Obituaries
Richard Thorsen
Oct 25, 2019
Richard Lowell Thorsen, 81, of Fergus Falls died on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born on June 18, 1938, to Gotfred and Gunhild (Haarstad) Thorsen. He was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church, where he was a lifelong member. Richard attended Morris Agricultural School and at age 18, enlisted...
Vernon C. Stich
Oct 21, 2019
Vernon "Vern" Stich, 91, of Battle Lake, died Monday, October 21, 2019, in the loving care of the staff of Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, North Dakota. Vernon Clemence Stich was born in Leaf Mountain Township, Otter Tail County, July 27, 1928 to Katherine "Katie" (Koeplin) Stich and Thomas Paul Stich. He left school after the fourth grade and...
Cynthia Johnson
Oct 20, 2019
Cynthia A. Johnson, 78, of Fergus Falls died Sunday, October 20, 2019 surrounded by her family. Cynthia (Sether) Johnson was born July 26, 1941, to Sidney and Mildred (Eide) Sether in Fergus Falls. She grew up in Oscar Township and attended primary school in Carlisle. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1959. She was baptized and confirmed at...
Archie R. Atkinson
Oct 19, 2019
Archie R. Atkinson, 93, died Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Monticello Care Center in Monticello, MN. Archie was born on November 11, 1925, the son of Russell and Charlotte (Knudson) Atkinson. He was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Archie graduated from Washington High School of Fergus Falls, he then attended two years at...
Gregory Miles Van Ginhoven
Oct 18, 2019
Gregory Miles Van Ginhoven, 59, of Fergus Falls passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at his home. Gregg was born December 17, 1959, in Hinsdale, IL to George D. and Martha R. (Schultz) Van Ginhoven. They moved to Virginia at the age of one to follow his father’s career. They relocated to south Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) in 1964. His father...
Helen Nord
Oct 18, 2019
Helen Nord, 90, formerly of Rothsay, passed away peacefully Friday, October 18, 2019 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. Helen Marian was born May 24, 1929 to Anton and Calma (Lerbakken) Jacobson in Oscar Township on the family farm. She completed eighth grade at District #61. Helen married Gilman Millard Nord on October 27, 1950. During their marriage, they made...
Ardis Myrtle Anderson
Oct 16, 2019
Ardis Anderson, age 99, formerly of Fergus Falls, entered her eternal home on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Blaine, MN. Ardis was born in Onalaska, WI, on April 6, 1920, the thirteenth of sixteen children born to Sam and Lillie Severson. She was the last of the 16 to die, marking the end of a remarkable...
Daniel "Dan" Prischmann
Oct 15, 2019
Daniel “Dan” Paul Prischmann, 70, of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. He was born on January 11, 1949, in Orchard, Nebraska to Carl G. and Helen (Darr) Prischmann. After moving to Minnesota, he attended Elizabeth grade school. In 1967 he graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High where he played and...
Mildred G Stras
Oct 15, 2019
Mildred Stras, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Pioneer Senior Cottages. Mildred Georgia “Millie” was born in Aastad Township on February 22, 1925, the daughter of Carl and Julia (Olson) Knudson. She was one of eleven children. Her family lived on several different farms while she was growing up. On March 27, 1946, she married Orville...
Robert Vernon Trost
Oct 13, 2019
Robert “Bob” Trost, 80, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Appleton, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Robert Vernon Trost was born on December 14, 1938, to Lloyd and Carol (Pederson) Trost in Graceville, MN. Bob grew up in Chokio and graduated from the Chokio High School in 1956. He was a...
Brian Bakke
Oct 12, 2019
Brian Bakke, 64, resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019. Born April 16, 1955, the fourth child of Ruth L. (Miller) and Burnell T. Bakke in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended grades 1-8 at the District 1446 one room schoolhouse in Aastad Twp. Brian graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1973 and attended Fergus Falls Junior...
Laverne Harriet Morstad
Oct 11, 2019
Laverne H. Morstad, age 101, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 11, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Laverne was born March 30, 1918 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Irene (Zimmerman) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay, MN. She attended rural school at...
Carmen M Moser
Oct 10, 2019
Carmen Moser, age 63, a longtime resident of Fergus Falls, died at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, on October 10, 2019, surrounded by her loving son, sisters, brothers, and dear friend. Carmen Marie Moser was born on January 8, 1956, in Friend, Nebraska to William Earl and Melva Jean (Harling) Moser. She spent most of her childhood years in...
Shirley Ann Anderson
Oct 9, 2019
Shirley A. Anderson, 90, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Shirley was born September 12, 1929, to George and Anna (Johnson) Curtis in Star Lake Township. She grew up on West Lost Lake. She attended Barnhard School and later graduated from Underwood High School in 1947. On September 27, 1947 she...
Judith Ann Wilhelmy
Oct 8, 2019
Judith Ann (Sicard) Wilhelmy, 80, of Fergus Falls passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, as a result of an automobile accident near Hewitt. Judith was born January 14, 1939, in Minneapolis to Roger and Frances (Lindberg) Sicard. At the age of six her family moved to Duluth, she attended high school at Derham Hall. At the age of...
Rev. Marlyn Sundheim
Oct 3, 2019
On Thursday, October 3, 2019, Marlyn Ellsworth Sundheim, loving husband and father of five children, passed away at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, at the age of 80. Marlyn was born January 5, 1939, to Malvin and Sophie (Nelson) Sundheim, in Clontarf, MN. He graduated from Starbuck High School in 1956 and Luther College, Decorah, Iowa in 1960. Following...
Richard DeMars
Oct 1, 2019
Richard Ernest DeMars, 85, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at his home. He was cared for by his loving wife of 62 years, with the support of LB Hospice. Richard (Dick) was born September 27, 1934, in Washburn, Wisconsin to Joseph Arthur DeMars and Geneva Cecelia Stock DeMars. His family’s French Canadian, Norwegian, and German customs...
Lila Krause
Sep 30, 2019
Lila M. Krause, 91, of Fergus Falls, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Alexandria. She was cared for by her loving family, with the support of Douglas County Hospice. Lila was born July 16, 1928, to John P. and Letta (Kendall) Daker on a farm near Wheaton, MN. On, May 8, 1946, she married Leonard...
Bernice Adeline Haarstick
Sep 29, 2019
Bernice (Langseth) Haarstick, 89, of Erhard, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Bernice Adeline Langseth was born on February 15, 1930, in Aurdal Township, the daughter of the late Olaf and Clara J. (Thompson) Langseth. Bernice was baptized and confirmed at Stavanger Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls. She was educated at...
Richard Lee Wallace
Sep 23, 2019
Richard Wallace, 65, of Wahpeton, died Monday, September 23, 2019, at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo. Richard Lee Wallace was born August 20, 1954, to Hubert and Pauline (Lachowitzer) Wallace in Perham. He grew up in Henning and graduated from Henning High School in 1972. He worked with his father in the road construction. In 1974, he married Cheryl Whitney....
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