Obituaries

Deborah Johnson

Deborah Johnson

Jun 21, 2023

Deborah Ann Johnson, age 71, passed away June 21, 2023, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN after living with thyroid cancer for over 20 years. Deborah (Debbie) was born on October 21, 1951, in Fergus Falls, MN the daughter of LaVilla “Lou” (Rieken) Nelson and Harold Nelson. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus...

Joyce Brause

Joyce Brause

Jun 18, 2023

Joyce Brause, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, June 18, 2023 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Joyce LaVonne Sethre was born November 19, 1932 in Fergus Falls, to Leonard and Dorothy (Scheidegger) Sethre. She was baptized at Hedemarken Lutheran Church in Carlisle and confirmed at First English Church in Fairmount. Her family lived on the farm near Carlisle...

Marlene Wahlgren

Marlene Wahlgren

Jun 18, 2023

Marlene (Rocholl) Wahlgren passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on February 20, 1944 to Henry and Irene (Kugler) Rocholl in Fergus Falls. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Friberg on March 19, 1944 and was confirmed at Tonseth Lutheran Church rural Erhard on July 7, 1957....

Timothy Femrite

Timothy Femrite

Jun 18, 2023

Timothy “Tim” Gordon Femrite was born August 3, 1963 at the Glenwood Hospital in Glenwood, MN. He was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Morris, MN and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Morris, MN. He attended school at the Starbuck and Morris public schools and served in the National Guard. He held various jobs and lived and worked...

Mara Solie

Mara Solie

Jun 14, 2023

Mara Solie, daughter of Rebecca Petersen and Mark Solie, sister of Sarah Solie, lived from July 25th, 1985 to June 14th, 2023. She was born in Minneapolis and moved with her family to Fergus Falls, Minnesota when she was six years old. Mara showed all the indications early on of Rett Syndrome and was diagnosed conclusively several years later when...

Bruce Duckwitz

Bruce Duckwitz

Jun 13, 2023

Bruce Duckwitz, 66, of Pelican Rapids, died Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at CentraCare in St. Cloud. Bruce Alan Duckwitz was born August 14, 1956 to Albert and Ethelyn (Berger) Duckwitz in Breckenridge. He attended Amor Country School and Battle Lake High School. After high school, he attended Detroit Lakes Technical College. On July 14, 1979, Bruce married Nelva “Nellie” Wibbels...

Faith Reusch

Faith Reusch

Jun 13, 2023

Faith Louise Reusch, 75, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Faith was born on December 2, 1947, to Richard and Olive (Hanson) Swenson. Her younger years were spent growing up in the Hoffman area eventually moving with her family to the Otter Tail Lake area. On March 7, 1964, she married...

Gloria Miller

Gloria Miller

Jun 12, 2023

Gloria Marlene (Jorgenson) Miller, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 12, 2023 at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Gloria was born July 30, 1935, the daughter of Erick and Clara (Ouren) Jorgenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Hedemarken Lutheran Church. Gloria attended school District #221 and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. On September 4,...

Lorna Kiel

Lorna Kiel

Jun 12, 2023

Lorna A. (Wessman) Kiel entered into the presence of God on June 12, 2023 at the age of 97 in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born on January 27, 1926, in Milaca, Minnesota. Lorna was born to Jessie (Lindberg) and Henry C. Wessman, the seventh of nine sisters and one brother. After graduating at the top of her class from...

Laura Waasdorp

Laura Waasdorp

Jun 11, 2023

Laura May Waasdorp, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Autumn Cottages in Alexandria under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice. Laura May Peasley was born at home in rural Erhard on March 10, 1934 to Alvey and Lillian (Cox) Peasley. She attended school at District #187, rural Erhard. She was baptized and...

Colleen Kumm

Colleen Kumm

Jun 6, 2023

Colleen Pernelle Kumm, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice. Colleen was born October 19, 1928, in Fergus Falls to Oscar and Lillian (Peterson) Trosvig. She lived her entire life in Fergus Falls where she attended school and graduated in 1946. On April 28,...

Peter Rovang

Peter Rovang

Jun 4, 2023

Peter Rovang, 62, of Rice, MN died Sunday, June 4, 2023 at his residence. Peter Jonathan Rovang was born March 11, 1961 to Allen and Betty Lou (Braaten) Rovang in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Sarpsborg Lutheran Church in Dalton. He attended Dalton Elementary School and Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1979. He earned a Technical...

Jason Roehl

Jason Roehl

Jun 1, 2023

Jason Roehl, 39, of Dent, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 1, 2023. Jason Paul Roehl was born August 10, 1983, the son of Jonathan and Corrine (Wilts) Roehl in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. He attended Fergus Falls Public Schools and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 2002. After high school...

Valdean Schulz

Valdean Schulz

May 31, 2023

Valdean Arvis (Kugler) Schulz, 94, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Pioneer Care Nursing Home in Fergus Falls. Born May 19, 1929 to Carl and Katherine (Cameron) Kugler on the Kugler homestead in Friberg Township. Valdean attended School District 208 and worked at Red Owl in Fergus Falls until 1959, starting in the coffee shop and checkout, eventually...

Vicki Evavold

Vicki Evavold

May 21, 2023

Vicki Lynn (Mark) Evavold passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Lake Region Hospital in Elbow Lake, Minnesota surrounded by her loving family. Vicki was born July 10, 1952, in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Floyd and Constance (Rose) Mark. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at Tordenskjold Free Lutheran Church of rural Underwood, where she...

Joseph Peloquin

Joseph Peloquin

May 20, 2023

Joseph Peloquin, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Fargo Veterans Hospital. Joseph Floyd Peloquin was born May 30, 1932 to Joseph E. and Lorana F. (Riel) Peloquin in Grantsburg, WI. He graduated from Johnson High School in St. Paul, MN in 1950. Joe was a member of the United States Army for five years, serving...

Margaret Minnie Lubben

Margaret Minnie Lubben

May 20, 2023

Margaret Minnie Lubben, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. She was born April 2, 1933, in Norcross, the daughter of Clarence and Edna (Brunkow) Davis. She attended school in the Herman school system, graduating in 1950. On June 23, 1951, Margaret and Wallace Ervin Lubben were married in Wheaton. Margaret was...

Stanley Morrill

Stanley Morrill

May 19, 2023

Stanley D. Morrill, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, May 19, 2023 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Stanley Dwight Morrill was born on July 6, 1924 to Harvey D. and Alice (Wahlgren) Morrill in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Augustana Church in Fergus Falls and has been a lifelong member. He attended the...

Donald Wahlgren

Donald Wahlgren

May 18, 2023

Donald Wahlgren, 91, of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at MN Veterans Home of Fergus Falls. Donald Eugene Wahlgren was born December 20, 1931, to Albin and Johanna (Swenson) Wahlgren in Stanley, ND. In 1949 he graduated from Genora, ND, high school and in 1953 from North Dakota State University with a Chemical Technology Degree. Following college,...

Jolaine Anderson

Jolaine Anderson

May 17, 2023

Jolaine J. Anderson, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Jolaine Joyce Johnson was born July 2, 1935, the fourth of six children of Erwin Sr. and Florence (Nelson) Johnson. She lived with her parents and siblings in Aastad Township until 1943, when her parents purchased a farm...

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