Obituaries
Myrtle "Myrt" Wessels
Jun 4, 2022
“I’ve lived a wonderful life. I’ve done everything I wanted to do.” Are the words of Myrtle (Thom, Christensen) Wessels, who passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the age of 93. Born May 17, 1929 to Herman and Malvena Thom in Edgeley, ND. Married May 1, 1948 to Harris Christensen and celebrated 46 years of marriage, adding five children...
Ervin Langseth
Jun 4, 2022
Ervin Langseth, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Shady Oak by Phelps Mill. Ervin Olaf Langseth was born July 25, 1932, at the Fergus Falls hospital. His dad told him when he sold the 1932 farm crop there wasn’t enough money to pay the hospital bill. He was the youngest child of the late Olaf and...
Jared Lee Gnahn
Jun 3, 2022
Jared Lee Gnahn, 43, of Pelican Rapids, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 3, 2022. Jared was born on October 6, 1978 to Charles James and Debra Rae (Stengrim) Gnahn in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1997 and furthered his education at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls, graduating with an...
Alice Wahlgren
Jun 2, 2022
Alice Wahlgren, 88, of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Alice Marian was born January 14, 1934, to Albin and Johanna (Swenson) Wahlgren in Stanley, ND. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. Following graduation from high school, Alice moved to Kansas City and later to the Dallas-Fort Worth area,...
Kenneth Irish
May 31, 2022
Kenneth A. Irish, 74, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away at Lake Region Hospital on Tuesday, May 31st, 2022. He was born on December 27th, 1947 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the son of Jesse Franklin Irish and Corrine Pederson. He attended school in Waubun, Minnesota graduating in 1965 and enlisted in the United States Army in 1967. Kenny served...
Evelyn V. Pollock
May 29, 2022
Evelyn V. Pollock, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 29, 2022, at her residence. Evelyn was born on August 26, 1956, in Two Rivers, WI, to Victor Sr. and Sylvia (Gehrke) Taddy. She grew up in the area and graduated in 1975 from Washington High School in Two Rivers, WI. Evelyn married Steve Pollock on September, 30, 1993, in...
Margo Nepper
May 29, 2022
Margo Renae Nepper, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, May 29, 2022 after courageously managing 20 plus years of scleroderma and pulmonary fibrosis. Margo was born on September 17, 1942 in Hankinson, ND. She was the oldest of seven children, born to Clifford W. and Gertrude P. (Derring) Krause. As...
Lucille H. Soliah
May 27, 2022
Lucille “Lucy” Miksche Soliah, 96, of Fergus Falls, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Lilac Homes Assisted Living in Dilworth, MN with family at her side as her spirit ascended into heaven. Lucy was born on May 5, 1926, to Knute and Harriet (Patrias) Knutson in Graceville, MN. She was one of six children. After graduating high school, she...
Harriet Meyer
May 23, 2022
Harriet Elizabeth Marian Jensen Meyer, 109, a resident of the Broen Home, died Monday, May 23, 2022. She was born on the family farm in Dane Prairie Township, the daughter of Hannah (Christensen) and Jens P. Jensen. She was one of six children. She attended grade school at District 43. In 1929 she graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She...
Alfred C. Seltz
May 22, 2022
Alfred Carl Seltz, 91, of Fergus Falls, MN died peacefully surrounded by the love of his devoted family and under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice and the loving caregivers at the Maplewood Manor Memory Care in Elbow Lake, MN on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Al was born April 12, 1931, to the Rev. Dr. Alfred Carl Seltz and Frieda...
Cynthia Johnson
May 22, 2022
Cynthia (Cindy) Rae Johnson, 64, of rural Erhard, Minnesota, transitioned to the Bigger Life on May 22, 2022, at home surrounded by her wife and many friends. Cindy was born June 27, 1957 to Pauline Margie (Pulford) Johnson and Harold Arthur Johnson in St Paul, Minnesota. She was very pleased with family visits leading up to her passing. She graduated...
Gary Gukeisen
May 19, 2022
Gary Gukeisen, age 81, of Fergus Falls, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where he was a resident for many years. He was born to Floyd and Esther Gukiesen on July 22, 1940, in Parkston, South Dakota. Gary graduated from Sacred Heart School in Parkston and continued to work on the family farm. Gary...
Todd Swedberg
May 19, 2022
Todd L. Swedberg, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo. Todd LeRoy was born September 15, 1961, to Lee and Janice (Haga) Swedberg in Minot, ND. He attended Fergus Falls High School and graduated in 1980. He then attended Fergus Falls Community College and Winona State College. Todd was a carpenter by...
Betty A. Eckert
May 15, 2022
Betty Ann (Gladback) Eckert, age 91, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, May 15, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. Betty was born on November 13, 1930 to John Bernard and Lillian (Lillis) Gladback in Dead Lake Township. She grew up on a farm and attended country school. She also attended Perham High School, but did not graduate. She did...
Randall Balken
May 14, 2022
Randall (Randy) Dale Allen Balken, 72, died at home on Saturday, May 14, 2022, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Randy was born on July 31st, 1949, to Christeva (Taylor) and Albert “Leonard” Balken. Randy was the second of four children born and raised on a farm outside of Rothsay, Minnesota. It was on this farm that Randy developed...
Lee Krueger
May 13, 2022
Russell “Lee” Krueger, 76, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare. Lee was born in Amite, Louisiana, on November 23, 1945, to Russell and Wilda “Nell” (Strahan) Krueger. Lee grew up on the family farm south of Jamestown, North Dakota. He graduated from NDSU prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy. While serving in the...
Warren Nelson
May 13, 2022
Warren D. Nelson, 82, of Battle Lake, formerly of Ashby, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at his residence under the care of his family and Knute Nelson Hospice. Warren Dean was born April 20, 1940, to Kenneth and Evelyn (Haroldson) Nelson in Dalton. Originally from Dalton, Warren graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1958 and joined the U.S. Army....
Laverne Birch
May 12, 2022
Laverne A. Birch, 79, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 12, 2022, at her home in Fergus Falls. She was born on December 7, 1942, in Fergus Falls, to Meloyd and Mildred (Nelson) Soliah. She attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1961. On December 29, 1962, she married Dony Birch in Fergus Falls. Laverne...
JoAnne Olson
May 10, 2022
JoAnne H. Olson, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. JoAnne Harriet Caye was born August 16, 1933, to Gordon and Inga (Klomstad) Caye in Detroit Lakes, MN. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1951. On July 2, 1954, JoAnne married Vernon Olson in Detroit Lakes. JoAnne worked at...
Steven "Steve" Anderson
May 6, 2022
Steven Merle Anderson, age 60, of Erhard, also known as Steve and Andy, passed away peacefully May 6, 2022, after a six-month battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving kick-ass family, under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice. He was born December 30, 1961 in Fergus Falls, son of Merle R. and Janice Anne (Peterson) Anderson. He attended Erhard country...
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