Obituaries
Laura Wells
Jul 10, 2007
Laura Palmetta "Polly" Wells, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at the Heartland Pioneer Cottage in Fergus Falls where she had lived since May, 2003. She was born March 16, 1913, in Elma, Iowa, to Carl Christopher Jacobs and Emma Wilhemena Ernestina Hagen, both children of German immigrants. The family moved to Fergus Falls...
Bruce Bakke
Jul 1, 2007
Bruce A. Bakke, 72, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at his home. He was born July 16, 1934, in Superior, Wisconsin, the son of Martha Noble and stepson of Joseph Noble. He attended Superior Central High School in Superior Wisconsin, graduating in 1953. On May 25, 1955, he married Nancy Robbins in Superior. He served...
Jana Dokkebakken
Jun 30, 2007
Jana Lee Dokkebakken, 41, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born January 14, 1966, in Benson, Minnesota, the daughter of Welton and Diane (Amundson) Dokkebakken. She grew up in Benson and graduated from Benson High School in 1984. After high school she attended St. Cloud Beauty College,...
LeeRoy Halbakken
Jun 28, 2007
LeeRoy Halbakken, 77, a lifelong resident of the Rothsay area, died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the Barnesville Good Samaritan Center. LeeRoy was the only child of Norman and Cora (Raw) Halbakken. He grew up in the Rothsay area and was confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church. LeeRoy lived and farmed in the Rothsay area his entire life. A public graveside...
Neola Jacobson
Jun 20, 2007
Neola Jacobson, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at the Country Manor Campus in Sartell, MN. She was born April 10, 1919, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Ninart and Mary (Dahlen) Jorgenson, and was baptized at the Aastad Lutheran Church. When she was eleven months old her family moved to Ruso, North Dakota, and farmed in...
Arthur Walvatne
Jun 18, 2007
Arthur Burton Walvatne, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 18, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born September 3, 1917, in Ossian, Iowa, the son of Jacob and Laura (Kleppe) Walvatne. They moved to a farm south of Underwood in 1930. At the age of 16 he left home and worked for...
Clarice Nye
Jun 12, 2007
Clarice Katherine (Spillum) Nye, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at the Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls. She was born in Rollag, MN, on September 2, 1914, the daughter of Ole and Julia (Solum) Spillum. She grew up on a farm near Rollag and attended high school in Barnesville. On May 9, 1937, she...
Otto Olson
Jun 10, 2007
Otto James Olson, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born April 14, 1928, in Maplewood Township, near Pelican Rapids, the son of Otto and Effie (Aaberg) Olson. He grew up there until his family moved to Fergus Falls in 1943. On June 25, 1949, he...
Genora Maack
Jun 10, 2007
Genora Alice Maack, 87, a former resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday June 10, 2007, at her home at Windmill Ponds in Alexandria. She was born December 13, 1919, in Oscar Township of Otter Tail County, the daughter of Gabriel A. and Clara O. (Aaberg) Wigdahl. She was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church of Rothsay. Genora attended school...
Velma Porter
Jun 9, 2007
Velma Porter, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday June 9, 2007, at Shady Oaks Retreat near Underwood. Survivors include her husband, Donald, of Fergus Falls; a son, Michael Murphy of Beaumont, California; several grandchildren; and a local sister-in-law, Leona Thompson, of Fergus Falls. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Knollwood Memorial Gardens in...
Lowell Larson
Jun 8, 2007
Lowell H. Larson, 73, a resident of Battle Lake, died Friday, June 08, 2007, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake. He was born April 7, 1934, in LeMars, Iowa, the only child of Herbert and Pearle (Kilzer) Larson. He grew up and attended school in LeMars, graduating with the class of 1952. On July 14, 1959,...
Ansgar Eide
Jun 7, 2007
Ansgar Silas Eide, 93, a longtime resident of rural Carlisle, died Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born November 13, 1913, on a farm near Gardner, Illinois, the son of Edward and Elizabeth (Hauge) Eide. As a child he returned to Norway with his family, and started school there. Shortly thereafter they moved...
Warren O'Brien
Jun 7, 2007
Warren O'Brien, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 7, at his home in Woodland Heights. With the help of Lakeland Hospice he won his short battle with leukemia as he chose the ending under his terms and conditions. The son of Guy and Blanche (Cook) O'Brien , Warren was born August 22, l920, on the family homestead east of...
Cyril Peterson
Jun 6, 2007
Cyril K. Peterson, 94, a resident of Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, and formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born February 9, 1913, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Christ and Hilda (Grefsrud) Peterson. He grew up on the family farm in rural Rothsay, and attended school at...
Lucille Burseth
Jun 3, 2007
Lucille Mildred Burseth, 92, a resident of Dane Prairie Township, died Sunday, June 03, 2007 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born July 10, 1914, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Adolph A. and Maria I. "Mary" (Anderson) Balgaard. She grew up in Ashby where she attended school. On June 3, 1937, she married Philip...
Lloyd Volen
Jun 1, 2007
Lloyd E. Volen, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. He was born December 25, 1919, in Tordenskjold Township, rural Dalton, the youngest son of Ole and Sophie (Anderson) Volen. Lloyd grew up on the family farm, attending school at District 20, and following school entered the Army. On December...
James Svendsgaard
Jun 1, 2007
James W. Svendsgaard, 84, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Friday, June 01, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He had been a resident of the Minnesota Veterans Home the past two and a half years. He was born May 3, 1923, in Elizabeth Township, the son of William and Florence (Perkins) Svendsgaard. During World War II he...
Elsie Knudson
May 29, 2007
Elsie W. Knudson, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at her home under the care of hospice after battling cancer. She was born October 7, 1917, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of John and Emma (Schmidt) Hardenberg. She was baptized and confirmed at First United Church of Christ. Elsie attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating...
J.A. Josefson
May 28, 2007
J. A. "Joe" Josefson, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Monday, May 28, 2007, at his home at Mill Street Residence. J. A. "Joe" Josefson (Josef A.) was the 5th born child of Johann A. Josefson and Gudny Hofteig Josefson, both of whom emigrated from Iceland to Westerheim Township in Lyon County, MN in 1878. Born on March...
Suzan Smith
May 24, 2007
Suzan K. Smith, 55, a resident of Dalton, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at home in Fergus Falls. She was born August 26, 1951, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Robert and Jean (Johnson) Garberg. She attended school in Fergus Falls and Underwood, graduating from Underwood High School in 1969. On June 19, 1971, she married David A. Smith at...
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