Obituaries

Darrel W Tungseth

Darrel W Tungseth

Apr 20, 2017

Darrel W. Tungseth, 66, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 of natural causes. Darrel was born in Fergus Falls on December 1, 1950, the fifth of nine children, born to Marvin and Myrtle (Overlid) Tungseth. He was raised on the family farm surrounded by love and laughter. Darrel attended a one room country school...

Ivan G. Mallas

Ivan G. Mallas

Apr 19, 2017

Ivan "Skip" Mallas, 61, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at his home. He was born January 1, 1956, in Staples, MN., the son of Ivan and Jane (Ryti) Mallas. At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Fergus Falls. He attended school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1974....

Charles E. Haugen

Charles E. Haugen

Apr 18, 2017

Charles Elbert Haugen, 63, of Fergus Falls, MN, went home to our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 after complications during a surgery. Charles was born March 28, 1954 to Einar and Priscilla Haugen of Parshall, ND. He attended Parshall High School where he proudly represented his school in football and basketball before graduating in 1973. Charles studied Recreational...

Monica Giese

Monica Giese

Apr 18, 2017

Monica Giese, 57, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at her home in Fergus Falls. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Anna Marie Fjestad

Anna Marie Fjestad

Apr 18, 2017

Anna Marie Fjestad, age 89, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Anna was born on April 3, 1928, in Boone County, Nebraska to Lars Andrew Sr. and Mary (Bishop) Holey. She graduated from Albion Nebraska High School in 1946. Her family moved to Western Township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota in 1948....

Sharon Virginia Bergerson

Sharon Virginia Bergerson

Apr 17, 2017

Sharon Virginia (Mauer) Bergerson, age 75, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, due to complications from a heart attack. She was born September 22, 1941, in Greenbush, MN, the daughter of Frank and Fern (Perkins) Mauer. She was raised in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On...

Margaret Mae Laugen

Margaret Mae Laugen

Apr 17, 2017

Margaret Mae Laugen, 83, a resident of rural Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, April 17, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Margaret was born July 2, 1933, to Charles and Mathilda (Trick) Stender of Dent. She was confirmed at Dora Church in 1947. She attended high school in Pelican Rapids. She worked at the Broen Home as...

Birdell Edna Olson

Birdell Edna Olson

Apr 15, 2017

Birdell Edna Olson, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her home at the Lakeview Villas in Battle Lake. She was born on April 26, 1931, on the family farm near Hillhead, SD, to Ole and Gudrun Olive (Smulan) Brubakken. She was baptized and confirmed at Trondhjem Lutheran Church and attended Labelle #3 country school and high school at Veblen,...

Sady Newell

Sady Newell

Apr 12, 2017

Sady G. Newell, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on April 12, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, under the care of LB Hospice. Sady was born December 15, 1925, to George and Clara (DeYoung) Brolsma in Eldred. She grew up near Crookston and attended school there. On October 20, 1942, she married Bennie C. Newell in Crookston....

Arthur E. Eckhardt

Arthur E. Eckhardt

Apr 11, 2017

Arthur “Art” E. Eckhardt, 96, of Fergus Falls died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at his residence in Park Gardens, Fergus Falls. He was born on December 29, 1920, to George and Amolia (Becker) Eckhardt in Breckenridge. Art was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended Agricultural School, then married Margaret Sander in 1948. They...

Carmen Lou Nelson

Carmen Lou Nelson

Apr 9, 2017

Carmen Lou Nelson, age 63, of Fergus Falls, made her triumphal entrance into heaven on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 16, 1953 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Clifford and Viola Nelson. She enjoyed growing up on the family farm. For 35 years Carmen taught art and...

Roger Allen Kube

Roger Allen Kube

Apr 6, 2017

Roger Allen Kube, 84, longtime resident of Wendell, and most recently of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home in Fergus Falls under the care of LB Hospice surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 29, 1932, in Lawrence Township to James Lewis and Ella Louise Ida (Rossow) Kube. He graduated from West Central School...

Phyllis J. Engen

Phyllis J. Engen

Mar 31, 2017

Phyllis Jean Engen, 88, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 31, 2017, at St Gerard’s Community of Care in Hankinson, North Dakota. Phyllis was born on March 31, 1929, in Girard Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Eugene and Flora (Whiting) Dobbs. She grew up in rural Henning and graduated from Battle Lake High School. She was baptized and confirmed...

Daniel Rodney Anderson

Daniel Rodney Anderson

Mar 27, 2017

Daniel Rodney Anderson, 63, a resident of Duluth, died peacefully Monday, March 27, 2017 at his residence in Duluth. Daniel was born on February 13, 1954 in Fergus Falls, the son of Darrell and Bonita (Leine) Anderson. He grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran church in Fergus Falls. In August...

Gerald Pergande

Gerald Pergande

Mar 25, 2017

Gerald Arnold (Jerry) Pergande, longtime Owasso, Oklahoma resident, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Tulsa at the age of 68. Jerry was born January 14, 1949 to Arnold William and Erma Marie (Schoening) Pergande in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It was there that he was raised and received his education, graduating high school with the Class of 1967. He enlisted...

Catherine V Piper

Catherine V Piper

Mar 24, 2017

Catherine (Cathy) Piper died March 24th, 2017, at her home at Pioneer Point in Fergus Falls. Cathy was born on April 28th, 1927, to Mildred E. (Evenson) and Leo. J. Harles in Friberg Township. She attended country school In Friberg Township. She received her G.E.D. in Denver, Colorado, years later. On November 28th, 1953, Cathy married Blaine A. Piper in...

Lorise R Hume

Lorise R Hume

Mar 24, 2017

Lorise R. Hume, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Lorise was born on May 4, 1921 in Hancock, MN, the daughter of Albert and Ida (Gumto) Erickson. She grew up in Cyrus, where she attended school and was confirmed in Starbuck, MN. After her schooling, she worked for various families...

Craig Steven Zimmerman

Craig Steven Zimmerman

Mar 23, 2017

Craig Steven Zimmerman, age 61, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Fargo, ND. He was born on April 20, 1955, to Wilfred “Buddy” Burton and Avis Eleanor (Moen) Zimmerman in Fergus Falls. He was baptized at North Friborg Lutheran Church and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rothsay. Craig grew up on the family farm in Oscar Township. He...

Helen H Martinson

Helen H Martinson

Mar 22, 2017

Helen Harriet Martinson, age 93, passed away peacefully March 23, 2017, at the LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Helen was born to Harold and Annie (Gilbertson) Hartman on March 10, 1924, in Pequot Lakes. She grew up around Dalton, where she attended Country school and went on to graduate from Fergus Falls High School in 1942. Helen married James...

Margory Louise Anderson

Margory Louise Anderson

Mar 21, 2017

Margory Louise (Scott) Anderson, 87, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN. Margie was born September 15, 1929 in Dearborn Michigan to Albert Louis and Lorraine Margaret (Heidelbaugh) Scott. They also lived in Duluth and Foxhome, Minnesota before moving to Fergus Falls. Margory attended school and...

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