Obituaries

Dennis Snook

Dennis Snook

Apr 2, 2022

Dennis Wade Snook, 48, of Clitherall, died Saturday, April 2, 2022 at his residence. Dennis was born May 2, 1973, in Breckenridge to Walter and Kathy (Voller) Snook. He attended Battle Lake School, Fergus Falls High School and Central Lakes College in Brainerd. He was a member of Boy Scouts. Dennis enjoyed leather work, hunting, fishing, gambling, and bowling. Preceding...

Russell Marquardt

Russell Marquardt

Apr 2, 2022

Russell Marquardt, 94, of Rothsay, MN passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. He was born September 21, 1927, in Rothsay, to Ernie and Elizabeth (Wasmuth) Marquardt. He lived in Meadows Township from September 1927 to April 1928, then moved to Akron Township where he farmed and lived until his death. He...

Karen Lundstrom

Karen Lundstrom

Apr 1, 2022

Karen Ann (Vosseteig) Lundstrom, 79, of Fergus Falls passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and surrounded by loved ones after a battle with ovarian cancer. Karen was born to Melvin and Stella (Anderson) Vosseteig on January 9, 1943, in Sharon, ND. She was brought home to Finley, ND on a...

James Swedenburg Jr

James Swedenburg Jr

Mar 31, 2022

James L. “Swede” Swedenburg Jr., 65, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 31, 2022, at his residence. James Lewis was born July 30, 1956, to James Sr. and Genevieve (Jordan) Swedenburg in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Tartan High School in Oakdale, MN in 1974. Swede resided in the Twin Cities and was employed by USF Holland as a...

Henry "Donald" Budke

Henry "Donald" Budke

Mar 31, 2022

Henry Donald Budke, known by most as Don, died peacefully at Pioneer Care Center on Thursday, March 31, 2022. (Henry) Donald was born September 5, 1932, the fourth of nine children born to Alida Budke (Gilbertson) and Henry Budke in Friberg Township, Minnesota. He attended a country school until completing the eighth grade when he began a life-long career in...

Connie Johnson

Connie Johnson

Mar 27, 2022

Connie Johnson, 50, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 27, 2022, at her residence under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Connie Louise Christianson was born April 29, 1971 to Richard and Elizabeth (Bachmeier) Christianson in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from UND with a Bachelor’s Degree. On June 3, 2000, Connie married Leon Johnson in Flom, MN....

Virgil Evavold

Virgil Evavold

Mar 25, 2022

Virgil Evavold passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at his home in rural Fergus Falls at the age of 74. Virgil was born February 21, 1948, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Arthur and Sarah (Mekalson) Evavold. He was baptized and confirmed at Grue Lutheran Church of rural Ashby. He attended grade school at District #285 and graduated from...

Elaine Espinosa

Elaine Espinosa

Mar 24, 2022

On March 24, 2022, Elaine Espinosa went to be with the Lord. Elaine Mae Follingstad was born February 28, 1954, to Joseph and Irene (Spidahl) Follingstad. Elaine was born in Norwegian Township and grew up in the Pelican Rapids, MN area. Elaine and her father moved to Roseau, MN in 1969. She graduated from Roseau High School in 1972. She...

Janice Luehring

Janice Luehring

Mar 23, 2022

Janice W. Luehring, 79, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away on March 23, 2022 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN after a difficult battle with COVID. Janice was born on January 14, 1943 to Gordon and Alma (Ladwig) Supernois in Fergus Falls, MN. She was raised on the family’s dairy farm in Friberg Township and graduated from Pelican Rapids...

James Palmer

James Palmer

Mar 21, 2022

James “Jim” Palmer,92, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, March 21, 2022, at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. James Seely Palmer was born April 6, 1929, in Duluth, MN the son of Edward and Laina (Liukonen) Palmer. He graduated from Central High School in Duluth after which he began employment with the Wm. H. Ziegler Co., the Caterpillar dealer...

Robert Reich Jr.

Robert Reich Jr.

Mar 19, 2022

Robert Lee Reich Jr. passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, at age 52, surrounded by his family at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. He had currently been a resident of Fargo. Rob was born February 10, 1970 in Wichita Falls, TX to Robert Lee Reich Sr. and Pamella Jean Reich. Rob had lived in many different towns and states but...

Stanley Baglo

Stanley Baglo

Mar 19, 2022

Stanley R. Baglo, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Stanley Robert was born October 23, 1931, to Conley and Clara (Youngberg) Baglo in Elizabeth, MN. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1949. He was drafted into the United States Army in October 1952 and discharged in October...

Loren Frigaard

Loren Frigaard

Mar 13, 2022

Loren Joseph Frigaard, child of God, was born October 2, 1940 to Joseph and Evelyn (Swendsrud) Frigaard. He died March 13, 2022 at his residence. Loren was life-long member of Our Saviors Ten Mile Lake Lutheran Church of Dalton Minnesota. He was also a member of the Lions Clubs International and the American Legion. April 16, 1971, Loren married Shirley....

Diane Maier

Diane Maier

Mar 12, 2022

Diane M. Maier, 78, of Battle Lake, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Diane Marie Egge was born March 22, 1943, to O. Elvin and Annie (Carlson) Egge in Fargo, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Hickson Lutheran Church in Hickson, ND. She attended Fargo Central in Fargo, ND, graduating in...

Shawn Albertson

Shawn Albertson

Mar 9, 2022

Shawn “Shorty” Albertson, 42, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. Shawn Richard was born November 19, 1979 to Gary and Jackie (Burgess) Albertson in Fridley, MN. Shawn attended Cambridge Isanti High School in Cambridge, MN. He was a truck driver and a small engine mechanic. He enjoyed fishing, going to the casino,...

Rodger Henderson

Rodger Henderson

Mar 6, 2022

Rodger Howard Henderson (68) passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at home under the care of hospice, surrounded in love with his wife and children after a long battle with metastatic colon cancer. He was the husband of Sharon for 45 years, having just celebrated their anniversary. Rodger was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Hubert and Flo-Ellen Henderson...

Constance Holden

Constance Holden

Mar 5, 2022

Constance “Connie” Holden, 85 of Fergus Falls passed away peacefully Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Lyngblomsten Care Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Connie was born to Oscar and Edith (Quam) Kvern on June, 27,1936. She was baptized October 4, 1936 at Vang Lutheran Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She married Chester (Chet) Holden on October...

Marcia Thormodson

Marcia Thormodson

Mar 4, 2022

Marcia Thormodson, 66, of Dalton, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and sons Friday, March 4, 2022 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Marcia Corine Knudson was born March 10, 1955 to Elmer and C. Joyce (Roy) Knudson in Parkers Prairie, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1973. Marcia worked as an administrative assistant...

Geraldeane Tomhave

Geraldeane Tomhave

Mar 3, 2022

Geraldeane “Gerri” Tomhave, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Geraldeane Ann and her older twin brother, Gerald, were born on March 2, 1931 on the family farm in Dane Prairie Township, the children of C.E. and Anna (Schachtschneider) Drews. They were baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls on...

Beverly Kamstra

Beverly Kamstra

Feb 26, 2022

Beverly Kamstra, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 26, 2022, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Beverly Sue King, was born June 23, 1937, the daughter of Leonard and Jean (Wonacott) King in Buffalo, NY. She graduated from Downey High School in Downey, CA in 1955. After high school Bev worked at a bank until she became a...

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