Obituaries
Kermit Kastella
Aug 14, 2015
Kermit O. Kastella, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 14, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born January 16, 1923, in rural Wendell, Grant County, Minnesota, the youngest son of Martin and Emily (Holte) Kastella. He grew up on the family farm in Stony Brook Township. A veteran of World War II, he joined the...
Ilah D. Bormann
Aug 12, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Ilah Bormann, age 63 of Fergus Falls, Minnesota on August 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota with Chaplin Brad Skogen officiating. Ilah will be laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Minnesota. Ilah Deette Bormann, 63 a resident of Fergus Falls, MN died peacefully in...
Hazel Stubbs
Aug 11, 2015
As the sun was setting, the evening of August 11, 2015, Hazel Pauline Stubbs passed away under hospice care at the Life Song Residence in Fergus Falls. She was 99 and just a few short months shy of her 100th birthday. Hazel was born on October 28, 1915 in Dane Prairie Township, near Underwood, the daughter of Andrew and Martha...
Gordon "Gordy" Bakken
Aug 10, 2015
Gordon “Gordy” P. Bakken 83, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota passed away peacefully on August 10th, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was a loving man of integrity, courage, compassion and vision. He enjoyed basketball, racquetball, art and business, but his greatest love was his family, especially the grandkids. His favorite places were Otter Tail Lake and Hawaii. Gordon was born...
Harlene Kay Cross
Aug 8, 2015
Harlene Kay Cross, 61, of Ten Mile Lake, rural Dalton, passed away on Saturday, August, 8, 2015, at her home, under the care of her family and Lakeland Hospice. She was born December 7, 1953, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Harvey and Marcia (Crowe) Huseth. She attended elementary school in Wendell and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in...
Jess "Chubs" Wentler
Aug 7, 2015
Jess “Chubs” Wentler,52, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away suddenly as a result of a heart attack on Friday, August 7, 2015. Jess James Wentler was born on May 15, 1963 in Fergus Falls, to James and Jolene (Jacobson) Wentler. He grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1981. After graduation, he attended...
Conrad "Dutz" L. Domholt
Aug 7, 2015
Conrad “Dutz” Domholt, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 7, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare, surrounded by his family. He was born March 26, 1923, in Wyndmere, ND, the son of Oscar and Signe (Lillestol) Domholt. He grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School, lettering in basketball and football. He served in the US...
Charles Elshaug
Aug 5, 2015
Charles Dale Elshaug “Chuck”, “Charlie”, 75, resident of Fergus Falls, died, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at his home at the Life Song Residence in Fergus Falls. Charles was born October 24, 1939, in Underwood, Minnesota, son of Oscar and Ragna (Stolson) Elshaug. He attended country school #112, then Underwood High School. After high school he worked for local farmers. When...
Donald Larson
Aug 5, 2015
Donald Larson, 52, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at his home. There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 504 Main St., Cold Spring, MN on Friday, August 14th at 11:00 a.m.
Avery Davenport Jr
Aug 4, 2015
Avery Davenport Jr., 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at home, Tuesday, August 4th, 2015. He was born April 25th, 1923 in Western Township, the son of Alice and Avery Erwin Davenport. In 1944, he married Margaret A. Vore at the Federated Church in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Avery and Margaret purchased a farmstead north of Fergus Falls where...
Leonard "Leny" Lureen
Aug 4, 2015
Leonard L. Lureen, 75, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. He was born July 22, 1940, in Walhalla, ND, the son of Elmer and Evelyn (Richotte) Lureen. On August 7, 1962, he married Violet Jean LaFromboise in Sisseton, SD. He was an operator and laborer at Anderson...
Avis E. Rohloff
Aug 4, 2015
Avis Eileen Bliss Ditterich Rohloff passed away peacefully on August 4, 2015, at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home. Avis was born to Henry and Louise Bliss in rural Dent on July 22, 1921. Avis was one of seven children. She graduated from Perham High School in 1937. Avis married Andrew Ditterich in 1940 and they had six children. They were...
Baris Julia Oscarson
Aug 3, 2015
Baris Julia Oscarson, age 88, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Baris was born on August 6, 1926, to William G. and Rosa W. (Heine) Matheson in Breckenridge. She attended Breckenridge High School, graduating in 1944. During WWII, Baris was a Civilian secretary for the United States Navy in...
Alisha Williams
Aug 3, 2015
Alisha Williams, 38, of Evansville, died Monday August 3, 2015, at her home. She was born August 14, 1976, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Dean and Donna (Vallevand) Williams. In 1978, she moved with her family to the Elbow Lake area, where she attended school in Elbow Lake. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Catholic Church in...
Beryl B. Hames
Jul 30, 2015
Beryl B. Hames, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Beryl was born on September 17, 1923, to Edwin C. and Anna (Evans) Spencer in Erhard. She was baptized and confirmed at Ringsaker Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids and also attended Tonseth Lutheran Chruch in Edwards. Beryl attended school in District...
Orville Demmer
Jul 28, 2015
Orville Demmer, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Orville was born on August 5, 1924, in Star Lake Township, Minnesota, to George Frederick and Matilda Almira (Smith) Demmer. He attended School District 244 and often stayed at home for lunch, until the last second, when the school bell would start ringing. He...
Mervin L. Budke
Jul 28, 2015
Mervin Budke, 80, of rural Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at his home. He was born March 18, 1935, at the home of his parent’s, Henry and Alida (Gilbertson) Budke, in Friberg Township, rural Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Tonseth Lutheran Church and attended rural school through the 8th grade. Mervin started working at the...
Virgil L. Petersen
Jul 28, 2015
Virgil L. Petersen, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his home. Virgil Leonard Petersen was born on June 28, 1918, in Darlington Township near Clark, South Dakota, the son of Walter H. and Teckla (Hallberg) Petersen. Virgil attended elementary school in Darlington at District #22. He accepted Christ as his Savior in 1931, at...
Barbara J. Stich
Jul 27, 2015
Barbara “Barb” Stich, 83, passed gently from this life on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2015. She was at home, the place she shared with Vernon, her husband of sixty-two years. Barbara Jean was born in Fergus Falls on November 1, 1931, to John “Jack” and Hazel Will. She grew up as part of a farm family near Doran. She attended...
Steven R. Jorgenson
Jul 25, 2015
Steven R. Jorgenson, 64, of Rothsay, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, after a short battle with cancer. Steven was born on July 20, 1951, in Fergus Falls to Edward C. and Doris (Weik) Jorgenson. He was baptized and confirmed at Hedemarken Lutheran Church in rural Carlisle. Steve graduated from Fergus Falls High School...
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