Obituaries

Lynell "Lynn" R. Haagenson

Lynell "Lynn" R. Haagenson

Jan 27, 2015

Lynell “Lynn” R. Haagenson, 65, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at his home. Lynn was born on June 19, 1949 in Willmar, MN, the son of Ruby and Russell Haagenson. He attended Madison Elementary School, Fergus Falls Junior High and Fergus Falls Senior High School, graduating in 1967. He attended Fergus Falls Community College and...

Helen M. Freier

Helen M. Freier

Jan 26, 2015

Helen M. Freier, 95, a resident of Breckenridge, MN, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. She was born November 12, 1919 to Fred and Emma (Krusser) Henning in Miltona, Minnesota. Helen grew up and attended school in Miltona. On June 9, 1938 she was united in marriage to Paul Freier in Miltona. To...

Louis B. Obowa

Louis B. Obowa

Jan 26, 2015

Louis B. Obowa, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. He was born April 29, 1918 to John and Pauline (Gebaurer) Obowa in Haycreek, ND and baptized on May 2, 1918 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bismarck, ND. He attended country schools in Bismarck, ND and Frazee, MN. In...

Donald L. Funkhouser

Donald L. Funkhouser

Jan 22, 2015

Donald L. Funkhouser 83, of Dalton died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born November 24, 1931, in Fergus Falls, the son of Frank and Blanche (Erickson) Funkhouser. He began his education in Campbell and later attended Morris Ag School. Following his schooling, he served in the U.S.Army. On October 25, 1958, he...

Dorothy A. Hanson

Dorothy A. Hanson

Jan 22, 2015

Dorothy A. Hanson, 85, a resident of Chula Vista, CA, formerly Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at ActivCare at Rolling Hills in Chula Vista, CA. Dorothy Ann (Carlsrud) Hanson was born July 19, 1929 in Rothsay to parents, Hilmer and Christine (Kjono) Carlsrud. She was the third of four children, brother, Don and sisters, Selma and Romayne. She...

Edgar H. Jensen

Edgar H. Jensen

Jan 22, 2015

Edgar H. Jensen, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born December 14, 1933 to Jens Hartvig and Ella Terjesen Jensen in Staten Island, New York. He attended Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1951. After high school, he continued his education at Wagner College,...

Laurel D. Anderson

Laurel D. Anderson

Jan 20, 2015

Laurel D. Anderson, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born May 19, 1947 to Arthur and Antoinette (Weiss) Anderson in Pelican Rapids. As a young boy, he worked on his sister’s farm. He attended Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1965. He then continued his...

Michele R Baumler

Michele R Baumler

Jan 19, 2015

Michele Baumler, 52, died January 19, 2015, in Payette, Idaho. There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m.,Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Olson Funeral Home Chapel, Fergus Falls.

Brian Marquard

Brian Marquard

Jan 18, 2015

Brian Marquard, 48, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home. He was born October 24, 1966 in Fergus Falls, the son of Larry and Sharon (Luebke) Marquard. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. Brian attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1985 and continued his education at Alexandria...

Valdine L Wollan

Valdine L Wollan

Jan 17, 2015

Valdine Lona Weiss Wollan, 80, of Fergus Falls, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Fergus Falls, 7 days after her 80th birthday. Her last days were filled with family and friends, music and books, just as all her previous days were. Val was born on January 10, 1935, in Pelican Rapids, MN, the only daughter of Clifford...

Clara Lysne

Clara Lysne

Jan 16, 2015

Clara L. Lysne, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls formerly of Wendell, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls under the care of Pioneer staff and Hospice. Clara Lena Lysne was born on February 10, 1915, the daughter of George and Rosina Weigand, in Lawrence Township, Grant County, MN. She attended District 28 country school. Following completion...

Wyonne S. Adamson

Wyonne S. Adamson

Jan 13, 2015

Wyonne S. Adamson, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Wyonne Seneva Johnson Adamson was born in Dalton, on October 24, 1922. She was the youngest of four daughters, born to Benny and Martha (Skrove) Johnson. She was baptized on December 3, 1922 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in...

Ada M. Sundberg

Ada M. Sundberg

Jan 11, 2015

Ada Sundberg, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare. Ada Maxine (LeMont) Sundberg was born July 29, 1927 in Battle Lake, Minnesota to Frances and Edith (Burton) LeMont. She grew up on a farm in Elizabeth, MN, attending elementary school in Elizabeth and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls in 1945. She...

Carol VanderLinden

Carol VanderLinden

Jan 11, 2015

Carol VanderLinden, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at her home, after suffering a stroke on December 31, 2014. Carol was surrounded by her loving family. Carol Suzanne Phillips VanderLinden, was born January 18, 1933, to Austrid (Anderson) and Stanley Phillips in Minneapolis’s Swedish Hospital, the third of three daughters. Her education included Kenwood Elementary School, Bryant...

Alice V Anderson

Alice V Anderson

Jan 10, 2015

Alice (Mrs. Russell Q.) Anderson, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Alice was born on June 6, 1931, in Underwood, MN to Joseph and Leola (Washek) Ekeberg. She attended School District #109 and graduated with the Underwood High School Class of 1949. On November 16, 1952, Alice...

Arthur "Art" Peterson

Arthur "Art" Peterson

Jan 8, 2015

Arthur “Art” Peterson, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Art was born March 19, 1920 to Andrew and Emma (Setterlund) Peterson. He grew up in Orwell Township and was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He was educated in Ottertail County, and worked on various...

Borghild H Walvatne

Borghild H Walvatne

Jan 4, 2015

Borghild Walvatne, 93, a resident of the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015. She was born April 6, 1921, in Underwood. She was one of two children born to Harold and Caroline (Tollefson) Nelson. She attended District 95 in rural Underwood and was confirmed at Tordenskjold Lutheran Church. On November 8, 1949, she married...

Doris M Langseth

Doris M Langseth

Jan 4, 2015

Doris Myrtle Langseth, 83, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Doris was born on April 16, 1931 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Haldor and Beatrice (Bredeson) Sander. She grew up in Aurdal Township and attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1949 from Fergus Falls High School. On September 2, 1950 she...

Alice Perkins Hovland

Alice Perkins Hovland

Jan 4, 2015

Alice P. Hovland, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. Alice Perkins Svendsgaard was born at Wright Hospital, May 10, 1918, to William and Florence (Perkins) Svendsgaard. Alice was supposed to be born at home but due to complications she was delivered by Dr. A.C. Baker and given a slim chance of survival. Alice...

Ruth Carol Honrud

Ruth Carol Honrud

Jan 3, 2015

Ruth Honrud, 96, formerly of rural Rothsay, died Saturday, January 3, 2015, at her son’s home in Fergus Falls, where she had been living for the last two months. She was born December 17, 1918, in Hayfield, MN, the daughter of Frederick and Amalia (Gronseth) Peterson. She attended country school through the eighth grade and looked forward to finishing high...

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