Obituaries

Frank Larson Sr.

Frank Larson Sr.

May 9, 2014

Frank Larson Sr., 60, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at Sanford Healthcare Center in Fargo, ND. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Don M. Harmon

Don M. Harmon

May 8, 2014

Don M. Harmon, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, May 08, 2014 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born August 10, 1929 in Scobey, MT to Floyd and Rachel (Helton) Harmon Sorensen. He was baptized and confirmed in Scobey, MT. Don attended college at UND for a career in Electrical Engineering and graduated in 1967. Don enlisted...

Margaret J. Sund

Margaret J. Sund

May 6, 2014

Margaret Sund, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. Margaret was born on May 18, 1925 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Martin and Clara (Nordlee) Staff. She grew up in Fergus Falls and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She also attended school...

David Thompson

David Thompson

May 5, 2014

David Thompson, 66, formerly of Underwood, died Monday, May 05, 2014, at his home in Moorhead. He was born January 6, 1948, in Fergus Falls, the son of John and Mabel (Danielson) Thompson. He grew up in Underwood and graduated from Underwood High School in 1966. Following high school he attended Fergus Falls Community College. After college, he worked for...

Evelyn Marquardt

Evelyn Marquardt

May 5, 2014

Evelyn Lena Marquardt, of Rothsay, MN, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, MN, at the age of 92. Evelyn was born on September 17, 1921, to Otto and Jennie (Fuchs) Kumm in Glyndon, MN. Her family then moved to rural Fergus Falls where she attended rural school in Carlisle, MN. On May...

Lucile E Larson

Lucile E Larson

May 4, 2014

Lucile E. Larson, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Woodland Lodge, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born April 26, 1922, in Oakes, ND, the daughter of Walter and Louise (Nielsen) Shafer. She attended Riverdale School and graduated from Oakes State High School in 1940. Lucile started her teacher’s training at Moorhead State Teachers College and finished...

Jessie A. Heyen

Jessie A. Heyen

May 3, 2014

Jessie A. Heyen, 84, lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Eden Prairie, MN from complications of a stroke. Jessie was born June 16, 1929, in Fergus Falls, MN, the first child of Aldon and Alvina (Cookman) Rix. She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School. On November 14,...

Vernon C. Johnson

Vernon C. Johnson

Apr 26, 2014

Vernon Clark Johnson (Vernie), 82, died suddenly on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at his home in Fergus Falls. He was born in Ryder, ND on March 11, 1932 and was the son of Morris and Evelyn Johnson. The family moved to Fergus Falls when he was a young boy. He was the oldest of five children. He attended Fergus Falls...

Gladys Kugler

Gladys Kugler

Apr 24, 2014

Gladys Kugler, 90, of rural Erhard, peacefully went home to her Lord, Thursday, April 24. 2014, at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born February 12, 1924, in Friberg Township, to Abner and Sophia (Clambey) Davidson. She always shared the story of how her mother Sophia ended up delivering her at home alone while Abner rushed to get...

Marion A. Johnson

Marion A. Johnson

Apr 24, 2014

Marion Amelia Johnson, 84, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Marion was born January 24, 1930 in Fergus Falls, MN to Robert and Bernice (Junkin) Norman. She was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Marion attended Fergus Falls schools and began nurses training at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, residing...

Patricia L Lundburg

Patricia L Lundburg

Apr 22, 2014

Patricia L. Lundburg, 76, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Patricia was born on September 30, 1937 in Marion, Ohio to Robert and Lauretta (Bevis) Wintermute. On January 23, 1960 she married Kenneth A. Lundburg, Sr in Fresno, California. She focused her time as a stay at home mom,...

Justin M Lerbakken

Justin M Lerbakken

Apr 21, 2014

Justin Melvin Lerbakken (95) of rural Rothsay passed away Monday, April 21st at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND surrounded by his family. He was born to Anton and Bertha (Hanakamb) Lerbakken on February 5, 1919 on the family farm in Oscar Township near Rothsay. He grew up on the farm and attended District #61 country school and graduated from...

Norman Fjestad

Norman Fjestad

Apr 19, 2014

Norman “Norm” Fjestad, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. He was born December 26, 1919, in rural Carlisle, on the original family homestead, the son of Theodore and Alice (Petterson) Fjestad. He attended grade school in Carlisle and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1937. Norm graduated from the...

Allan Lloyd Kjos

Allan Lloyd Kjos

Apr 18, 2014

Allan L. Kjos, 74, a former resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday April 18, 2014, at his home in Shakopee, under the care of Hospice and his loving family, following a battle with lung cancer. He was born May 21, 1939, in Mahnomen, the son of Lloyd and Nora (Wang) Kjos. He grew up in Mahnomen, and graduated from Mahnomen...

Clayton T Hanson

Clayton T Hanson

Apr 17, 2014

Clayton Truman Hanson, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. Clayton was born June 14, 1927 in Underwood, MN to Herman B. and Clara (Enemark) Hanson. He was baptized in Underwood, MN and grew up in Dehli, MN, attending school and was confirmed at Rock Dell Lutheran Church, in...

Gladys Kastella

Gladys Kastella

Apr 7, 2014

Gladys Kastella, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. She was born October 4, 1918, in rural Wendell, Grant County, Minnesota, the daughter of Martin and Emily (Holte) Kastella. She grew up in Stony Brook Township, of Grant County and attended rural school District 12. She graduated from Elbow Lake High...

Claudia Amborg Backen

Claudia Amborg Backen

Apr 6, 2014

Claudia Amborg Backen, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Claudia was born September 24, 1945 in Detroit Lakes, to Leonard Oliver and Ida Cecilia (Dalager) Skunberg. She lived the first three years of her life in Pelican Rapids, before moving southwest of Erhard to Sunnyside Farm. She grew...

Chester Holden

Chester Holden

Apr 6, 2014

Chester “Chet” Holden, 84, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Minnesota Veterans Home. Chet was born to Oscar and Johanna (Engebretson) Holden on February 22, 1930. He was baptized April 6, 1930 at Vang Lutheran Church and confirmed on May 28, 1944 at Zion Lutheran Church. He spent his life on the family farm...

Charles Eugene Carrison

Charles Eugene Carrison

Apr 4, 2014

Charles Eugene Carrison, 79, of Underwood, MN died Friday, April 4, 2014 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. Chuck was born on May 7, 1934 in Campbell, MN to Robert and Martha (Moe) Carrison. He attended and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. On November 5, 1954, Chuck married Dorene Klimek at Augustana Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls, MN....

Connie LaRie Hull

Connie LaRie Hull

Apr 4, 2014

Connie LaRie Hull, 54, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Connie was born February 19, 1960, in Brainerd, Minnesota to Harm and LaRie (Dirks) Hull. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1979 and was employed at Productive Alternatives. At the age of 12, Connie accepted the...

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