claudia Elaine Rode, 80, Fergus Falls, MN, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born on November 29, 1936, in Appleton, MN, to Julius and Mary (Barr) Pederson. Claudia attended grade school in Appleton through the 11th grade. At the age of 63, she obtained her G.E.D. On August 8, 1954,...

Merrel E. Moore

Merrel E. Moore

Aug 26, 2017

Merrell Edwin Moore, 86, a resident of Underwood, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Merrel was born on July 5, 1931, in LaMars Township in Fairmont, ND to Edwin and Lara (Kruskop) Moore. At the age of three, the family moved to a farm near Doran, MN. He attended country school there for two...

Vivian L. Kugler

Vivian L. Kugler

Aug 26, 2017

Vivian Luella Kugler, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on April 24, 1925, in Fergus Falls, MN, to John P. and Inga (Stolson) Swenson. Vivian attended different country schools, and attended two years of high school in Hoffman, MN. On October 6, 1942, Vivian married...

Robert Charles Cummines

Robert Charles Cummines

Aug 25, 2017

Robert Charles "Jersey Bob" Cummines, 66, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at Sanford in Fargo. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Salvation Army. Visitation: one hour prior to the service at the Salvation Army Service: 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Salvation Army Clergy: Lieutenant Anthony Nordan Funeral Home: Assistance by the...

Bernice L. Jensen

Bernice L. Jensen

Aug 23, 2017

Bernice Lenore Jensen, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Bernice was born July 15, 1922, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fergus Falls to Leonard and Bertha (Sander) Danielson. The family moved to Superior, Wisconsin, where Bernice attended kindergarten and first grade, before returning to Fergus Falls. Bernice went to school at District...

Gary M. Peterson

Gary M. Peterson

Aug 22, 2017

Gary Milton Peterson, 73, a resident of Black Hawk, CO, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at his summer home on Clitherall Lake, rural Battle Lake. He was born on January 2, 1944, to Milton S. and Marcella G. (Adams) Peterson in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended school in Battle Lake, Underwood, and graduated from Kindred High School in North...

Calvin "Cal" Preston

Calvin "Cal" Preston

Aug 21, 2017

Calvin Swan Preston, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday August 21, 2017, at his home on Jewett Lake surrounded by his children. He was born on November 4th, 1924 in Elizabeth Township to Edward Blaine and Pearl May (Swan) Preston. He was an only child. Cal was a proud graduate of the 1942 Fergus Falls High School and...

John D. Soby

John D. Soby

Aug 21, 2017

John Soby, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, August 21, 2017, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. He was born on December 27, 1940, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of B.K. and Lucile (Peterson) Soby. John grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1959. He attended Concordia, the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis,...

Mary R. Fronning

Mary R. Fronning

Aug 21, 2017

Mary Rebecca Fronning, 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died at her home on Monday August 21, 2017, under the care of LB Hospice. She was born on April 11, 1944, in Springfield, MO, to James and Jessie (Kuhns) Alcorn. Mary attended Monnier Elementary School and MacKenzie High School, both in Detroit, MI. On April 24, 1965, she was united...

Lee A. Kittelson

Lee A. Kittelson

Aug 20, 2017

Lee Alan Kittelson, 66, a resident of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly Sunday, August 20, 2017, at his home. Lee was born January 1, 1951, in Montevideo, MN, the son of Leland and Marjorie (Hildahl) Kittelson. He grew up with his siblings on the family farm and graduated from Milan High School in 1969. After high school, he attended Moorhead State...

Truman Marvin Markegard

Truman Marvin Markegard

Aug 15, 2017

Truman Marvin Markegard, 104, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born on December 5, 1912, in Rushford, MN, to John and Marie (Bakken) Markegard. He was baptized and confirmed at Arendahl Lutheran Church, in Peterson, MN. After graduating from Rushford High School in 1932, he went on...

Homer Gausmel Goebel

Homer Gausmel Goebel

Aug 12, 2017

Homer Gausmel Goebel, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday August 12, 2017 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Homer was born August 24, 1920 in Belfield, ND to William and Annette (Gausmel) Goebel. After graduating from Fargo Central High School with the class of 1937, he attended North Dakota Agricultural College, graduating in 1942. He then...

Eleanora Alma Holt

Eleanora Alma Holt

Aug 10, 2017

Eleanora Alma (Norgren) Holt, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born on June 7, 1920 in Elizabeth Township, to Elof and Anna (Scheffler) Norgren. She was often called “Tootie”. On October 1, 1946, she married Eugene Holt. Together they farmed east of Elizabeth, Minnesota, and raised...

Ruth Anna Thom

Ruth Anna Thom

Aug 9, 2017

Ruth Anna (Norgren) Thom, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday August 9, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born on November 28, 1922, to Elof and Anna (Scheffler) Norgren of Elizabeth, MN. Second oldest daughter of nine, she was the one to help dad outside, because mom needed the oldest daughter to help...

James Allen Reed

James Allen Reed

Aug 8, 2017

James “Jim” Reed, 63, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday August 8, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Jim was born on April 25, 1954, the son of Arthur Owen and Pearl J. (Kaltvedt) Reed in Fergus Falls. He attended school in Fergus Falls. On March 31, 1979, he married Cheryl (Berger) at Zion Lutheran Church in...

Fern Kremeier

Fern Kremeier

Aug 3, 2017

Fern Kremeier, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on February 17, 1928, the daughter of John and Emma (Anders) Doerr in Creighton, NE. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Creighton, and attended country school in rural Creighton. On February 12, 1950, she...