Obituaries

Hilda Hennig

Hilda Hennig

Jul 28, 2010

Hilda Alma Anna Hennig, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls. She was born November 11, 1914, at her home in Elizabeth Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Anna (Ladwig) and Walter H. Drechsel. She grew up in the area, was confirmed in May of 1928 at...

Beryl Johnson

Beryl Johnson

Jul 28, 2010

Beryl Genevieve Johnson, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Midwest Home Health in Fergus Falls.  She was born July 16, 1925, in Western Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Avery and Alice (Achen) Davenport, one of seven children. She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls. On June 17, 1946,...

Dorine Finseth

Dorine Finseth

Jul 23, 2010

Dorine Luverne (Smith) Finseth, 87, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was a longtime resident of Underwood, MN, and moved to Fergus Falls in 2002 to live with her son, Bjorn, and in December of 2009 moved to Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Dorine was...

Bernice Gallagher

Bernice Gallagher

Jul 18, 2010

Bernice Gallagher died on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was 97 years young.  She was born on May 17, 1913, in Lake Prairie Township near Gaylord, Minnesota. She was the sixth and youngest child of Albert and Anna (Schwocho) Gierke. She grew up on the shores of Lake Jefferson and often...

James Jacobson

James Jacobson

Jul 17, 2010

James Stillman Jacobson, 50, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born July 9, 1960, in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the son of David and Eleanora (Schuster) Jacobson.   He graduated from White Bear Lake High School, and attended three years of college where he was an English major and...

Lillian Blondeau

Lillian Blondeau

Jul 16, 2010

Lillian Lorraine Blondeau, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo, ND, as the result of injuries sustained in a car accident on July 10, 2010. Lillian was born on May 30, 1922, in Calumet, Michigan, to Michael and Danica Verbanac.   She graduated from Calumet High School in 1941 and went to work for Michigan...

Ramona Darling

Ramona Darling

Jul 15, 2010

Ramona Darling, 65, a resident of Campbell and formerly of Foxhome, died from cancer on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at her daughter’s home under the care of her family, Dr. Tate, and St. Francis Riveredge Hospice. She was born November 25, 1944, in Bloomington, Minnesota, the daughter of Ellis and Emaline (Christensen) Halgrimson. She attended elementary school in Palisade, MN...

Ruth Spidahl

Ruth Spidahl

Jul 15, 2010

Ruth L. Spidahl, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Ruth Wilhelmina Clara Lieske was born in Henderson Township, Sibley County, Minnesota on March 28, 1919 to Friedrich and Rose H. (Thies) Lieske. She was baptized April 6, 1919 by M.F. Abraham, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor and confirmed March...

Alpha Stofer

Alpha Stofer

Jul 14, 2010

Alpha Caroline Stofer, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born January 6, 1912, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Martin and Anna (Jensen) Mortenson.  She grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1930. She attended St. Cloud State Teacher’s...

LeRoy Western

LeRoy Western

Jul 13, 2010

LeRoy W. Western, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Rothsay, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. He was born March 20, 1924, to Ingvold and Stina (Tweedt) Western in rural Rothsay, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rothsay. He attended country school through the ...

Jacqueline Cassity

Jacqueline Cassity

Jul 11, 2010

Jacqueline “Jacquie” Cassity, 70, a resident of Pickerel Lake, Richville, Minnesota, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and her family. Jacqueline Maude Stretton was born January 12, 1940, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, to Thomas Nevard and Margaret “Daisy” Riddet (Wylie) Stretton. The family moved to High River,...

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...

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