Obituaries

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...

Kimberley Ellen Block

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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