Obituaries
Ruth Elizabeth Govig
May 16, 2015
Ruth Elizabeth Tanner Govig, 85, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Fargo, ND. She was born on March 14, 1930, at St. Lukes Hospital in Fargo, ND, to Agnar S. and Magda (Thorkildson) Tanner. She was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ulen, MN by her father. Ruth was the third in what would eventually be a family of four...
Michael Cadreau
May 15, 2015
Michael John Cadreau, 59, a resident of Martinez, CA, died Friday, May 15, 2015. Michael was born on February 1, 1956 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of William and Betty (Hoffke) Cadreau. He grew up in East Grand Forks and graduated from Sacred Heart High School. After high school he worked construction in Fargo for two years and then...
Robert "Bob" Clayton Rude
May 6, 2015
Robert “Bob” Clayton Rude, 87, a resident of Dalton, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on October 23, 1927, in Dalton, MN, the son of Hans Andreas and Tilda Johanna (Brenden) Rude. Bob was baptized on November 20, 1927 and confirmed on September 28, 1941. Bob attended Dalton Elementary School and...
Mark A. Brown
May 3, 2015
Mark Brown, 46, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at his home surrounded by his caring wife and family. Visitation: One hour prior to the service at the Salvation Army in Fergus Falls Service: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015, at the Salvation Army in Fergus Falls Interment: First Lutheran North Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minnesota Olson...
Hilda "Connie" Bestul
Apr 27, 2015
Hilda “Connie” Bestul, 95, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at the Broen Home, Fergus Falls. She was born on July 10, 1919, to Reverend Christian and Harriet (Halvorsen) Bestul in Ettrick, WI. Her father moved the family to Brandon, MN, where Connie graduated from high school in 1937. She then attended Concordia College and graduated from Moorhead Sate College in...
Vivian Feay
Apr 26, 2015
Vivian Feay, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. She was born on September 13, 1933, in Butte, Montana to Gunder and Susanna (Tudahl) Strid. She moved with her mother and father to the Climax-Nielsville area in 1939, where she grew up and graduated from Climax High School in 1951. She...
Eric Simonsen
Apr 26, 2015
Eric Simonsen, 50, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at his home. He was born December 12, 1964, in Staten Island, NY to Peter and Janice (Jensen) Simonsen. He attended school at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, CO and graduated from Hillcrest Academy in Fergus Falls in 1982. He then attended Bethel College in St....
Irene Marie Kidder
Apr 24, 2015
Irene Marie Kidder, 89, of Fergus Falls died Friday, April 24, 2015 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born October 16, 1925 to Ernest and Martha (Cordes) Bartels of Orwell Township. She attended School District 197 and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls. She married Joseph Kidder on Nov. 22, 1944, at St. Mary Madeline...
Dennis D. Tuel Sr.
Apr 22, 2015
Dennis Dean Tuel Sr. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Dr. Dennis Tuel, Sr., 79, passed away on April 22, 2015 at home surrounded by his devoted wife and family. Dennis was born in a log cabin on November 7th, 1935 near Vining, Minnesota, and grew up on the family farm in the Brandon/Evansville area. Dennis lived a life of...
Lois M. Danielson
Apr 22, 2015
Lois Marie Johnson Danielson (nee Stengrim), 86, passed from this world in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on April 22, 2015, due to complications related to emphysema. Born November 2, 1928, in Stephen, Minnesota to Gilbert and Mary (Carlson) Stengrim, Lois was raised in the Stephen area. After graduating from high school in Stephen, she worked for a time at the telephone...
Pearl M. Jensen
Apr 21, 2015
Pearl Marie Jensen, 108, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Pearl was born on December 7, 1906, in Tordenskjold Township, the daughter of Jens P. and Hannah (Christiansen) Jensen. She attended grade school in District 43 and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1928. Pearl continued her education...
Donald J. Walls
Apr 16, 2015
Donald J. Walls, 85, a resident of Underwood, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Our Home, Your Home Assisted Living Facility in Henning. He was born July 10, 1929 in Hibbing, Minnesota, the son of Hubert and Mabel (Hatlestad) Walls. Donald attended Underwood High School, graduating in 1948. Donald served in the Air Force as an air plane mechanic during...
Andrew N Taylor
Apr 16, 2015
Andrew Nicholas Taylor, 20, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 16, 2015. He was the light of his parents’ lives. He was born on September 16, 1994, in Fergus Falls, the son of Mark Taylor and Ricki Moen. Andrew attended grade school in Fergus Falls and spent his high school years in Fergus Falls, Pierz and Underwood where he graduated...
Madalyn G. Bartels
Apr 14, 2015
Madalyn G. Bartels, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Madalyn Grace was born on August 7, 1919 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Harry and Clara (Johnson) Bach. She attended country school #197 in Orwell Township. On February 3, 1938, she was united in marriage to Ernest “Ernie” Bartels...
Wallace "Sonny" E. Mjelde
Apr 11, 2015
Wallace E. “Sonny” Mjelde, 94, a life-long resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital. He was born in Fergus Falls on December 12, 1920 to Fritz and Blanche (Charest) Mjelde. He was a lineman for the Fergus Falls High School football team in high school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1939....
Clifford M. Weisser
Apr 6, 2015
Clifford M. Weisser, 88, a resident of Battle Lake, MN formerly of Tintah, died Monday, April 06, 2015, at his home. Clifford was born on February 23, 1927 in Menominie, WI, the son of Emil and Adeila (Tretin) Weisser. At the age of 2 the family moved to Tintah, MN, where Clifford attended country school. On February 3, 1951 he...
Elaine M. Erickson-Bowyer
Apr 6, 2015
Elaine Margaret Erickson-Bowyer, 98, a resident of Breckenridge, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge, MN. Elaine was born on October 18, 1916, in Western Township, the daughter of Elmer and Emily (Berquist) Munson. She attended country school District #56 and graduated from Washington High School in 1935. She then attended...
Roger D. Evavold
Apr 1, 2015
Roger D. Evavold, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 5, 1931, in Fergus Falls, the son of Roy and Mildred (Helleckson) Evavold. He attended District 64 country school and continued on to West Central Ag School in Morris. On June 21, 1952, he...
Rueben A. Payson
Mar 30, 2015
Rueben Payson, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. Rueben Alfred Payson was born in Forest WI on February 25, 1937 to Alfred and Helga (Thompson) Payson. He attended school through 8th grade in Clear Lake WI. In 1955 he married Phoebe Olson, who was a...
Joann R. Nelson
Mar 26, 2015
Joann R. Nelson, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. Joann was born on October 7, 1935 on her grandparent’s farm in Mantrap Township, rural Nevis, MN, to Ray and Beatrice (Shebeck) Kropp. She grew up and attended school through the 4th grade in Park Rapids, at...
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