Obituaries
David Schafer
Jul 24, 2011
David Wesley Schafer, 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born June 2, 1938, in Renville, Minnesota, the son of Willard and Hazel (Willoughby) Schafer. He attended school in Renville, graduating from Renville High School in 1956. He then attended St. Cloud State University for two...
Helen Kvale
Jul 23, 2011
Helen Armin Peterson Kvale, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls at the age of 97. She was born June 7, 1914, on the home farm in Buse Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew and Emma (Setterlund) Peterson. She was married to Alvin Kvale...
Mildred Meyer
Jul 20, 2011
Mildred Bernice Meyer, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. She was born July 9, 1924, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Alvin C. and Helen (Nelson) Tollefson. She grew up in Dane Prairie Township, and graduated from Underwood High School in 1943. She worked for City Bakery,...
Alice Gronseth
Jul 16, 2011
Alice Gronseth, age 90, of Fergus Falls and formerly of Rothsay and Edinburg, Texas, died Saturday, July 16, 2011 surrounded by her family at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. Alice Evelyn Gronseth was born September 28, 1920 at her parents’ home in Akron Township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, the daughter of Anton and Anna (Ronningen) Amundson. Alice grew up on...
Eugene Balken
Jul 12, 2011
Eugene Lee “Gene” Balken, 61, a resident of Rothsay, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at home with his daughters and loved ones by his side. Gene was born on June 30, 1950, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Roy and Ione (Lein) Balken. He graduated from Rothsay High School in 1969. He attended Moorhead State University of Minnesota, earning...
Stella Olson
Jul 12, 2011
Stella Ailene Olson, 95, a resident of Minneapolis and formerly of Underwood, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Augustana Care Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born September 14, 1915, on the home farm near Underwood, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward K. and Lena (Bjornstad) Olson. She attended country school at Rural District #231, and then the Underwood High...
Charles Lehn
Jul 9, 2011
Charles Albert Lehn, 77, a resident of Rothsay, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at his home under the care of Riveredge Hospice of Breckenridge. He was born April 8, 1934, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Peter and Gladys (Melkert) Lehn. He grew up in Erhard, attending school in Pelican Rapids. He served in the U.S. Army from...
Stanley Toso
Jul 9, 2011
Stanley J. Toso, 57, a resident of Rothsay, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Stanley was born on March 22, 1954 in Pelican Rapids, the son of Jerome and Joy (Hammer) Toso. He graduated from Rothsay High School in 1972 and then attended Detroit Lakes Technical School. On November 15, 1975 he married Deb Anderson...
Gary Wechel
Jul 7, 2011
Gary Richard Van Wechel, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born on March 14, 1930 on a farmstead in Wilkin County, the son of Frank and Martha (Weyhrauch) Van Wechel. He attended country grade school in Wilkin County and graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Elaine Zilmer
Jul 7, 2011
Elaine Eunice Zilmer, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. She was born March 2, 1926, in Wahkon, Minnesota, the daughter of Knute W. and Mayme (Dahlstrom) Anderson. She grew up in Wahkon where she attended elementary school, and then attended Isle High School,...
Germaine Wieser-Olsen
Jul 7, 2011
On July 7, 2011 Germaine Wieser-Olsen died at the Shady Oak Group Home from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Maine Presbyterian Church, 30761 County HWY 45, Underwood, Minnesota. Germaine donated her body to science so there will be no visitation or burial service. Germaine was born in...
Gene Ness
Jul 3, 2011
Gene Nelson Ness, age 90, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, surrounded by his family. Gene was born on May 6, 1921 in Boyd, MN the son of Bennie and Jesse (Nelson) Ness. He grew up and attended school in Boyd graduating with the High School Class of 1939. During...
Alice Olson
Jul 1, 2011
Alice Mae Olson, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born November 27, 1926, in Lake Lillian, MN, the daughter of Sam and Mabel (Moen) Gilberts. She grew up on the farm, attending country school through the 8th grade. On November 10, 1945 she married Harold Olson...
Mary Enderle
Jul 1, 2011
Mary Lou Enderle, age 80, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on Friday July 1, 2011 surrounded by her family at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. She was born on July 12, 1930 in Fergus Falls the daughter of Joseph and Hallie (Carter) Aldrich. Mary Lou was baptized and confirmed in Tintah and attended school in Campbell-Tintah. On April...
Mary Pletta
Jun 27, 2011
Mary “Rita” Pletta, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born July 14, 1926, in Adams, Wisconsin, the daughter of Anthony and Gertrude (Gavinski) Graykowski. She graduated from the Adams-Friendship High School, and then attended Marquette University, receiving a Dental Hygiene Associate Degree. On April 3, 1948, she...
Demytra Schroeder
Jun 25, 2011
Demytra Anyen “Met” Schroeder, 59, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born October 12, 1951, in Mora, Minnesota, the daughter of Forrest and Genevie (Miller) Smith. She grew up in Hinckley where she attended school, graduating from Hinckley High School in 1969. On January 3, 1970,...
Stanley Anderson
Jun 22, 2011
Stanley Carl Anderson, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born December 1, 1929, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Benny and Inga M. (Olson) Anderson. He attended school in Fergus Falls. He worked as an auto mechanic at the Log Cabin Service Station from 1946...
Rickie Brown
Jun 21, 2011
Rickie Wayne Brown, 62, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born March 28, 1949, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Ronald W. and Jeanette E. (Synstelien) Brown. He attended elementary school at Agnes Lynne Elementary in Elbow Lake, and then Elbow Lake High School. Rick worked at...
June Sonstebo
Jun 18, 2011
June Henrietta Sonstebo, age 85, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Underwood, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the PoineerCare in Fergus Falls. June was born on June 23, 1925, in Dalton, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Gunda (Spitsberg) Synstelien. She grew up and attended school in Dalton, and then Fergus Falls High School, graduating with the class of 1943....
Evelyn Gillaspey
Jun 18, 2011
Evelyn Marie Gillaspey, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born July 13, 1924, in Proctor, Minnesota, the daughter of Edgar and Hilda (Carow) Albert. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Nashua, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in Nashua, and...
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