Obituaries

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...

Charles Kirchoff

Charles Kirchoff

Feb 5, 2012

Charles E. Kirchoff, 89, of Fergus Falls passed away February 5th, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was residing at the Veteran's Administration care facility in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. He was born September 11, 1922 in Cleghorn, Iowa, to Walter and Florence (Woodall) Kirchoff. During the Great Depression, Charles and his family relocated to Mesa, Arizona. They returned to Cleghorn...

Alice Aanden

Alice Aanden

Feb 4, 2012

Alice B. Aanden, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family.  Alice was born on August 26, 1929 on the family farm in rural Underwood, the daughter of Ole and Agnes (Anderson) Wold.  She grew up in rural Underwood, attending Barnhard School District #182. She was baptized and confirmed at...

Barbara Burbach

Barbara Burbach

Feb 4, 2012

Barbara Burbach, 66, a resident of Henning, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at her residence under the care of Lakeland Hospice and her family. She was born January 30, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Bernard and Dorothy (Hansen) Behrens. She grew up in the Chicago area. On May 12, 1962, she married Donald Burbach in Homewood, Illinois, and...

Eero Latvala

Eero Latvala

Feb 4, 2012

Eero J. Latvala, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Heritage Pioneer Senior Cottage in Fergus Falls. He was born November 10, 1918 in Helsinki, Finland to Nick and Maria (Willgren) Latvala. He sailed to America at the age of five and lived in Superior, Wisconsin, New York Mills, and Calumet, Michigan. Eero was...

Arnold Dietman

Arnold Dietman

Jan 26, 2012

Arnold C. Dietman, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born December 29, 1919, in St. Cloud, the son of Albert and Christine (Strack) Dietman. He grew up in Cold Spring, MN. On September 23, 1944, he married Vivian Lowery at the chapel at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis. While he...

Harley Jorgenson

Harley Jorgenson

Jan 26, 2012

Harley Jullin Jorgenson, 89, a resident of Erhard, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at his home. He was born March 9, 1922, the son of Erick and Clara (Ouren) Jorgenson at Erhard, Minnesota. He was baptized at South Immanuel Church and confirmed at Hedemarken Church, rural Carlisle. He attended country school by Carlisle. In October of 1942 Harley enlisted in...

Wayne Shearer

Wayne Shearer

Jan 22, 2012

Wayne Arthur Shearer, 58, a resident of Erhard, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at his home. He was born January 4, 1954, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Gerald and Jane (Whitlock) Shearer. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1972, and attended Moorhead Technical College. On March 21, 1981, he married Diane Heiden in Fergus...

Alice Fick

Alice Fick

Jan 19, 2012

Alice Mae Fick, 101, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 19, 2012, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born October 27, 1910, in Brainerd, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Priscilla (Southard) Foster. As a young child the family moved to Beach, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended country school. She...

Vernice Barsness

Vernice Barsness

Jan 14, 2012

Vernice Barsness, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. She was born March 29, 1919, in Starbuck, Minnesota, the third of four children born to Roy and Julia Skinner. Named Lucile Vernice, she always preferred her middle name. Vernice was baptized in Terrace, MN, at her grandparents home by...

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