Obituaries
Orlin W. Island
Apr 21, 2013
Orlin W. Island, 91, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, Minnesota. He was born June 26, 1921 on the home place just outside of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the son of Louis and Alma (Christopherson) Island. He grew up and went to school helping on the farm. On November 3, 1943, he...
Arlone Lee
Apr 21, 2013
Arlone Joan Lee, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born April 11, 1933, in Casselton, North Dakota, the daughter of Clarence and Esther (Grabow) Schmidt. She grew up there, graduating from Casselton High School. On April 13, 1952, she married Wesley Lee in Pelican Rapids. They relocated to...
Kathryn Edman
Apr 17, 2013
Kathryn Leone Edman, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born October 2, 1921, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the daughter of Leo M. and Gerda (Anderson) Squires. As a young girl the family moved to Fergus Falls where she graduated from high school. On October 22, 1942 she married Edgar...
Irene Meis
Apr 16, 2013
Irene Lucille Meis, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born October 29, 1936, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur and Palma (Rovang) Erlandson. She grew up in rural Fergus Falls where she attended rural school in the Bergerud District #1447, and then the West...
Shirlee Olson
Apr 15, 2013
Shirlee J. Knutson Bergquist Olson Shirlee Jean Olson, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Pioneer Suites in Fergus Falls. She was born December 30, 1930, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Louis and Mabel (Boe) Knutson. She grew up in Fergus Falls where she attended school. She married Albert W. Bergquist on August...
Lloyd Wickstrom
Apr 15, 2013
Lloyd George Wickstrom, 93, formerly of Roseville, Minnesota, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Pioneer Suites in Fergus Falls. He was born February 20, 1920, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Albin and Delia (Bellman) Wickstrom. On October 9, 1947, he married Virginia Lensing and they made their home in Lauderdale, Minnesota. Lloyd was a landscape architect, working for most...
Donovan Esterdahl
Apr 15, 2013
Donovan J. Esterdahl, 82, of Walker, Minnesota, and formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls was in charge of the arrangements.
Elroy Kenneth Jorgenson
Apr 12, 2013
Elroy Kenneth Jorgenson, 88, a resident of Rothsay, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Elroy was born on June 4, 1924 in Oscar Township, the son of Erick and Clara (Ouren) Jorgenson. He grew up on the family farm, attended school at District 122 and also helped his father on the farm. He served in the...
Arabelle Cawelti
Apr 6, 2013
Arabelle “Arly” Cawelti, 84, of rural Underwood, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at her home under the care of her daughters, granddaughters and Lakeland Hospice after a three-week illness of thyroid cancer. Arabelle (Arly) Ann Cawelti was born March 17, 1929, to Mary Isabel Martin in rural Rosholt, S.D. She lived with her mother and grandparents until her mother married...
Lucille Harry
Apr 4, 2013
Lucille B. Harry, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born July 22, 1922, at Doran, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Clara (Peterson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Vukku Lutheran Church, and grew up in the Doran-Foxhome area. On January 25, 1941, she married Lawson Oliphant...
Robert Miller
Apr 4, 2013
Robert Duane “Bob” Miller Sr., 56, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Fargo VA Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born May 1, 1956, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the son of Harry and Sarahlyn (Best) Miller. Bob and his family lived around the Breckenridge area until he was six years old. He moved with...
David Agar
Apr 2, 2013
David James Agar, 64, of Fergus Falls, passed away after a courageous battle with Cancer on Tuesday evening, April 2, 2013, at Lake Region Healthcare, surrounded by his loving family. David was born on February 26, 1949 to Dwayne “Dan” and Agnes “Peg” Agar (O’Neill). He grew up in the town of Browns Valley where he and his brothers worked...
Miranda "Mandy" Bernard
Mar 30, 2013
Miranda Kay “Mandy” Bernard, 45, of rural Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at her home. She was born October 7, 1967, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Brian Priebnow and Crystal Neuman. She attended school in Battle Lake, Minnesota. Mandy worked over the years managing local cafes, bars, and restaurants. For the past several years she was employed...
Harold Brynteson
Mar 30, 2013
Harold Brynteson, age 94, died peacefully March 30, 2013 under the care of Lakeland Hospice at the home of his daughter in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born July 24, 1918 in Chicago IL to Swedish immigrants, Hilmer and Ada Brynteson. He grew up in Chicago where he received his education. He had fond memories of spending one year in...
Dennis LeRoy Tysver
Mar 23, 2013
Dennis LeRoy Tysver, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Fergus Falls, under the care of Hospice. Dennis was born on November 13, 1941, in Sisseton, SD, the son of Vern and Arlene (Myers) Tysver. He grew up in Fergus Falls and attended Washington High School. He married Connie Raasch in November of 1960...
John "Jack" Brush
Mar 22, 2013
John “Jack” Andrew Brush, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born December 15, 1930, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the son of Harper and Mary Ethel (Dewey) Brush. The family moved to Dickinson, ND, and then Fargo, where he graduated from Sacred Heart Academy (now known as Shanley High...
Neil Gerhardson
Mar 19, 2013
Neil Alexander Ellsworth Gerhardson, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. He was born July 23, 1917 on his parents dairy farm in Aurdal Township near Fergus Falls, Minnesota; the son of Anton and Caroline (Nockleby) Gerhardson. Neil grew up on the farm putting up hay, shocking grain, threshing,...
Robert F. Risner
Mar 16, 2013
Robert “Bob” Francis Risner, 88, died on Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Alexandria. He was born on March 16, 1925, in rural Watkins (near Clear Lake, MN) to Milton Nathaniel Risner and Ruth Ann Ankeny. His first job was at the Forest City Creamery, he then enlisted in the Army in 1943, serving until 1946. Bob served during WWII where...
LaVilla "Lou" Nelson
Mar 14, 2013
LaVilla “Lou” Nelson, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at the Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls. She was born July 25, 1930, in Sverdrup Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Bertha (Albertson) Rieken. She grew up on the farm, attending country school, and then Battle Lake High School, graduating...
Sylvan P. Lien
Mar 12, 2013
Sylvan P. Lien, 80, a resident of rural Dalton, died peacefully Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at his home under the loving care of family and Lakeland Hospice. Sylvan was born on January 27, 1933 at the home of his parents Oscar T. and Mildred (Swendsrud) Lien located 5 miles northeast of Dalton. The house in which he was born was...
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