Obituaries

Johnny Schleeter

Johnny Schleeter

Aug 2, 2020

Johnny Martin Schleeter, 59, of Rothsay, died on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge, MN. Johnny was born on December 30, 1960 in Minneapolis, the son of John and Pat (Brown) Schleeter. He enjoyed computers, documentaries, history and following the Minnesota Vikings. Preceding him in death were his father, John and brother, Steven. Survivors include...

Deloris LaVern Godel

Deloris LaVern Godel

Jul 31, 2020

Deloris LaVern (Tollefson) Godel, 90, of Moorhead, died Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. Deloris was born March 9, 1930, to Ferdinand and Alma (Gustafson) Tollefson in Pelican Rapids, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids. In 1945, her family moved from Erhard to Elizabeth Township. She attended Maplewood Country School District #161...

William "Bill" Henkes

William "Bill" Henkes

Jul 30, 2020

William “Bill” Frederic Henkes, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 30, 2020, at his home. William was born August 9, 1951, to Frederic and Laurel (Kohlhase) Henkes in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended McKinley Elementary School and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1969. Bill enlisted in the Army and served from 1969-1971. He was a member...

Loren Thormodson

Loren Thormodson

Jul 26, 2020

Loren Thormodson, 77, of Dalton, died Sunday July 26, 2020, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, after a short battle with cancer. Loren was born May 18, 1943, on the family farm in St. Olaf Township to Oliver and Minnie (Berger) Thormodson. He resided on the farm his entire life. He attended country school at District 9 and graduated from West...

Lorella Hartman

Lorella Hartman

Jul 25, 2020

Lorella Elaine Hartman, 86, of Dalton, passed away peacefully at her home after a brief battle with ovarian cancer. Lorella was born on August 3, 1933, in Eagle Lake Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Joseph and Hulda (Runningen) Swenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Grue Lutheran Church. She attended school District #67 and graduated from...

Alonna Marie Johnson

Alonna Marie Johnson

Jul 23, 2020

Alonna Marie Johnson, 52, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 23, 2020, at her residence. She was born on January 29, 1968 in Elbow Lake, MN, the daughter of Jerry and Mary (Erickson) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1986. In 2020 she earned her Associates degree in...

Mary Ann Clauson

Mary Ann Clauson

Jul 21, 2020

Mary Ann (Pederson) Clauson, 85, of Elk River, MN, formerly of Battle Lake, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Guardian Angels Care Center in Elk River. Mary Ann was born May 14, 1935, in Battle Lake, MN and grew up in Vergas, MN. She was the only child of Tom Severin and Minnie Olive (Sveback) Pederson. When Mary was...

Joan Fick

Joan Fick

Jul 20, 2020

Joan Marie (Rix) Fick, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Joan was born July 18, 1940, in Fergus Falls, MN to Rollie and Effie (Martinson) Rix. She was baptized and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard. She attended and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1958. She worked...

Eldin Lueders

Eldin Lueders

Jul 20, 2020

Eldin Lueders, 87, a long-time resident of Ottertail, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020. He had been a resident of the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls for nearly two years, and died peacefully at Lake Region Hospital. Eldin was born on April 18, 1933 and lived nearly his whole life in Ottertail, MN. After graduating from Perham High School,...

JoAnn Cline

JoAnn Cline

Jul 19, 2020

JoAnn Cline, 63, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, after a courageous five-year battle with glioblastoma cancer, under the care of PioneerCare and LB Hospice. JoAnn Lynn Cline was born November 29, 1956, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Loren (Bud) and Deloris (Witt) Tommerdahl. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. She attended McKinley Elementary...

Owen Lee

Owen Lee

Jul 18, 2020

Owen Milton Lee, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020, after reaching the age of 94. After months of failing health, he died peacefully at Woodland Lodge Assisted Living, where he had been a resident for the past five years. Owen was born May 20, 1926, in Hendrum, MN, to Oscar M. Lee and Signe Letness Lee....

SFC. Michelle Ann Grecco

SFC. Michelle Ann Grecco

Jul 18, 2020

SFC. Michelle Ann Grecco, 35, of Minneapolis formerly of Wahpeton, lost her life by suicide on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Michelle was born May 17, 1985, in Philipsburg, NJ to Joseph P. Grecco and Cary Ann (Johnson). Michelle started playing hockey in Wahpeton beginning in fifth grade. She was part of the first North Dakota State girl’s hockey tournament in...

Shirley Lenarz

Shirley Lenarz

Jul 17, 2020

Shirley Ann (Anderson) Lenarz, 83, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 17, 2020, at the Hospitality House near Dayton Hollow. Shirley was born March 20, 1937, near Wahpeton, ND to Helmer and Elsie (Tostenson) Anderson. She grew up and attended school in Wahpeton, ND and Cambridge, MN. For many years she worked at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in...

Harriet Fjestad

Harriet Fjestad

Jul 17, 2020

Harriet Fjestad, 89, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare. Harriet Irene Swendsrud was born in Fergus Falls on June 8, 1931, to Chester and Norma (Bergerud) Swendsrud. She grew up on the family farm southwest of Dalton near Ten Mile Lake and was baptized and confirmed at Ten Mile Lutheran Church. She...

Lavida Ness

Lavida Ness

Jul 16, 2020

Lavida Evelyn Ness joined her husband in heaven on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at the age of 100. She passed away peacefully at Lifesong Residence in Fergus Falls, where she received loving care for the past four and a half years. The first child of Arthur and Marie (Turman) Dess, Lavida was born on the family farm north of Underwood,...

Charlette Morrow

Charlette Morrow

Jul 12, 2020

Charlette Faye Morrow, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at her residence. Arrangements are pending with the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com

Barbara Wahl

Barbara Wahl

Jul 11, 2020

Barbara Ann (Pedersen) Wahl, 79, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at LB Broen Home. She was born November 21, 1940, in Underwood to Lauretz and Helen Pedersen. She graduated from Underwood High School and married Dale R. Wahl on June 13, 1959. Barb worked for 42 years at the Ben Franklin Store as a clerk and over...

Shirley Jeanniane Aasgaard

Shirley Jeanniane Aasgaard

Jul 9, 2020

Shirley Jeanniane Aasgaard age 89 of Fergus Falls, MN died July 9, 2020 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Jeanniane Thorson was born on February 5, 1931 to Albert and Jonnette (Dorseth) Thorson. She grew up at Flom, MN and International Falls, MN. She was Baptized and Confirmed at Aspelund Lutheran Church in Flom. She graduated from Falls High School in...

Mark Larson

Mark Larson

Jul 8, 2020

Mark Edward Larson, 74, of Palm Harbor, FL died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, from complications to COPD. He was the son of Kalmer and Evelyn (Enstad) Larson and grew up in Fergus Falls, MN. Mark’s best memories were spending summers on Otter Tail Lake fishing, and water skiing at the family cabin, skating on the Lake Alice ice rink in...

Alvin L. Johnson

Alvin L. Johnson

Jul 8, 2020

Alvin Leonard Johnson, 86, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Erhard, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. He was born September 24, 1933, in Rothsay Village, Wilkin County, MN, the son of J. Arndt and Ida (Erickson) Johnson. He grew up in Rothsay, and was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church. He attended Rothsay Public...

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