Obituaries
Brian Alan Balken
Sep 17, 2018
Brian Alan Balken, 54, a resident of Fargo, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 17, 2018. He was born in Greenbush, MN on March 13, 1964, the son of Lynn and Sharon (Rolin) Balken. He attended Fergus Falls High School graduating in 1982. Following high school he attended Moorhead State University graduating with...
Jim Lundeen
Sep 17, 2018
Jim Lundeen, first child of Ione Iverson and William (Bill) Pollard, was born in Minneapolis, MN on August 2, 1951. Bill’s career as a Navy piolet took the family to Norfolk, VA in 1952. Tragically, in 1954, while Ione was expecting their second child, Livy, Bill died when his plane crashed in the North Atlantic. Thereafter, Ione, Jim, and Livy...
Clarice Ann Norman
Sep 12, 2018
Clarice (Kelly) Norman, 88, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Pioneer Care, Fergus Falls. She was born September 5, 1930 in Holt Township, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Ruth (Gullickson) Klimek. She attended school at Wauban. She married Ronald Norman on May 6, 1953 at Trinity Lutheran in Fergus Falls. Together they raised three children. Kelly enjoyed baking, fishing,...
Elwyn L. Friedrich
Sep 12, 2018
Elwyn Lyle Friedrich, 85, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Little Falls Care Center in Little Falls, MN. Elwyn was born on September 2, 1933 at the home farm west of Fergus Falls, the son of Arnold and Hilda (Schmidt) Friedrich. He helped on the farm full time until the age of 17, at which...
Roger Allen Stole
Sep 12, 2018
Roger Allen Stole, age 85, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Halstad, MN, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at The Broen Memorial Home. Roger Stole was born August 27, 1933 in Crookston, MN to Alfred and Mabel (Gilbertson) Stole. Roger attended Halstad High School, graduating in 1951. Roger then attended Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND. He served in...
Richard William Muehlhausen
Sep 11, 2018
Richard William Muehlhausen was born September 9, 1938 to William August and Violet Victoria Schrader Muehlhausen in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He died under Hospice Care at Woodlawn Lodge in Fergus Falls MN on September 11, 2018. Dick attended school in Devils Lake ND, graduating in 1956. He earned a BS in mathematics in 1960 from the University of North...
Tom Arnold Briese
Sep 11, 2018
Thomas Briese, 87, of rural Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls. He was born on November 18, 1930, in Sibley County, Minnesota, the son of Arnold and Lyola (Klukas) Briese. He grew up in the Buffalo Lake, Minnesota area, where he attended school. Tom joined the U.S. Army, and was stationed in Korea, as a...
Donovan Richard Braeger
Sep 10, 2018
Donovan Richard Braeger, 44, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 10, 2018, at Sanford in Fargo, ND. He was born January 8, 1974, in Alexandria, the son of James and Cheryl (Asleson) Braeger. He attended school in Fergus Falls. He was employed as a cook at Dairyland, drove truck for Coca-Cola and Spee-Dee Delivery, all of Fergus Falls, was an...
Wilma Carol Carlsrud
Sep 10, 2018
Wilma Carlsrud left this earth to join her Lord and ancestoral family on September 10, 2018. She died at her home on West Battle Lake, where she loved and enjoyed God’s gifts of nature each and every day. Wilma Carol was born on May 26,1925 to Henry and Inga (Seem) Warner in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Wilma and her twin brother,...
Donna Lou Hensch
Sep 8, 2018
Donna was born on February 21, 1934 in Foxhome, MN, the daughter of John C. and Maudie (Oliphant) Bergquist. She was baptized and confirmed at Foxhome Methodist Church and also attended school in Foxhome. On November 5, 1952 she married Alfred C. Hensch in Foxhome. After their marriage they lived in Campbell. In 1971 they moved to the farm east...
Linda Jean Waring
Sep 6, 2018
Linda Jean Waring, 77, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Sanford in Fargo, ND. Linda was born on September 19, 1940 in Huron, SD, the daughter of Edward W. and Frances E. (Cowling) Smith. She grew up in Huron and attended Huron High School, graduating in 1958. After high school she attended South Dakota State University in...
Eleanor Corrine Symonds
Sep 6, 2018
Eleanor C. Symonds, 87, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the Lake Region Healthcare. She was born September 16, 1930, in Gary, Indiana, the daughter of Clifford and Eunice (Evavold) Wahlin. On January 30, 1949 she married Otis Symonds Sr. in Fergus Falls. Through the years Eleanor was a childcare provider, homemaker and very active in the...
Avis Eleanor Zimmerman
Sep 5, 2018
Avis Eleanor (Moen) Zimmerman, 91, of Fergus Falls, left this earth to be with her loved ones in heaven on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. Avis was born February 13, 1927, to John H. and Clara (Hovland) Moen on the family farm in Trondhjem Township, rural Rothsay. She was baptized and confirmed at Friborg...
Mabeth Virginia "Betty" Theurer
Sep 4, 2018
Betty (Mrs. Fritz) Theurer, 94, formerly from Fergus Falls, MN died Tuesday, September 4, 2018, in Santa Barbara, CA. Betty was born on May 6, 1924 in Fergus Falls, MN to Marsden and Vera Marie (Guile) Brimhall. She grew up in Fergus Falls, MN with her two brothers. Betty graduated from Washington High School as one of her graduating classes...
Donald E. "Don" Klaksvik
Sep 2, 2018
Donald E. Klaksvik, 70, of Underwood, died Sunday, September 2, 2018, at home with family by his side. Donald Eugene Klaksvik, son of Selvin and Lorraine (Wold) Klaksvik was born on November 3, 1947 in Fergus Falls, MN. He grew up and attended Scramstad Country School and graduated from Underwood High School. After proudly serving his country from 1965-1968 in...
Arleen Nycklemoe
Aug 29, 2018
Arleen DeLoris Nycklemoe, 88 formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT of natural causes. She was born on April 9, 1930, in Fergus Falls to Elmer and Emma Fick. Arleen was raised and educated in Fergus Falls. She graduated from Moorhead State University with a Teaching Certificate. In school she...
Mary K Deards
Aug 28, 2018
Mary Deards, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at her home. No service details are available at this time.
Marion Alice Drager
Aug 26, 2018
Marion A. Drager, age 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, at PioneerCare. Marion Alice Drager was born on May 2nd 1928 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Racine, Wisconsin to John and Lillian (Haugen) Drager. Marion’s mother died when she was just a baby and the family came to Fergus Falls. Throughout her childhood and into...
Frank T Melby
Aug 25, 2018
Franklin “Frank” T. Melby, 83, a resident of rural Underwood, died Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Frank was born on January 30, 1935 in rural Ashby to George and Marie (Nelson) Melby. He attended school at Ashby, graduating in 1953. On April 14, 1957, Frank and Loraine Swenson were married at Grue Lutheran Church...
Calvin Leland Bengtson
Aug 20, 2018
Calvin Leland Bengtson, 57, of 424 1st Avenue, Pelican Rapids, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes. Calvin was born on June 30, 1961 in Wadena, MN, the son of Leland and Irene (Stoltz) Bengtson. Calvin loved the outdoors and found peace and freedom in camping, fishing and gardening. He took pride in being...
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