Obituaries
Timothy J. Cashman
Oct 25, 2018
On October 25, 2018, Timothy Joseph Cashman passed away at the age of 77. He died of heart disease surrounded by family in the home of his brother, Daniel, in Bismarck. Tim was born on March 19, 1941 in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Thomas Eugene and Dorothy (Ulland) Cashman. He grew up in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He...
Kenneth L. Toso
Oct 24, 2018
Kenneth (Ken) Leroy Toso, 91, died October 24, 2018 at LB Broen Memorial Home surrounded by his wife Judy of 69 years and family. Ken was born, on a farm, in Burke County, ND on June 23, 1927, the eldest child of Ingel and Julia (Brusven) Toso. He attended rural school in Leaf Mountain Township and high school at Columbus,...
Phyllis Jean Zender
Oct 22, 2018
Phyllis Jean Zender, 85, of Venice, FL and Battle Lake, MN, died on Monday, October 22, 2018, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls, MN, surrounded by her children and family in her last days. Having lived a full and meaningful life, she lost a battle to cancer and is now at peace. A woman of faith, Phyllis has a special...
Donald James Rasmusson
Oct 20, 2018
Donald James Rasmusson, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was born May 5, 1932, in Pelican Rapids to Arthur and Ida (Tollefson) Rasmussen. In 1941, when Don was the age of seven, the Rasmussen family bought a farm in Carlisle Township where they joined Hedemarken Lutheran Church. He attended District...
Joel Alan Kotschevar
Oct 13, 2018
Joel A. Kotschevar, 50 of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away of a heart attack in his beloved Game Room on October 13, 2018. Joel Alan Kotschevar was born March 3, 1968 in Cavalier, ND; the 3rd of 4 children of Dennis and Inez (Guthmiller) Kotschevar. He attended grade school in Casselton, ND and Enderlin, ND, graduating from Enderlin High School...
Jonathan E. Martinson
Oct 8, 2018
Jonathan E. Martinson, 44, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, October 8, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 8, 1974 to Robert and Judith (Miller) Martinson in Rolette, ND, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Jon was born with farming in his blood and started helping his father and uncles...
Kenneth R. Rose
Oct 3, 2018
Kenneth Roger Rose, 87, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2018 surrounded by family. Ken was born on August 15, 1931 in Lanesboro, MN and raised on a farm in Highland, MN. After graduating from Lanesboro High School, he received his B.S. in Agriculture Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1954. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1956...
Sylvia Jurgens
Oct 2, 2018
Sylvia Borghild Jurgens, 104, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Leonard, MN and Clearbrook, MN., died October 2, 2018 at PioneerCare. Sylvia was born October 19, 1913 to Julius and Ella (Walaker) Aaseng in McIntosh, MN. In 1931 she graduated from McIntosh High School and in 1935 from Bemidji State Teachers College with an Elementary Certificate. She then taught for a...
Dean Moore
Oct 1, 2018
Dean Moore, 74, of Fergus Falls died Monday, October 1, 2018 at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Dean Richard Moore was born in Fergus Falls, MN to Harry and Helen (Schnoor) Moore, on July 9th, 1944. Dean attended Fergus Falls High School before he started working with his father on the family farm. He was married to Sandra Herness...
Roma Bernice Lenhart
Sep 29, 2018
Roma Bernice Lenhart, 94, of Fergus Falls, formerly a long-time resident of Star Lake, rural Dent, passed away at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls on Saturday, September 29, 2018. She was born in Ironton, on July 10, 1924, to Bernard and Lillian (Lillis) Gladback and grew up in rural Richville. Roma married the love of her life, Stanford J. Lenhart in...
Janice Rose Miller
Sep 29, 2018
Janice Rose Miller, age 72 of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at her home. Janice was born on August 10, 1946, to Donald and Gertrude (Miller) Formo in Fergus Falls, MN. She was the middle triplet of the Formo triplets. Janice graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1965. After high school, Janice attended business college in Fargo,...
Myron William Danielson
Sep 28, 2018
Myron Danielson, age 87, of rural Rothsay, died Friday, September 28, 2018, at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born May 12, 1931, in Fergus Falls, the son of William “Bill” and Esther (Anderson) Danielson. He grew up in Rothsay on the family farm and graduated from Rothsay Public School in 1949. Myron was drafted into...
Alpha Mahler
Sep 27, 2018
Alpha Mahler, 97, of Gresham, OR, formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, died Thursday, September 27, 2018 in OR. Alpha was born January 24, 1921 on her family farm near Hankinson, ND, to George and Minnie (Westphal) Stach. Growing up, she loved roaming nearby sand hills, where she was inspired to write poetry. She much preferred helping her father work outdoors...
Roy L Hilde
Sep 25, 2018
Roy Hilde, 90, passed away September 25, 2018, at his home in Fergus Falls. Roy was born January 15, 1928 at home in Ransom County, ND. He was the youngest of 5 children born to Albin and Dagney Hilde. Roy attended school in Fort Ransom and farmed with his dad. He attended business college and then went to serve in...
Embert Larson
Sep 25, 2018
Embert L.C. “Bud” Larson, 93, of Fergus Falls and recently of Eden Prairie, passed away on September 25th at home, surrounded by family. Embert was born March 2, 1925 in Fergus Falls to Embert and Othelie “Tillie” (Toftely) Larson. After graduating from Fergus Falls High School, he enlisted in the US Navy and served during World War II, specializing in...
Betty Mae Kolle
Sep 24, 2018
Betty Kolle (Ogg), 83, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 24, at her home in Fridley, MN of natural causes. Betty was born on June 9, 1935 near Norcross, MN to Kenneth and Noma (Rarer) Ogg. She later graduated from High School in Herman, MN. Following high school she worked as a nurses’ aide while attending State Teacher’s College...
Ruth Lange
Sep 23, 2018
Ruth Elizabeth (Goetzinger) Lange, 104, died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. She was born October 20, 1913, to William H. and Elizabeth J. Goetzinger in Elbow Lake, MN. She was baptized, confirmed and grew up in Elbow Lake. After graduating from Elbow Lake High School, Ruth attended Macalester College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts...
Gordon H. Sterling
Sep 21, 2018
Gordon H. Sterling, a resident of Battle Lake, died Friday, September 21, 2018 at his home at the age of 91. He was born to Jack and Ella (Anderson) Sterling, June 3, 1927 in Chicago, IL. Gordon “Red” Sterling spent part of his childhood on his grandparents’ home in Aurdal Township. His parents divorced in 1928 and later moved with...
Lynette Rae Hutchins
Sep 20, 2018
Lynette Hutchins, 71, of Fergus Falls died Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls. Lynette was born July 17, 1947 in Fergus Falls, MN to Clarence and Doris (Toso) Lyngstad. She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls. On October 2, 1965 Lynette married the love of her life, Roger Hutchins, they shared 52 years of...
Donald Balfour
Sep 20, 2018
Don Balfour Donald Charles Balfour, 70, of Harwood, North Dakota, passed away on September 20, 2018. Don was born on December 23, 1947 in Fergus Falls, the first son of Donald and Phyllis (Steussy) Balfour. He graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1966. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam in 1968/69. After returning stateside,...
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