Obituaries
Kenton Liden
Aug 24, 2007
Kenton Liden, 87, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born on October 11, 1919 in Thief River Falls, the son of Oscar and Julia (Rhodegard) Liden. He grew up in Thief River Falls, attending Northrup grade school and graduating from Lincoln High School in 1937. After...
Ivan Toso
Aug 23, 2007
Ivan Toso, 58, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 23, 2007, at his home. He was born December 29, 1948, in Barnesville, Minnesota, the son of Ingel and Julia (Brusven) Toso. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1967. After graduation he entered the Air Force, serving at Pope Air Force Base in North...
Jim Lefebvre
Aug 23, 2007
James "Jim" Lefebvre, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Crosby/Ironton, died Thursday, August 23, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital. He was born September 14, 1928 in Ironton, MN, the son of James and Emma (Carlstrom) Lefebvre. He attended Ironton Grade School and the Crosby/Ironton High School, graduating in 1946. He then enlisted in the Marines. He served for...
Orlin Hovland
Aug 19, 2007
Orlin Hovland Orlin Francis Hovland, 64, of Rothsay, MN, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 19, 2007. Orlin was born in Fergus Falls, MN on May 7, 1943, the son of Oliver and Inez (Zimmerman) Hovland. He was baptized at Friborg Lutheran Church and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Rothsay, MN. He graduated from Rothsay High...
Violet Skogen
Aug 18, 2007
Violet D. Skogen, age 97, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday evening, August 18, 2007 at the Pioneer Retirement Community. She was born on June 6th, 1910 in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County to John and Lillian (Olds) Kugler. As a child she attended School District #159. Violet was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. In 1933 she married...
Louise Gerald) Rufer
Aug 17, 2007
Louise (Mrs. Gerald) Rufer, 93, resident of Mill Street Residence, of Fergus Falls, died Friday August 17, 2007, at the Lake Region Hospital, in Fergus Falls. She was born on November 18, 1913, in Western Township, rural Fergus Falls, the daughter of Carl and Emma (Ehlke) Fabian. Growing up in Western Township, she attended School District 49. After graduating from...
C. Sanco
Aug 16, 2007
Cleo Jean Sanco, 86, a resident of rural Erhard, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was born June 20, 1921, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Charles and Cleopatra (Zent) Sanco. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1939. After graduation she began working for Northwestern Bell Telephone. Throughout her career she...
Jeanette Lindquist
Aug 14, 2007
Jeanette N. Lindquist, 72, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born May 14, 1935, at the family farm, rural Underwood, the daughter of Agnes (Anderson) and Ole Wold. She grew up in rural Underwood,...
LaDelle Walsh
Aug 13, 2007
LaDelle Nelson Walsh, 81, a resident of Laguna Beach, California, formerly of Fergus Falls, died August 13, 2007 at her home surrounded by her family in the home she loved. LaDelle Grace Nelson was born on January 24, 1926 in Rothsay, MN, the daughter of Thomas E. and Tena (Aaberg) Nelson. She was baptized at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in...
Ellsworth Etten
Aug 10, 2007
Ellsworth John "Johnnie" Etten, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Foxhome, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Broen Memorial Home Short Term Stay Unit in Fergus Falls. He was born January 16, 1927, in Foxhome, MN, the son of John and Elsie (Steinbach) Etten. He was baptized and confirmed, and was a lifetime member of Foxhome Lutheran...
Roger Frank
Aug 9, 2007
Roger William Frank, 69, a resident of rural Underwood, and loving husband, father, and grandfather, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 9, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born September 28, 1937, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Harvey and Mabel (Klomstad) Frank. He grew up there, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1955. Roger...
Idella Herheim
Aug 9, 2007
Idella M. Herheim, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 9, 2007, in Fergus Falls. Idella Mabel Holien Herheim was born April 30, 1913 in Jasper, MN to Oscar and Ida (Holter) Holien. She was educated in Moody County, Alliance Township-Hermanson School District #40. Afterwards she became employed at "Windy Rae's" cafe in Jasper and later in Wells...
Robert Dieseth
Aug 2, 2007
Robert E. Dieseth, 80, of Urbandale, Iowa, formerly of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Thursday, August 2, 2007, in Iowa. Bob was born on January 4, 1927 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to John and Ellen (Saxhaug) Dieseth. He graduated from Luther College in 1949, married Avis Gilberts and returned to Fergus in 1952. He worked in his father's company, the John...
Lloyd Wickham
Jul 26, 2007
Lloyd E. Wickham, 55, a resident of Detroit Lakes, died Thursday, July 26, 2007 in Fergus Falls. He was born October 19, 1951, in Fergus Falls, the son of Charles and Ona (Buck) Wickham. Lloyd enjoyed playing cards that "one last game" with his family, fishing, and was a jokester who liked to pull pranks. He loved fireworks and spent...
Dennis Torkelson
Jul 21, 2007
Dennis Daniel Torkelson, lifelong resident of Foxhome, was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 21, 2007, at 66 years of age. Born in Breckenridge, MN to Oscar & Emma Torkelson on January 18, 1941, he graduated from the Ag School in Morris in 1959 and also attended one year of college there, finishing his BS degree...
Lucille Block
Jul 20, 2007
Lucille Block, 85, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 20, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. She was born April 10, 1922, in Parkers Prairie, the daughter of Carl and Elizabeth (Peterson) Block. She was baptized by Rev. J. E. Larson in Parkers Prairie and confirmed on May 3, 1936, at First Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie by Rev....
Donald Harles
Jul 19, 2007
Donald Harles, 69, of rural Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2007, surrounded by his family and under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Donald and his identical twin brother, David, were born on March 15, 1938, to Leo and Mildred Harles on the family farm in Friberg Township. After growing up in the area, Don joined the...
Eleanor Halvorson
Jul 19, 2007
Eleanor Josephine Halvorson, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born August 7, 1918, in Lignite, ND, the daughter of Jennie (Siegle) and Martin Knutson. As an infant the family moved to Fergus Falls, where she attended school. Her mother later married Henry Winter, and together...
Joan Hanson
Jul 17, 2007
Joan B. Hanson, 74 of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Joan was born a twin on November 24, 1932, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Dorothy (Mittag) and O. Perry Mork. Joan grew up in Barnesville, graduating from high school in Barnesville in 1950. She attended St. Luke's Nursing School...
Phyllis Ryan
Jul 10, 2007
Phyllis Ryan, age 82, of Fergus Falls, MN and formerly of Mankato, MN, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born August 21, 1924, in Mankato, the daughter of Anton and Esther (Hartig) Zierwick. She grew up in Mankato and attended school there, graduating from high school in 1942. On June 26,...
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