Obituaries
William "Bill" Thom
Feb 16, 2020
William “Bill” Thom, 77, of Underwood, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, surrounded by his family at the Good Samaritan Society in Battle Lake. Bill was born September 23, 1942, in Fergus Falls to Henry and Harriet (Eckert) Thom. He attended Friberg Country School and Fergus Falls High School. On October 19, 1963, he married Verona Klinnert in Maine Township. He...
Stella Jyrkas
Feb 14, 2020
Stella (Nelson) Jyrkas, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born to Ole and Selma (Berg) Nelson on May 31, 1924 in Dalton, MN. She attended first through eighth grade in Dalton. In 1938, she moved with her parents to Fergus Falls where she attended high school and graduated...
Luther "Luke" A. Anderson
Feb 14, 2020
Luther “Luke” Anderson, 82, passed away, Friday, February 14, 2020 at his home in Battle Lake, Minnesota. He leaves his life partner, Joanne Cress; his children, Mark (and Kate), Kari (and Greg) and Derek (and Anne); grandchildren, Matt, Bjorn and Grant; siblings, Stan and Ruth; and his propinquity to his fishing buddies, Susan Cress and Patrick McGovern. Born and raised...
Florence Valen
Feb 14, 2020
Florence H. Valen passed away on February 14, 2020, at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was a few days short of her 103rd birthday. Florence was born at home near Alexander, Iowa on February 20, 1917; the daughter of Christian and Gertrude Miller. She attended country schools and graduated from Alexander High School in a class of 9....
Margaret B. Richter
Feb 14, 2020
Margaret B. (Svare) Richter, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at LifeSong Residence. Margaret was born September 2, 1921, in Star Township, in Pennington County, to Melvin and Betsy (Bye) Svare. In 1940 she graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. On June 23, 1945, she married Selvin “Sam” O. Richter at the Trinity Lutheran Parsonage in Fergus...
Barbara Bjerketvedt
Feb 13, 2020
Barbara Ann (Linder) Bjerketvedt, 63, of Henning, lost her battle with cancer on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born July 12, 1956, to Bert and Mae (Moen) Linder in Wadena, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church in Clitherall. Barbara attended Henning High School and graduated in 1974. She attended...
James "Jim" Kleinfelder
Feb 11, 2020
James “Jim” Kleinfelder, 74, of Fergus Falls died, Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at his home. James Cosmas Kleinfelder was born September 19, 1945, to Cosmas and Cornelia (Rondou) Kleinfelder. Jim attended St. Joseph School and Moorhead High School, graduating in 1963. He was a member of the United States Navy, serving for 26 and a half years, retiring as a...
Patricia Ann Stock
Feb 10, 2020
Patricia Ann Stock, 92, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Monday February 10, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota. Pat was born in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Annette (Lindquist) and Elias Hanson. She grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1945. On April 10, 1948, she married Stanley Stock at First Lutheran Church in Fergus...
Douglas Jon Grant
Feb 10, 2020
Douglas Jon Grant, 66, of Erhard died February, 10, 2020 at his residence. Doug was born March 10, 1953, to Virgil and Marilyn (Sha) Grant in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Pelican High School. On December 1, 1973, he married Rebecca Hendershot at Tonseth Lutheran Church, rural Erhard. He was a lifelong member of Tonseth Lutheran Church where he was...
Daryl Johnson
Feb 10, 2020
Daryl Gene Johnson, 80, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully at home Monday, February 10, 2020. He was born April 23, 1939, in Fergus Falls, to Chester and Ruth (Spitsberg) Johnson. After Ruth’s passing Chester married Alpha Hoff. Daryl grew up on the family farm in Aastad Township and was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls. He...
Charles E. Nelson
Feb 8, 2020
Charles E. Nelson, 69, of Rothsay, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020, at his home. Charles Edwin Nelson was born September 30, 1950, in Fergus Falls to Carlton and Elnora (Stigen) Nelson. He graduated from high school in Fergus Falls and then continued his education at Minnesota State. There he studied carpentry, earning an associate degree. Charlie worked various jobs...
Jerald "Jerry" L. Johnson
Feb 7, 2020
Jerald LaVerne Johnson (Jerry), 82, of Fergus Falls, passed away the morning of February 7, 2020, after a ten- month battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1937 in Radcliffe, Iowa, the son of Gaylord and Constance (Hodnefield) Johnson. He graduated from Radcliffe High School in 1955, and in December, 1956, moved to Fergus Falls to join his family...
Joan R. Simmer
Feb 5, 2020
Joan Ruth Simmer, 78, of Rothsay, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Joan was born January 3, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Casper and Anna (Pederson) Walvatne. She grew up on the western shore of Ottertail Lake on a small farm and attended Barry Country school in rural Battle Lake for...
Lorraine Neoma Karch
Jan 28, 2020
Lorraine (Swedberg) Karch, 90, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Lorraine was born June 24, 1929, in Dalton to Alvin and Emma (Rovang) Larson. She grew up in Dalton and attended school in Dalton and Fergus Falls. In 1945 she married Stan Swedberg. On December 3, 1968, she married...
Betty A. Bergerud
Jan 27, 2020
Betty Ann (Hoff) Bergerud, 68, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday January 27, 2020, surrounded by her family and friends at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Betty was born in Fergus Falls on October 26, 1951, to Alvin Norman Hoff and Laura Bernice (Mellan) Hoff. She grew up on a rural farm south of Fergus Falls in Aastad...
Delores "Babe" Huntley
Jan 25, 2020
Delores L. (Harthun) Huntley, 86, of Perham, passed away January 25, 2020. She was a resident in the care of Prairie View Assisted Living in Perham, Minnesota. Hospice care was provided by Hospice of the Red River Valley. She was born March 21, 1933, in Star Lake Township of Otter Tail County and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in...
Thomas LeRoy Hanson
Jan 25, 2020
Thomas LeRoy Hanson, 58, of Fergus Falls, died at home peacefully in his sleep Friday January 25, 2020. Tom was born in Fergus Falls, on September 2, 1961, to LeRoy (Bud) and Beverly “Bev” (Schummer) Hanson. He was the youngest of six siblings. He attended school in Fergus Falls and later the Detroit Lakes Technical College. Tom worked various jobs...
Patrick Fitzgerald
Jan 25, 2020
Patrick Michael Fitzgerald, 67, of Clitherall, died Saturday, January 25, 2020, unexpectedly at his home. Patrick was born February 7, 1952, to Thomas Fitzgerald and Bernice Gehrig. He attended Boys Town School. He was a Welder by trade for 30 years, and helped build the rides at Valleyfair. He was employed by TORO for 25 years. He loved playing pool,...
Luella M. Jensen
Jan 24, 2020
Luella (Gehrke) Jensen, 93, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 24, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Luella Mary was born April 2, 1926, in Western Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Bernard William and Rose Martha (Weigand) Gehrke. She attended rural school District #45 in Lawrence Township through the eighth grade and later graduated...
Eunice Peterson
Jan 22, 2020
Eunice Luverne (Rud) Peterson, 101, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Eunice was born August 17, 1918, to Herbrand and Hilda (Johnson) Rud in Elizabeth Township, MN. She attended School District 16 in Elizabeth, MN. She married Curtis E. Peterson on October 6, 1940 in Fergus Falls. For 24 years, she...
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