Obituaries

Barbara Ebersviller

Barbara Ebersviller

Mar 17, 2012

Barbara Jean “Bobbie” (Hanson) Ebersviller, 86, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Albert Lea, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Lake Region Health Care, Fergus Falls. Bobbie was born in Albert Lea, MN on Feb 21, 1926, the middle child of three daughters born to Russell and Helen (Pierce) Hanson. She graduated from Albert Lea High School, attended Carleton College and...

Marion Gust

Marion Gust

Mar 13, 2012

Marion Evelyn Gust, 104, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born April 29, 1907, in Clitherall Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the third of four children born to August and Bertha (Bjorness) Peterson. The family moved to a farm near Henning where she spent her growing up years....

Maryann Shores

Maryann Shores

Mar 10, 2012

Maryann Minnette Shores, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born April 16, 1922 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Robert and Catherine Mary (Page) Tolbert. Maryann attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating in 1939. After high school Maryann attended Moorhead State Technical College for...

Virginia Elliott

Virginia Elliott

Mar 10, 2012

Virginia M. “Virg” Elliott, 87, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at the Sanford Palliative Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Virginia was born April 13, 1924 in Clara City, Minnesota to Richard and Margaret Loeffler. The family moved to Fergus Falls in 1927 where she grew up and attended school. On...

Virginia Miller

Virginia Miller

Mar 9, 2012

Velva “Virginia” (Mrs. Archie) Miller, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at her home. She was born December 8, 1921, on the family farm near Marion, North Dakota, the daughter of Ingrid and Benjamin Johnson. She grew up on the farm, along with her six siblings. Following her high school graduation, she attended North Dakota...

Helmer Breeton

Helmer Breeton

Mar 6, 2012

Helmer John Breeton, 90, a resident of Underwood, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born April 6, 1921, at home in Koochiching County, Minnesota, the son of Hans and Selma (Borgen) Breeton. He grew up on the farm and attended country school. Helmer was inducted into the U. S. Army on...

Dale Larson

Dale Larson

Mar 4, 2012

Dale A. Larson, 46, a resident of rural Rothsay, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, near Rothsay as the result of an automobile accident. Dale was born on February 10, 1966 in Fergus Falls, the son of Warren and Viola (Wheeler) Larson. He graduated from Rothsay High School in 1984. After graduation he attended NDSCS and graduated in 1989 with a...

Debra Jorgenson

Debra Jorgenson

Mar 4, 2012

Debra Louise Jorgenson, 48, a resident of Rothsay, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, near Rothsay as the result of an automobile accident. She was born June 13, 1963, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Elroy and Mary Lou (Griepentrog) Maack. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Minnesota. Debbie attended school in Fergus Falls,...

Barbara Walvatne

Barbara Walvatne

Mar 2, 2012

Barbara Lynn Walvatne, 59, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on May 12, 1952, in Battle Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Abner and Rosella (Pederson) Walvatne. She grew up in the area, graduating from Ashby High School in 1971. Barb did numerous babysitting jobs for her relatives,...

Jane Molen

Jane Molen

Mar 2, 2012

Edna Jane Molen, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, went home to heaven on Friday, March 2, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Jane was born August 4, 1917, in Canton, Ohio. Her parents were Paul and Hazel (Morrow) Winger. She graduated from Johnstown High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. On August 25, 1937, she married Windsor Earl Molen in Dayton,...

Wallace Stigen

Wallace Stigen

Mar 1, 2012

Wallace M. “Wally” Stigen, 83, a resident of Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. He was born April 15, 1928, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of A. Math and Emma (Iverson) Stigen. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School. In June of...

Alice Ferguson

Alice Ferguson

Feb 29, 2012

Alice Irene “Nana” Ferguson, 95 1/2, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born August 20, 1916, at her parent’s home in Western Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Alice was the 4th of 12 children born to August and Emily (Sundberg) Anderson. She grew up and attended country school in...

Kenneth Klovstad

Kenneth Klovstad

Feb 24, 2012

Kenneth Klovstad, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 24, 2012, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by family. He was born on August 12, 1929 in Pelican Rapids to Carroll and Ruth (Bakken) Klovstad of Erhard, Minnesota. He spent his childhood years on the family farm in Maplewood. Ken married the love of his life,...

Leona Cooper

Leona Cooper

Feb 20, 2012

Leona Georgia (Schroeder) Cooper, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Leona was born April 19, 1919, to George and Ruth (Atkinson) Schroeder on the family farm north of Fergus Falls, MN. She spent her childhood on the family farm learning from her father how a...

Marian Peterson

Marian Peterson

Feb 12, 2012

Marian Lucille Peterson, 89, of Fergus Falls, went home to be with the Lord on February 12, 2012 while residing at Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead, Minnesota. Marian was the oldest of ten children born to Adolph and Emily Dyrud. She was born April 23, 1922 in Everett, Washington and baptized July 30, 1922. While still a preschooler, she moved...

Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis

Feb 11, 2012

On Saturday, February 11, 2012, Paul Kevin Dennis died as a result of a head injury sustained while serving on a missions trip in Bleck, Haiti. He was 52. Paul was born on February 28, 1959, in Blakely, Pa., to Margaret Kreidler Dennis and David William Dennis. He married Lori (Lorelei) Flom on June 26, 1982, in Kankakee, Ill. He...

Doris Schultz

Doris Schultz

Feb 8, 2012

Doris O. Schultz, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born February 7, 1926 at home in rural Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of Dovre and Olga (Wee) Hauger. She attended country school in Trondjhem Township and then lived in Rothsay while attending Rothsay High School,...

Douglas Muchow

Douglas Muchow

Feb 8, 2012

Douglas Ronald Muchow, 60, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at his residence. He was born November 22, 1951, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Ronald and Luverne (Anderson) Muchow. He grew up and graduated from school in Fergus Falls. Douglas worked for several years with the Rogers Brothers Carnival with the amusement games as...

Vernon Jensen

Vernon Jensen

Feb 8, 2012

Vernon L. Jensen, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Vernon Lewis Jensen was born on September 14, 1917 in Wildrose, ND to Carl and Sophie (Oppegard) Jensen. He moved to Fergus Falls in 1931 and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1936. After graduation he joined the Civilian...

Roger Ophus

Roger Ophus

Feb 5, 2012

Roger Harry Ophus, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born August 15, 1929, in Crookston, Minnesota, the son of Harry and Anne (Knudson) Ophus. He spent his growing up years on a farm near Erskine, Minnesota, a farm which is still in the family...

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