Obituaries

Joyce Rix

Feb 28, 2025

Joyce Rix, 69, died unexpectedly in her sleep on February 28, 2025. Joyce was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Her caring spirit graced so many and her hands brought comfort in the form of hugs and delicious food.

Joyce was born September 5, 1955 to Elmer and Norma (Knutson) Anderson, and raised by Glenn and Leona (Anderson) Trosdahl after...

Sharon Lacey

Feb 27, 2025

Sharon Lacey, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on the morning of February 27, 2025, at the age of 81. She was surrounded by her family, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, kindness, and generosity.

Born on August 8, 1943, in Fergus Falls, Sharon grew up with a...

Sharon Spies

Feb 25, 2025

Sharon Joy Spies, 82, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN surrounded by her loving family.



Sharon was born October 12, 1942 to Sherman William and Alice Irene (Anderson) Ferguson. She grew up in Fergus Falls attending school at Jefferson Elementary and graduating from Fergus Falls High School. As a teenager, Sharon met...

Anne DiMott

Feb 25, 2025

Anne Cashman DiMott, 86, formerly of Fergus Falls, died February 25, 2025, at Stone Crest Assisted Living in Woodbury.

Anne Barbara Cashman DiMott was born December 26, 1938, to Thomas and Dorothy (Ulland) Cashman in Owatonna, MN. She attended Roosevelt Park High School graduating in 1956.

Through the years Anne was employed at Trans World Airlines (TWA) as...

Daniel Grant

Feb 25, 2025

Daniel Vernon Grant, 66, of Erhard, MN, died February 25, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

Daniel was born in Pelican Rapids, MN to Virgil and Marilyn Grant on May 7, 1958. He grew up in Edwards, MN, attending school at rural County School District 187 and later, Pelican Rapids High School.

Daniel married Jodeen...

Robert "Bob" Gettel

Feb 22, 2025

Robert (Bob) Everett Gettel passed away February 22, 2025.

Bob was born September 27, 1963, to Stanley and Elaine (Schwab) Gettel, where he was welcomed to the family by brother Jerome and sister Joan at their home in Sauk Rapids, MN. There the siblings enjoyed their early years exploring the countryside. In 1972, the family moved to Sebeka where they lived...

Janice Engel

Feb 22, 2025

Janice was born in Villard Township, Minnesota on March 2, 1941 to Jerome and Marlys (Curtis) Rausch. She was raised in Sauk Centre, Minnesota and graduated high school there in 1959. She married Elmer Engel in 1971 and moved to Lanesboro, Minnesota.

Over the years she and Elmer moved several times and owned businesses in small towns throughout Minnesota...

Inez Norgren

Feb 21, 2025

Inez Norgren, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died February 21, 2025 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice.

Inez was born March 27, 1926 in Lawndale, Minnesota. She was the oldest of five daughters of Oscar Edwin and Lillian Amelia (Peterson) Trosvig. She grew up in Fergus Falls.

On November 19, 1944 she married...

Mark Stock

Feb 21, 2025

Mark Addison Stock, 75, Fergus Falls, MN passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls with his family by his side.

Mark was born in Fergus Falls, MN, December 10, 1949, to Addison W. and Joyce E. (Wilcott) Stock. He attended District 56 country school and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School...

Carla Tweeton

Feb 19, 2025

Carla J. Tweeton, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Carla Judith Kittelson was born June 28, 1940 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Carl "Oscar" and Viola (Nelson) Kittelson. She attended Pelican Rapids High School, graduating in 1958. After high school, she attended Crookston School of Practical Nursing. She graduated in 1959 as...

Berthel Hoffman

Feb 19, 2025

Berthel (Bert) Robert Hoffman, 91, Fergus Falls, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. He was called to his heavenly home one day before his 70th wedding anniversary and two days before his 92nd birthday.

Bert was born in New Rockford, ND, February 21, 1933 to Berthel Charles and Esther (Kuck) Hoffman. When...

Dorothy Gerlach

Feb 16, 2025

Dorothy Helen Gerlach, 90, a resident of Barrett, died Sunday February 16th at Lake Region Healthcare in Elbow Lake. She was born on November 13, 1934, to Wallace and Myrtle (Lyngstad) Murphy at their farmhouse in Andrea township north of Foxhome, Minnesota. She was the only daughter and the oldest of three children. Her childhood nickname was Dolly. She was...

Joyce Nygaard

Feb 14, 2025

Joyce Marie Nygaard died February 14, 2025, at Broen Home, Fergus Falls, MN, under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice.

Joyce was the third daughter of Myron and Mildred (Johnson) Nygaard, born on February 24, 1948. She attended country schools and Fergus Falls Public School, receiving special education instruction.

When her mother died in 2015, Joyce and her...

Saul Strand

Feb 13, 2025

As most of you know, Jessica and I were expecting our third son this winter. We had planned on inducing labor the evening of Feb 13th, but at a routine screening appointment on the 12th, it was discovered our son was dead. Jessica was induced at LRH that day. After an arduous labor, she delivered on Thursday and suffered a...

Michael Schmidt

Feb 12, 2025

Michael Dean Schmidt, 67, passed away peacefully at his home at Pioneer Pointe on February 12, 2025, under the care of his loving siblings and Hospice of the Red River Valley after a brief battle with cancer.

Mike was born December 7, 1957, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Eugene and Maxine Schmidt. He was baptized and confirmed...

Stephen Magnusson

Feb 10, 2025

Bud went to his heavenly home on Monday, February 10, 2025 at age 96. (John 3:16)

He was born in Park River, North Dakota on June 6, 1928 to Stephen J. Magnusson and Esther (Swensrud) Magnusson and welcomed by his sister June. The family moved to Rothsay Minnesota when Bud was 16 years old.

Bud proudly served in...

Linda Kugler

Feb 8, 2025

Lois Linda Gaye Kugler, 75, former resident of High Island Lake in Erhard MN, passed away peacefully Saturday February 8, 2025 at her home in Fergus Falls under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Red River Valley.

Linda was born February 7, 1950 in Gate City, VA, the 11th child of 12 to Will and Stella Salyer. Her...

Donald Eggen

Feb 7, 2025

Donald "Don" Jack Eggen 84, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 7, 2025, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls due to complications of Leukemia.

Don was born April 30,1940 in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church. He attended school in Fergus Falls then received his GED in 1999. On March 7,1959 Donald married...

Scott Toso

Feb 6, 2025

Scott Jay Toso, 60, of Moorhead passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025, after a surgery at Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

He was born on January 27, 1965. The son of Virgil and Beverly (Muth) Toso, in Fergus Falls, MN. He was the youngest of three. Scott was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. He lived in Fergus...

Roger Grunewald

Feb 4, 2025

Roger Grunewald, 83, of Rothsay, formerly of Elizabeth, died Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Sanford in Fargo.

Roger Ernest Grunewald was born March 25, 1941, in Pelican Rapids to Ernest and Ellen (Erickson) Grunewald.

On June 6, 1964, Roger was united in marriage to Donna Helvick at Friborg Lutheran Church, rural Rothsay. Donna died in June of 1998....