Obituaries

Palma Martin

Palma Martin

Apr 12, 2009

Palma Odessa Martin, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born May 9, 1915, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole O. and Betsey (Johnson) Sletten.   She attended country school near Elbow Lake. On November 23, 1932, she married Herman Peters at Elk Point, South...

Robert Minge

Robert Minge

Apr 11, 2009

Robert Kevin “Bob” Minge, 50, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday evening, April 11, 2009, surrounded by his loving family and friends and under the care of Lakeland Hospice at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born September 11, 1958 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Ronald and Corinne (Kvern) Minge. He was baptized and...

Albin Morrill

Albin Morrill

Apr 9, 2009

Albin H. “Babe” Morrill, 81, a resident of Elbow Lake, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. He was born April 2, 1928, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Harvey D. and Alice (Wahlgren) Morrill. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High...

Ethel Hanson

Ethel Hanson

Apr 6, 2009

Ethel “Irene” Hanson, 88, formerly of Rothsay, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls.  She was born on September 22, 1920, the daughter of Edward J. and Olga (Carlsrud) Thomas.  She grew up on the family farm in Akron Township of Wilkin County near Rothsay....

Mildred Johnson

Mildred Johnson

Apr 3, 2009

Mildred Delia (Mrs. Wallace) Johnson, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born October 13, 1924 at the family farm at rural Hawley, the daughter of Albert L. and Hilda (Anderson) Johnson. She grew up on the farm and graduated from Hawley High School. After attending...

Emma Lundell

Emma Lundell

Apr 1, 2009

Emma Peterson Lundell, 94, of Fergus Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 while residing at Mill Street Residence. Emma was born on September 30, 1914 in Fergus Falls Township to Max and Wilhelmina Kronemann. She attended rural grade school at District 92 in Fergus Falls Township and graduated from Fergus...

Frances Pedersen

Frances Pedersen

Mar 31, 2009

Frances Pedersen, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born February 4, 1935, rural Erhard, the daughter of Walter and Helen (Spencer) Boese. She grew up in rural Erhard and attended country school. After her school years, she was a housekeeper for various farmers in the...

Mary Aguilar

Mary Aguilar

Mar 31, 2009

Mary Clorinda Aguilar, 63, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at her home.  She was born October 30, 1945, in New Mexico, the daughter of Fidel and Rose (Zamora) Aguilar Sr. She was raised in La Junta, Colorado, where she graduated from high school in 1964. She attended Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas, studying pre-nursing. She...

Dolores Pribbernow

Dolores Pribbernow

Mar 26, 2009

Dolores Edith Pribbernow, 89, a resident of Pioneer Pointe in Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Pioneer Nursing Home. She was born August 10, 1919, in Buffalo, North Dakota, the daughter of Harry and Ida "Edith" Oline (Jacobsen) Johnson. She grew up in Buffalo,  graduating from high school in 1937. On January 29, 1942, she married Albert...

Robert Meister

Robert Meister

Mar 21, 2009

Robert “Bob” Leonard Meister, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 21, 2009, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 25, 1926, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Frances (Schussler) Meister. He attended grade school in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and after moving to Fargo, ND,...

Donna Krause

Donna Krause

Mar 20, 2009

Donna Lynn (Marty) Krause, 49, a resident of Fargo, died peacefully Friday, March 20, 2009, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born September 23, 1959, in Pelican Rapids, Minn., daughter of James and Janice (Ouren) Marty. She attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating in 1978, and later attended Moorhead Tech. On August 28,...

Douglas Pedersen

Douglas Pedersen

Mar 16, 2009

Douglas James Pedersen, 50, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at his home. He was born May 24, 1958, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, the son of James and Eldora (Boese) Pedersen. He attended country school, and then high school in Campbell, graduating from Campbell-Tintah High School in 1976.   He went to Moorhead...

Kathryn Anderson

Kathryn Anderson

Mar 15, 2009

Kathryn Dorothy Anderson, 84, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living Facility in Alexandria, Minnesota. She was born August 16, 1924, in Wegdahl, Minnesota, the daughter of Nels Olson and Alvina K. (Remmen) Sletten. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo. She graduated from Central High School in...

Margaret Welander

Margaret Welander

Mar 15, 2009

Margaret Welander, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Margaret C. Welander was born March 9, 1915, in Pine City, the daughter of William and Mary (McPhillips) Buckley. She moved with her family to Bagley in 1920. After graduating in 1932 from Bagley High School, she attended a...

Bernice Morris

Bernice Morris

Mar 15, 2009

Bernice Morris, 99, formerly of Rothsay, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community, Fergus Falls. She was born February 9, 1910, rural Goodrich, North Dakota, the daughter of Olaf and Lena (Larson) Sundlie. Bernice was baptized by Rev. J. G. Rugland of Robinson, ND and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church, Rothsay. She moved with her family to...

Elsie Duenow

Elsie Duenow

Mar 15, 2009

Elsie Duenow, 100, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community Center, Fergus Falls. She was born November 29, 1908, in Aurdal Township, the daughter of Henry and Amanda (Gripentrog) Holthusen. The family moved to Thorhult, MN, near the Red Lake Indian Reservation, in 1918. She returned to Elizabeth in 1930, where she cared for her grandparents. On...

Henry Laub

Henry Laub

Mar 14, 2009

Henry C. Laub, “Papa Hank”, 77, of rural Clitherall, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born October 4, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Henry C. Laub, Sr. and Alice (Hawe) Laub. Henry proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute and...

Irene Schoening

Irene Schoening

Mar 7, 2009

Irene Elizabeth Schoening, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls on Saturday, March 7, 2009, surrounded by her family and Father Greg Paffel. Irene was born June 21, 1914, in Fort Francis, Canada, the daughter of Michael and Arminta (Duffy) McCambridge. She spent her early years in Riverton, Minnesota on the iron...

Emery Otnes

Emery Otnes

Mar 5, 2009

Emery Carlton Otnes, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the McAllen Heart Hospital in McAllen, Texas.  He was born October 11, 1928, in Bismarck, North Dakota, the son of Enok and Emma (Aasness) Otnes. He lived near Hazen, North Dakota, attending school there. At the age of seven he moved with his family to...

Erma Terway

Erma Terway

Mar 1, 2009

Erma A. Terway, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born January 16, 1914 in St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of Carl and Antonette (Varicek) Schmidt. Erma graduated from High School in Tracy, Minnesota. She attended Anker Hospital School of Nursing and became a Registered Nurse. ...

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