Obituaries
Merle Schmidt
Sep 5, 2021
Merle E. Schmidt, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his home. Merle Eugene Schmidt was born January 17, 1929, in Buse Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota, the son of William L. and Elvie F. (Peterson) Schmidt. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Methodist Church in Fergus Falls. He grew up in Fergus Falls where...
Nick Salo
Sep 5, 2021
Nicholas “Nick” Salo, 29, of Elbow Lake, formerly of Dalton, died Sunday, September 5, 2021. He was born September 24, 1991, in Fergus Falls, the son of Sherry Lynn Robinson and Benjamin Salo. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School and was employed in the construction business. Nick enjoyed racing, fishing, going to derby’s, spending time with friends, and enjoying...
Amber N. Korby
Sep 4, 2021
Amber Nicole Korby, 38, of Moorhead, MN formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, died Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, surrounded by family. Amber was born December 29, 1982, to Dennis and Cathy Korby in Fergus Falls, MN. During her school years she enjoyed orchestra, reading, and summer camps. She was confirmed at First...
Tim Helander
Sep 4, 2021
Tim (Timmy) Helander, 67, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Fergus Falls. Tim (Timmy) Lee was born in Wadena on October 30, 1953, to Vernal and Louise (Lattman) Helander. He was raised in Henning and attended Henning High School. He also attended Wadena Technical Institute and received a degree in accounting. He married Jean Olson...
Marjorie Wasmuth
Sep 3, 2021
Marjorie (Marge) Wasmuth, age 88, Moorhead, MN formerly of Rothsay, MN passed away peacefully on Friday, September 3,2021 at River Pointe Assisted Living in Moorhead. Marge was born July 30,1933 to Lloyd and Lydia (Zimmerman) Hovland in Rothsay. Marge attended Rothsay school where she graduated. Marge married Lowell Wasmuth on June 10, 1951. They farmed near Rothsay for many years....
Dennis Langston
Sep 1, 2021
Dennis Rudy Langston, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the U of M Medical Center in Minneapolis. Dennis was born August 21, 1947, to Rudolph and DeLores (Johnson) Langston in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1965. He was a member of the United States Air Force from 1967-1973, serving one year in...
Wesley Balken
Aug 30, 2021
Wesley Balken, 68, of rural Erhard, died Monday, August 30, 2021. How do you squeeze a lifetime into just 68 short years? Wes Balken did it, but unfortunately, he didn’t live to talk about it. So, it’s now up to his family to carry on his incredible talent for storytelling, stretching the truth, and just plain shooting the … well...
Nellie Jenson
Aug 28, 2021
Nellie Grace (Mandler) Jenson, 95, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Nellie moved to the Broen Home on August 25, 2020. Nellie was born April 21, 1926, in Streeter, ND, the daughter of Charles and Effie (Peterson) Mandler. The family later moved to the Amor area. On November 30,...
John Boen
Aug 28, 2021
John Harold Boen, 91, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Saturday, August 28, 2021 in his home, on the farm, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. John Harold Boen was born on May 25, 1930 to Tov (Thor) and Inge Mabel (Maasjo) Boen at Sattersmoen Hospital, in Pelican Rapids, MN. He was baptized and confirmed...
Eugene Gage
Aug 26, 2021
Eugene Allan Gage, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 26, 2021, at his residence. Eugene was born November 1, 1931, to George and Gladys (Pike) Gage in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He had close ties to his family. He grew up on a farm and learned to do everything from maintaining farm equipment to carpentry. He was the youngest in his...
Dean Newton
Aug 21, 2021
Dean P. Newton, 92 of rural Carlisle, died Saturday, August 21, 2021 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Dean was born June 15, 1929, in Fergus Falls to Leonard and Dorothy (Putnam) Newton. He attended Madison Elementary School and Fergus Falls Senior High School, graduating in 1947. He went on to attend the University of Minnesota, St. Paul campus, graduating...
Gary Jasmer
Aug 21, 2021
Gary Ronald Jasmer, 76, of Otter Tail, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, at the Fargo Veteran’s Hospital. Gary was born November 10, 1944, in Fergus Falls to Frank and Gertrude (Teberg) Jasmer. His family moved to rural Blue Grass of Wadena County and then to Wadena where he attended St. Ann Catholic School. At the age of 15 his family...
Mary Ann Anderson
Aug 17, 2021
Mary Ann (Peters) Anderson, 98, of Edina, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at Sunrise of Edina Senior Living. Mary Ann was born May 18, 1923, in Minneapolis, MN, to Karl and Ethel (Youngren) Peters. She attended Greeley grade school, Wendell Phillips Junior High, and graduated from South High in 1941. She was elected to the National...
Patricia Teberg
Aug 16, 2021
Patricia Roscella (Bauman) Teberg, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Erhard, died Monday, August 16, 2021, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Patricia (Pat) was born march 11, 1936, in rural Redwood County, Lamberton, MN, to Tony and Sally (Albertson) Bauman. Pat graduated from Maynard, MN High School in 1954. Pat was...
Danny J. Teske
Aug 14, 2021
Danny J. Teske, 64, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Danny Joel Teske was born in Appleton, MN, on October 9, 1956, to Delford and Viola Teske, the youngest of four brothers. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1975....
Marlys Kilde
Aug 13, 2021
Marlys Kilde, 87, died Friday, August 13, 2021, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Marlys Mae Kilde (Herman) was born on June 14, 1934 in Ellsworth, Minnesota—the first of three daughters born to Martha and Ralph Herman—before moving to Campbell where she lived with her family. She attended Fergus Falls Senior High her senior year of high school where...
Ralph Bergquist
Aug 12, 2021
Ralph James Bergquist, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Ralph was born on March 27, 1933 in Seattle, Washington, the son of John and Eva (Leberg) Bergquist. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1952. Upon graduation he entered the United States Army and served in Korea. He...
Wade Reed
Aug 8, 2021
Wade Jay Reed, 48, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Sanford in Fargo. Wade was born in Sidney, Montana on May 10, 1973, to Gerry and Jean (Jaenisch) Reed. By autumn of that year, he and his parents were living in Elbow Lake, MN. He spent three and a half years making many friends, young and old,...
Wayne Niemela
Aug 8, 2021
Wayne A. Niemela, 72, of Dent, died Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Sanford in Fargo. Wayne was born June 12, 1949, in Hillsboro, ND to Arnold and Norma (Curtis) Niemela. He graduated from North High in 1968. On July 24, 1968, Wayne married Jean Johnston in Watertown, SD. He was employed by Tilsner Carton Company and also Industrial Finishing Services....
Craige Jensen
Aug 4, 2021
Craige Robert Jensen, 72, of Underwood, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan. Craige was born August 14, 1948, to Kenneth and Mary (Wheeler) Jensen in Watertown, WI. He attended Ixonia Elementary School and Oconomowoc High School. He served in the United States Army from August 1967 to June 1970, during the Vietnam War. He was...
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