Obituaries
Howard Hovland
Sep 20, 2008
Howard M. Hovland, 78, a resident of Columbia Heights, formerly of Dalton, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Crestview Lutheran Home in Columbia Heights. He was born on November 22, 1929 in Fergus Falls, the son of Melvin and Olga (Sivertson) Hovland. He was baptized and confirmed at Swan Lake Lutheran Church. He grew up in rural Underwood and...
Harvey Mostue
Sep 18, 2008
Harvey O. Mostue, 80, a resident of rural Erhard, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born February 2, 1928, in Erhard, Minnesota, the son of Math and Gina (Lyngstad) Mostue. He grew up in Maplewood Township, attending school at District #187. He worked various jobs including at the bakery in Fergus...
Olga Hovland
Sep 12, 2008
Olga “Ollie” Hovland, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 12, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born December 19, 1916, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of Ottin and Clara (Hanson) Trosvig. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1935. On October 12, 1946, she married Joseph “Joe” Hovland at First Lutheran...
Bernice Ewert
Sep 11, 2008
Bernice Rose Ewert, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born December 27, 1919, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of George and Lillie (Frank) Mittelstadt. She was baptized at Western Evangelical United Brethren Church, and was currently a member of United Methodist Church of Peace in Fergus...
Dorothy Sorensen
Sep 7, 2008
Dorothy H. Sorensen, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. She was born November 14, 1919, in Cicero, Illinois, the daughter of Fred and Nina (Stenstrom) Anderson. She grew up in Illinois, graduating from Morton High School in Berwyn, IL. In her early years she spent time caring...
Clara Fronning
Aug 30, 2008
Clara Christine Fronning, age 95, a resident of the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, died Saturday August 30, 2008, at the Home. Clara was born on April 14, 1913, in Tumuli Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, one of nine children of Nels J. and Elise (Ekra) Hoff. She was baptized at the Aastad Lutheran Church. In 1919 the family...
Leonard Norgren
Aug 28, 2008
Leonard Oscar Norgren, 93, a resident of rural Elizabeth, died Thursday, August 28, 2008, at his home. He was born January 12, 1915, the middle child in a family of nine to C.O. and Mary (Laugen) Norgren. He was born on the family farm home in rural Elizabeth. He was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, MN. ...
Wendy Johnson
Aug 27, 2008
Wendy Jo Johnson, 47, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She had been battling leukemia for several months and developed a case of pneumonia early Monday morning. She was born October 6, 1960, in Northfield, Minnesota, the daughter of Gordon Petter and Charlotte Ann (Cowden) Nelsen. She graduated...
Rena Morical
Aug 26, 2008
Rena M. (Lydeen) Morical, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at the Sterling Park Healthcare Center in Waite Park, Minnesota. She was born October 25, 1911, in Foxhome, Minnesota, the daughter of Okko and Louise (Olson) Tjaden. They moved to Fergus Falls where Rena graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1929. Rena married Ronald...
Olga Peterson
Aug 25, 2008
Olga E. Peterson, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born April 4, 1912, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Even T. and Oleena (Harildstad) Trosvik. Olga was baptized, confirmed, and was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She grew up in Fergus...
Stanley Johnson
Aug 23, 2008
Stanley J. Johnson, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the Broen Memorial Home Short Stay Unit in Fergus Falls He was born in Aurdal Township of Otter Tail County on November 17, 1931, the son of Erwin and Florence (Nelson) Johnson. At the age of 17 he went to work at Davidson Metal Shop...
Brenda Brown
Aug 22, 2008
Brenda Kay Brown, 52, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 21, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born September 17, 1955, in Perry, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Gladys (Jorgenson) Hicks. She grew up in Perry, graduating from high school there. She then attended the Des Moines Area Community College. On...
Elna Westfall
Aug 20, 2008
Elna A. Westfall, 102, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Elna Adelle Danielson Westfall was born March 20, 1906, in rural Rothsay, the twin daughter of Solomon and Mary (Fors) Danielson, into a family of ten children. She attended rural school District #28, later...
Edythe Wiley
Aug 18, 2008
Edythe Eleanor Wiley, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rochester, died Monday, August 18, 2008 at the Broen Memorial Home. She was born on March 28, 1908 in Brickton, MN, the daughter of Fredrick and Louella (McCue) Bach. Edythe’s mother died in the swine flu epidemic of 1918 and she and her siblings were placed in foster homes...
Wendy Shol
Aug 16, 2008
Wendy Marie Shol, of Fergus Falls, MN and formerly Wendy Schnobrich of New Ulm, was called home to God on Saturday, August 16, 2008, after a 3 year battle with cancer at the New Ulm Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born January 5, 1953, in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Sedonia (Teicher) Schnobrich and the late...
Truman Eggum
Aug 15, 2008
Truman Eggum age 68, of Dalton, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday afternoon, August 15, 2008 at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Truman Charles Eggum was born on July 3, 1940 in St. Olaf Township near Dalton, MN the son of Milo and Gladys (Gullickson) Eggum. As a child he attended School District #19 in...
Lilas McCullough
Aug 13, 2008
Lilas Leone McCullough, 94, a resident of Pioneer Point in Fergus Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born October 20, 1913, in Hettinger, North Dakota, the daughter of Elmer and Ebba (Berg) Hokenson. She graduated from Hettinger High School in 1931,...
Chester Kolstad
Aug 13, 2008
Chester James Kolstad 82, of Underwood, Minnesota, died Wednesday, August 13, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Chester was born April 23, 1926, in Duluth, MN to Otto and Jennie (Flengstad) Kolstad. He attended rural School District #109 in Underwood, MN and graduated from Underwood High School. On November 7, 1948, he was united in marriage to Barbara Wick in...
Dorothy Bergerud
Aug 12, 2008
Dorothy Eloise Bergerud, 84, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls, where she has resided since 1994. She was born January 16, 1924, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Herman and Clarice (Iverson) Stock. Dorothy attended school in Western Township and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1942. ...
Zackary Ringquist
Aug 11, 2008
Zackary CJ Ringquist, 47, a resident of rural Erhard, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at his home. He was born January 20, 1961, in Fergus Falls, the son of Clifford J. and Faye (Shol) Ringquist. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from high school there in 1979. He briefly attended a tech school for aviation in Colorado. Zack then...
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