Obituaries

Warren Bourassa

Warren Bourassa

Jul 10, 2008

Warren Bourassa, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born December 22, 1927, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of John and Virgie (Forrestal) Bourassa. He graduated from Bemidji High School in 1945 and then attended Bemidji Teachers College. He then completed the ICS Course in Illuminating...

Alice Western

Alice Western

Jul 9, 2008

Alice M. Western, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls after a brief illness. She was born April 8, 1926, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Adolph and Emma (Seim) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids. She...

Timothy Smedstad

Timothy Smedstad

Jul 9, 2008

Timothy John Smedstad, 49, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, passed away July 9, 2008, in rural Fergus Falls.  Timothy was born on October 8, 1958 in Fergus Falls, the son of Maynard and Shirlee (Stromert) Smedstad. He grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated in 1977 from Fergus Falls High School. After high school, he attended Staples Vo-Tech and...

Vicki Boyd

Vicki Boyd

Jul 9, 2008

Vicki Joy Boyd, 51, a resident of Fergus Falls, died suddenly Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.  Vicki was born July 21, 1956, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the eldest of seven children of Glen and Mary (Elshaug) Kenyon. She grew up in Maplewood Township and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1974. She also...

Rachel Baland

Rachel Baland

Jul 9, 2008

Rachel Helen Baland, 31, a resident of Windom, Minnesota, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, of natural causes at Windom Area Hospital in Windom.  She was born January 24, 1977, in Long Prairie, Minnesota, the daughter of Timothy and Carol  Baland. She resided at Home for Creative Living in Windom where she received outstanding care and love from those who tended...

Wesley Bogen

Wesley Bogen

Jul 2, 2008

Wesley W. Bogen, age 81, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday evening, July 2, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Wesley Wayne Bogen was born on October 16, 1926 in Fergus Falls to Oliver and Amanda (Anderson) Bogen. He went to school in Gwinner, North Dakota for a time when his family lived there and later graduated from the...

Evelyn Corliss

Evelyn Corliss

Jul 1, 2008

Evelyn “Evie” Corliss, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday July 1, 2008, at her residence under the care of Lakeland Hospice, Home Instead Senior Care, and her children.  She was born August 16, 1919 in Elizabeth, Minnesota, the youngest child of Henry and Clara (Wedll) Spies. During her childhood her family moved to Fergus Falls, and she graduated...

LaVern Berg

LaVern Berg

Jun 26, 2008

LaVern Morris “Bergie” Berg, 85, of Dalton, died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. He was born April l5, 1923, in Dane Prairie Township of Otter Tail County, the son of Edward and Emma (Haug) Berg of Dalton. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith and was later confirmed at the Sarpsborg Lutheran Church...

Doris Maxwell

Doris Maxwell

Jun 25, 2008

Doris Helen Maxwell, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her three daughters. She was born on January 26, 1920, in Alcester, South Dakota, the daughter of Albert and Amanda Myhr. After graduating from high school, Doris received...

Dorothy Kugler

Dorothy Kugler

Jun 24, 2008

Dorothy Luella Kugler, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls.    She was born at home in Western Township of Fergus Falls to August (Swede) and Emily Anderson on November 23, 1920. She was one of 13 children born to August and Emily. ...

Jean Weller

Jean Weller

Jun 21, 2008

Jean (Mattson) Weller, 42, of Battle Lake, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at the Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. She was born July 23, 1965 in St. Cloud, the daughter of Louis and Rosella (“Rosie” Kron) Terwey. She grew up in St. Joseph, Minnesota and attended school at St. Cloud Apollo High School, graduating in 1983. Following high school, she...

Reuben Dow

Reuben Dow

Jun 21, 2008

Reuben C. Dow, 81, a resident of rural Rothsay, died Saturday June 21, 2008, at the St. Francis Health Care Campus of Breckenridge after a long battle of heart disease. Reuben was born on April 21, 1927 in Wilkin County, the son of William and Martha (Hass) Dow.  He lived his entire life in Wilkin County. He married Ruth Paler...

Lieselotte Gutwin

Lieselotte Gutwin

Jun 20, 2008

Lieselotte ‘Lotti’ Gutwin, age 72 of Fergus Falls, died Friday evening at her home under the loving care of her family and Lakeland Hospice.  She was born on March 14, 1936 in Korbach, Germany the daughter of Robert and Elisabeth (Gerlach) Mander. She grew up and attended school in Korbach and on December 25, 1954 she married Hermann Gutwin there....

Geoffrey Clair

Geoffrey Clair

Jun 17, 2008

Geoffrey William St. Clair, 41, of Chicago, formerly of Raleigh, died unexpectedly from a fatal heart attack Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008. He was born March 7, 1967 in Stanford, CA. Geoffrey had a long career in the financial services industry. He was a stockbroker at Olde Financial Services in Raleigh. Most recently, Geoff was a commodity broker for Daniels...

LaVerne Danielson

LaVerne Danielson

Jun 17, 2008

LaVerne Kathryn Simmer Danielson, 90, formerly of Rothsay, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. She was born May 13, 1918, in Wahpeton, ND, the daughter of Elizabeth (Wasmuth) and Leo Benedict Simmer. She grew up and began school in Rothsay and later attended Districts 56 and 57 of Akron Township, Wilkin County. She worked as...

Deloris Tommerdahl

Deloris Tommerdahl

Jun 16, 2008

Deloris J. Tommerdahl, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born March 23, 1927, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Cornelius and Edna (Steinbach) Witt. She attended country school in Buse Township, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School.  On October 11, 1947, she married...

Irene Wilde

Irene Wilde

Jun 15, 2008

Irene P. Wilde, 90, a resident of Elizabeth, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the Elizabeth Country Breeze, rural Elizabeth.  She was born September 21, 1917, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Ida (Hauge) Martinson.  She married Donald Wilde on July 2, 1936.  Irene served as Postmaster in Elizabeth for 27 years. She was a member of...

Celia Ouse

Celia Ouse

Jun 14, 2008

Celia G. Ouse 102, a resident of the Pioneer Retirement Community, died Saturday June 14, 2008 at Pioneer. Celia Gertrude Morris was born on October 10, 1905 to J. Frank and Amanda (Matson) Morris in Whittemore, IA. She had a sister and two brothers. In February of 1921, the family moved to Minnesota and bought a farm west of Rothsay....

Evelyn Hanson

Evelyn Hanson

Jun 14, 2008

Evelyn (Mrs. Baldwin) Hanson, 98, formerly of the Battle Lake and Underwood area, died Saturday June 14, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Center in Fergus Falls, where she has resided since October 2001.  She was born October 4, 1909, in Aastad Township of Otter Tail County, the daughter of Ole and Hulda (Ness) Bergerud. She was baptized and confirmed at...

Ellen Tomhave

Ellen Tomhave

Jun 13, 2008

Ellen Emelia Tomhave, 103, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, where she had been a resident for many years. She was born on September 30, 1904 near Owatonna, the daughter of William and Dora (Mantei) Hunt.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and maintained a...

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