Obituaries
Charles Douglas
Dec 28, 2020
Charles Franklin Douglas, 63, of Foxhome, formerly of Erhard, died Monday, December 28, 2020, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Arrangements are pending with the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Fred R. Smith
Dec 26, 2020
Fred Ralph Smith, 98, passed away peacefully of natural causes at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN on the morning of December 26, 2020. The son of Fred William and Helen (Stenstrom) Smith, he was born in Minneapolis on August 12, 1922. Growing up there, he was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, attended Webster Elementary School and graduated from...
Lloyd Hubbard
Dec 23, 2020
Lloyd Clayton Hubbard of Excelsior, Minnesota, died December 23, 2020 in Laguna Hills, California, at the age of 97. He raised his three children with the same spirit of adventure that made him an inventor. He got his pilot’s license, and learned to sail. He loved music, and was a patron of the Minnesota Orchestra and the Guthrie Theatre –...
Bernita Rian
Dec 22, 2020
Bernita Rian, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Per her wishes no services are planned. Arrangements are provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Pauline Johnson
Dec 22, 2020
Pauline (Polly) Johnson, age 90, died December 22, 2020, at Prelude Assisted Living in Woodbury, Minnesota. Polly was born to Edward and Louisa (Shen) Pulford on July 17, 1930, and raised on a farm at Walker Lake outside Richville, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County. Polly graduated from Perham, Minnesota, High School in 1948 with honors. She entered training that same...
Angela Joy Juven
Dec 22, 2020
Angela Joy Juven, 49, of Fargo, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her residence in Fargo, ND. Angela was born on December 6, 1971 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Reginald and Janice (Bjore) Juven. She was baptized at Aastad Lutheran Church on December 25, 1971 and was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Reformation Sunday in 1987. She attended...
Iona Brekke
Dec 21, 2020
Iona Brekke, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, December 21, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Iona was born August 3, 1923, to John and Sophie (Austin) Brekke. She worked at the ASCS office with her friend Helen Stigen, retiring July 17, 1985. Iona enjoyed long walks with her good friend, Helen. She loved country music and doing...
LaVonne B. Etten
Dec 18, 2020
LaVonne Etten, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Foxhome, died Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Pioneer Cottages of Fergus Falls, MN. She was born May 24, 1927, in Dalton, the daughter of Leonard and Bessie (Clauson) Foshaug and grew up on the family farm near Ashby. Along with her four wonderful brothers they attended country school. they...
Robert "Bob" Block
Dec 18, 2020
Loving husband, father, and grandfather, Robert (Bob) Emil Block (87) died on Friday, December 18th. Bob was born on November 27, 1933 on a farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa to Emil and Idelia Block. He planned to drop out of school at age 16, but a caring teacher got him interested in sports. Not only did Bob stay, he graduated...
Barbara McGlasson
Dec 17, 2020
Barbara Ann (Arthur) McGlasson, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 17, 2020, at her residence. Barbara was born February 26, 1940, to Fred and Goldene Arthur in Chicago, IL. On August 31, 1956, she married Harland McGlasson in Mattoon, IL. Preceding her in death was her daughter, Patty Rieffer. Barbara is survived by her husband, Harland McGlasson of Fergus...
Service
Dec 17, 2020
Our Annual Service of Remembrance will be a virtual event this year. We will miss getting to see all of those who come to our service, but with the conditions surrounding this year we feel it is in the best interest of all to host this service on line. We will look forward to seeing everyone in person next year....
Paul Schauff
Dec 17, 2020
Paul Schauff, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Sanford in Fargo. Paul was born October 7, 1930, in Nashua, MN, to John and Mary (Wahlham) Schauff. He attended country school through the eighth grade. Paul married Kathryn Hendrickson. In 1951, he enlisted in the Air Force and was Honorably Discharged in 1956. Paul served in France,...
Tamara Knutson
Dec 17, 2020
Tamara “Tammy” Knutson (Grandma Tammy), went home to be with Jesus in the morning hours of December 17, 2020, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Curt was able to hold her hand as she entered His presence. Although Tammy’s passing was unexpected, we know with certainty, that she is now in the presence of the One Who created her. Her...
Bernadine Severson
Dec 16, 2020
Bernadine D. (Liebelt) Severson, 91, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Bernadine was born February 6, 1929, in Velva, ND to Samual and Elsie (Buck) Liebelt. She grew up on a farm near Sawyer, ND. She lived in Minot, ND, Grand Forks, ND, and Fergus Falls, MN to be near her...
Bobby Ackert
Dec 16, 2020
Bobby Ackert, 42, of Fergus Falls (formerly Rothsay), died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, due to ongoing health issues, at his residence. Bobby was born, with his twin brother Billy, on August 24, 1978, in Breckenridge, MN to John and Sharon (Haslerud) Ackert. Bobby worked a variety of jobs, including the Farmers Co-op Tire Shop in Rothsay, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in...
Betty Nelson
Dec 13, 2020
Betty Jean (Hardenberg) Nelson, 69, of Dalton, died Sunday, December 13, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota after a 29-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Betty Jean Nelson was born June 13, 1951, to John and Margaret “Peggy” (Wahl) Hardenberg in Fergus Falls. She was baptized and confirmed at United Church of Christ. Betty graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High...
Paul Larson
Dec 12, 2020
Paul Allan Larson, 86, passed away December 12, 2020, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Paul was born on October 28, 1934, in Hannaford, ND, to Louis and Ellen (Johnson) Larson. Paul attended school in Hannaford and after graduation he enrolled at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. He attended Valparaiso University for a year and later received a master’s degree...
Stephanie Hauge
Dec 12, 2020
Stephanie Hideko Hauge, 22, of Fergus Falls, passed away, Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Sanford in Fargo, after a three-year battle with Epilepsy. Stephanie was born March 25, 1998, to Shawn and LeiLani (Greene) Hauge in Fergus Falls. She grew up in Fergus Falls, attending school in Underwood, graduating in 2016. She then began working at Pizza Ranch. She loved...
Norman Skarstad
Dec 12, 2020
The story of a kind and generous man can never be fully written. The legacy of Norman Eugene Skarstad will live on in the countless lives of family, friends, students, and colleagues who shared and crossed paths with him whether in person or through a community group. Norm passed away at the age of 77 on December 12, 2020 with...
Clarence Hess
Dec 11, 2020
Clarence Hess, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 11, 2020, at the MN Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Clarence was born May 2, 1934, to George and Bertha (Goettsch) Hess, in Presho, SD. He attended school in Wheaton, graduating from Wheaton High school in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army with the rank of Sargent, from 1954-1957, during...
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