Obituaries
Mark Wayne Moxness
Aug 29, 2020
Mark Moxness, 50, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, August 29, 2020, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was at his home surrounded by his family. Mark Wayne Moxness, born on April 10th, 1970 son of Loren Wayne & Karen Lida (Fuder) Moxness. He grew up in Fergus Falls and spent most of his childhood summers on Otter Tail...
Norma Van Sickle
Aug 28, 2020
Norma Jean Van Sickle passed away on Friday August 28th, 2020 at the age of 75 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Norma Hovland was born on May 15, 1945 in Fargo. She grew up on a farm near Lawndale, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Little Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Rothsay. Norma attended country school Dist.72 until 4th grade....
Susan Christianson
Aug 26, 2020
Susan Kay (Christianson) Thornswood, 67, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Susan was born February 26, 1953, to Kelly and Delores (Ringquist) Christianson in Fergus Falls, MN. Growing up horses were very important to her and her family. As a child she spent her days on the farm caring for and riding horses...
Rosemary A Hatlestad
Aug 25, 2020
Rosemary A. Hatlestad, 77, of Fergus Falls, died August 25, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare. Rosemary Ann “Annie” (Dow) Hatlestad was born February 26, 1943, to William and Martha (Hass) Dow at home with Rosie Nitz helping deliver her. She graduated from Rothsay High School in 1961. She worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Ansgars Hospital and met the...
Darel Jacobson
Aug 23, 2020
Darel D. Jacobson, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 23, 2020, at his residence. Darel was born April 2, 1933, to Almen and Gladys (Torkelson) Jacobson in Fergus Falls. He graduated from West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, MN in 1950. On November 20, 1953, Darel married Patricia Stock in Fergus Falls. Darel was a member of the...
Stephen Carter
Aug 23, 2020
Stephen Blair Carter, 75, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at his home. Stephen was born December 24, 1944, in Fergus Falls, the son of William and Klara (Knoff) Carter. He attended Adams and Cleveland Elementary Schools and graduated from Roosevelt Senior High School in 1963. He then attended Wahpeton School of Science for two years, studying auto...
Richard Runningen
Aug 21, 2020
Richard Allen Runningen, 76, died Friday, August 21, 2020, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, MN. Richard was born June 18, 1944, to Gilford and Oressa (Sorenson) Runningen at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fergus Falls. He attended Adams Elementary School and Washington Junior High in Fergus Falls and Jefferson High School in Alexandria. He moved to Alexandria with his...
Jerry Lee Olson
Aug 19, 2020
Jerry Lee Olson, 62, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Sanford in Fargo. Arrangements are pending with the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Lucille A Anderson
Aug 17, 2020
Lucille Anderson, 91, Jamestown, ND formerly of Fargo and Fergus Falls, MN died early Monday morning August 17, 2020 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND. Lucille Alice Johnson was born November 12, 1927 in Clark, South Dakota the daughter of A.H. ‘Harold’ and Alice (Peterson) Johnson. She received her elementary education in Clark, SD. She and Lloyd R. Anderson...
Rose V. Auseth
Aug 17, 2020
Rose Violet Auseth, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, August 17, 2020, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Rose was born December 11, 1930, on a farm in Elizabeth Township, the daughter of Albert and Helen (Drechsel) Ladwig. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church of rural Fergus Falls. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1949....
Rev. John Luther Rinde
Aug 14, 2020
John Luther Rinde was born on November 3, 1930, in Falls City, Nebraska, the son of Rev. Dr. Thomas and Inez Rinde. His family moved to Nebraska City and later to Fremont, NE, where he graduated from Fremont High School in 1948. He attended Midland University, becoming involved in theater, acapella choir, cheerleading and golf. After graduating from Midland in...
Marilyn T. Melaas
Aug 12, 2020
Marilyn Thelma Melaas, 79, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born at home on December 23, 1940 to Palmer J. Melaas and Hilda (Hanson) Melaas. She was a graduate of Elbow Lake-Wendell High School and Alexandria Tech. She worked at the First National Bank in Elbow Lake...
Jean A Connell
Aug 9, 2020
Jean A. Connell, 93, a former resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Jean, the only child of Ted and Edith (Rabehl) Neuman was born June 8, 1927, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota at Wright’s Memorial Hospital. She grew up in Fergus Falls, attended school there, and graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Thomas "Tom" E Willett
Aug 8, 2020
Thomas E. Willett, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, August 8, 2020, at his home. Thomas Edward Willett was born June 16, 1933, in South Haven, MN, the son of Thomas Edward and Ruth Cecile (Swanson) Willett. He died August 8, 2020, at his “Home on the River” with his family. He was 87 years old. He was baptized and...
Marcy Scully
Aug 7, 2020
Marcy (Johnson) Scully, 82, of Fergus Falls, went to be with her Lord peacefully on August 7, 2020, with her devoted husband by her side. Marcy was born October 1, 1937, to Bernoff and Myrtle Johnson in Pelican Rapids, MN. She grew up in rural Pelican Rapids, attending country grade school and Pelican Rapids High School. She married Larry Scully...
Dale "Windy" Grunewald
Aug 6, 2020
Dale Arvid “Windy” Grunewald, 78, of Dent, passed away at home on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Dale was born May 27, 1942, to Art and Edna (Erickson) Grunewald. He attended rural country school and then went to Morris Ag. School. On July 13, 1963, he married Yvonne Rolin at Hamar Church in Rothsay. To this union, seven children were born,...
Paul C. Bandholtz
Aug 6, 2020
Paul Charles Bandholtz passed away unexpectedly August 6, 2020, at his home near Borup, MN. Paul was born October 29, 1947, son of Stanley and Jennette Bandholtz in Fergus Falls, MN. Paul grew up primarily in Barnesville and moved to Fergus Falls for his last two years of high school, and graduated in 1966. Paul very much enjoyed participating in...
Shirley "Virginia" Adams
Aug 5, 2020
Shirley “Virginia” Adams, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Virginia was born August 16, 1927, in Dixon, IL, to Carl C Straw and Cenie (Seyster) Straw. She graduated from Dixon High School, Dixon, IL, and Carleton College, Northfield, MN. Virginia met Sam Adams Jr. in math class at Carleton College and they...
Ramona Adams
Aug 5, 2020
Ramona Adams passed away peacefully in the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on Wednesday August 5th at the age of 80. Ramona was born on August 28th, 1939, in Alexandria, MN. She grew up on a farm near Forada, MN, attending a country school and worshiping at The Presbyterian Church of Forada. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria...
Ronald Brown
Aug 4, 2020
Ronald Clinton Brown age 91 of Fergus Falls went to be with his Lord on August 4, 2020 surrounded by his beloved wife (Ilene), his children and his cat “Tiger”. He was born August 5th, 1929 son of Clark and Ellen (Pierce) Brown on a rural farm in Vergas, MN. In 1936, his folks bought a farm in Lida township...
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