Obituaries
Dennis Thompson
Oct 5, 2011
Dennis Thompson, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at his home. He was born on November 22, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Guy and Alice (Thorson) Thompson and grew up on a farm in St. Olaf Township, rural Dalton. He attended rural school District 4, Morris Ag School and graduated from Ashby High School...
Lillian Ringstrom
Oct 2, 2011
Lillian Margaretha Ringstrom, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born January 16, 1929, in Starkweather, North Dakota, the daughter of Knute and Margaret (Thiessen) Olsen. She attended country school in Cato Township, and then Devils Lake High School, graduating in 1947. She earned her...
Marian Evjen
Oct 1, 2011
Marian Clara Evjen, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born September 12, 1930 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the daughter of Leo and Viola (Bentzin) Dominick. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1948, and then attended the University of North Dakota, receiving degrees...
Evelyn Larson
Sep 30, 2011
Evelyn O. Larson, age 99, a resident of PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Evie was born June 16, 1912, at Granite Falls, Minnesota. She was one of three children born to Sever and Tomina (Lauve) Enstad. She graduated from Granite Falls High School and trained as a dental assistant....
Eleanor Christopherson
Sep 29, 2011
Eleanor L. Christopherson, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 29, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Eleanor was born on August 24, 1917, in Erhard, Minnesota, the daughter of Oscar and Esther (Knobel) Fossen. She grew up near Erhard and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. On June 1, 1941 she married Earl...
Pauline Stowman
Sep 27, 2011
Mary Pauline Stowman, 90, a resident of Rothsay, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born December 18, 1920, in a sod house in Perkins County near Sorum, South Dakota, the daughter of homesteaders Christian M. and Ida (Lowe) Sorum. She was raised on the farm, riding horseback to grade school. She attended...
Robert Stock
Sep 27, 2011
Robert Arnold Stock, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, in rural Fergus Falls. He was born June 20, 1940, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Arnold and Florence (Schreiber) Stock. He grew up on the farm in Western Township, attending school at School District #49, and the “West Central School of Agriculture” in Morris,...
Lois Thiel
Sep 25, 2011
Lois Elaine Thiel, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born September 21, 1925, at the family resort on Otter Tail Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Max and Martha (Brandt) Starin. She grew up at the resort, and attended school at District #45, and then...
Gerald Richter
Sep 24, 2011
Gerald Dale Richter, 69, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born May 14, 1942, in Gary, Indiana, the son of Otto and Corinne (Boen) Richter. He grew up in Aurdal Township. He attended school at Districts #12, #247, Underwood, and Morris. While in school he played...
Frank Groby
Sep 24, 2011
Frank Groby, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. There are no services planned at this time.
Delores Durner
Sep 23, 2011
Delores Ann Durner, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 23, 2011, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Delores was born to Adolph and Alma (Wengren) Harthun on April 24, 1922, in Dane Prairie Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls....
Naomi Johnson
Sep 21, 2011
Naomi F. Johnson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born July 21, 1921, in Nidaros Township near Vining, Minnesota, the daughter of Martin E. and Gunda (Moen) Floen. She grew up on the farm, attending country school there. As a young woman she moved...
Jeanette Olson
Sep 21, 2011
Jeanette Anna Olson, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born January 12, 1918, in Orwell Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Ellis and Mathilda (Kuhlman) Bergtoll. At the age of two her mother died and she was raised by Henry and...
Maureen Fogard
Sep 21, 2011
Maureen Patricia Fogard went to be with her Lord in the early hours of September 21st, 2011 at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. As she slept He gently took her Home. Maureen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on August 20, 1944. Her birth mother was Mary Booi (O’Connell). She spent her first ten years in an...
Alva Kielmeyer
Sep 16, 2011
Alva Cornelle Kielmeyer, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Concordia Nursing and Rehab Center in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She was born August 22, 1915, in Kilbourn, Wisconsin, (now called Wisconsin Dells), the daughter of Helmer and Florence (Lecy) Hanson. She was baptized in the Wisconsin Lutheran Church. At the age of seven she...
Gladys Trites
Sep 14, 2011
Gladys Mary “GM” Trites, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at her home. Gladys was born on March 4, 1934, on the family farm in Maine Township, rural Underwood, Minnesota, to Van and Gladys (Shepley) Trites. She grew up in rural Erhard and graduated from Underwood High School in 1951. Gladys worked for Northwestern...
James Mesna
Sep 12, 2011
James Mahlon “Jim” Mesna, 70, of rural Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born November 20, 1940, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of James E. and Ella M. (Samuelson) Mesna. He grew up and attended school in Pelican Rapids. He served in the U.S. Army, and was stationed in...
Hazel Carter
Sep 11, 2011
Hazel Carter, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 11, 2011, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. A family graveside service was held on Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis with Chaplain Harry Olson officiating. Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Piper
Sep 10, 2011
Helen Rose Piper, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 10, 2011, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born October 3, 1921, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Lawrence and Dora (Bongard) Merchant. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, James Piper; three sisters: Florence, Stella and Lorraine; and two brothers, Lawrence...
Ruth Boe
Sep 6, 2011
Ruth Marian Boe, 85, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011, surrounded by family at PioneerCare Nursing Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born September 17, 1925, in Nashua, the daughter of John and Laura Steen. Ruth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1947, and taught high school literature in the Red Wing, Minnesota...
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