Obituaries
Emelia Hovland
Nov 9, 2009
Emelia Marie Hovland, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born April 1, 1909, in Oscar Township of Otter Tail County, the daughter of Fred and Bertha (Grunewald) Zimmerman. She attended country school through the eighth grade at School District #61. On October 20, 1930, she...
Edna Lysne
Nov 6, 2009
Edna Ruth Geneva Lysne, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, November 6, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born July 24, 1918, in Ashby, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew and Tilda (Wedin) Evavold. She attended school and graduated from eighth grade. On November 24, 1937, she married Raymond Lysne in Battle Lake, Minnesota. ...
Richard Haarstad
Nov 5, 2009
Richard John Haarstad, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born November 26, 1918, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and grew up in Aastad Township. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School. Mr. Haarstad served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific,...
Mary Leabo
Oct 28, 2009
Mary Leabo, 89, of Fergus Falls, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born November 20, 1919, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Mayme (Nelson) Haugen. She attended school at Madison Elementary and Washington Junior High. On March...
E.C. Peterson
Oct 27, 2009
Ernest Charles “Pete” Peterson, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at the Homestead Pioneer Senior Cottage in Fergus Falls. Pete was born September 3, 1915, in Rugby, North Dakota, the last of four children born to Charles and Rosa (Young) Peterson. He grew up in the Rugby area, graduating from high school there...
Alvin Dornburg
Oct 27, 2009
Alvin R. Dornburg, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born October 9, 1932, in Pipestone, Minnesota, the son of Herbert and Lydia (Nordmeyer) Dornburg. On September 13, 1953, he married Marlene Stine in Fergus Falls. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956...
Lois Messer
Oct 26, 2009
Lois Irene Messer, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was under the care of Lakeland Hospice for the last 2 ½ years. During most of that time she was able to remain at her home. She moved to the Broen Home in September of 2009....
Jason Wiese
Oct 25, 2009
A Celebration of Life for Jason E. Wiese, 37, of Tenmile, Ore., and formerly of Fergus Falls, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Hilltop Celebration Church, Fergus Falls. Officiating will be the Rev. Jon Olson He died on Oct. 25, 2009, as the result of a car accident. Jason was born June 15, 1972, in...
Leona Kjer
Oct 25, 2009
Leona Kjer, 105, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 25, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born July 24, 1904, in Waldorf, Minnesota, the daughter of Lewis and Edith (Janike) Bluhm. As a young girl she moved to Carlisle, Minnesota with her parents and siblings. She finished her education at the Park Region College in...
Eddie Flatin
Oct 24, 2009
E. Clifford Flatin, 92, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rothsay, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born February 18, 1917, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Lewis and Mathedia (Wee) Flatin. He was raised by his grandmother, Kären Wee after the death of his mother at the age of two...
LeRoy Brenaman
Oct 24, 2009
LeRoy “Roy” Brenaman, 78, of Fergus Falls, a kind and loving husband, father, and friend to many, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 24, 2009. He was born December 29, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Harold and Marie (Rouse) Brenaman. He attended school in Omaha at Benson High School. On July 19, 1951, LeRoy married Marjorie...
Karen Pourrier
Oct 24, 2009
Karen Pourrier, 44, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009, due to an automobile accident near Winston, Oregon. Karen Kay Duenow was born April 7, 1965, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Melvin and Deloris Kowalski Duenow. She grew up in Fergus Falls. Karen was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Fergus...
John Barton
Oct 22, 2009
John Robert Barton, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at his home. He was born November 7, 1934, in Harper Woods, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Robarts) Barton. He attended St. Paul’s Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and St. Paul High School in Grosse Pointe, graduating in 1952. He attended college...
Josef Kosciarz
Oct 21, 2009
Josef Kosciarz, 88, a resident of Heilberger Lake, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born February 10, 1921, in Jodlowiec, Poland, the son of Michal and Marianna (Majcher) Kosciarz. He was a survivor of the German invasion of Poland in 1939. He was captured and tortured by the Nazis and was...
Ephraim Evavold
Oct 18, 2009
Ephraim Melvin Evavold, formerly of rural Ashby, MN, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, MN, at the age of 103. The second of five children, Ephraim was born to Klaus and Annie (Lundberg) Evavold in Eagle Lake Township on April 8, 1906. He attended country school, with his formal education ending when...
Emery Johnson
Oct 15, 2009
Emery Johnson, Jr., 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born February 17, 1935, in New Ulm, Minnesota, the son of Emery and Lillian (Hesse) Johnson Sr. He was baptized at home in Essig, Minnesota, and was confirmed in the United Lutheran Church in Frost, Minnesota. He...
Janet Wandersee
Oct 13, 2009
Edna “Janet” Wandersee, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 19, 1912, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Thomas and Florence Robertson. She grew up in Fergus Falls, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. Janet was married to Ray Felcyn, and they...
Rocell Johnson
Oct 12, 2009
Rocell I. Johnson, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 8, 1920, in Melvin, MN, the daughter of Knut and Christine (Buran) Klev. She grew up and attended school in Melvin. On January 17, 1938, she married Owen C. Johnson, in Fertile. Through the...
Audrey Tollefson
Oct 10, 2009
Audrey Jerelynn Tollefson, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, October 10, 2009, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Audrey was born June 30, 1937, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Carl and Tillie (Anderson) Grewe. She was confirmed at Trefoldighed Lutheran Church of Battle Lake. She graduated from Battle Lake High School. After school she...
Vernon Eastby
Oct 9, 2009
Vernon Eastby, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 9, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born August 13, 1928, in Battle Lake, the son of Lars and Anna (Anderson) Eastby. He attended school in Battle Lake and Underwood, graduating from Underwood High School. He attended St. Cloud State University, receiving his Bachelor of...
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