Obituaries
JoAnne Anderson
Oct 9, 2010
JoAnne “Josie” H. Anderson, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Midwest Home Health in Fergus Falls. She was born April 24, 1936, in Rolette County, ND, the daughter of Anton “Tony” and Velva (House) Christenson. She grew up in Dunseith, ND, near the Turtle Mountains, later moving to Renton, Washington and then to Underwood, MN, where...
Murray Meyer
Oct 5, 2010
Murray Myron Meyer, 70, of Dent, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born February 26, 1940, in Perham, Minnesota, the son of Alfred J. and Yenoette B. (Wagner) Meyer. He grew up in the Dent area, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1958. He then attended the State School...
Paul Beck
Oct 4, 2010
Paul Wayne Beck, 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 4, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born August 21, 1937, in Spooner, Wisconsin, the son of Henry H. and Ida Faye (Boston) Beck. After high school, he spent the next twenty years serving our country in the U.S. Army where he traveled all...
Donald Schroeder
Sep 25, 2010
Donald W. Schroeder, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 25, 2010, at his home under the care of his family and Lakeland Hospice. He was born December 31, 1929, to George H. and Ruth (Atkinson) Schroeder on the home farm north of Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church by Reverend Walter Friedrich....
Charles Merrick
Sep 20, 2010
Charles Lee Merrick, 66, a resident of Ottertail, Minnesota, died Monday, September 20, 2010, after a brave battle with cancer, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born December 21, 1943 in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Alma (Earles) Merrick. He grew up in Maquoketa and Davenport, Iowa. Charles spent his last nine years...
Kenneth Beckman
Sep 18, 2010
Kenneth W. Beckman, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his home. He was born July 7, 1932, on the family farm near Erhard, the son of Robert “Walter” and Katherine (Bakke) Beckman. He grew up on the farm, attending school at District #17 of rural Erhard. Kenneth entered the U.S. Army, and served during...
Arlene Bordson
Sep 14, 2010
Arlene Bordson, 77 of Fergus Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. Her son, Allen, was at her side as she ended her difficult battle with cancer. Arlene was born in Fergus Falls on October 7, 1932 at the home of her grandmother. The daughter of Carl and Olga Anderson, she was...
Merle Johansen
Sep 12, 2010
Merle Eugene Johansen, 77, a resident of rural Underwood, died Sunday, September 12, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born May 2, 1933, in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, the son of Bennie and Lila (Andersen) Johansen. He was baptized and confirmed at Sverdrup Lutheran Church. He attended rural school at District #231. Merle entered...
Geraldine Nelson
Sep 11, 2010
Geraldine Nelson Geraldine Marie Nelson, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died September 11, 2010 at Lake Region Hospital. She was born on February 28, 1933, in St. Paul, the daughter of Oscar J. and Frances S. (Wiegele) Grant. She grew up in the St. Paul area and graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1951. After high school...
Monia Casper
Sep 11, 2010
Monia Marie Casper, age 84, most recently of Battle Lake, formerly of Wichita, KS, died Saturday morning, September 11, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. Services and burial will take place Friday, September 17, 2010, in Andover, KS. Survivors include Tony and Cheryl Pelaccio of Battle Lake and their family. Memorials are preferred to the Lakeland Hospice...
Edna Olsen
Sep 9, 2010
Edna Josendal Olsen, 83, died peacefully Thursday, September 9, 2010, in Fergus Falls. She was born November 2, 1926, in Northwood, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Christie (Breivold) Josendal. She graduated from Northwood High School, and then attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, before entering Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, MN, graduating in 1948. On October...
Sidney Michaelson
Sep 7, 2010
Sidney J. Michaelson, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born April 28, 1915, in Slayton, Minnesota, the son of John and Marie (Hegstad) Michealson. He began his education at Slayton Elementary School, and later attended Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1932. He was confirmed at...
Mae Youngberg
Sep 2, 2010
Mae L. Youngberg, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Mae was born on May 23, 1922 in rural Fergus Falls, the daughter of Karl and Clara (Anderson) Hanson. She married Carl Youngberg on June 6, 1942 in Fergus Falls. After their marriage, the couple purchased a farm...
Loretta Nesdahl
Sep 1, 2010
Loretta Irene Nesdahl, 72, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010, in Altamonte Springs, FL. She was born June 25, 1938, to Lawrence and Vera (Winters) Hansen in Duluth, Minnesota, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2004, coming from Ashland, Oregon. She was a bookkeeper; was the first female inducted into the Elks in Oregon and...
Lottie Kollar
Aug 31, 2010
Lottie Vivian Kollar, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at the Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls. She was born September 29, 1927, in Columbus, North Dakota, the daughter of Christian and Anna (Ruud) Runningen. She attended school in Columbus, and later Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, until she had to leave to do the cooking at home...
Robert Steiner
Aug 30, 2010
Robert “Bob” Duane Steiner, 79, a resident of Rothsay, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at his home. He was born November 8, 1930, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Charles and Alma (Wallin) Steiner of Andrea Township, rural Foxhome. He was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay. Bob attended country school, District #24, in Akron Township...
Solveig Christopherson
Aug 29, 2010
Solveig E. Christopherson, 94, a resident of River Bend Apartments in Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 29, 2010, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Solveig was born in the Yukon Territory on March 22, 1916, the youngest of five girls born in a log cabin along the Yukon River to B. Albert and Nora (Pederson) Henrikson. Solveig in Norwegian...
William Ebersviller
Aug 26, 2010
William A. “Bill” Ebersviller, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. He was born May 19, 1920, at Golden Valley, North Dakota, the son of William F. and Alwine (Fick) Ebersviller. In 1921 his family moved to Pelican Rapids where his father started a farm implement business. They...
Merelle Engebretson
Aug 25, 2010
Merelle Loretta Engebretson, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at the Shady Oaks Retreat, rural Underwood. She was born December 18, 1921, in Underwood, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred E. and Sofie M. (Ledding) Gronner. She attended school in Underwood, where she participated in sports, speech, and orchestra, graduating from high school in 1939. She then attended...
Willis Hoyt
Aug 22, 2010
Willis Hoyt, 88, of Underwood, died Sunday, August 22, 2010, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. He was born May 8, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hoyt Sr. He graduated from Stewart High School in 1939, and was enrolled in Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN until the...
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