Obituaries

Keri Neil

Keri Neil

Jan 22, 2020

Keri (Stark) Neil, 47, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, under the compassionate care of the staff of PioneerCare and LB Hospice in Fergus Falls. Keri was born May 1, 1972, to Billy Stark and Teree (Cone) Holte in Ogden, Utah. She graduated high school in Ogden, Utah. She married and later divorced Nolan Neil, together they had...

John Thoreson

John Thoreson

Jan 19, 2020

John Thoreson, 81, formerly of Vining, died Sunday, January 19, 2020, at his home in Fergus Falls. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Assistance provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com

Joycelyn Beck

Joycelyn Beck

Jan 19, 2020

Joycelyn Eleanor Beck, 97, of Plymouth, Minnesota and formerly of Fergus Falls, died Sunday January 19, 2020. She was born August 26, 1922, in Fergus Falls to John and Dagny (Thyse) Utne. She was a member of the Fergus Falls High School class of 1940. She attended the Fairview Hospital Nursing Program following high school. Joycelyn married Linwood Arlington Beck...

Lisa Marie Boutain

Lisa Marie Boutain

Jan 17, 2020

Lisa Marie Boutain, 41, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 17, 2020, unexpectedly at her home. Lisa Marie Boutain was born March 1, 1978 to Ricky and Cheryl (Klinke) Boutain at the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. She was born and raised in Thief River Falls. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1997. Lisa loved to...

Lorraine Margery Bugbee

Lorraine Margery Bugbee

Jan 15, 2020

Lorraine Margery (Curtis) Bugbee, 96, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born December 1, 1923, the 6th of 9 children of George and Anna (Johnson) Curtis in Fergus Falls. She grew up in the Underwood area and attended District #251 and #24 schools in rural Underwood, graduating in 1938. On September 17, 1942, she...

Robert Wallington

Robert Wallington

Jan 12, 2020

Robert Wallington, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Robert Barry Wallington was born December 20, 1935, in Oshkosh, WI to Frank and LaVilla (NuBach) Wallington. He attended Hawthorne Grade School in Rochester, MN. He graduated in 1953 from Rochester Senior High, continuing his education at community college studying business for...

Harold John Gulleckson

Harold John Gulleckson

Jan 10, 2020

Harold John Gulleckson, 98, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 10, 2020, at Villa Maria in Fargo. Harold was born September 18, 1921, to John and Edna Mae (Emery) Gulleckson in Maplewood Township, MN. He attended District 161 grade school. He enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas in France, Belgium, Ireland, and Germany. Harold served from...

Peter J Odland

Peter J Odland

Jan 7, 2020

Peter Odland, 77, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, unexpectedly at his home. Peter John Odland was born April 16, 1942, to John and Lillian (Anderson) Odland in Fergus Falls. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, both in Fergus Falls. He attended grade school at McKinley Elementary and graduated from Fergus...

Jonathan Muir

Jonathan Muir

Jan 5, 2020

Jonathan Wade Muir, 57, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 5, 2020, unexpectedly at his home in Fergus Falls. He was born December 7, 1962, to James and Karen (Wilebski) Muir in Karlstad, MN. He attended Adams Elementary during grade school and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1981. Jonathan loved spending time with family and friends. Preceding...

Earle Jackman

Earle Jackman

Jan 4, 2020

Earle Gene Jackman, 85, of Fergus Falls, passed away at PioneerCare Center Saturday, January 4, 2020. Earle was born November 8, 1934, in Minneapolis, he was the son of Earl and Loretta Jackman. He entered the Army at age 22 and was stationed in Germany, where he worked as an engineer in the weaponry division. While in the military, he...

Janice Karst Ramsey

Janice Karst Ramsey

Jan 2, 2020

Janice Carol Ramsey, 83, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 2, 2020, at her residence in Fergus Falls. Janice was born January 1, 1937, to Pearley and Lilac (Olson) LaValley in Clitherall, MN. In her early years she grew up in the Clitherall area, attending high school in Battle Lake. In January of 1955 she married Robert Karst in...

Stephanie Walker

Stephanie Walker

Jan 1, 2020

Stephanie Walker, 42, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday January 1, 2020, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett. Stephanie was born June 24, 1977, to Randall Dean Kocian and Cathy (Debaun) Martineson in Fortworth, Texas. She attended Tracy High School in Tracy, CA. She was employed at Northern Contours in Fergus Falls for seven years, before she became ill. She...

Carolyn Stoen

Carolyn Stoen

Jan 1, 2020

Carolyn Grace (Doering) Stoen, 74, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett. Carolyn was born November 10, 1945, to Edna (Frank) and Lawrence Doering in Kulm, North Dakota. She had one brother, Gordon. She married Dennis Stoen and lived most of her life in the Fergus Falls area. For many years...

David W. Peterson

David W. Peterson

Jan 1, 2020

David W. Peterson, 62, of Pelican Rapids, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Sanford on Broadway in Palliative Care in Fargo. David was born May 13, 1957, to Stanley and Hilda (Huseby) Peterson in Pelican Rapids. He attended school in Pelican and Detroit Lakes. He worked various jobs and also enjoyed helping area farmers in his younger days. He worked...

Donna Salmonson

Donna Salmonson

Jan 1, 2020

Donna Lee Salmonson, 88, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Donna was born June 13, 1931, to Clyde L. and Emily E. (Edgar) Rugg in Chicago, IL. In 1932 her family moved to Edwards, MN, where the purchased the Leeper Store and changed the name to the Rugg Store. She attended...

Bruce O'Neel

Bruce O'Neel

Dec 28, 2019

Bruce Curtis O’Neel, 70, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, December 28, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in Battle Lake. He was born on June 8th, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Kenneth and Lois (Johnston) O’Neel. The family lived in various places, but Bruce’s formative years were spent in Wisconsin. He joined the US Navy on March...

Lowell Bartel

Lowell Bartel

Dec 27, 2019

Lowell Roger Bartel, 75, of Breckenridge, died Friday December 27, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. Lowell was born January 2, 1944, to Fred Bartel and Augusta Radel in Frazee, MN. He grew up in Frazee on the family farm. He attended school in Frazee and then later attended the Fergus Falls Community College. He also served in the...

John F. Rose

John F. Rose

Dec 27, 2019

John Frank Rose, 97, of Underwood, passed away quietly Friday, December 27, 2019. A nine-month resident of the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, John finally succumbed to end-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Minot, North Dakota, on November, 30, 1922, to Frank Sylvester Rose and Elizabeth (Oswald) Rose, the fourth of five children, John lived most of his young life in...

Milo Andersen

Milo Andersen

Dec 26, 2019

Milo Andersen, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 26, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Milo was born on January 4, 1933, in Sidney, MT to Volney and Aldyth Andersen. He grew up on a sugar beet farm SW of Sidney. He attended Sidney schools and graduated from high school in 1951. Following high school, Milo enlisted in the...

Karin E. Bennett

Karin E. Bennett

Dec 24, 2019

Karin Elaine (Carlson) Bennett, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Karin was born November 16, 1925, to Walter and Karin (Danelius) Carlson in Minneapolis, MN. She attended Minneapolis Public schools, graduating in 1943. On February 22, 1947, she married William Bennett, Jr. in Minneapolis. They resided in Richfield until 1958....

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