Obituaries
Kimberley Ellen Block
Dec 31, 2014
Kimberley Block, 46, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at her home. She was born June 1, 1968, in Livonia, MI, the daughter of Ronald and Isobel (Monie) Block. She attended Franklin High School, graduating in 1986. Following high school, she attended Fergus Falls Community College (currently Minnesota State Community and Technical College), from 1995-1998, earning an AA...
Lillian C. Haarstad
Dec 31, 2014
Lillian C. Haarstad, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home. Lillian was the youngest of three children,was born to Julius and Christine (Peterson) Christopherson, on July 19, 1923. She attended country school through eighth grade then graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1942, after missing a year due to polio....
Roland G. Melaas
Dec 28, 2014
Roland G. Melaas, 85, a resident of rural Elbow Lake, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Roland was born on March 30, 1929 in Stony Brook Township in Grant County, the only child of Glend and Eva (Vigen) Melaas. He was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Elbow Lake. He grew...
Willard "Pete" Wold
Dec 24, 2014
The Wold farm in Sverdrup Township, Ottertail County, MN was homesteaded in 1872. Willard Theodore [Pete] Wold was born on this farm on January 21, 1928 to J. Edwin and Josephine [Berg] Wold. He became the fourth generation of Wolds to farm this land. He was a farmer: he loved the farm, the mystery of seeds, the beauty of the...
Robert S. Johnson
Dec 23, 2014
Robert S. Johnson, 98, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. He was born on May 20, 1916 in Amor Township to Alfred and Celia (Bjorgo) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church. Robert attended country school in Amor where he started the school wood fired furnace every day for...
C. Evelyn Toso
Dec 22, 2014
C. Evelyn Toso, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Evelyn and her twin sister, Helen, were born March 9, 1918 to Carl and Hannah (Baglien) Lerbakken at their home in Oscar Township in rural Rothsay. She was baptized at home and attended Hedemarken Lutheran Church where she went to...
Timothy Rundquist
Dec 22, 2014
Timothy Alan Rundquist, 52, a resident of Fergus Falls, died tragically Monday, December 22, 2014. Tim was born on February 15, 1962 in Minneapolis to William and DeAnn (Dale) Rundquist. In 1972 Tim’s family moved to Davis, CA where he lived until he started his college career. He was a graduate of Davis High School where he was a member...
Lois M Gulleckson
Dec 19, 2014
Lois M. Gulleckson, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Lois was born on July 5, 1923 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Martin and Tessie (Nettestad) Skow. She grew up in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1941. On April 5, 1947 she...
Donald Raymond Stoa
Dec 18, 2014
Donald Raymond Stoa, 82, of Fergus Falls, comforted by his family, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at Lake Region Healthcare. Don was born on July 7, 1932, in Fairdale, ND, the son of Selmer and Ella (Aune) Stoa. He grew up in Fairdale, graduating from Fairdale High School in 1950 where he played basketball and ran track....
Florence L. Nelson
Dec 17, 2014
Florence L. Nelson, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born May 14, 1926, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Richard and Gertrude (Witt) Lankow. She grew up near Campbell, graduating from high school there. On July 10, 1946, she married Robert Nelson. Along with being a homemaker, she...
Tamera "Tammy" Peterson
Dec 17, 2014
Tamera “Tammy” Peterson, 62, a resident of Moorhead, died peacefully Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND surrounded by loved ones. Tammy was born on September 5, 1952, in Fargo, ND to Sidney and Joyce (Hawkins) Winroth. Tammy grew up and attended school in Halstad, MN, graduating in 1970. She continued her education at Minnesota State University...
Leasa J. Larson
Dec 16, 2014
Leasa Jean Larson, 55, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on December 16, 2014 at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND amongst friends and family. Leasa was born June 21, 1959 in Haywarden, IA to Leo and Doris (Jacobs) Larson. She grew up on the family farm near Alcester, SD until moving to Big Stone City, SD with her family....
Melvin LeRoy Mellan
Dec 13, 2014
Melvin L. Mellan, 90, formerly from Bovey, MN, died Saturday, December 13, 2014, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls where he resided for 2 years. He was born on November 10, 1924, in Henning, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Nettie (Knutson) Mellan. Melvin grew up in rural Henning, where he went to country school. He attended Dunwoody School of Mechanics...
Nealand "Neal" E. Morstad
Dec 11, 2014
Neal E. Morstad, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Nealand Ellsworth Morstad was born July 27, 1916 to Julius and Sarah (Hanson) Morstad at Wall Lake. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church where he has been a life member. He attended grade school and high...
Lucille Kathryn Wing
Dec 6, 2014
Lucille K. “Lucy” Wing, 90, a resident of Battle Lake, died Saturday, December 06, 2014 at PioneerCare. Lucy grew up in Christine, ND, studied domestic science at Wahpeton school of science and traveled back to school to finish her music degree from Concordia College in 1958. Lucille married handsome and quiet Hugh Wing (from Breckenridge) and promptly had four children:...
Corrine "Corky" A. Moe
Nov 30, 2014
Corrine “Corky” Adierre Myhra Breding Moe, 70, of Underwood, MN, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls after a courageous battle with cancer. Corky was born March 17, 1944 to Henry and Selma (Wolf) Myhra in Stanley, ND. She attended Pioneer School through seventh grade and continued on to Stanley High School, graduating in...
Robert "Bob" Hellerstedt
Nov 28, 2014
Robert Hellerstedt, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 28, 2014, at Lake Region Healthcare. He was born June 6, 1927, in Wheaton, the son of Verner and Minnie (Larson) Hellerstedt. He attended school in Wheaton, and worked as a farm laborer in the Wheaton area. At the age of 16, he joined the Merchant Marines during World War II....
Donna Mae Stich
Nov 27, 2014
Donna Mae Stich, 83, of Wadena, died Thursday, November 27, 2014, at her home. She was born September 29, 1931, in Nidaros Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Rudolph and Gertrude (Reger) Johnson. She attended school in Battle Lake. On October 17, 1949, she married Norbert Stich at St. Edwards in Henning. They moved to Fergus Falls in...
Coleen Marquard Stinchfield
Nov 26, 2014
Coleen Marie Marquard Stinchfield, 57, a resident of Elizabeth, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at her home. She was born December 15, 1956, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Larry and Sharon (Luebke) Marquard. Coleen attended elementary school at District 1399 in Elizabeth and high school at Fergus Falls High graduating in 1974. She then attended M State in Fergus...
Elsie C. Richter
Nov 24, 2014
Elsie Richter, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 24, 2014, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born September 6, 1918, in St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Julius and Christine (Peterson) Christopherson. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Dalton. Elsie attended rural School District #9...
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