Obituaries
Arnold Wegner
Sep 21, 2007
Arnold R. "Arne" Wegner, a long-time resident of Fergus Falls, and most recently of Des Moines, Iowa, died at the age of 88 on Friday, September 21, 2007, at the Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines, Iowa. Arne was born on March 27, 1919, in Inver Grove Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, the youngest son of R.C.A. and Alvina...
Lamont Henry
Sep 19, 2007
Lamont Love Henry, 86, a resident of Dilworth, MN, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born August 18, 1921, in Elkton Township, Clay County, Minnesota, the son of Lamont and Jessie (Lamb) Henry. He attended country school near Downer. He served for four years with the U.S. Army in London...
George Wessberg
Sep 18, 2007
George Alfred Wessberg, 80, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, in Santee, California. He was born in Fergus Falls, MN on May 27, 1927. He was the older of two sons born to Al Wessberg and Frances Trenne Stein Wessberg. He was the grandson of Chas. Wessberg an early pioneer of Fergus Falls who arrived in 1870...
Everett Soliah
Sep 18, 2007
Everett Arthur Soliah, 91, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at his home. He had spent the last several months trying to recover from lung surgery. He was born November 6, 1915, in Otter Tail County, the son of Henry and Elma (Grinder) Soliah. He grew up in Aastad Township, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1933....
Lynne Fitzwater
Sep 17, 2007
Lynne Ann Fitzwater, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 17, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids from a rare form of uterine cancer. She was born to Benno Bill Schmolke and Elva Ann Smith on March 15, 1947, in Sacramento, California. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lynne's passion was her service and dedication. She enjoyed spending...
Gerald Shearer
Sep 15, 2007
Gerald Duane Shearer, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 15, 2007, at his home. He was born August 29, 1924, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of James and Lucille (Tenny) Shearer. He grew up in Maine Township, attending rural school there. As a young man he worked for various farmers, and then in the shipyards...
Ruth Sparling
Sep 14, 2007
Ruth Emily Sparling, 93, of Fergus Falls died on Friday, September 14, 2007, at Glenwood Village Care Center in Glenwood, MN. She was born June 2, 1914, in St. Paul Minnesota, the daughter of John L. and Mae (Kvennes) Ham. She graduated from St. Paul Central High School and Cable Secretarial College in St. Paul. On September 29, 1945 she...
Charles Tenney
Sep 14, 2007
Charles G. Tenney, 82, a resident of Northlake, Illinois, died Friday, September 14, 2007 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He was born June 1, 1925, in Maine Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Charles H. and Adeline Ovidia Tenney. He retired from Entenmann's Bakery in Northlake, IL in 1995. Survivors include his daughter, Marcia (Dan) Juday; sons: Stephen (Dawn)...
Silas Bergstad
Sep 13, 2007
Silas Bergstad, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Silas Elliot Bergstad was born on April 18, 1911 in Spruce Grove Township near Menahga, MN, the son of Norwegian immigrants Knute and Anna (Skaug) Bergstad. He grew up in Lake Park and attended high school at the Lutheran...
Ronald Stanley
Sep 13, 2007
Ronald Dean Stanley, 60, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 13, 2007, at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born November 30, 1946, in Bremerton, Washington, the son of Lois (Pults) and Charles Stanley. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and attended Stadium High School. On April 14, 1964, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and...
Jacqueline Hiedeman
Sep 12, 2007
Jacqueline Jean Hiedeman, 81, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at the St. Francis Health Care Campus in Breckenridge, Minnesota. She was born November 8, 1925, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of John S. and Ethel (Willet) Johnson. She began grade school in Fergus Falls, and continued her education at the country school near Doran. On...
Margret Nelson
Sep 12, 2007
Margret "Maggie" (Mrs. Donald) Nelson, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at the Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Maggie was born February 1, 1947, in Graceville, the daughter of Andrew and Annie (Limberg) Gronfeld. She attended Graceville High School, graduating in 1965, then attended and graduated from Alexandria Technical College. She was employed as a Medical...
Albert Melkert
Sep 9, 2007
Albert E. Melkert, 83, a resident of rural Erhard, Minnesota, died Sunday, September 9, 2007 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born August 28, 1924, near Erhard, Minnesota, the son of Alma (Rowland) and Albert Melkert, Sr. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard....
Dale Worden
Sep 9, 2007
Dale Elmer Worden, 69, a resident of Underwood, died Sunday, September 9, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. He was born March 24, 1938, in Aldrich, Minnesota, the son of Idel and Vernie (Gessner) Worden. His family moved from Aldrich to a farm near Verndale, where he attended school, graduating from high school there in 1956. He...
John Stortroen
Sep 7, 2007
John Paul Stortroen, 53, a resident of rural Faribault, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 7, 2007 at his home. John was born on September 15, 1953 in Fergus Falls, the son of Paul and Burnette (Swatfager) Stortroen. He grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. After graduation he was employed by the City...
Genevieve Marquard
Sep 7, 2007
Genevieve "Gen" Ann Marquard, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 7, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital surrounded by her family and under the loving care of Lakeland Hospice after a courageous battle with ALS. Gen was born on July 27, 1935 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Albin and Gunda (Ostrum) Dahl. She was baptized and confirmed...
Beverly Schulz
Sep 6, 2007
Beverly Kathryn Schulz Hanson, 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 06, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Bev was born on May 29, 1934 in Tordenskjold Township, the daughter of Arthur and Maybelle (Olson) Paulson. She was baptized and confirmed at Tordenskjold Lutheran Church and later graduated from Underwood High School. On August 21, 1965...
Marlys Hegerle
Sep 2, 2007
Marlys A. Hegerle, age 76, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday morning, September 2nd, 2007 at the Lake Region Hospital. Marlys was born on August 21st, 1931 in Otter Tail County to Frank and Caroline (Herting) Ohman. She grew up in Dunn Township and attended District 98 in Candor Township. On September 11th, 1948 she married Wilbur Hegerle and the two...
Deannea Wangler
Sep 1, 2007
Deannea Jo Wangler Cox, age 37, of Copperas Cove, Texas, died Saturday afternoon September 1st at her mother's home near Dent, Minnesota. Services will be held on Friday, September 7, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church in Rugby, ND. Deannea was born on November 25th, 1969 in Rugby, ND the daughter of Richard and Rita Wangler. She...
Norma Halbakken
Aug 30, 2007
Norma Halbakken Norma Halbakken, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 30, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community. She was born on June 8, 1918, in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Abel and Hannah (Johanson) Anderson. She grew up on a farm northwest of Pelican Rapids, was baptized and confirmed at the Pelican Valley Lutheran Church and attended...
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