Obituaries

Floyd Mitzel

Floyd Mitzel

Nov 20, 2011

Floyd Kenneth “Ike” Mitzel, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born July 13, 1927, on the family farm near Dwight, North Dakota, the son of William F. and Alma (Gutzmer) Mitzel. He grew up there, attending school in Wahpeton. On May 1, 1950, he married Patricia McKibben in...

Lily Wahl

Lily Wahl

Nov 19, 2011

Lily C. Wahl, 91, of Eden Prairie, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, in Minnetonka. She was born June 11, 1920, in Erhard, the daughter of Wilhelm and Florence (Perkins) Svendsgaard.  Lily grew up in Elizabeth Township, near Long Lake where she attended rural School Dist 203.  She attended Nurses Training at the Fergus Falls State Hospital. ...

JoAnna Grunewald

JoAnna Grunewald

Nov 19, 2011

JoAnna Grunewald, 68, of Dent, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. JoAnna was the third of five children born to Chet and Bessie Shiflet in the copper mining town of Morenci, Arizona, on August 21, 1943. She was raised in the small cotton farming town of Central, Arizona, that her great-grandparents helped to...

Paul Svendsgaard

Paul Svendsgaard

Nov 13, 2011

Paul David Svendsgaard, 53, of Fergus Falls, passed away at his home on November 12, 2011, due to medical complications. A lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, he graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1976. After High School, Paul worked as a printer and general contract painter for 15 years, and later worked at the Fergus Falls Daily Journal...

Heidi Helland

Heidi Helland

Nov 13, 2011

Heidi Lynn Helland, age 24, a resident of Fargo, passed away at Sanford hospital in Fargo, ND on Sunday, November 13, 2011 due to complications from pneumonia. She was born August 4, 1987 to John and Terri Helland in Fergus Falls, MN. She grew up in Fergus Falls and attended the Fergus Falls Public Schools, graduating in 2005. She received...

Gene Marty

Gene Marty

Nov 13, 2011

Gene Marty, 60, a resident at Elizabeth Country Breezes Foster Care in rural Elizabeth, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 13, 2011, at his home. Gene was born on March 28, 1951 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Leo and Margaret (Bouressa) Marty. He was born with Down’s Syndrome and lived at home with his family until he was six years...

Warren Umlauf

Warren Umlauf

Nov 12, 2011

Warren James Umaluf, 75, a resident of rural Fergus Falls died, Saturday, November 12, 2011, at his home.  Warren was born on June 9, 1936 in Fergus Falls, the son of Erwin and Irene (Block) Umlauf.  He attended District School #221 in Carlisle Township and graduated from Rothsay High School in 1954.  After high school he entered the National Guard...

Clifford Ouse

Clifford Ouse

Nov 7, 2011

Clifford M. Ouse, a resident of West Fargo, and formerly of Richville, MN died Monday, November 7, 2011, at the Palliative Care Unit at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota at the age of 81 years. Clifford Melvin Ouse was born February 5, 1930, on the family farm west of Rothsay, Minnesota. He was the son of Melvin and Celia...

E. "Bill" Casey

E. "Bill" Casey

Nov 4, 2011

Edward William “Bill” Casey, 82, a resident of Battle Lake, MN (formerly of Fergus Falls) passed away at his home on November 4, 2011. Bill was born August 2, 1929 in Chisholm Minnesota to William and Anna (Anderson) Casey. He was raised in Chisholm along with his two siblings Vivian and Helen. Bill completed his undergraduate degree at the University...

Anna McCrossin

Anna McCrossin

Oct 31, 2011

Anna J. McCrossin, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 31, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born near Edmore, North Dakota, on February 23, 1912, to Nels and Dorthea (Solvi) Nelson. Her father, Nels, passed away in 1913, so the family moved in to Edmore. She was baptized March 10, 1912, in Bethel...

Christina Steinbach

Christina Steinbach

Oct 31, 2011

Christina Marie (Rheault) Steinbach, 37, of Elizabeth, passed away peacefully at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls on Monday, October 31, 2011, after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Christina was born May 8, 1974, in Moorhead, Minnesota, the daughter of Gary Rheault and Bonnie Novacek (Richards). She spent her earlier years living near Barnesville, Minnesota, and later...

Richard Norlin

Richard Norlin

Oct 30, 2011

Richard Darrell Norlin, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born December 27, 1933, in International Falls, Minnesota, the son of Oscar and Nettie (Snustad) Norlin. The family moved to Winger shortly after. At the age of three he went to live...

Darlene King

Darlene King

Oct 30, 2011

Darlene Shogren King, age 78, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 30, 2011, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls after a brief illness. She was the widow of Bill King, deceased in 1996, and the Mother of Robert, New York, and Randy, Fergus Falls, MN. Also survived by sisters and brothers, Jeanne (Jack) Slasor, Maine; Sister-in-law Pat Shogren, Minneapolis, MN;...

Arlen Fronning

Arlen Fronning

Oct 30, 2011

Arlen Milford Fronning, 69, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 30, 2011, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. He was born August 24, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Melvin O. and Alice (Ugstad) Fronning. He grew up here in town graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1960. He later attended St. Paul Vo-Tech, graduating...

Pete Norgren

Pete Norgren

Oct 27, 2011

Pete Norgren, 64, wife of Alfred “Butch” Norgren III, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. There are no services planned at this time. Olson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Winifred Becker

Winifred Becker

Oct 27, 2011

Winifred “Winnie” Becker , 77, of Fergus Falls died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 at the Evansville Care Center in Evansville from complications of pneumonia. Winnie was born in Benson, Minnesota on April 17, 1934 to Frank and Belle (Perrizo) Fiala. She was proud to be raised in her hometown of Clontarf, Minnesota where Saint Malachy’s church, good times with family...

Reid Neuman

Reid Neuman

Oct 26, 2011

Reid Neuman, 40, a resident of Ottertail, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at his home. Reid Jason Neuman was born August 17, 1971, in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Mary (Rude) and James Neuman. His pre-school years were spent in Raymond and Fergus Falls where he had his first school experience at Claire Ann Shover Nursery School. He was baptized...

Muriel Gaines

Muriel Gaines

Oct 23, 2011

Muriel Gaines, age 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. Muriel Josephine Wold was born January 28, 1924, at home on the farm, the daughter of Edwin and Josephine (Berg) Wold. She grew up on the family farm in Sverdrup Township, near Underwood, Minnesota. She was baptized and...

Carol Peterson

Carol Peterson

Oct 22, 2011

Carol Geneva Peterson completed her earthly journey on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Lake Region Health Care in Fergus Falls, MN and is at peace in the arms of her loving Shepherd and Savior, Jesus Christ. Carol was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1918, in the big sky country of Montana about ten miles from Harlowton. Her parents, Emil...

Lyle McCormick

Lyle McCormick

Oct 20, 2011

Lyle Fredrick McCormick, 87, a resident of West Battle Lake, died Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born December 15, 1923, in Bath, South Dakota, the son of Fredrick P. and Genieve McCormick. He grew up there, graduating from Bath High School in 1941. After high school he began attending college...

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