Obituaries
Lynn Alan Ottin Balken
Feb 11, 2016
Lynn Alan Ottin Balken, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died, Thursday, February 11, 2016, at PioneerCare. He was born August 11, 1940, in Fergus Falls, the son of Roy and Ione (Lein) Balken. He attended school in Rothsay, graduating in 1958. After high school he attended Moorhead State University and graduated with a teaching degree and a major in...
Julie Jimmerson
Feb 10, 2016
Julie Sue Jimmerson, 62, lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on February 10, 2016, at Lake Region Hospital. Julie was born at Lake Region Hospital on March 17, 1953. She attended elementary and junior High schools in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1971. Throughout her adult life Julie enjoyed a career in various...
Dr. Edward Earl Schmidt
Feb 6, 2016
Dr. Edward Earl Schmidt, age 61, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 6, 2016, from complications after a routine surgery, at St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge, MN. He was born March 9, 1954, in Watertown, SD, the son of Harold E. and Phyllis J. (Maas) Schmidt. He attended school in Underwood, graduating in 1972 and then went on to earn...
Joel Bennett Grant
Feb 5, 2016
Joel Bennett Grant, age 50, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 5, 2016. Joel was born on February 11, 1965, to Orman and Marilyn (Hauge) Grant in Fergus Falls. He presently was working for Northern Contours in Fergus Falls. In the past, he worked for STS Trucking, Coca Cola Bottling and Red Rock Trucking. He loved driving truck,...
Carol Jean Johnson
Feb 5, 2016
Carol Jean Johnson, 66, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 5, 2016, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Carol was born on February 23, 1949, to George and Phyllis Beerman in Huron, SD. Carol attended school in Huron and Oldham, SD. In 1975, she moved with her family to Camden, Maine and in September of 1975, she married the love...
Daryl Dean Johnson
Feb 4, 2016
Daryl Dean Johnson, age 60, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Daryl was born on January 2, 1956, to J. Ellard and LaVonne (Rose) Johnson in Fergus Falls. He was baptized at Sverdrup Lutheran Church and confirmed at Tingvold Lutheran Church, both of Underwood. He graduated from Underwood High School in 1974, and...
Vernon Leonard Guyer
Feb 3, 2016
Vernon Leonard Guyer, 87, a resident of Star Lake, rural Dent, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was born August 29, 1928, in Fargo, ND, the son of Charles and Nellie (Saul) Guyer. He attended school in Fargo, graduating in 1946. During his teens, Vernon worked summers in western Montana for the US Forest Service, alone for weeks on a...
Leo "Bud" Harles
Feb 1, 2016
Leo “Bud” Harles, 84, died Monday, February 1, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born May 2, 1931, in Friberg Township, rural Fergus Falls, the son of Leo and Mildred (Evenson) Harles. He attended country school through the 8th grade. On October 28, 1950, he married Inez Milbeck at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Elizabeth. Leo worked a...
Alva Stoa
Feb 1, 2016
Alva Rosalie Stoa, 77, of Fergus Falls, comforted by her family, peacefully passed away, Monday, February 1, 2016, under the care of Lakeland Hospice at Pioneer Care Center of Fergus Falls. Alva was born on August 1, 1938, in Maddock, ND, to Alvin G. and Ruth (Alfstad) Nelson. She was baptized and later confirmed at Viking Lutheran Church of rural...
Sylvia Elizabeth Molstre
Jan 31, 2016
Sylvia Elizabeth Molstre, age 104, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Sylvia was born on August 24, 1911, to John and Alvina (Eggler) Steiger in Rochester, MN. She attended grade school in Rochester and graduated from Rochester High School. After graduation, she attended junior college in Rochester. On June 3, 1939,...
George Richard Zender
Jan 29, 2016
George Richard Zender, 83, of Venice, FL and Battle Lake, MN, died peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2016, at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital, with his wife Phyllis Jean (Strand) Zender and children at his side. Born February 22, 1932, to Albert and Catherine (Keenan) Zender in Tracy, MN, George graduated from Tracy High School in 1950. George married Phyllis, his...
Leanna J Mavis
Jan 28, 2016
Leanna J. Mavis, 85, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Pioneer Memory Care Center in Erskine, MN. Leanna was born on August 21, 1930 in Ossian, IA., the daughter of Jacob and Laura (Kleppe) Walvatne. Leanna’s mother, Laura, died on August 29, 1930 eight days after Leanna was born therefore Leanna and her siblings were raised by...
Audrey Jean Torgerson
Jan 26, 2016
Audrey J. Torgerson Audrey Jean Torgerson, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Audrey was born to George and Myrtle Anderson on Friday, October 26, 1928, on the Berven Farm in Swenoda Township, Swift County, near Benson, MN. She was baptized on December 2, 1928, at Big Bend Lutheran Church and...
Verna Mae Duenow
Jan 24, 2016
Verna Mae Duenow, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 24, 2016, at the Harmony House, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Verna Mae was born on May 3, 1929, to Arthur and Antoinette “Neta” (Weiss) Anderson in Erhard. She was baptized at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard on July 29, 1929 and Confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran...
Gladys (Obright) Breeton
Jan 23, 2016
Gladys (Obright) Breeton, 97, a resident of Underwood, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Gladys (Obright) Breeton, the daughter of Andrew Gustaf and Selma (Olson) Salomonson was born on March 29, 1918, on the farm in Ruso, North Dakota. Gladys attended school in Benedict, North Dakota. Her family moved to farm near Battle Lake, Minnesota, in...
Lillian Marie Botsford
Jan 22, 2016
Lillian Marie Botsford, age 93, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 22, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Lillian was born on August 11, 1922. Entering Heaven, Lillian is now with her beloved husband, Jack. Lillian was also welcomed into eternity by her dear mother and father June and Clarence Carlson. She leaves behind one daughter, Jackie (Tim) Overom; a...
Wallace Raymond Johnson
Jan 20, 2016
Wallace Raymond Johnson, age 94, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Wallace was born on November 18, 1921, to Arthur W. and Anna (Lidbeck) Johnson, in rural Valley City, ND. At the age of 1 ½ years, he moved with his family to Cyrus, MN. He graduated from Cyrus High Shool...
Alice Grace Matthews
Jan 17, 2016
Alice “Grace” Matthews (Marsden), age 89, of Fergus Falls, previously of the Rugby, ND area, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2016, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. As a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, her unconditional love was a true inspiration. She led by example; showing courage, strength and kindness, all graced with her delightful sense of humor....
Obert Howard Houg
Jan 13, 2016
Obert Howard Houg, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at his home. Obert was born on May 13, 1933, to Otto and Anne (Dahlen) Houg in Fergus Falls. He attended country school in rural Carlisle. At the age of fifteen, he took over the family farm. On January 3, 1959, he married Mary Lacey at...
Marvin Julian Ronningen
Jan 13, 2016
Marvin Julian Ronningen, 85, of Dent, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Essentia Health in Fargo. Marvin was born on September 18, 1930, in Trondhjem Township, Ottertail County, to Julian and Edith (Baumgartner) Ronningen. He graduated from Rothsay High School and after graduation he worked as an auto mechanic at Lindberg Motors in Rothsay. He was enlisted in the United...
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