Obituaries
Donald L. Gillaspey
Jul 25, 2015
Donald Lloyd Gillaspey, 92, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Donald was born in Tenney, Minnesota in Wilkin County on May 5, 1923, the youngest of five children born to Charles and Lillian (Heron) Gillaspey. He attended rural elementary school in Tenney and Nashua. He was baptized and...
Delrose M. Swartz
Jul 23, 2015
Delrose Mae (Pankonin) Swartz, age 81, of Fergus Falls, went to sing with the heavenly choir on Thursday, July 23, 2015, after succumbing to cancer. The daughter of Elmer and Mable (Gode) Pankonin, Del was born on April 4, 1934 in Spingfield, Minnesota. She graduated from Jeffers High School in 1952 and then she attended the Minnesota School of Business...
Jerome B. Zeimet
Jul 23, 2015
Jerome B. Zeimet, Dad, Grandpa, and Great Grandpa, age 78, of Fergus Falls, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 after a short battle with small cell cancer that took away the use of his legs in April. Jerry was born on May 20, 1937, in St. Paul to Ervin and Ann (Kostolnik) Zeimet. He raised his family in Roseville and...
Lorraine M Ostlund
Jul 17, 2015
Lorraine Marion Ostlund, 94, of Fergus Falls died Friday, July 17, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. The day of January 27, 1921, was a special day in the home of Fred and Anna (Steiner) Carlsrud, for on that day Lorraine Marion was born. She was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church of Rothsay, attended School District # 24...
Wilbur H Hegerle
Jul 17, 2015
Wilbur H. Hegerle, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Wilbur was born on November 8, 1920, in Dora Township, Ottertail County, the only child of Joseph A. and Molly (Poll) Hegerle. He grew up on the family farm, during the Great Depression. Wilbur attended country school. As a young...
Kenneth H. Ness
Jul 15, 2015
Kenneth H. Ness, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at PioneerCare. Our dad was born on May 18, 1930 in Mayville, North Dakota, to Walter and Regina (Groven) Ness. Dad farmed with his father outside Galesburg, North Dakota, where he learned his appreciation for the land and his love of hunting and fishing. He attended...
Judith L. Thompson
Jul 13, 2015
Judith (Judy) L. Thompson, 82, resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, July 13, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born on April 17, 1933 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Otto A. and Hilda (Lindberg) Tjaden. She married Merlin Thompson in Underwood, MN on July 14th, 1951. She was a housewife for many years and was...
Laverne Martin
Jul 6, 2015
Laverne Ardell Martin, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Laverne was born May 20, 1930 in Buse Township near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of William L. and Elvie (Peterson) Schmidt. She grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from high school in 1948. She was employed for...
Joan L Wienbar
Jul 2, 2015
Joan L. Wienbar, 61, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 2, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born February 23, 1954 to Herbert and Adeline (Schmidt) Rose in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Over the years she worked at several local restaurants, including Perkins, The Jazzy Fox and also as a dietary assistant at Mill Street...
Phillip L Moravec
Jun 27, 2015
Phillip L. Moravec, 21, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 27th at his home. Per his family's wishes, no public services will be held.
Warren Straub Johnson
Jun 27, 2015
Warren Straub Johnson, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at his home after an extended illness. Warren was born on Nov. 29, 1924, in Fergus Falls to William and Margaret Johnson. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1943, and entered the Army Air Corps that same year. While in the Army, he took courses at...
Henry T Stock
Jun 25, 2015
Henry T. Stock, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Henry Thomas Stock was the second of nine children born to Herman W. and Clarice (Iverson) Stock on May 29, 1918 in Western Township. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran in Western Township. He graduated from Fergus...
Walter C. Labraaten
Jun 23, 2015
Walter Clarence Labraaten, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born December 26, 1927, in Madison, MN the son of Ole and Marie (Sorby) Labraaten. Walt grew up with seven brothers and sisters and attended school in Madison. After high school, he joined the Navy and...
Nellie Fischer
Jun 20, 2015
Nellie Fischer, 96, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, surrounded by her family, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Nellie was born on August 30, 1918, to Anton and Bessie (Hanson) Ekeren in Lisbon, ND. She graduated from Lisbon High School and received her teaching certificate from Moorhead Normal School. She taught in Hawley, before returning to...
Donald Bergem
Jun 20, 2015
Donald C. Bergem, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 20th, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Donald was born September 14, 1924, at the farm his grandfather homesteaded in 1884. He was the son of Julius and Alma (Goldberg) Bergem. He attended country school at District 109 near Underwood and graduated from the Underwood High School in...
Frances Thorson
Jun 20, 2015
Frances Thorson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, went to her heaven’s resting place on Saturday, June 20, 2015 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Frances Gertrude (Forster) Thorson, was born May 13, 1925 to Ignatius and Emma (Bernet) Forster in Belle River, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. Frances...
Allan W Johnson
Jun 20, 2015
Allan Johnson, 52, died at his home in Fergus Falls. Visitaiton: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Grace United Methodist Church, Fergus Falls Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Grace United Methodist Church, Fergus Falls Clergy: Reverend Wesley Gabel
John R. Bunnell
Jun 15, 2015
John R. Bunnell, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. John Bunnell was born on November 29th, 1931, in Westfield, New Jersey. He lived in Westfield for seven years before moving to Clearwater, Florida. John had an older brother, Fred, and a younger sister, Anne. They were raised by...
Ione Dahl
Jun 11, 2015
Ione Mae Dahl, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at PioneerCare, where she had resided for the past seven years. She was born on August 4, 1918, the fourth of eleven children of David and Martha (Guelzow) Donley. Born into, what we would consider today, abject poverty, she worked for her room and board to...
Bruce Kowalski
Jun 10, 2015
Bruce Kowalski, 57, of Elizabeth, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his home as a result of complications from his diabetes. He was born September 5, 1957, in Fergus Falls, the son of Donald and Marcella (Duenow) Kowalski. He attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1975. He then attended Detroit Lakes Technical College in the construction program. Bruce worked...
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