Obituaries
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...
Delores "Lorie" McKeever
May 6, 2022
Delores “Lorie” Elaine McKeever, 77, Fergus Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 6, 2022 surrounded by her loving family in Watertown, SD. Lorie was born January 23, 1945 in Pequot Lakes, MN. She was born to Hannah (Halvorson) and Homer Pies and grew up near Pequot Lakes, MN. She attended school at Jenkins, MN through 2nd grade until...
Larry Soronen
May 4, 2022
Larry Allan Soronen, 71, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, unexpectedly at his residence. Larry was born September 13, 1950, in Fergus Falls to Carl and Elsie (Drechsel) Soronen. He attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1969. Larry served in the U.S. Air Force as a Technical Sergeant for 20 years...
Shania Kathleen Moen
May 3, 2022
Shania Kathleen Moen, 25, of Bloomington, MN formerly of Fergus Falls died May 3, 2022. Shania was born on April 9, 1997 in Fergus Falls to Trever and Amy (Mortenson) Moen. She attended McKinley and Cleveland grade schools and graduated from Twin Oaks School in 2015. Shania was a server at numerous area restaurants, was a CNA for Broen Home...
Dennis Bowman
Apr 30, 2022
Dennis C. Bowman, 76, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 30, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Dennis was born June 25, 1945, to Ernest and Hazel (Peterson) Bowman in Fergus Falls. He attended country school and Ashby High School, graduating in 1963. He attended Moorhead State University, earning a degree in accounting. He was a member of the Army...
Lon Moe
Apr 22, 2022
Lon (Lonnie) Henry Moe, 79 of Fergus Falls passed away peacefully at home on April 22, 2022. He was born to Oliver Feltman and Lillian Margaret (Kugler) on February 27, 1943 in St. Joseph, MO. Lon graduated in 1961 from Fergus Falls High School. After high school he traveled to California to spend time with Aunt Doris then returned to...
Steven Tommerdahl
Apr 21, 2022
Steve Tommerdahl, 75, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at his residence. A private family graveside service will be held. Interment: First United Church of Christ Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Judith M. Johnson
Apr 20, 2022
Judith M. Johnson, 72, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from a car accident. Judy was born on February 8, 1950 in Perham to Walter Gottfried and Martha Marie (Peckrul) Schwarz. She graduated from Perham High School. Judy worked at the Medallion Kitchen until it burned down and as a Nursing Assistant at the Broen Home and MN...
Marilyn A. Thompson
Apr 20, 2022
Marilyn Anne (Lemke) Thompson, 89, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away peacefully on April 20, 2022 at the Pioneer Care Center after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was the last living sibling from her birth family of 7 children. Marilyn was born on October 6, 1932, in Friberg Township, Otter Tail County. Her parents were William and Anna (Froslie)...
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