Obituaries

Ingeborg Pederson

Ingeborg Pederson

Apr 4, 2008

Ingeborg Renate Pederson, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at her home. She was born on July 26, 1935 in Germany to Adolph and Wilma (Schmidt) Balzer. She grew up in Germany and attended the Friedrich School. She came to the United States in 1958 and spent many years living and working in North Dakota....

Marlene Anderson

Marlene Anderson

Apr 4, 2008

Marlene Jean Anderson, 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital. Marlene was born on March 30, 1933 in Dawson, MN, the daughter of Clarence J. and Selma P. (Peterson) Johnson. She grew up in Dawson, later moved to Maynard, MN and settled in Pelican Rapids in 1943, where she attended school. After...

Lois Mickelson

Lois Mickelson

Mar 30, 2008

Lois Thelma Mickelson, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born March 13, 1926, in Emo, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of William and Sarah (Hickey) Brigham. She married Donald Carl Homuth in 1943 and they lived in Owatonna, MN and Fargo, ND where she enjoyed being...

Bradley Mulvaney

Bradley Mulvaney

Mar 26, 2008

Bradley Allen Mulvaney, 44, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, peacefully at his home following a courageous battle with cancer, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born March 28, 1963, in Mankato, Minnesota, the son of James and Geraldine (Westberg) Mulvaney. He spent his early years growing up in Mankato. In 1976 he moved...

Howard Wienbar

Howard Wienbar

Mar 22, 2008

Howard "Howie" G. Wienbar, 52, a resident of rural Carlisle, Minnesota, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by his family. He was born July 6, 1955, in Fergus Falls, the son of Donald L. and Beverly Ann (Knutson) Wienbar. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He...

William Brown

William Brown

Mar 16, 2008

William L. Brown, 70 years young, a resident of Henning, Minnesota, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born October 3, 1937, in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Earl and Margie (Turner) Brown. He grew up and attended school in Michigan. Bill served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1958 in Europe...

Gladys Allen

Gladys Allen

Mar 16, 2008

Gladys Mabel Allen, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born January 7, 1912 in rural South Dakota to John and Anna (Boelke) Holst. She graduated from high school in Hankinson, ND in 1929. She went on to attend Valley City State College and graduated with the...

Emma Seeba

Emma Seeba

Mar 15, 2008

Emma E. Seeba, 100, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on August 17, 1907, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, one of eight children of Otto and Bertha (Buchholz) Richter. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in west Friberg Township,...

James Norton

James Norton

Mar 12, 2008

James Francis Norton, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born April 2, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Luella (Youngdahl) Norton. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty years, during both World War II and the Korean War. James...

Henry Holte

Henry Holte

Mar 11, 2008

Henry R. Holte, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Hank was born June 25, 1920, in Tumuli Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Andrew and Turi (Ronnigen) Holte. He was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church. He attended country school at Ten...

Salyards Hofmeister

Salyards Hofmeister

Mar 11, 2008

The family of Salyards Hofmeister wishes to share with his friends the news of his passing on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. He was 86 years old. Salyards Hofmeister loved to fly as a young man of 17 years old and was known to do "barrel rolls" occasionally over Lake Minnetonka where he grew up, almost causing his Mother, Myra Salyards...

Bernice Reese

Bernice Reese

Mar 10, 2008

Bernice I. Reese, 95, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born August 28, 1912, to Garfield and Alma Peterson at their farm near Maddock, ND. She was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Bernice graduated from Benson County Agricultural Training School (high school) in 1931, and then...

Harley Kantrud

Harley Kantrud

Mar 9, 2008

Harley A. Kantrud, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born July 13, 1918 in Trondhjem Township of Otter Tail County, the son of Edwin and Minnie (Granrud) Kantrud. He was baptized and confirmed in Norwegian at South Immanuel Lutheran Church. He attended country school in...

Donald Ysteboe

Donald Ysteboe

Mar 8, 2008

Donald B. Ysteboe, 82, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Moorhead, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Donald was born on January 23, 1926 in Perley, Minnesota, the son of Harold and Stella (Hviding) Ystebo. He graduated from Hendrum High School in 1943. After high school, he entered the United States Navy...

Cullen Hansen

Cullen Hansen

Mar 7, 2008

Cullen Norman Hansen, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at the Broen Memorial Home. He was born on March 7, 1922, in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Carl & Gina (Norman) Hansen. He attended grade school in Bismarck and in 1936, he moved with his family to Underwood where he was confirmed at Sverdrup...

Ruth Aune

Ruth Aune

Mar 6, 2008

Ruth O. G. Aune was born on the home farm at Underwood, MN, June 29, 1918 to Ole O and Bertina Nelson Aune. She died at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, MN on March 6, 2008 at the age of 89 years. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed at Rindal Lutheran Church. She went through the first...

Mike Frich

Mike Frich

Mar 4, 2008

Douglas Michael Frich, 60, a resident of Fergus Falls and a former employee of Fergus Falls State Hospital, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his home under care of Lakeland Hospice. Mike was born in Minneapolis on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1947, the first of three sons born to Laurilla May and Douglas Milton Frich. He grew up in...

Anne Stenerson

Anne Stenerson

Mar 2, 2008

Anne O. Stenerson, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. Anne O. Loken was born September 13, 1911 in Carlisle, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Christine (Jacobson) Loken. She was baptized and confirmed in Norwegian at Hedemarken Lutheran Church, rural Carlisle. She attended eight grades of school...

Bud Engen

Bud Engen

Mar 2, 2008

W. W. "Bud" Engen, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. He was born April 10, 1928 in Clitherall, Minnesota, the son of Alfred and Olive (Wilson) Engen. He served with the Marine Corps during World War II. On June 9, 1948 he married Phyllis Dobbs in Henning, Minnesota. Bud was...

Sheila Siken

Sheila Siken

Feb 29, 2008

Sheila Jo Siken, 44, of Lodi, Calif., died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 in California. She was born to Wallace and Evelyn Kluck on Sept. 20, 1963, in Breckenridge. She graduated in 1982 from Rothsay High School, where she was active in basketball and volleyball. She graduated from Minnesota State University, Moorhead in 1986. Sheila married Brian Siken on Aug. 30,...

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