Obituaries

Judith Johnson

Judith Johnson

Feb 14, 2010

Judith O. Johnson, 91, a resident of Battle Lake, died Sunday, February 14, 2010, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. She was born October 9, 1918, in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the daughter of Julius and Olga Odden. She was the oldest of eight children. On June 21, 1943, she married Alfred S. Johnson at Trefoldighed Lutheran...

Arlen Grewe

Arlen Grewe

Feb 13, 2010

Arlen Emil Grewe, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls under the care of Hospice staff. He was born September 4, 1944, in Fergus Falls, the son of Emil and Mathilda (Mathieson) Grewe. He worked at the National “T” Packing Plant, and then started with the City of Fergus Falls...

Roy Eggum

Roy Eggum

Feb 12, 2010

Roy R. Eggum, 66, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born May 30, 1943, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Hilda (Bendt) Eggum. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School. On June 3, 1962, he married Sharon Soliah at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls,...

Arthur Kolle

Arthur Kolle

Feb 10, 2010

Arthur Edwin “Art” Kolle, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at his home. He was born February 26, 1931, in Viding Township of Clay County, near Felton, Minnesota, the son of Ferdinand and Mabel (Horn) Kolle. He grew up on the family farm near Felton. He graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture in 1947...

Stanley Sha

Stanley Sha

Feb 10, 2010

Stanley G. Sha, 87, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born July 18, 1922, the oldest son of George and Edna Sha. He had two brothers and two sisters: Glenn, Neal, Marilyn and Burma. Stanley farmed with his dad on the old Joe Sha farm in Orwell Township...

Alice Olson

Alice Olson

Feb 8, 2010

Alice Victoria Olson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Dalton, died Monday, February 8, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born February 20, 1919, in Sanford Township of Grant County, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Clara (Schonberg) Selander. She grew up there, and graduated from Ashby High School. On October 14,...

Leo Skramsted

Leo Skramsted

Feb 6, 2010

Leo M. Skramsted, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born October 26, 1929, in Kensington, Minnesota, the son of Edward and Alice (Lindgren) Skramsted, the youngest of nine children.  He attended school there, graduating from Kensington High School in 1947. On June 1, 1957,...

A. Tysver

A. Tysver

Feb 4, 2010

Albert “Harold” Tysver, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 4, 2010, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born January 4, 1919, in Hazen, North Dakota, the son of Albert Francis and Hanna Elizabeth (Watland) Tysver. He grew up on the family farm near Hazen. He was baptized and confirmed in the English Lutheran...

Evelyn Fabian

Evelyn Fabian

Jan 31, 2010

Evelyn Mae Fabian, 94, of Alcott Manor in Fergus Falls, died on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Evelyn was born January 28, 1916, in Lawrence Township in Grant County, the oldest of five daughters of Walter and Della (Bullis) Ash. She grew up and attended school in Lawrence Township and Fergus Falls High School. ...

Louis Hasbargen

Louis Hasbargen

Jan 30, 2010

Louis Theodore Hasbargen, 88, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, ND.  He was born December 19, 1921, in Becker County, Minnesota, the son of William and Louise (Steffen) Hasbargen, Sr. He attended the Becker County School and was baptized and confirmed at the Becker County Church. On October 25, 1942, he married...

Hazelle Jorgenson

Hazelle Jorgenson

Jan 29, 2010

Hazelle M. Jorgenson, 95, of Pelican Rapids, and formerly of rural Erhard, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids. She was born May 2, 1914, in Beach, North Dakota, the daughter of Charles and Priscilla (Southard) Foster. She attended school in Beach, ND, and then in Fergus Falls after her family moved there...

D. Schuur

D. Schuur

Jan 29, 2010

D. Jeanne Schuur, 68, of rural Ashby, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. Jeanne was born on April 2, 1941, to Murel and Evelyn (Funk) Dunham in Akeley, MN. She attended Akeley Public School and graduated from Akeley High School where she was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1959. Jeanne was united in marriage to Lloyd...

William Williams

William Williams

Jan 28, 2010

William Russell Williams, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Salina, KS died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Bill was born on June 1, 1919 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the second son of William R. and Ruth (Robinson) Williams. He graduated from Portsmouth High School and attended Ken Peterson School for Automobile Dealers...

Geraldine Raaen

Geraldine Raaen

Jan 27, 2010

Geraldine "Gerrie" Evelyn Raaen, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.  She was born December 21, 1926, in Fingal, North Dakota, to William and Julia (Grandrud) Fossen. She attended elementary and two years of high school at Fingal and Nome, North Dakota. Her father died when she was twelve,...

Alice Gullickson

Alice Gullickson

Jan 25, 2010

Alice Victoria Gullickson, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls under the care of Lakeland Hospice.  She was born March 13, 1916, in rural Evansville, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Mathilda (Lindell) Wennerstrand. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evansville.  She attended school...

Marian Kubitz

Marian Kubitz

Jan 20, 2010

Marian A. Kubitz, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the JoHanna House in Ashby and under the care of Lakeland Hospice.  She was born December 2, 1934, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur L. and Dagny (Furreness) Anderson. She grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School .  On...

Charlotte Bakken

Charlotte Bakken

Jan 19, 2010

Charlotte Vietta (Lind) Bakken, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.  She was born January 24, 1922, in Bertha, Todd County, Minnesota, the daughter of Karl “Charlie” Mandus Lind and Annie Velermina (Swanson) Lind. She was baptized August 6, 1922 at Petri Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend, and...

Margaret Stein

Margaret Stein

Jan 17, 2010

Margaret Marie Stein (nee Finch), age 62, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and formerly of Hankinson, North Dakota, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness. She was born in Oakes, North Dakota on August 17, 1947, to Kenneth and Helen (Quellman) Finch, who preceded her in death. She...

Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson

Jan 16, 2010

Harry W. Johnson, 90, a resident of St. Paul, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born October 24, 1919, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the son of J. Arndt and Ida (Erickson) Johnson. He grew up in Rothsay, and was baptized in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, and confirmed in Hamar Lutheran Church. He...

Warren Bakke

Warren Bakke

Jan 16, 2010

Warren Curtis Bakke, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at his home.  He was born January 8, 1926, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Thorvald and Alma (Thompson) Bakke. He grew up in Aastad Township and attended School District #118. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines from 1944 to 1946. On May 7,...

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