Obituaries
Joyce Grant
Jan 2, 2008
Joyce M. Grant, 71, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born September 6, 1936, in Foxhome, Minnesota, the daughter of Bert and Margaret (Kapell) Johnson. She graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1955. On July 2, 1955, she married Donald Grant at Sisseton, SD. She began...
Berton Overgaard
Jan 2, 2008
Berton Melford Overgaard, 95, a longtime resident of rural Dalton, died Wednesday, January 02, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born May 6, 1912, on the family farm in St. Olaf Township, rural Dalton, the son of Bernt and Maria Overgaard. He was baptized and confirmed at Kvam Lutheran Church, rural Dalton, Minnesota. He...
Kay Hettler
Jan 2, 2008
F. Kathleen "Kay" Hettler, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born April 30, 1916, in Haydenville, Ohio, the daughter of John and Josephine (Walker) Norris. She attended country school in Laurel, Ohio, and graduated from Union Furnace High School in Union Furnace, Ohio. She...
Corinne Nelson
Jan 1, 2008
Corinne Marie Nelson (Johnson) 86, of south Minneapolis, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, from complications of osteoporosis. She was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Fergus Falls. She lived a full life as wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker, teacher and church musician serving as organist and choir director at Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls for 10 years, and at Lebanon...
Donald Moe
Dec 31, 2007
Donald Albert Moe, 78, of rural Battle Lake, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, ND. He was born September 5, 1929, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Albert and Eldora (Johnson) Moe. He grew up in the Windom and Marshall area, graduating from Marshall High School. He attended two years of Business College in Marshall,...
LeRoy Hanson
Dec 31, 2007
LeRoy "Bud" Hanson, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community. He was born June 13, 1927, in Fergus Falls, the son of John and Ida (Schmidt) Hanson. He grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls. Following graduation, he joined the US Army and was stationed in Europe. Following his military service, he...
LoreLei Lewis
Dec 29, 2007
LoreLei D. Lewis, 50, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital. She was born on December 9, 1957, to Lloyd and Alice (Hagen) Heines of Henning. She graduated from Henning Public Schools in 1977 and then from Fergus Falls Community College in 1979. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church...
Clare Caspers
Dec 27, 2007
Clare E. Caspers, age 90, beloved Father and Grandfather passed away on Thursday December 27, 2007, at the Methodist Hospital Hospice, St. Louis Park He was born April 15, 1917, in Brushvale, MN, the son of Jacob and Kathyrn (Richels) Caspers. He attended schools in Breckenridge and served in WWII as an Air Force Communications Specialist in the South Pacific....
Gayle Brandt
Dec 24, 2007
Gayle Carmen Brandt, 47, of rural Erhard, died suddenly on Monday, December 24, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. She was born September 11, 1960, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Glen and Mary (Elshaug) Kenyon. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1978 and MSCTC in Fergus Falls with an accounting degree in 1998. In July of...
Mr. Holst
Dec 23, 2007
Leslie Holst, 85, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community, Fergus Falls. He was born July 22, 1922, to Otto and Gena (Larson) Holst, on a farm near Sisseton, SD. His father died when he was six years old. When he finished eighth grade in Bossko Township, SD, he took over the family farm. He farmed until...
Richard Durham
Dec 22, 2007
Richard "Dick" Durham, 61, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 22, 2007, at his home. He was born August 12, 1946, in Gibson City, Illinois, the son of Charles and Helen (Morefield) Durham. He completed his high school education in Gibson City and then moved to Minneapolis, where he attended Tech School. In 1966, he married Peggy Erickson near Dalton....
William Friedrich
Dec 21, 2007
William Arnold Friedrich, son of Brian and Pam Friedrich, was stillborn on Friday, December 21, 2007 at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Preceding him in death was his sister, Lillie Elaine who died in infancy on November 21, 2001. Survivors include his parents and big brother, Tomas of Moorhead; grandparents, Arlo and Elenore Friedrich of Fergus Falls and Roland and...
Nancy Bauman
Dec 21, 2007
Nancy Bauman, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at the Homestead Pioneer Cottage. She was born February 1, 1933, in Lidgerwood, ND, the daughter of Henry and Annie (Olson) Bauman. In 1970, she moved to Fergus Falls and worked at Productive Alternatives. For much of the last decade she had been living at the Pioneer Apartments. In...
Lorenzo Kidder
Dec 20, 2007
Lorenzo "Larry" Joseph Kidder, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born June 26, 1915, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Ernest and Louise (Harles) Kidder. He attended school District #115 and then worked four years at a Civilian Conservation Camp north of...
Vollie Shol
Dec 19, 2007
Vollie Shol, 94, of Underwood, slipped peacefully into Jesus' arms Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on September 17, 1913, to Oscar and Lillian (Berge) Swanson in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She attended grade school in the old Barnhard School, and in Portersville, CA. She attended two years...
Mildred Stein
Dec 18, 2007
Mildred "Millie" Stein, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Millie was born on March 6, 1929 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of George and Hannah (Kringen) Sherbrooke. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Valley Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School...
Donna Boll
Dec 12, 2007
Donna M. Boll, 74, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many, of Ottertail, MN, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 29, 1933, in Foxhome, MN, the daughter of Catherine (Hennenfert) and Bill O'Keefe. She married Dennis Boll April 11, 1953, in Fergus Falls, MN. They lived...
Viola Martinson
Dec 12, 2007
Viola I. Martinson, 90, formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on March 25, 1917, in Rothsay, Minnesota to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso, one of eight children. They were a farming family and Viola attended a country grade school. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel...
Thomas Troupe
Dec 12, 2007
Thomas Troupe, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born December 6, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Stanley and Mae (Krenz) Troupe. He grew up in Minneapolis, graduating from North High School in 1941, and then entered the Civilian Conservation Corp. for one year....
Donald Gebhart
Dec 11, 2007
Donald Peter Gebhart, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born April 4, 1928, in Faulkton, South Dakota, the son of Edward and Clara (Bauhs) Gebhart. He grew up in Orient, South Dakota, and then worked as a butcher there. After moving to Miles City, Montana,...
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