Obituaries
Melvin Ulrich
Feb 21, 2015
Melvin Ulrich, 85, of Aitkin, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Golden Horizons Memory Care, in Aitkin. He was born May 31, 1929, in Redwood Falls, the son of William and Marie (Rodewald) Ulrich. He grew up in Redwood Falls and attended school there and later moved with his family moved to Audubon. On June 21,...
Kyler Cody Link
Feb 20, 2015
Kyler Cody Link, infant son of Ashley Marie Link of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 20, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Preceding Kyler in death was his uncle, Cody Link; great grandpa, Dennis “Butch” Gutzmer; great-great uncles, Eugene Anderson and Curtis Neubauer; great-great grandparents, Henry & Marie Anderson and Albert and Doris Wichael; great grandpa, Eugene Fuher; great-great...
Mae L. Haugen
Feb 18, 2015
Mae L. Haugen, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, just three weeks after the death of her beloved husband of 65 years, Harold. Both resided at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Mae Louise Norgren was born February 2, 1926 in Elizabeth, Minnesota to Elof and Anna (Scheffler) Norgren. On August 12, 1949 she was united...
Mary Lou Maack
Feb 18, 2015
Mary Lou Maack, 82, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Elizabeth, Minnesota, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Mary Lou was born on April 23, 1932, the daughter of Fredrick and Edna (Hanson) Griepentrog of Pelican Rapids. She was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church of Elizabeth, Minnesota by Reverend Geo Grabarkewitz. She was confirmed...
Birdie M. Whipps
Feb 17, 2015
Birdie M. Whipps, 87, a resident of Dalton, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born May 2, 1927, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Martin J. and Helena Othelia (Bluhm) Blikstad. She was born on her grandmother, Emma Bluhm’s birthday, so they always celebrated together. She was baptized by her uncle Reverend...
Elizabeth "Betty" M. Schmitz
Feb 16, 2015
Elizabeth “Betty” Schmitz, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died Monday, February 16, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, Pioneer caregivers and under the care of Lakeland Hospice, at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls. Elizabeth Mary was born September 17, 1930 in Buffalo, North Dakota, the daughter of Paul and Esther (Paulson) Wichman. Betty attended Buffalo...
Norman L. Long
Feb 16, 2015
Norman L. Long, 84, resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Heilberger Lake, passed away at his home on Monday, February 16, 2015. He was born in Fergus Falls on October 21, 1930, the son of Erwin Long and Emma (Peterson) Long. He attended school in Fergus Falls, and worked for North Star Dairy driving a truck. Later in life he...
Reverend Berton Reuben Hushagen
Feb 16, 2015
Berton died unexpectedly on February 16, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN. He was a child of God, a pastor, counselor, farmer, thinker, poet, writer and perpetual whistler. Born to Anton and Nora (nee Odegaard) Hushagen in Erskine, MN on January 30, 1928. Baptized and confirmed in Grace Lutheran Church. Grew up on farms in Erskine and...
Ruth Ann Luhman
Feb 15, 2015
Ruth A. Luhman, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 15, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Ruth was born on April 3, 1933 in Lake City, Minnesota, the daughter of Gust and Anna (Wiebusch) Bartels. She was baptized on April 23, 1933 and confirmed on April 14, 1946. On November 29, 1954, she married Donald Luhman at Trinity...
Mae I. Moe
Feb 11, 2015
Mae I. Moe, 97, a resident of Des Moines, IA, formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines, IA. Mae was born on October 22, 1917, near Rothsay, MN, to Carl and Marie (Rude) Stras. She attended District 127 and Rothsay Public School, graduating in 1935 from Fergus Falls High School. In 1937...
N. Jeanne Narum
Feb 10, 2015
N. Jeanne Narum, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on July 22, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of Tom and Norma (Sandbeck) Johnson. Jeanne attended Duluth East High School graduating in 1951. Jeanne worked in the corporate world as a secretary at Honeywell and...
Cindy K Dean
Feb 7, 2015
Cindy K. Dean, 57, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 7, 2015, following a nearly four year bravely fought battle with ovarian cancer. She was able to spend the last month of her life at home with the support of Lakeland Hospice. She died at her home surrounded by her family. Cindy was born on June 2, 1957, in Fergus...
Hilbert "Bert" Thompson
Feb 7, 2015
Hilbert “Bert” Thompson, 103, departed this life on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He had been a resident of the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls since May 2009. Hilbert Leonard Thompson, born October 25, 1911, was the son of Tom J. and Gina Oian (Johnson) Thompson in Aurdal Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota....
Michael George Zender
Feb 6, 2015
Michael George Zender, 62, of Fergus Falls died peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2015, at his home, as a result of his long term medical condition. Michael was the 2nd of 8 children, born to George and Phyllis (Strand) Zender on the 30th of December 1952 in Tracy, MN. The Zender family moved to Fergus Falls in 1962, where he...
Vanessa Braun
Feb 4, 2015
Vanessa Braun, 57, a resident of Underwood, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, February 4, 2015 after a nearly year long journey living with Cholangiocarcinoma. She was the oldest of 7 children of Leo Braun and Norine Erway, both of Underwood. She was born July 31, 1957 in Coudersport, PA. She attended elementary school at St. Mary’s Catholic School of...
Donna M. Olson
Feb 3, 2015
Donna M. Olson, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born March 7, 1930 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Richard and Gina (Wick) Stein. Donna was a housewife most of her life, who loved to devote her time to her family. She loved to cook for...
Virginia E. Obowa
Feb 2, 2015
Virginia E. Obowa, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. She was born on September 26, 1920 on the farm in Maine Township, Otter Tail County, the daughter of Joseph and Maria (Fabri) Zamani. She was baptized and confirmed at St. James Catholic Church in Maine, MN by Bishop Bartholomew...
Neil P. Hunter
Feb 1, 2015
Neil P. Hunter, 69, a resident of Erhard, died Sunday, February 01, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1945 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Kenneth and Iris (Jones) Hunter. He attended Underwood High School, graduating in 1963. On July 22, 2004 he was united in marriage to Virginia “Ginny” Boese in Sisseton, SD. Neil...
James "Jim" A. Lundquist
Jan 30, 2015
James A. (Jim) Lundquist, 81, Henning, MN, died Friday morning, January 30, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was at Ave Maria Village under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley in Jamestown, ND. Jim Lundquist was born December 15, 1933 in Clarissa, MN to Reno and Sylvia (Hayenga) Lundquist. He graduated from the Clarissa High...
April L. Zentgraf
Jan 29, 2015
April Lynn Zentgraf, 58, of Fergus Falls, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview in Minneapolis after a courageous battle with leukemia. April was born March 28, 1956, in Wheaton, MN, the daughter of Kenneth and Fay (Cardwell) Webster. She was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Wheaton, MN. She...
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