Obituaries
George Floyd Dunford
Mar 13, 2019
George F. Dunford, 91, of Fergus Falls, formerly of the Rochester area, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at PioneerCare. George Floyd Dunford was born on September 1, 1927, to Floyd Benjamin and Gertrude (Adams) Dunford in Rochester, MN. He had many different occupations including farming, working at an egg plant factory in St. Charles and a milk truck driver in...
Barbara Ann Snowberg
Mar 6, 2019
Barbara A. Snowberg, 89, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Barbara was born August 4, 1929, in Fergus Falls, the youngest of Barbara Swanson’s five children. She married Alan Snowberg on September 24, 1950, in Fergus Falls. She enjoyed a long career with the Fergus Falls Public Schools as a secretary, retiring in 1995. Barbara enjoyed...
Barry Dean Rieken
Mar 5, 2019
Barry D. Rieken, 62, of Fergus Falls, died March 5, 2019, at his home. Barry Dean Rieken was born on December 14, 1956, in Fergus Falls, to Willard and Ardis (Baglien) Rieken. Barry graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High in 1975. He spent most of his career working road construction as a supervisor and foreman. He was a hard worker,...
Marcene E. Hagen
Mar 4, 2019
Marcene Ellen Hagen, 73, of rural Underwood, passed away on March 4, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Marci was born on November 17, 1945, in Fergus Falls, MN, to William and Mabel Grimm. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1964 and continued her education at Mankato State University, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics...
David R Wahl
Mar 4, 2019
David R. Wahl, 75, of Fergus Falls passed away, Monday, March 4, 2019, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. David was born on December 25, 1943 in Fergus Falls, the son of Herman and Mary (Boeder) Wahl. He grew up in Fergus Falls and attended District #203 country school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. He married Elaine Erickson...
Ada Lena Kugel
Mar 3, 2019
Ada L. Kugel, 94, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at PioneerCare. Ada Lena Kugel was born November 22, 1924, in West Paterson, NJ, to Leonard and Trina (VanderWeide) DeKoning. She graduated from high school in Hawthorne, NJ. She was bank teller for 35 years. Ada married Elvin Kugel. Ada was a talented piano player and...
Ramona "Penny" Agar
Mar 2, 2019
Ramona “Penny” Viola (Wellbrock) Agar, 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Sandford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, as a result of many medical issues she had been battling over the years. Penny was born on April 10, 1950, to Evelyn and Dennis Wellbrock at Fergus Falls Lake Region Hospital. Penny spent much of her youth working on...
Elaine Henrietta Konold
Mar 1, 2019
Elaine Henrietta Konold, 93, formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Lake City Care Center in Lake City, MN. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother who spent her life taking care of her family and friends. Although she had out-lived many of her contemporaries, she will be greatly missed by...
Lorain Gehrke
Feb 25, 2019
Lorain Bernard Gehrke, 89, of Western Township, died Monday, February 25, 2019, at Centra Care Health, St. Cloud. He was born June 4, 1929, to Bernard and Rose (Weigand) Gehrke, on the family farm in Western Township. He attended country school through the 8th grade and then began farming with his father. On September 30, 1950, Lorain married Dorothy Hanson...
Patricia Maile Osmundson
Feb 24, 2019
Patricia M. Osmundson, 87, of Fergus Falls, MN, died Sunday, February 24, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. To different people she was Pat, Patricia, Patsy, Maile, mom, auntie, grandma, and great grandma. One person endearingly called her “Peppermint Patti,” and got away with it. Patricia Maile Sylva was born on January 10, 1932 in Paia, Maui, Hawaii. She grew...
Marlys Ann Lemke
Feb 22, 2019
Marlys Ann Lemke, 80, a resident of Elizabeth, died Friday, February 22, 2019, at home, under the care of LB Hospice. Marlys was born September 15, 1938, to Donald and Irene (Martinson) Wilde in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School with the Class of 1956; following graduation she worked at Otter Tail County Social Services. On...
Floyd Mark
Feb 20, 2019
Floyd Mark, 90, a lifelong resident of rural Dalton, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Floyd was born on February 12, 1929, at home in rural Dalton, to Cornelius and Koosje (deBloois) Mark. He was baptized on the family farm, along with his sister Marie, and confirmed at Tordenskjold Lutheran Church in Underwood. Floyd...
Alice Fay Gehrke
Feb 17, 2019
Alice Fay Gehrke, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Pioneer Pointe, Fergus Falls, under the loving care of LB Hospice. Alice was the youngest of five girls, born to Walter and Della (Bullis) Ash, on April 24, 1926, in Lawrence Township. From a very young age she had two loves – Jesus Christ and Alvin (Bud)...
Donna Jane Harlow
Feb 13, 2019
Donna Jane Harlow, 86, of Fergus Falls, died February 13, 2019, at PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. She was born on November 28, 1932, in Ashby, to Gilford Boe and P. Violet (Osmon) Boe. Donna’s father died when she was 4. She and her mother went to live with maternal grandparents Mens and Christina Osmon. Donna said they were as...
Thomas Prischmann
Feb 13, 2019
Thomas LeRoy Prischmann, 74, of Fergus Falls, passed away February 13, 2019. He was born September 22, 1944 in Orchard, Nebraska, to Carl and Helen (Darr) Prischmann. The family moved to a farm north of Elizabeth, MN, when he was 12. Tom married Karen Olson on September 1, 1968. God blessed them with five children, two by birth and three...
Lucille "Lucy" Kilde
Feb 11, 2019
Lucille “Lucy” Marlene (Clark) Kilde died peacefully with her husband by her side on February 11, 2019, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, at the age of 78. Lucy was born on July 13, 1940, in Lien Township, Grant County, MN, to Emerson and Irene (Lohse) Clark. She grew up in the Elbow Lake area and attended Elbow Lake High School....
John P. Bach
Feb 10, 2019
John P. Bach, 87, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Underwood and Breckenridge, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at LB Broen Home, Fergus Falls. John was born on June 30, 1931, in Fairmount, ND, to Louis and Anna (Differding) Bach. On March 1, 1954, John married Joy Anderson at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah. John worked for Fairmount Creamery, Peschel...
Jane E. (Johnson) Swalstad
Feb 10, 2019
Jane E. (Johnson) Swalstad, 73, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family. Jane was born on April 4, 1945, to Ferd and Martha (Meyers) Janke in Fargo, ND. She was raised in Ulen, MN, where she attended School. Jane married Harold Johnson in 1962 and they had four children....
Melvin Duenow
Feb 8, 2019
Melvin Albert Duenow, 96, of rural Fergus Falls died, February 8, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, under the care of LB Hospice and surrounded by his family. Melvin was born on July 10, 1922 on the family farm in rural Fergus Falls, the son of Herman and Francis (Richter) Duenow. He was baptized on August 1, 1922 at home...
Dr. Richard W. Nicholson
Feb 8, 2019
Dr. Richard W. Nicholson, 94, of Fergus Falls, died February, 8, 2019, after a short hospitalization. Richard was born in Superior, NE, on January 12, 1925. After graduating from high school he attended Doane College in Hastings, NE, and then went on to attend Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, graduating in 1948. During World War II he entered the...
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