Obituaries
Alfred Fronning
Mar 28, 2011
Alfred Harold Fronning, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls at the age of 93 years. He was born July 19, 1917 on the home farm in Aastad Township, rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Ole N. and Mary (Lien) Fronning. Alfred had nine brothers and three sisters. He...
Blanche Gray
Mar 24, 2011
Blanche Agnes Gray, 101, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born December 18, 1909, in Frazee, Minnesota, the daughter of Grova and Grace (Weymouth) Botts. She graduated from Frazee High School in 1928, and attended Nurses Training at Wright Memorial Hospital...
Evelyn Hagen
Mar 23, 2011
Evelyn Martha Hagen, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls. She was born October 15, 1924, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Emil and Mathilda Borchardt. She grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On May 29, 1943 she married Wilbur Hagen...
Robert Nelson
Mar 20, 2011
Robert “Bob” Alexander Nelson, 90, born in Fergus Falls, MN on March 17, 1921, died peacefully on March 20, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. He lived fully his 90 years as a beloved husband, father and grandfather. Bob grew up on a family farm in Dane Prairie Township, where his involvement in Swan Lake Church was...
Albert Beckman
Mar 19, 2011
Albert Joseph “Bud” Beckman of Fergus Falls, formerly of Wendell, died peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by friends and family, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, MN on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Bud was born in Powers Lake, ND on June 28, 1917 to Bernard and Clara (Koltes) Beckman. He and Ruth Sheehy were married on April...
Reuben Ostlund
Mar 18, 2011
Reuben V. Ostlund, 88, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rothsay, died Friday, March 18, 2011 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Reuben was born on the family farm near Rothsay on December 9, 1922, the son of Ole and Anna (Rudh) Ostlund. He attended country school, District No. 82. Reuben was a life-long member of Hamar Lutheran Church and...
Idella Svendsgaard
Mar 15, 2011
Idella Mae Svendsgaard, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born August 7, 1930, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry and Hilda (Wahl) Marquardt. She grew up near Erhard, and was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. Her family later moved to the...
Jeanette Martinson
Mar 15, 2011
Jeanette Martinson, age 85, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Wayne Hagen, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Dave Berg presiding. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,...
Jerome Pederson
Mar 15, 2011
Jerome Philip Pederson, 76, a resident of Reston, Virginia and formerly of Underwood, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Virginia. He was born August 8, 1934, in Underwood, Minnesota, the son of Dr. Philip and Lydia Pederson. He grew up in the area, graduating from Underwood High School in 1952. He then attended the University of Minnesota where he studied...
Roger Simmer
Mar 15, 2011
Roger Allan Simmer, 65, a resident of Rothsay, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, after a battle with cancer at the Fargo VA Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born December 14, 1945, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Roquell “Kell” and Florence (Danielson) Simmer. He grew up on the family farm near Rothsay. Roger graduated from...
Agnes Hagen
Mar 15, 2011
Agnes Hagen, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the age of 105 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Agnes (Aas) Hagen was born March 14, 1906, in Aurdal Township near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Anna (Olson) Aas. Agnes was the second to the youngest child of fifteen children. She attended...
Rita Hoglund
Mar 14, 2011
Rita Susan Hoglund, 65, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at her residence in Fergus Falls. She was born December 13, 1945, in Prince George’s Co., Maryland, the daughter of Elmer F. and Rita R. (Schwalen) Hoglund. She lived with her parents and sisters in College Park until she was seven years old when she entered...
Luella Schiller
Mar 14, 2011
Luella Schiller, 85, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at her son’s home in Hopkins, Minnesota on Monday, March 14, 2011. Luella Mae Lemke was born January 31, 1926, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Otto and Agnes (Odland) Lemke. She was baptized and confirmed in a rural Lutheran church and attended Fergus Falls schools. On September 13, 1951, she...
Helen Grimm
Mar 14, 2011
Helen Eleanor Grimm, 88, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Elim Care Center in Fargo, North Dakota, where she had resided since January. She was surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born on the family farm near Carlisle, Minnesota, on December 10, 1922, the daughter of Ole N. and Lena (Sletvold) Nelson. She grew up...
Arthur Nelson
Mar 14, 2011
Arthur Oliver Nelson, 93, a resident of Underwood, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. He was born on March 23, 1917, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the only child of Arne and Ingrid (Olson) Nelson. He grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating from high school in 1935. He worked for the...
Leasha Hoff
Mar 7, 2011
Leasha Renae Hoff, 14, a resident of Dalton, died Monday, March 7, 2011, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born April 5, 1996, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Troy and Glenda (Schmidt) Hoff. She grew up on their farm north of Dalton on Fossan Lake, attending Underwood School where she was presently in the ninth...
Marie Troupe
Mar 7, 2011
Marie (Mrs. Tom) Troupe, 89, died Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born August 5, 1921, in Germany to Frank and Marie (Maciej) Kampa. She immigrated to the United States in 1927 with her family, settling in Holdingford, MN. On January 18, 1947, she married Thomas Troupe in Minneapolis. Marie worked for...
Lillian Lindstrom
Mar 6, 2011
Lillian Adeline Lindstrom, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born July 8, 1924, in Hazelton Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, the daughter of Axel and Carrie (Ristad) Anderson. She was baptized at Bronson in Kittson County, and confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Thompson Township...
Justin Fiedler
Mar 5, 2011
Justin Patrick Fiedler, 21, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He was born June 29, 1989, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Robert and Julie Ann (Synstelien) Fiedler. He attended grade school at Adams School, and then attended Fergus Falls Senior High School. Justin was a beautiful person...
Nikki Strong
Mar 5, 2011
Nikki J. Strong, 71, of Richville, MN, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. A memorial service will be held in her honor in Plattsmouth, Nebraska at a later date. Arrangements by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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