Obituaries
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,...
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...
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