Obituaries
Kirk W. Purdy
Feb 1, 2014
Kirk W. Purdy, 54, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. Graveside services with Military Honors, will be held on Friday, February 7, 2014, at 12 PM at Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Tracy L. Thompson
Jan 30, 2014
Tracy L. Thompson, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Broen Memorial Home. He was born on February 28, 1917 in Whitetail, Montana, the only child of George and Ragnild (Uthuse) Thompson. At the age of three, his mother died as the result of an accident and a year later,...
Douglas Everhart
Jan 22, 2014
Douglas LeRoy Everhart, 73, of Erhard, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at his home in rural Erhard, MN. Douglas was born March 13, 1940 in Ponsford, Minnesota to Kenneth and Evelyn (Triggs) Everhart. He grew up in Park Rapids, graduating from high school in the class of 1958. He enjoyed swimming, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He worked...
Vernon H. Rollag
Jan 16, 2014
Vernon H. Rollag, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 16, 2014, at his home. He was born March 14, 1920, in Grygla, Minnesota of Marshall County, the son of Andrew and Alma (Halverson) Rollag. When he was ten, his family purchased a farm in Maine Towsnship, rural Underwood. He grew up and attended country school in Maine...
C. Arthur "Art" Fosse
Jan 16, 2014
Clarence Arthur “Art” Fosse, 96, a resident of Rothsay, died Thursday, January 16, 2014, at the VA Hospital in Fargo. He was born on March 4, 1917, in rural Carlisle, to Carl and Sigrid (Fetvedt Hagen) Fosse. He was baptized and confirmed (in Norwegian) at Hedemarken Lutheran Church and maintained ties to his home church throughout his life. At the...
Jerry D. Hess
Jan 16, 2014
Jerry D. Hess 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN lost his battle with Amyloidosis, on January 16, 2014 at Lake Region Health Care, surrounded by his family; from the hands of his girls to the arms of Jesus. He was born January 18, 1937 at Wheaton, MN, the son of Nick and Gladys (Hald) Hess. He grew up on...
Luther Grotte
Jan 14, 2014
Luther Orlin Grotte, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Luther was born April 11, 1925 to Christian and Selma (Haugen) Grotte in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith. Luther attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1943 from Washington High School. On July...
Curtis A. Brill
Jan 13, 2014
Curtis Brill, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of New York Mills, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Curtis Anton Brill was born on June 11, 1924 in Newton Township, Otter Tail County, the oldest of eight children born to Cela Arthur and Mabel Jane (Welter) Brill. Curtis attended country school through...
Thora O. Anderson
Jan 12, 2014
Thora O. Anderson, 98, of Fergus Falls, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Thora was born November 21, 1915, the fifth of seven children, to Ole and Theoline Torvick in New England, North Dakota. At an early age, the family moved back to Moose Lake,...
Gary A. Seeck
Jan 12, 2014
Gary Allen Seeck, 66, a resident of Erhard, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Fargo. Gary was born on June 16, 1947 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Arthur and Alice (Hanson) Seeck. He lived in Battle Lake and moved to Fergus Falls when he was 7 years old. He attended school in Fergus...
Harvey O. Brause
Jan 9, 2014
Harvey O. Brause, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 09, 2014 at the Broen Memorial Home. Harvey was born on January 31, 1928 in Western Township, the son of Harvey and Margaret (Floden) Brause. He grew up in Western Township and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. In April of 1946 he entered the United States Army...
Beth M. Sweere
Jan 8, 2014
Beth Sweere, 56, a resident of Battle Lake, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at her home. Per her wishes, no services are planned.
Donna Thunselle
Jan 6, 2014
Donna Thunselle, 73, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 6, 2014, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born on August 14, 1940 in Gary, Indiana to Otto and Corinne (Boen) Richter. At the age of four, she moved with her family to the Underwood area where she grew up on the family farm by Norway Lake. She...
Corrine Molter
Jan 4, 2014
Corrine Leone Molter, 80, a resident of Hospitality House, Dayton Hollow, rural Fergus Falls, was welcomed by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into her heavenly home on Saturday, January 4, 2014. Corrine was born June 10, 1933. She was the loving daughter of Harry C. and Nelsena (Johnson) Olson of Fergus Falls. At the age of eight, by the...
Harriet J. Backstrom
Jan 3, 2014
Harriet J. Backstrom, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 3, 2014, at the Broen Memorial Home. Harriet Janet was born on September 24, 1926, in Maplewood Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold and Julia (Moen) Nodsle. She attended school District #161 and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1944. After high school,...
Victoria Landreth-Stevens
Jan 3, 2014
Victoria L. Landreth Stevens, 50, of Rothsay, died Friday, January 3, 2014, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls. She was born to Russell and Sharon (Heacock) Landreth on March 6, 1963 in Olivia, Minnesota. Victoria grew up in Olivia and moved to Glenco her senior year, graduating from Glenco High School in 1981. She attended Ridgewater College in Willmar, and...
Richard S. Leitch
Dec 30, 2013
Richard S. Leitch, 83, a resident of Battle Lake, died Monday, December 30, 2013, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. He was born to Stanley and Thelma (Sletner) Leitch on July 26, 1930 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized August 18, 1979. Richard attended elementary school at the Leitch School House in Underwood, Minnesota. In 1947 Richard joined...
Wesley Haave
Dec 27, 2013
Wesley Haave, age 84, of Fergus Falls, died, Friday, December 27, 2013, at his home. He was born to Andrew and Martha (Harthun) Haave on March 18, 1929, at his family’s log cabin in Aastad Township. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1947. On June 9, 1972, Wesley married Myrtle Shirley Johnson in Sisseton, South Dakota. Wesley farmed...
Russell F. Johnson
Dec 26, 2013
Russell F. Johnson, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls. He was born to Fredolph and Dorothy (Sederberg) Johnson on May 18, 1948, in Braham, Minnesota. Russell attended Cambridge High School, graduating in 1966. He then attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis, graduating with a Computer Science Degree. On August 28, 1971, he...
Esther Lillian Ugstad
Dec 25, 2013
Esther Lillian Ugstad, 93, died Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. She was born on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1920, in Aastad Township, rural Fergus Falls, to Hans and Hilda (Ongstad) Bergerud. Being born on Easter Sunday, her family named her after the Easter Lilly. Her 90th birthday in 2010, marked only the fourth time her...
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