Obituaries
Archie Millard
Jun 10, 2008
Archie Duane Millard, 81, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at his lake home under hospice care and family attendance. He was born in Canby, MN, January 19, 1927, to Christine Bresson and Philip Millard. Growing up Archie pitched for local baseball leagues and was approached to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals, but had already enlisted in...
Vivian Hoff
Jun 9, 2008
Vivian Irene Hoff, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 9, 2008, at the Hospitality House on Dayton Lake, rural Fergus Falls, under the loving care of Mel and Mary Ann Frank and Lakeland Hospice. She was born November 18, 1923, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Freda (Auseth) Mavis. She was baptized and confirmed...
Inez Sha
Jun 4, 2008
Inez Madeline Sha, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born September 28, 1912, in Hankinson, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Lulu (Irons) McGray. Following graduation from high school she entered nurses training at the Wahpeton, ND hospital. After a year and a half...
Jessica Lewis
Jun 3, 2008
Jessica Yvonne Lewis, 26, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born July 25, 1981, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Robert and LoreLei (Heinis) Lewis. She was a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, graduating from high school in 2000. She loved to learn, and recently completed ministry...
Goodwin Erlandson
May 26, 2008
Goodwin T. Erlandson, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 26, 2008, at his home. He was born on October 13, 1929, in rural Fergus Falls, the son of Adolf and Thora (Hole) Erlandson. He was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church. He attended rural school at District #64, then went to school in Fergus Falls. He...
Anna Rian
May 26, 2008
Anna Augusta (Klinnert) Rian, 96, of Maine, Minnesota, died Monday, May 26, 2008, at the same home she was born in with her children by her side, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. She was born October 26, 1911, in Maine, Minnesota, the daughter of August and Augusta (Springman) Klinnert. She attended rural school District #24 and then worked at...
Sara Hooper
May 19, 2008
Sara Beth Hooper, 65, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of Oklahoma, died peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls with her family at her side. She was born November 13, 1942, in Cushing, Oklahoma, the daughter of Melvin and Cora Vanita (Bowers) Skelton. She grew up in Cushing, graduating from high...
Marlys Opsal
May 13, 2008
Marlys Jean Opsal, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born December 7, 1929 in Sebeka, Minnesota, the daughter of Emmett and Olga (Selleseth) Anderson. Marlys grew up in the Herman-Norcross area, where she attended school. The family then moved to the Fergus Falls area where...
Joseph Crowder
May 12, 2008
Joseph Lee "The Music Man" Crowder, 55, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 12, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born March 21, 1953 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Joseph - well known as "The Music Man" was an entertainer at heart. On July 9, 1988 he married Michelle Lacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan....
Greg Johnson
May 11, 2008
Gregory Duane Johnson, 52, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at his home. He was born August 3, 1955, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the son of Richard and June (Krapu) Johnson. He attended grade school in Wyndmere and Wahpeton, North Dakota, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1973. He attended the University of...
Frank O'Meara
May 8, 2008
Frank O'Meara, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, departed this earthly life in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, with his loving wife, Ellen, at his side. He was born May 17, 1922 in Fargo, North Dakota, to E.V. O'Meara and Kitty (Kathleen O'Brien) O'Meara. Frank's father emigrated from Ireland...
Eugene Tester
May 7, 2008
Gene Tester, 69 of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in his home with his wife by his side. Gene was born in Frazee, MN on November 2, 1938, the son of Hilary and Louise Tester. He attended and graduated from Frazee High School in 1956. In 1957 he joined the Navy and was assigned to the USS Cabildo...
Sadie Ellis
May 6, 2008
Sadie Adelia Ellis, 84, of Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, May 6 at the Pioneer Nursing Home. She was born October 15, 1923 in Coon Valley, WI to Albert and Sophie (Nedland) Anderson. She was raised in Coon Valley and later in Viroqua. She graduated from high school and went on to train as a teacher. She...
Arnold Thom
May 5, 2008
Arnold Thom, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 5, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids. Arnold A. Thom was born on September 12, 1920 in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County to Christ and Elsie (Stein) Thom. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Along with farming he owned and...
Estelle Dellaneva
May 4, 2008
Estelle Dellaneva, 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at her home. Estelle was born on January 20, 1935 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Merle and Edna (Erlandson) Frazee. She attended school and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1952. She went on to attend North Dakota Agricultural College, now known as NDSU and...
Joe Sampson
May 3, 2008
Joseph R. "Joe" Sampson, 26, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born July 16, 1981, in Fergus Falls, the son of Steven and Julie (Fladhammer) Sampson. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, and grew up in Fergus Falls,...
Alice Thompson
Apr 29, 2008
Alice M. Thompson, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls and formerly of the Dalton area, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community, Fergus Falls. The daughter of Peder and Hilda (Gullickson) Thorson, Alice was born at their farm in Leaf Mountain Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota on December 9, 1912. She grew up in Leaf Mountain Township...
O. Olson
Apr 28, 2008
O. Clifford Olson, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 28, 2008, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born at home near Norcross, Minnesota to Oscar and Bertha (Hillestad) Olson on August 14, 1918. He was one of ten children. He attended rural school and then one year in Norcross. As a boy he...
Eileen Okerstrom
Apr 25, 2008
Eileen Okerstrom, 71, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 25, 2008, under the care of Lakeland Hospice at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born in Leonard, North Dakota, on April 21, 1937, the daughter of Ephriam and Ella (Haugen) Thompson. After graduating from Oak Grove High School, she worked at Fargo Glass and Paint in Fargo...
Gordon Rasmusson
Apr 21, 2008
Gordon Lewis Rasmusson, 87, of Fergus Falls died Monday, April 21, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Gordon was born June 21, 1920, the sixth child of Rasmus J. and Inga Regina Rasmusson in New London, MN, was baptized on July 25th, 1920 at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar, MN, and confirmed at Little Sauk Lutheran Church...
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