Obituaries

David Schneck

David Schneck

Mar 26, 2020

David Schneck, 65, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. David Dean Schneck was born on September 17,1954, in Ortonville, MN to Weston Dale Schneck and Ruth Eileen Steiner Schneck. Dave grew up on the family farm where one of his favorite pastimes was to raise geese and tropical fish. He even...

Deloris Duenow

Deloris Duenow

Mar 24, 2020

Deloris Mae (Kowalski) Duenow, 87, of rural Fergus Falls, died Tuesday March 24, 2020, at her home in Elizabeth Township. Deloris was born April 23, 1932, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Bernard (Ben) and Hattie (Bradow) Kowalski. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. In Deloris’ younger years, she would help take care of the neighbor kids...

Marlene Thompson Suchy

Marlene Thompson Suchy

Mar 22, 2020

Marlene Mary Thompson Suchy, 88, of Underwood, MN passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Marlene was born in Brandon, MN on May 25, 1931, to Cyril and Anna (Koeplin) Wagner. She attended school and spent her childhood in Brandon, MN. On December 14, 1948, she married her hometown sweetheart, Wilton Thompson in Brandon. They...

Michele Heiberg

Michele Heiberg

Mar 21, 2020

Michele Ann (Johnson) Heiberg of Herman, Minnesota, died March 21, 2020, at Courage Cottage Hospice in Morris, Minnesota. She was 79. Michele was born September 3, 1940, in Duluth, Minnesota to George D. and Eleanor (Hall) Johnson. She grew up in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Duluth, roaming the natural areas between her parents’ and grandparents’ houses. She graduated from...

Frances Kugler

Frances Kugler

Mar 21, 2020

Frances Ann Kugler, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, under the care of Hospice. She was born October 22, 1925, at Wall Lake, to Peter and Katherine (Mulvaney) Gibbard, later moving to Maine Township where she attended District 24 elementary school, graduating from Underwood High school in 1942....

Donald L Vilandre

Donald L Vilandre

Mar 20, 2020

Donald “Don” L. Vilandre, 76, a resident of Foxhome, MN, died Friday, March 20, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Don was born January 3, 1944 in Devils Lake, ND, to Raymond and Amy (Cole) Vilandre. He attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, and graduated in 1967 with an electrical engineer degree. He married Barbara...

Leanna Peasley

Leanna Peasley

Mar 18, 2020

Leanna Helen Peasley, age 78, of Glenrock, WY, passed away March 18, 2020 at Wyoming Medical Center. Leanna was born March 5, 1942 in Toledo, Oregon to Leland and Ada (Gilmore) Loomis. She graduated from Toledo High School. She was a homemaker for the majority of her life caring for her family. She was also a head start teacher and...

Shirley Brenaman

Shirley Brenaman

Mar 18, 2020

Shirley June (Nelson) Brenaman, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died March 18, 2020 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. On June 6, 1929, in Omaha, NE at the home of Mary Ethel (Smith) Nelson and John Nels Nelson, a baby girl arrived. They named her Shirley. She attended Benson West Grade School and Benson High School graduating in 1947....

Russel Sethre

Russel Sethre

Mar 17, 2020

Russel Alfred Sethre, age 82, of Fergus Falls, MN, died Tuesday March 17, 2020, at Lake Region Health Care in Fergus Falls. Russel was born on August 29, 1937, in his aunt Marta’s home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Leonard and Dorothy (Scheidegger) Sethre. He grew up in the Campbell – Fairmount area attending school in rural Wilkin county MN...

LouEtta Hanneman

LouEtta Hanneman

Mar 14, 2020

LouEtta Hanneman, 92, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls, MN. She was born October 18, 1927, in Western Township, the daughter of Roy and Violet (Brewster) Weaver. She attended rural school District 56 through the 8th grade, followed by high school in Fergus Falls, graduating with her GED in 1945. LouEtta married Alvin F. “Swede” Hanneman on...

Richard "Dick" Dale Hitchcock

Richard "Dick" Dale Hitchcock

Mar 13, 2020

Richard Dale Hitchcock, age 84, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Minnesota Veterans Home Fergus Falls. Dick was born on March 1st, 1936 in Dorset, Minnesota to Harry and Ruth (Braatz) Hitchcock. He grew up in the area attending Elementary School in Nevis and graduating with the Park Rapids High School Class of 1954. He served...

LaDonna Olson

LaDonna Olson

Mar 12, 2020

LaDonna Ruth Olson passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the age of 92 at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls, under the care of LB Hospice following a stroke. LaDonna was born December 23, 1927, to Otto and Ruth (Dull) Villwock in Wadena. Both her mother and twin brother died from complications following the birth. LaDonna grew up under the...

Donna Kimball

Donna Kimball

Mar 4, 2020

Donna Lee Kimball, beloved wife of Benjamin Kimball, passed away on March 4, 2020, surrounded by family. She passed away in her home after a long battle with brain cancer under the care of her husband and LB Hospice. Donna Lee Westerhaug was born in Vancouver, Washington on June 28, 1946, to Howard and Margaret (Peg) Westerhaug. The family moved...

Darlene Ersland

Darlene Ersland

Mar 2, 2020

Darlene Betty (Mausling) Ersland, 81, a resident of Fergus Falls, entered God’s eternal home on Monday, March 2, 2020. Darlene was born August 25, 1938, to Harry and Theresa "Tracy" (Schultz) Mausling in Truman, Minnesota. She was baptized, confirmed, and attended church school at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She graduated from Truman High School and Mankato State Teachers’ College. She...

David Allen Nelson

David Allen Nelson

Mar 1, 2020

David Allen Nelson, 64, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Sanford in Fargo. David was born December 13, 1955, to Arthur and Alma (Hansen) Nelson in Thief River Falls, MN. He attended Thief River Falls High School, earning his GED. On January 8, 1983, he married Lucinda Wagar in Fergus Falls. Dave worked for the State of...

David Lundeen

David Lundeen

Feb 26, 2020

David Franklin Lundeen, 87, an attorney and community leader, died on February 26, 2020 at Pioneer Care, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born in Fergus Falls on October 28, 1932 to Victor G. Lundeen and Selma I. Rostad Lundeen. Growing up on Lake Alice as the fourth of five children, he attended Lincoln School and Fergus Falls High School. In...

Pamela Jean Anderson

Pamela Jean Anderson

Feb 23, 2020

Pamela Jean Anderson, 58, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at her residence. Pamela was born March 22, 1961, to Stanley C. and Delores (Sundblad) Anderson in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1979. She was employed by the Ottertail County Sheriff’s Department for over 30 years as a crew leader for the Sentence...

Shirley Davidson

Shirley Davidson

Feb 20, 2020

Shirley LuOna Edith (Hamner) Davidson, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Shirley was born November 3, 1933, to Elof and Edith L. (Dahlquist) Hamner in Graceville, MN. She went to school in Ortonville, MN, graduating in 1951. She then attended the Minnesota School of Business. Shirley worked at various businesses as a...

Frances Sauer

Frances Sauer

Feb 17, 2020

Frances Sauer, 85, of Fergus Falls, died February 17, 2020, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. Frances was born September 30, 1934, in Underwood, to Berger and Marie (Nygaard) Aasen. She attended District 112 Country School in rural Underwood and Underwood High School. On February 11, 1956, she married James M. Sauer at the catholic parsonage in Fergus Falls. She...

Grace Stole

Grace Stole

Feb 16, 2020

Grace Lavonne (Svendsen) Stole, age 84, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at The Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls under the compassionate care of LB Hospice. Grace Svendsen was born July 31, 1935, in Argyle, MN to Sigvart and Louise (Schroeder) Svendsen. Grace attended Argyle High School, graduating in 1952; followed by Moorhead State Teachers College,...

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