Obituaries
Eugene "Beanie" V. Johnson
Dec 10, 2015
Eugene “Beanie” V. Johnson, age 87, of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at PioneerCare with family at his side. Eugene was born on April 15, 1928, in Carlisle Township, rural Fergus Falls, the son of Phillip and Dolpha (Carlson) Johnson. He grew up in Carlisle Township on the family farm and attended country school. On September 28,...
Mabel Fick Mykleby
Dec 9, 2015
Mabel Fick Mykleby, 99 of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital. She was born on April 2, 1916 in Elizabeth, Minnesota the sixth of eleven children of Gottlieb and Bergetta (Smith) Fick. She was baptized at St John’s Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. As a young child, the family moved to a farm in the Ashby...
Irvin "Bud" Halbakken
Dec 9, 2015
Irvin “Bud” Halbakken, age 80, died at his home December 9, 2015, surrounded by family after a courageous year-long battle with cancer. Irvin Stanley Halbakken was born May 22, 1935, to Selmer and Ida (Lien) Halbakken at a farmstead north of Rothsay, MN. In 1942, his family bought a farm 2 miles southwest of Rothsay, where he has lived ever...
Robert "Bob" Karst
Dec 9, 2015
Robert “Bob” Edward Karst, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at PioneerCare, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Bob was born on July 4, 1935, in Fergus Falls, the son of Edward and Adeline (Fischer) Karst. He grew up in Fergus Falls and began working at Hintgen-Karst Electric at an early age. By the time he was...
Virginia Schroeder
Dec 8, 2015
Virginia Maie Schroeder, 86, a resident of Dalton, died December 8, 2015, in Scottsdale, AZ. Virginia was born on November 19, 1929, in Fergus Falls, to Ray and Maie (Foshaug) Bergeson. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Dalton, and attended grade school in Dalton. She later attended and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus...
Annette Contos
Dec 7, 2015
Annette Contos, 77, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, December 7, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Annette Corinne Contos was born March 22, 1938 to Clifton and Lindie (Estenson) Soliah on a farm in Grant County, MN. She was baptized at Aastad Lutheran Church and confirmed at West Elbow Lutheran Church. She grew up in Fergus Falls and Rothsay,...
Philip Mark Whitcomb
Dec 6, 2015
Philip Mark Whitcomb, of Fergus Falls, died on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the age of 55. He passed quickly after being diagnosed with terminal cancer at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. Phil was born on October 10, 1960, to Donald and Marion (Knutson) Whitcomb in Princeton, MN. Upon completion of school in Princeton, he served as a member...
Annual Service of Remembrance
Dec 5, 2015
This is an ecumenical service for anyone who has experienced a loss and would like to take some time during this busy season to remember their loved ones. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Sanford Blaine Paulson
Dec 4, 2015
Sanford Blaine Paulson, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 4, 2015, at his home, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born on September 7, 1934, in Fergus Falls, to Selmer H. and Borghild (Haarstad) Paulson. He attended first through eighth grade at country school District #139. He graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls...
Charles Raymond "Ray" Wick
Dec 3, 2015
Charles Raymond “Ray” Wick of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Ray was born on August 6, 1935 in Newton Township, near New York Mills to Uuno & Helen (Tolkkinen) Wick. He graduated from High School in 1953, thereafter he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany....
Richard "Dick" Anderson
Dec 2, 2015
Richard “Dick” Anderson, 80, a resident of Underwood, died Wednesday December 2, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare of Fergus Falls. Dick was born on June 18, 1935, in Worthington, MN, the son of Gilbert and Elvera (Langseth) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Circle Pines, MN. In 1947, the family moved to Lake George,...
Bradley Gerald Ugstad
Dec 1, 2015
Bradley Gerald Ugstad, 62, of Big Spring, Texas, formerly of Fergus Falls, died on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas. Bradley was born on April 6, 1953, to Olaf and LaVane (Heiden) Ugstad in Fergus Falls. He attended Lincoln and Madison Elementary schools and Fergus Falls Senior High School. He later went on...
Jay Lynden Hugli
Nov 30, 2015
Jay L. Hugli, 58, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, November 30, 2015, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Jay was born on March 20, 1957, in Fergus Falls, the son of Frank and Mary “Keke” (Grinager) Hugli. He grew up in Fergus Falls and attended Fergus Falls Public Schools. He was a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, with the...
Audrey E Peterson
Nov 24, 2015
Audrey E. Peterson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. Audrey was born on March 17, 1925 in Folden Township, rural Vining, MN, the daughter of Martin and Mary (Nelson) Hermanson. She grew up in Folden Township, rural Vining and was baptized and confirmed at...
Kenneth Arnold James Kronemann
Nov 23, 2015
Kenneth Arnold James Kronemann, 91, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, November 23, 2015, at the Minnesota State Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on June 25, 1925, the youngest son of thirteen children, to Max C. and Minnie (Holthusen) Kronemann Sr., in Fergus Falls Township. He lived with his family on the farm until he was fifteen,...
Katherine Johanna Jimmerson
Nov 22, 2015
Katherine Johanna Jimmerson, 90, a resident of Battle Lake, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at her home. She was born on July 7, 1925, to Phillip and Sophie Tanhoff in Sherburn, MN. During the Great Depression she went to work, at age fourteen, to help support her family. She initially worked as a nanny for two families and later held...
Gerald F. "Jerry" Schultz
Nov 21, 2015
Gerald F. (Jerry) Schultz, age 87, a lifelong resident of Ten Mile Lake, Dalton, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, at the Fergus Falls Veteran’s Administration Home of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Jerry was born January 6, 1928, at Prohosky Camp (now known as Ten Mile Lake Resort). He was the second son of Nellie and Fred Schultz. Jerry attended country...
Mildred J. Gunderson
Nov 17, 2015
Mildred Jeanette (Olson) Gunderson, 98, a resident of the Broen Home, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on August 13, 1917, near Dalton in Tordenskjold Township, Ottertail County, the daughter of Iver and Marie (Nelson) Olson. She completed eighth grade in rural school District 20 and graduated from...
Evaline M. Wasvick
Nov 14, 2015
Evaline Marie Wasvick, 94, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born on January 30, 1921, in Jamestown, ND, to Paul and Dagmar (Christensen) Smith. Evaline attended elementary school and high school in Glyndon, where she graduated in 1939. After high school, she worked for the family business, Smith’s...
Catherine Mildred Johnson
Nov 13, 2015
Catherine Mildred Johnson, age 100, of Mankato, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at Oak Lawn Rehabilitation Center in Makato, MN. She was born August 18, 1915, in LaMoure, ND, the daughter of Albert and Mildred (Alister) Powers. She attended school there and after graduating from high school, she attended Valley City State Teachers College, after which...
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