Obituaries
Clarence Jacobson
Aug 30, 2019
Clarence Jacobson, 86, of Elizabeth, died Friday, August 30, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born July 12, 1933, to Anton and Calma (Lerbakken) Jacobson in Oscar Township on the family farm. He completed 8th grade at country school in District #61. He grew up on the family farm in Oscar Township. He purchased his own farm in...
John Isaac Evavold
Aug 29, 2019
John Isaac Evavold, 77, a resident of Sioux Falls, SD, and formerly of Ashby, died unexpectedly August 29, 2019, at his home. He was born January 24, 1942, in Fergus Falls, the son of Bert and Nora (Nelson) Evavold. He graduated from Ashby High School and furthered his education, graduating from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. From 1968-1974, he served...
Matthew "Matt" Avery
Aug 27, 2019
Matthew “Matt” Avery, 45, of Fargo, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 unexpectedly. Matt was born June 1, 1974 in Detroit Lakes, to John and Betty Lou Avery. He attended school in Detroit Lakes and Pelican Rapids. He then went on to Leech Lake Tribal College where he graduated with a degree in Law Enforcement and was...
Michael Dean Hoeper
Aug 18, 2019
Michael Dean Hoeper Sr., 71 of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 18, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. He was born May 14, 1948, the oldest of nine children, to Oren and Evelyn (Hoefer) Hoeper in Fergus Falls. He graduated high school in 1966. On January 17, 1970, he and Twyla Supernois were united in marriage, to this...
Marilyn Nagel
Aug 17, 2019
Marilyn Nagel, 71, of Minneapolis, formerly of Fergus Falls, died August 17, 2019, at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. Marilyn Kay Nagel was born October 26, 1947, to Frank and Amelia (Weinrich) Rowe of Ashby. Marilyn worked at Country Kitchen for many years as a loved waitress. She ended her career as an advocate for women and children at...
Myrtle Mae Bergquist
Aug 16, 2019
Myrtle Mae (Roskopf) Bergquist, Age 100, passed away at PioneerCare on Friday, August 16, 2019 after a very brief illness. Myrtle was born January 12, 1919, at the home farm south of Foxhome, to Albert and Maude (Nelson) Roskopf. She was the youngest of four children being William Oris, who died in infancy, Margaret Bergquist (Harold) Ackert, and Velma (Matthew)...
Barbara Devitt
Aug 16, 2019
Barbara Devitt, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 16, 2019 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Barbara was born February 28, 1932, in Burlington, KS to Jesse and Amy (Newland) Bennett. As a child she moved to Gilbert, IA and attended school there, graduating in 1950. On June 4, 1961, she married Bill Devitt in Rockwell City, IA. Both Barbara...
Ervin Eugene Emery
Aug 15, 2019
Ervin Eugene Emery passed away on August 15, 2019, at the age of 81, at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Lake Park, MN. Ervin was born December 17, 1937 at his home in Friberg Township to Lawrence and Tillie (Stensrud) Emery. He attended country school through the 8th grade, but had to quit to help on the family farm. He joined...
Tina M. Stewart
Aug 15, 2019
Tina Marie Stewart, 55, of Dalton, died Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Sanford on Broadway, in Fargo, ND. She was born March, 7, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Victor and Patricia Ann (Ross) Alvira. She attended elementary school in California and obtained her GED in Minnesota. She later attended cosmetology school. On June 21, 1980, she married...
Donald "Don" Elroy Skogstad
Aug 14, 2019
Donald Skogstad, 88, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Life Song Residence in Fergus Falls, six days before his 89th birthday. Donald Elroy Skogstad was born August 20, 1930, in Stevens County, Swan Lake Township in Minnesota to George and Esther (Torgerson) Skogstad. He was baptized at Scandia Lutheran Church and grew up on the family farm,...
Bradley "Brad" Beck
Aug 13, 2019
Bradley Beck, 55, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday August 13, 2019, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Brad was born November 7, 1963 to Edward Dean and Rita Marie (Cheviron) Willems in Decatur, IL. He attended grade school in Forsyth, IL and high school at Fargo South High in Fargo, ND. On September 6, 1986, he married the love...
Charles Grabarkewitz
Aug 10, 2019
Charles Grabarkewitz, 91, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Charles Norman Grabarkewitz was born on December 7, 1927 in Bordulac, ND to Walter and Carol (Hagen) Grabarkewitz. Charles was always a precocious child, often sneaking hidden home canned cherries to the haymow to devour in secret. It was at an early age that...
Vernon "Vern" Drechsel
Aug 7, 2019
Vernon John Juel Drechsel, 85, of Fergus Falls, MN died on August 7, 2019 at Lake Region Healthcare. Vernon was born on April 7, 1934 in Fergus Falls to Herbert and Myrtle (Hovland) Drechsel. Vernon married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Hauge on September 8, 1956. After they married, they moved to Fort Bragg, NC where Vernon proudly...
Randall "Randy" Abbott
Aug 7, 2019
Randall “Randy” Abbott, 64, of Erhard, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Randy was born November 14, 1954, in Fergus Falls to Orrin “Buzz” and Bessie (Davidson) Abbott. He attended grade school in District #193 and graduated from Underwood High School. Following high school he began working at West Central Turkey, Ord Trailer Manufacturer, Metro...
MaeBelle Goudy
Aug 7, 2019
MaeBelle Goudy, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Sanford Broadway Palliative Care Unit in Fargo. She was born February 26, 1925, in Wildrose, ND, to John and Blenda (Kron) Anderson. She attended country grade school in Elmgren by Appam, ND, graduated from Alamo High School, and attended Bethel College in St. Paul. She worked...
Mary Lemmon
Aug 7, 2019
Mary Ellen Lemmon, 66, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her residence. She was born June 15, 1953 to Loren and Irene (Miner) Lemmon in Detroit Lakes. She attended school in Detroit Lakes. She grew up on the family farm and loved swimming at their lake cottage. She was an avid Twins and Vikings fan and enjoyed...
Craig Pederson
Aug 6, 2019
Craig Roger Pederson, 50, a resident of West Fargo ND, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at his home. He was born on January 8,1969, in Fergus Falls, MN to Roger and Bonnie (Martinson) Pederson. Craig was baptized and confirmed at the First United Church of Christ in Fergus Falls. He attended Sunday School and was active in Youth...
Valera "Val" Norman
Aug 6, 2019
Valera “Val” Norman, 87, of Fergus Falls, died on Tuesday August 6, 2019 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. She was born February 29, 1932 to Arnold and Viola (Nelson) Todahl in Fergus Falls. She attended Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1950. Val married her high school sweetheart, Don Norman, on June 29, 1952. They had three sons...
Joyce Marie Clausen
Aug 3, 2019
Joyce Marie Clausen, 85, of rural Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at her home. Joyce was born on April 11, 1934, the daughter of Joseph Edgar and Leola Ekeberg. She grew up on the family’s farm north of Underwood, attended country school at District # 109 and went on to graduate from Underwood High School in...
Sheralyn Emery
Jul 30, 2019
Sheralyn Alice Emery, 57, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo. She was born to Emery and Elizabeth (Ecker) Wiese on June 29, 1962 in Fergus Falls. She was baptized in Fergus Falls and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. On May 26, 1979 she married Rick Emery at Augustana Lutheran Church in...
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