Obituaries
Marjorie Mae Arnold
Feb 28, 2018
Marjorie Mae Arnold, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed on at Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids, on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. She was born May 7, 1921, in Eugene, Vermillion County, Indiana, the daughter of Rebecca Ann (McClellan) and William Winfield Whittington, the youngest of eight siblings. In the early 1920’s the family moved to New Haven,...
Deborah Gail Betterman
Feb 27, 2018
Deborah Gail Betterman, 66, a resident of Dent, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at her residence under the care of her loving family and LB Homes Lakeland Hospice. She was born on August 1, 1951, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Claber Oliver and Mildred (Leitch) Moen. Deborah was baptized and confirmed at Rindal Lutheran Church in rural Underwood. Deborah...
Clinton E Neu
Feb 24, 2018
Clinton Emanuel Neu 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, formerly of Dent, went to be with Jesus his Savior, on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Clinton was born on March 26, 1924, in Rockham, SD. to Andrew and Christina (Lagge) Neu. He was baptized, confirmed and attended school in Rockham, SD. As a young boy, Clinton’s...
Dorothy Ann Sperling
Feb 24, 2018
Dorothy Ann (Bateman) Sperling, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls. She was born on September 13, 1927, in Chicago, IL, to Clarence V. and Harriet L. (Bentzin) Bateman. Dorothy grew up in Wahpeton, ND, where she became a talented pianist, played clarinet and sang in a beautiful contralto...
Merlin V. Thompson
Feb 22, 2018
Merlin V. Thompson, 87, formerly of Underwood, died Thursday, February 22, 2018, at the Ashby Living Center. He was born on July 14, 1930, in Cass County, ND, to Arthur Theodore and Alma (Olerud) Thompson. Merlin was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Leonard, ND, and attended school, grades 1-6, at Leonard. The family moved to the Underwood area in...
Dorothy Skramstad
Feb 22, 2018
E. Dorothy Skramstad, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls, MN, following a fever and diabetes-related illness. She was born on October 20, 1927. Dorothy grew up in Montevideo, MN, where she graduated from high school and worked as a secretary. In December of 1946, Dorothy married John Skramstad. The couple raised...
Ellsworth "Ted" Tangen
Feb 21, 2018
Ellsworth “Ted” C. Tangen, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018, surrounded by his wife, family, and the wonderful staff at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on November 20, 1926, on the family farm in Kensington, MN, to Oscar and Mabel (Thompson) Tangen. Ted graduated from Kensington High School in 1944,...
Jimmy Ross Cram
Feb 21, 2018
Jimmy Ross Cram, 28, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018, in Fergus Falls. He was born on October 15, 1989, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Arlan and Jan Cram. Jimmy spent most of his life in the Montevideo, Minnesota area and always considered Lac qui Parle Village his home. He attended school in Dawson and graduated from Montevideo...
Louis "Lou" W. Nauman
Feb 21, 2018
Louis “Lou” W. Nauman, a resident of Fergus Falls (formerly of Willmar, MN), went home to his Lord on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, while residing at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Arizona.
Diane Lee Dokkebakken
Feb 20, 2018
Diane Lee Dokkebakken, 76, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on June 9, 1941, in Big Bend, MN, to Raymond M. and Winnifred I. (Norby) Amundson. Diane was confirmed on June 10, 1956 at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson Diane attended school in Montevideo, Alexandria,...
Wilfred "Biff" Leitch
Feb 19, 2018
Wilfred “Biff” Delno Leitch, 85, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 19, 2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo. He was born on November 8, 1932, in rural Pelican Rapids, MN, to Willmer and Alice (Skalstad) Leitch. As a young child, the family relocated to Everts and Sverdrup Townships where he attended country school. Biff graduated from Underwood...
Kelly Dale Wahl
Feb 18, 2018
Kelly Dale Wahl, 57, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, February 18, 2018, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. He was born on January 12, 1961, in Dallas, TX, the son of Dale Rodell and Barbara Ann (Pedersen) Wahl. Kelly loved the Minnesota Twins and Vikings, and enjoyed watching the sports channels. He spent time volunteering at the...
Jon Edward Raw
Feb 18, 2018
Jon Edward Raw, 75, a resident of Rothsay, MN, died Sunday, February 18, 2018, at St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge, MN. He was born on October 19, 1942, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Norris P. and Helen B. (Jenson) Raw. Jon attended rural grade school and graduated from Rothsay High School in 1960. He then went on and...
Pearl Marie Skelton
Feb 16, 2018
Pearl Marie Skelton, age 81, passed away at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN, on Friday, February 16, 2018. She was born on January 5, 1937, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Pearl grew up in Cheyenne, graduated from high school and attended the University of Wyoming. She was united in marriage to Robert Skelton in 1956. They resided in Wyoming until...
Gerald Oliver Tysver
Feb 15, 2018
Gerald Oliver Tysver, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018, at his home. He was born on March 22, 1920, in Red Elm, SD, the son of Oliver and Gudbjorg (Holey) Tysver. The family moved to Hazen, ND in 1927 and later moved to Chicago, IL, where Gerald was confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church. In...
Al Jacobs Jr.
Feb 14, 2018
Obituary for Alfred Jacobs, Jr. Alfred Jacobs, Jr. of Fergus Falls passed away on February 14, 2018, at the Pioneer Care Center. Alfred Jacobs was born August 21, 1922 on a farm outside Elgin, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Marie (Miller) Jacob, and youngest of five children. He attended a one-room schoolhouse near the family home on Bell Creek,...
Clarice Grina
Feb 12, 2018
Clarice Grina, 98, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 12, 2018, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls. She was born on June 15, 1919, to Gilbert and Minnie Martinson in Rothsay, MN. Clarice grew up in Rothsay and attended rural county school and was the oldest of seven children. On November 30, 1941, she was united in marriage...
Gale C Pederson
Feb 11, 2018
Gale Clifton Pederson, 64, a resident of Fergus Falls, went to be with his Lord Jesus on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born on January 8, 1954, to Clifford and Lorraine Pederson. He was raised on a farm in rural Underwood, MN. Gale attended the Barnhard country school near Underwood for grade-school and graduated...
Marie Pearl Anderson
Feb 10, 2018
Marie Pearl (Formo) Anderson, 96, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN. Marie’s strong belief in God and the life-everlasting gave her comfort throughout her life and she is now at peace with our Heavenly Father. Marie was born on August 30, 1921, to Albert and Julia...
Ruby Widness
Feb 10, 2018
Ruby Lorraine Widness, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 10, 2018, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on August 20, 1924, on a small farm west of Battle Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Wilhelm August and Julia (Roen) Wentzel. As a child she attended the Barnhard School District No. 182, north...
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