Obituaries

Inga Kragrud

Inga Kragrud

Oct 26, 2010

Inga Marie Kragrud, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born February 27, 1911, on the family farm in Oscar Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Sigrid (Hagen) Fosse. She grew up on the farm, attending country school. She graduated from...

Orlean Peterson

Orlean Peterson

Oct 26, 2010

Orlean “Deany” Peterson, 87, of Moorhead and formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead. She was born September 3, 1923, in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Petra (Hendrickson) Pearson. She grew up in Fargo, where she attended high school.  On June 28, 1946, she married Harry Carl Peterson in...

Violet Rollag

Violet Rollag

Oct 23, 2010

Violet Eileen Rollag, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, October 23, 2010, at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born October 31, 1922, on the family farm in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur and Marie (Turman) Dess. After her father died in 1928, the family moved to Underwood, where...

Merle Fredrickson

Merle Fredrickson

Oct 20, 2010

Merle Duane Fredrickson, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born March 1, 1935 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Theodore and Esther (Krause) Fredrickson. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He attended the Fergus Falls Public Schools. He was...

Nobel Holte

Nobel Holte

Oct 19, 2010

Nobel Edwin Holte, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born February 5, 1918, in Tumuli Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Andrew and Turi (Ronningen) Holte. He grew up on the family farm, attending school at District #139, and later Park Region Model...

Sharon Gaarsland

Sharon Gaarsland

Oct 18, 2010

Sharon Marie Gaarsland, 59, a resident of rural Vining, died Monday, October 18, 2010, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Shari was born on April 24, 1951 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Gordon and Betty Ann (Backer) Geuke. She grew up in Zell, SD and attended Redfield High School.  On June 30, 2001 she married...

Patricia Herigon

Patricia Herigon

Oct 17, 2010

Patricia “Pat” Ann Herigon, 82, of Glenwood, Minnesota, and formerly of Marshall, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010, in Glenwood. Patricia Ann Graffunder was born April 1, 1928, in Marshall, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Lola (Aust) Graffunder.  On February 28, 1946, she married Dalen “Day” Herigon. They lived around the Marshall area and finally in Marshall. Pat was...

Verna Johnson

Verna Johnson

Oct 17, 2010

Verna Estelle Johnson, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. Verna Estelle Johnson, the daughter of Alfred and Sophie (Ledding) Gronner was born October 18, 1915 in Underwood, Minnesota. She graduated from Underwood High School and Moorhead University and attended the Moorhead University 5th year program with emphasis...

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Oct 13, 2010

Charles E. Carson, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.  He was born January 17, 1935, in Emerson, Iowa to Lester M. and Marjorie A. (Briggs) Carson. Carson attended schools in McCook, Nebraska and Emerson, Iowa, graduating in 1952. He also graduated from the University of Nebraska and Iowa State University receiving...

Luella Kantrud

Luella Kantrud

Oct 13, 2010

Luella Mabel Kantrud, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, and wife of the late Ernie Kantrud, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born May 22, 1920, on a farm in Taylor Township of Traverse County, Minnesota, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Winefeldt) Tohm. She was baptized at St....

Edward Nelson

Edward Nelson

Oct 11, 2010

Edward T. Nelson, 81, a resident of Ottertail, formerly of Thief River Falls, died Monday, October 11, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Edward was born on October 30, 1928 in Kennedy, MN, the son of Albin and Lillie (Johnson) Nelson.   He graduated from the Crookston Agricultural College and also served in the United States Army during the...

JoAnne Anderson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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