Obituaries
Viola Thorness
Apr 27, 2012
Viola Josephine Thorness, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 27, 2012, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born February 16, 1915, in Aastad Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Emil and Anna (Sanden) Nelson. She was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church. She grew up on the family farm and attended country...
Doris Drayton
Apr 25, 2012
Doris D. Drayton, 95, of Pelican Rapids, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids. She was born June 24, 1916, in Lida Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Nanny and John Scott. Doris attended school in Lida Township. On November 15, 1941, she married Raymond Drayton. Doris resided in Lida...
Sylvia McCollough
Apr 24, 2012
Sylvia Irene McCollough, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born March 1, 1914, near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Thomas and Agnes (Bertram) Lee. She lived there until 1928 when the family moved to Fergus Falls, and she attended school at District #31 in Buse Township. Sylvia married George...
Larry Christensen
Apr 24, 2012
Larry Willis Christensen, 58, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his home under Hospice care. He was born March 8, 1954, in Fergus Falls, the son of Harris and Myrtle (Thom) Christensen. He attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1972. Larry was employed by City Bakery, National Tea Bakery, the Fergus Falls Theatre, and the City...
Fern Stras
Apr 22, 2012
Fern Ethel Stras, 81, a resident of Rothsay, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born June 27, 1930, in Elizabeth, Minnesota, the daughter of Elof and Anna Emma (Scheffler) Norgren. She was baptized on July 27, 1930, and confirmed on May 21, 1944 by Reverend G. Grabarkewitz. Fern grew up in...
Joyce Aho
Apr 21, 2012
Joyce LaVonne Aho, age 75, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at home in Fergus Falls. She was born in Becker County, Minnesota on December 2, 1936, the daughter of Charles and Erma (Kraft) Sidlo. She attended the Sebeka schools and graduated with the Class of 1955. On December 15, 1956 she married Roland E. Aho in Sebeka....
Dorothy Dohrer
Apr 14, 2012
Dorothy Myrtle Dohrer, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Elizabeth, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Dorothy was born on June 2, 1922 in Elizabeth Township, the daughter of William and Emma (Muhlenbeck) Kroll. She grew up and attended country school in Elizabeth, MN. On September 8, 1940, she was united in...
Hazel Carlson
Apr 11, 2012
Hazel Jeannette Carlson, 96, Sturgis, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the Sturgis Regional Care Center, in Sturgis, South Dakota. Hazel was born July 14, 1915, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Joseph and Anna (Bundtzen) Homes. She graduated high school at the age of sixteen in Fergus Falls and worked at Woolworth's Five and Dime. During World War II she...
Sharon Sander
Apr 10, 2012
Sharon LaVae Sander, 66, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born March 19, 1946, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Darwin and Hilda (Grewe) Williams. She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls. On November 19, 1960, she married Larry Sander in Rock...
Lorraine Mykleby
Apr 7, 2012
Lorraine Jean (Krause) Mykleby, age 87, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Dalton, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Lorraine was born November 27, 1924 in Fergus Falls. She was the daughter of Ferdinand and Hattie (Buth) Krause. Lorraine attended Madison Elementary School in Fergus Falls. In 1936 the family moved to Elizabeth Township...
Gordon Johnson
Apr 5, 2012
Gordon Arthur Johnson, 72, of Battle Lake, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born August 22, 1939, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Arthur and Lillian (Rossow) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He grew up on the family farm in Orwell Township, and...
Manley Haugen
Apr 2, 2012
Manley Arven Haugen, 82, of Clitherall, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 19, 1930, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Martin J. and Alma C. (Aarness) Haugen. He was confirmed and baptized at Pelican Valley Lutheran Church. He grew up on the family farm in Prairie View Township of...
Ayana Ayla
Mar 31, 2012
Ayana Grace and Ayla Grace Alt, twin daughters of Michael and Ann (Welle) Alt, passed peacefully in the arms of their mother on March 31, 2012. They were born at 8:57 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, and met the eyes of Jesus at 9:30 a.m. the same day. Ayana and Ayla are...
Barbara Orso
Mar 30, 2012
Barbara Orso, 58, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Foxhome Cemetery in Foxhome, Minnesota. Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls is in charge of the arrangements.
Evangeline Quam
Mar 28, 2012
Evangeline Marie Quam, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, Minnesota. She was born April 24, 1913, in Rugby, North Dakota, the daughter of Marcus A. and Hannie (Hagen) Quam. The family lived in Bottineau, ND, and Grafton, ND, before moving to Fergus Falls in 1918. Her father was the...
Kenneth Formo
Mar 26, 2012
Kenneth Elton Formo, 83, a resident of Underwood, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born November 21, 1928, Dalton, Minnesota, the son of Sam and Myrtle (Thompson) Formo. He moved to Fergus Falls when he was six years old, where he attended school. Ken worked for a time on a ranch in...
Ruth Dahlager
Mar 26, 2012
Ruth Dahlager, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born April 2, 1911, in rural Dalton, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Paulson) Erickson. As a child Ruth enjoyed going to country school with her five siblings. She worked for a time in Minneapolis before...
Nancy Lawson
Mar 21, 2012
Nancy Eleanor Lawson, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born January 6, 1914, in Ida Grove, Iowa, the daughter of George S. and Esther (Dahlberg) Lawson of English, Dutch and Swedish heritage. When Nancy was 15 months old the family moved to South Dakota where...
Michele Kjos
Mar 21, 2012
Michele C. Kjos, 43, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at the Bancroft Group Home in Fergus Falls under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born October 4, 1968, In Moorhead, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Helen (Nelson) Kjos. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. Michele graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Hattie Nerdahl
Mar 20, 2012
Hattie Amanda Nerdahl, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born June 13, 1924, at the family home in rural Henning, Minnesota, the daughter of William G. and Grace (Veer) Schrader. She grew up in the Henning area where she attended country school. She was baptized...
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