Obituaries
Eleanora Alma Holt
Aug 10, 2017
Eleanora Alma (Norgren) Holt, 97, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was born on June 7, 1920 in Elizabeth Township, to Elof and Anna (Scheffler) Norgren. She was often called “Tootie”. On October 1, 1946, she married Eugene Holt. Together they farmed east of Elizabeth, Minnesota, and raised...
Ruth Anna Thom
Aug 9, 2017
Ruth Anna (Norgren) Thom, 94, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday August 9, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born on November 28, 1922, to Elof and Anna (Scheffler) Norgren of Elizabeth, MN. Second oldest daughter of nine, she was the one to help dad outside, because mom needed the oldest daughter to help...
James Allen Reed
Aug 8, 2017
James “Jim” Reed, 63, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday August 8, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Jim was born on April 25, 1954, the son of Arthur Owen and Pearl J. (Kaltvedt) Reed in Fergus Falls. He attended school in Fergus Falls. On March 31, 1979, he married Cheryl (Berger) at Zion Lutheran Church in...
Fern Kremeier
Aug 3, 2017
Fern Kremeier, 89, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born on February 17, 1928, the daughter of John and Emma (Anders) Doerr in Creighton, NE. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Creighton, and attended country school in rural Creighton. On February 12, 1950, she...
Norm Aasen
Jul 28, 2017
Bert Norman “Norm” Aasen, 84, of Fergus Falls, formerly of rural Underwood, died Friday, July 28, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. He was born on November 24, 1932, in Fergus Falls, MN to Berger and Marie (Nygaard) Aasen. He was baptized on June 1, 1948 and confirmed on June 25, 1948, at the Rindal Church of Underwood. He attended...
Retta Ann Leckey
Jul 28, 2017
Retta Ann Leckey, 85, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully with family nearby on Friday, July 28, 2017, at PioneerCare Center after a brief illness. She was born on May 16, 1932, the daughter of Clive and Pauline (Quisenberry) Reynolds, in Bloomington, IL. Retta graduated from Washington High School in Washington, IL in 1950, and then spent two years at Illinois...
Patty Lang
Jul 25, 2017
Patricia Suzanne Lang (nee Kimball), age 90, gracefully passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Fergus Falls. Preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Marshall T. Lang; and twin brother Mike Kimball of San Antonio, TX. Survived by her children; Heidi (Terry) Cottingham, Ted (Kate) Lang, Angie (Gary) Reed, Ethan (Sue) Lang; 6...
Bess Hoff
Jul 23, 2017
Bess A. Hoff, 97, long-time resident of Fergus Falls, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at St. Therese of New Hope, MN. Bess was born on July 20, 1920 in Staples, MN to Olaf and Stella (Williams) Johnson. Upon graduating from Staples High School and completing her training to be a teacher, Bess moved to the Fergus Falls area...
Edwin Clarence Falk
Jul 21, 2017
Edwin Clarence Falk, 93, a resident of Breckenridge, died on Friday, July 21, 2017, at St. Francis Health in Breckenridge, MN. He was born on May 3, 1924, in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Charles and Helen (Fast) Falk On September 29, 1945, he married Helen M. Margerum in Hallock, MN. Edwin was employed by the Anderson Pipeline, American...
Pauline Frazee
Jul 19, 2017
Pauline Frazee passed away on July 19, 2017 at the age of 91. She was born on March 30, 1926 to Waldo and Rosalia Ekeberg in Dayton, Iowa. Pauline attended elementary and high school in Dayton. During her high school career, she developed a love for playing basketball, volleyball, and softball. Iowa was very progressive with women’s sports and Pauline...
James L. Knapp
Jul 18, 2017
James (Jim) L. Knapp, 79, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 18, 2017 at Pioneer Care surrounded by his family. Born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on February 6, 1938 to James H. & Marjorie (Lindquist) Knapp, Jim enjoyed living in the Fergus Falls community for the majority of his life. In his younger years, Jim...
Irene Eide
Jul 17, 2017
Irene Eide, 86, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday July 17, 2017 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Irene was born on January 4, 1931 to Martin and Inga (Sandvic) Mithun in Cyrus, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in Cyrus. Irene attended school until 8th grade at New Prairie Township. On November 25, 1953,...
James Alvin Kugler
Jul 16, 2017
James Alvin Kugler, 56, a resident of Underwood, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born on January 19, 1961, to Kenneth and Frances (Gibbard) Kugler in Fergus Falls. He grew up in rural Underwood and attended Underwood High School. After high school Jim worked as a custom combiner for 2 years. Over...
Eunice Ione Thompson
Jul 14, 2017
Eunice Ione Thompson, 95, of Coon Rapids (formerly of Elbow Lake) died Friday July 14, 2017 at her residence in Coon Rapids. She was born on September 16, 1921, the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Thorp) Martinson in Sanford Township, Grant County, MN. She was married for 75 years to her one-and-only Tracy. A longtime resident of Elbow Lake, Eunice...
Clarice Mae Rudd
Jul 13, 2017
Clarice M. Rudd, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls. She was born on January 10, 1925, the daughter of Melvin and Nellie (Olson) Haagenson of rural Paynesville, Minnesota. Clarice grew up in Paynesville and graduated from Paynesville High School. On June 10, 1944, she married Warren H. Rud. The...
Patricia Ann Koch
Jul 12, 2017
Patricia Koch, 65, a resident of Ten Mile Lake, rural Dalton, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at her home. She was born November 6, 1951 in Jamestown, ND to Fred and Valasta (Stepina) Krieger. Pat attended Jamestown Elementary and Jamestown High School, graduating in 1969. She went to Jamestown College and earned a degree in Biology, as well as going...
Randale Gene Muchow
Jul 9, 2017
Randale Gene “Randy” Muchow, 64, a resident of Barrett, died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Lake Region Healthcare. Randy was born October 1, 1952, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Sanford (Sam) and Mary (Thom) Muchow. He was baptized and confirmed at First United Church of Christ in Fergus Falls. In 1971, he graduated from Roosevelt High School in...
Carl F. Murawski
Jun 30, 2017
Carl Frank Murawski, 89, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Dalton, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Carl was born on July 2, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the son of Anthony and Lillian “Lily” (Wilmowski) Murawski. He grew up in Chicago, IL, until 1945 when he moved to Paw Paw, MI. He was drafted...
Dr. L. Arthur "Art" Syverson
Jun 29, 2017
Leslie Arthur Syverson, 90, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the Fergus Falls Minnesota Veterans Home. Art was born on May 24, 1927, to John Melvin and Minnie Theodora (Berkvam) Syverson on a farm near Emmons, MN. He lived in various locations in southern Minnesota until his sophomore year of high school. Art took one...
Angie Larae Ballard
Jun 28, 2017
Angie Larae Ballard, age 36, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Angie was born November 14, 1980, to Shirley (McCarthy) Hanson and Terry Ballard in Fergus Falls. She attended Fergus Falls Senior High School. Angie previously worked as a caregiver, and most recently as a stay-at-home mom. She was a...
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