Obituaries

Geraldine Genzler

Geraldine Genzler

Jul 10, 2010

Geraldine Rose Genzler, 78, a resident of FergusFalls, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Broen Memorial Home in FergusFalls. She was born July 11, 1931, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Pfieffer) Gebhardt. She grew up in the Aberdeen area where she attended school. On April 19, 1949, she married Emil Genzler in Aberdeen. They...

Dorothy Zuehlsdorff

Dorothy Zuehlsdorff

Jul 8, 2010

Dorothy Viola Zuehlsdorff, 89, a resident of FergusFalls, died Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in FergusFalls. Dorothy was born in Superior, WI, on June 10, 1921, the daughter of Elmer and Rose (Norgren) Johnson. When she was 2 years old the family moved to the Elizabeth area. She attended rural schools in Elizabeth and FribergTownships and...

Elvira Batzlaff

Elvira Batzlaff

Jul 8, 2010

Elvira Freida Clara Batzlaff, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born September 5, 1916, in Dotson, Minnesota, near Springfield, the daughter of Wensel and Minnie (Tordson) Wersal.   She grew up in rural Dotson, where she attended country school. On March 14, 1937, she married Walter...

Mavis Johnsen

Mavis Johnsen

Jul 6, 2010

Mavis Marie Johnsen, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born March 12, 1923, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of William and Carrie (Jensen) Jensen. Carrie died at a young age and Mavis was raised by her stepmother, Alice Jensen. She grew up in the Underwood area...

Madalen Bergerson

Madalen Bergerson

Jul 3, 2010

Madalen Jane Bergerson, age 84, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. She was born May 27, 1926, in Manvel, North Dakota, the daughter of Walter and Rose (Murphy) Nagle. She grew up in the Manvel area, and graduated from Manvel High School in 1943. Following high school she moved to...

Jerome Nelson

Jerome Nelson

Jul 2, 2010

Jerome Ralph Nelson, 71, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 2, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. Jerry was born December 14, 1938, to Ralph & Myrtle (Hultman) Nelson in Fergus Falls. He was baptized & confirmed at Grace United Methodist Church.  He attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1957.   After high school he joined the Army and...

Robert Bruns

Robert Bruns

Jun 26, 2010

Robert Hursey “Bob” Bruns, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. He was born July 28, 1921, in Fargo, ND, the son of John and Ethel Belle (Erickson) Bruns. He was named for his grandfather, Robert Erickson, an emigrant from Stockholm, Sweden, to Argusville, ND. He was baptized...

Arnold Shirley

Arnold Shirley

Jun 26, 2010

Arnold J. Shirley, of Fergus Falls, 85, formerly of Rothsay, died peacefully surrounded by family members, Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls of congestive heart failure. Arnold Julian August Shirley was born July 13, 1924, at Rothsay Minnesota. His parents were John Anton and Clara Augusta (Korth) Shirley. He was Baptized and Confirmed at...

Scott Kugler

Scott Kugler

Jun 26, 2010

Scott Lee Kugler, 21, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 as the result of a car accident.  He was born May 30, 1989, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, the son of Kim and Kimberly (Blaido) Kugler. He attended school in Underwood, graduating with the Class of 2008. He most recently worked for MinnDak Farmers...

Dylan Burns

Dylan Burns

Jun 26, 2010

Dylan Michael Burns, 16, a resident of Underwood, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, as a result of a car accident. He was born March 9, 1994, in Fargo, ND, the son of Jody Burns and Kim Erickson. He grew up in Underwood and was attending Underwood High School. Dylan was a member of the Underwood football and wrestling teams, and...

Dorothy Engen

Dorothy Engen

Jun 24, 2010

Dorothy L. Engen, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. She wasborn December 31, 1921, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Clarence and Grace (Cook) Elliott. She was baptized at the Federated Church in Fergus Falls. She moved with her family to Wadena where she attended school through the 4th...

Edward Haller

Edward Haller

Jun 22, 2010

Edward F. Haller, 86, of Fergus Falls, passed away due to heart failure on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo.  Edward was born July 13, 1923, in Fergus Falls to Fannie Mae (Waters) and Edward Haller Sr. He attended Fergus Falls schools, graduating in 1942. He participated in a variety of sports, and received the T.H. Johnson...

Iona Kvenvolden

Iona Kvenvolden

Jun 20, 2010

Iona Adelia Kvenvolden, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls.  Iona was born December 5, 1918, in Twin Valley, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Mina (Aasgaard) Nysetvold. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, where she also attended grade school and high...

Jennette Bandholtz

Jennette Bandholtz

Jun 20, 2010

Jennette Amelia Bandholtz, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls.  She was born April 23, 1917, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of Hans and Elida (Ellingson) Brusven. She grew up in Rothsay, where she attended school. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. She then graduated from Beauty...

Milton Erickson

Milton Erickson

Jun 18, 2010

Milton Lester Erickson, 97, a resident of rural Dalton, died Friday, June 18, 2010, at his home. He was born December 20, 1912, on the home farm near Dalton, the son of Oscar and Anna (Paulson) Erickson. He attended Parkdale School and the Ag School in St. Paul. Milton took over the family farm in 1929 following his father’s illness. ...

Jeanette Althoff

Jeanette Althoff

Jun 16, 2010

Jeanette Elaine Althoff, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born June 29, 1922, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Carl Milton and Julia (Carlson) Erickson. She grew up on a farm near Fergus Falls, and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus Falls in 1940. She...

Stephanie Mabbott

Stephanie Mabbott

Jun 12, 2010

Stephanie (Amberg) Mabbott, 65, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Moorhead, after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Stephanie was born on September 3, 1944 the daughter of Agnes (Allmon) Bergeron and Steven Torrent in Tullahoma, TN. She graduated from New York Mills High...

Carl Gonderman

Carl Gonderman

Jun 10, 2010

Carl H. Gonderman, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Carl was born on September 11, 1911 in Ada, MN, the son of August and Christina Gonderman. He grew up in Ada and went to Hasty School southeast of Ada. After school he worked at various farms in...

Beverly Haynes

Beverly Haynes

Jun 8, 2010

Beverly Haynes, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, and formerly of Hallock and Marshall, MN, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Survivors include her husband, Melvin; a son, Kelly (Beth) Haynes, and their son, Nikolas, of Sauk Rapids; a daughter, Beth Haynes of Missoula, MT; two brothers, Bruce (Debbie) and Randy Ingeman; one sister,...

Nancy Hanson

Nancy Hanson

Jun 5, 2010

Nancy Elene Hanson, 69, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 05, 2010, at the Lake Region Hospital. She was born August 13, 1940, in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Christopher and Louise (Swift) O’Leary. She grew up in Seattle, where she attended school. She later moved to southern California where she raised three children. She lived and worked in Oregon...

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