Obituaries

Dennis Gutzmer

Dennis Gutzmer

Nov 5, 2007

Dennis "Butch" Gutzmer, age 60, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 5, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Butch was born on March 26, 1947 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Otto and Martha (Doleshy) Gutzmer. He grew up attending several area schools including Elbow Lake, Campbell and Barrett. He served in the US Army from September 1966 to...

Shirley Norman

Shirley Norman

Nov 5, 2007

Shirley Ann Ruth Norman, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, from a heart attack. Shirley Ann was born March 18, 1947, to Orval and Grace Steuber (Torgerson) in Mankato. She loved photography, quilting and various other crafts, and collected Elvis memorabilia and pictures of her loved ones. Shirley Ann is survived by her children: Joe (Wendy) Mitzel...

Gena Nelson

Gena Nelson

Nov 4, 2007

Gena Nelson, 99, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born July 10, 1908, in Ashby, Minnesota, one of ten children of Gilbert and Mary (Runningen) Boe. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Lake Church in Ashby, and attended Ashby Public School She worked as a...

Eunice Glesne

Eunice Glesne

Nov 3, 2007

Eunice Hexum Glesne, age 93, entered into her Savior's rest on Saturday, November 3, 2007, while residing at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born at home in rural Carlisle, Minnesota, on December 1, 1913, where she was baptized and confirmed in Hedemarken Lutheran Church. She attended Park Region Academy and graduated from Fergus Falls High School...

Beverly Hoxie

Beverly Hoxie

Oct 30, 2007

Beverly Marilyn Hoxie, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born June 12, 1927, in Western Township of Otter Tail County, near Fergus Falls, the daughter of Avery and Alice (Achen) Davenport. She was baptized at the Western Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Fergus Falls...

Paul Gust,

Paul Gust,

Oct 29, 2007

Paul H. Gust, Jr., after a long illness with Multiple Sclerosis, died on Monday, October 29, 2007 on his 76th birthday. He was a resident of the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls for ten years. He was born to Paul and Marion (Peterson) Gust in Breckenridge, MN on October 29, 1931. At that time the family lived in Dwight,...

Mabel Hanson

Mabel Hanson

Oct 29, 2007

Mabel E. Hanson, 102, died Monday, October 29, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born March 27, 1905, in Orwell Township of Otter Tail County near Fergus Falls, the daughter of Ole and Otilia (Hill) Sholberg. She was baptized April 6, 1905, and confirmed May 2, 1920, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Mabel grew up...

Bryon Floberg

Bryon Floberg

Oct 24, 2007

Bryon Orville Floberg, 55, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the Eleah Medical Center in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He was born December 31, 1951, in Pasadena, California, the son of Orville and Norma (Hanson) Floberg. As a child his family returned to the Pelican Rapids area, where he attended school, graduating from Pelican Rapids High...

Marlys Anderson

Marlys Anderson

Oct 22, 2007

Marlys Jean Anderson, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, went home to be with her Savior on Monday, October 22, 2007. She died of medical complications at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born July 5, 1927, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Olive and Arnold Ingebrigtson. World War II was the most significant event of the...

A. Erlandson

A. Erlandson

Oct 19, 2007

A. Merle Erlandson, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at his home of complications of Multiple Myloma. He was surrounded by his family and under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born September 16, 1933, in Fergus Falls, the son of Arthur and Palma (Rovang) Erlandson. He grew up on the family farm in...

Frieda Mittelstadt

Frieda Mittelstadt

Oct 18, 2007

Frieda Mittelstadt, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 18, 2007, at her home in the Mill Street Residence. Frieda Martha Mittelstadt was born on February 21, 1917 in Breckenridge, MN the daughter of Ernest and Minnie (Thymian) Hugli. She grew up on a farm near Breckenridge attending country school nearby. In 1935 she graduated from the Fergus...

Cynthia Kinnen

Cynthia Kinnen

Oct 16, 2007

Cynthia Celia (Cooper) Kinnen, 64, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, surrounded by her family at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born on January 11, 1943 to Vernon and Leona (Schroeder) Cooper in Fergus Falls, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She grew up...

Florence Gowin

Florence Gowin

Oct 16, 2007

Florence M. Gowin, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born January 30, 1921, in Campbell, Minnesota, the daughter of Sargent and Mary (Hurley) Hunkins. She graduated from Campbell High School in 1940. On January 15, 1941 she married Clarence Gowin at the Methodist Church in...

Joseph Hafner

Joseph Hafner

Oct 12, 2007

Joseph Hafner, 91, a former resident of Pickerel Lake, died Friday afternoon, October 12, 2007, holding his wife's hand and surrounded by the love of his family at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Joe was born on March 5th 1916 in Kent, Minnesota to Chris and Agnes (Graves) Hafner. He spent his youth in Breckenridge, MN and married...

Charles Neitzel

Charles Neitzel

Oct 9, 2007

Charles "Chuck" Neitzel, 52, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 09, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born on February 10, 1955 in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Howard and Harriet (Henjum) Neitzel. He was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Swan Lake Township near Morris, Minnesota and confirmed by Bishop Cecil Johnson in...

Bert Teal

Bert Teal

Oct 9, 2007

Bert W. Teal, 99, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at the Talahi Care Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was born June 17, 1908, in Polk County, Euclid, Minnesota, the son of James and Ethel Teal. He grew up on the farm, attending school there. They moved to the Mentor area, purchasing a farm south of...

Helga Hammond

Helga Hammond

Oct 7, 2007

Helga Hammond, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, October 07, 2007 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born January 27, 1921, in Portland, North Dakota, the daughter of Pedar and Inga (Televik) Overby. She attended school in Portland. Helga worked as a nanny/housekeeper in Coos Bay, Oregon. She then worked for Boeing Aircraft in...

Eunice Neuman

Eunice Neuman

Oct 1, 2007

Eunice Vivian Neuman, 93, a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, October 1, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, where she had resided since September of 2004. She was born February 10, 1914, in Fergus Falls, the only child of Jesse and Mary (Marotteck) Olds. She attended Fergus Falls High School. On April 2, 1935, she...

James Stavaas

James Stavaas

Oct 1, 2007

James (Jim) Stavaas, 54, a resident of rural Battle Lake, passed away at his home on Monday, October 1, 2007 under the loving care of Lakeland Hospice. Jim was born on April 26, 1953 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Warren and Anita Stavaas. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1971 where he excelled in sports, especially football and baseball. He...

Evelyn Dilly

Evelyn Dilly

Sep 29, 2007

Evelyn Josephine Anderson Koppe Dilly, 86, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born November 18, 1920, in Springbrook Township, Kittson County, Minnesota to Carl and Elphie (Peterson) Anderson and was the last surviving Anderson child. She was baptized and confirmed at East Emmaus Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hallock...

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