Obituaries
Wesley David Tobin
Mar 17, 2017
Wesley Tobin, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls. Wes was born on December 3, 1921, and raised in Fergus Falls, MN. He attended NDSU, then transferred to and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in chemical engineering. He served as a 1st Sgt. army medic in...
Arlo Marcus Hanson
Mar 16, 2017
Arlo Marcus Hanson, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Arlo was born on April 23, 1927, to Alvin and Martha (Rovang) Hanson, at home one mile north of Dalton. He was baptized at St. Olaf Church in rural Dalton and attended country school near his home. On July 11, 1948, Arlo was...
Kirsten Joy Moline Laney
Mar 15, 2017
Kirsten Joy (Moline) Laney, 48, a resident of rural Underwood, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, as a result of an accident while riding her horse near her Ranch home. She was born on September 3, 1968, to James and Arlyne (Hanson) Moline in Pasadena, CA. As a child, the family moved to Fergus Falls where she attended Fergus Falls Public...
Eugene Dale Herrmann
Mar 13, 2017
Eugene Dale Herrmann, age 68, of Dent, died Monday, March 13, 2017, at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND. Eugene was born on December 29, 1948, to William Albert and Lucille Marie (Albright) Herrmann in Perham, MN. He attended school in Perham and graduated from Perham High School in 1966. In 1967, Eugene enlisted in the United States Army and served...
Lula Eva Brown
Mar 9, 2017
Lula Eva Brown, 91, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her beloved brother, Ronald Brown, his wife, Ilene, and her niece, Diane. Lula was born on April 14, 1925, to Clark and Ellen (Pierce) Brown on their farm in Vergas, MN. At age eleven, her family bought a farm...
Bradley Kenneth Stofer
Mar 4, 2017
Bradley Kenneth Stofer, 68, a resident of Denver, CO, formerly of the Fergus Falls area died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the VA Medical Center in Denver, CO. Brad was born on November 20, 1948, the son of Kenneth and Alpha (Mortenson) Stofer in Fergus Falls, MN. As a kid, Brad attended country school in Bluegrass, MN and later, attended...
Shizue "Sue" Raguse
Mar 4, 2017
Shizue “Sue” Raguse, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Sue was one of eight children born to Tokunosk and Asa Hashimoto, on May 13, 1925 in Hokkaido, Japan. She grew up in Japan and attended school there. After graduation, she attended seamstress school. Sue met Duane Raguse while he was...
Marsha Jean Tuel
Mar 2, 2017
Marsha Jean Tuel, 78, a resident of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Marsha was born on April 25, 1938, in Duluth, MN, the first of five children to Ralph and Bernice Furtman. Her childhood consisted of church, family, and friends. Marsha’s parents enjoyed the outdoors,...
Gail M. Tysdal
Mar 2, 2017
Gail M. Tysdal, age 78, of Fergus Falls, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Gail was born May 17, 1938, to Lloyd and Viola (Williams) West of Underwood, MN. Gail and her sister Barb grew up on a farm south of Underwood where she graduated from the Underwood High School in 1956....
Timothy Jay Olson
Mar 2, 2017
Timothy Jay Olson, 56, of Fergus Falls died Thursday, March 2, 2017, at his home. Graveside service and burial will be at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery in St. Peter, MN, at a later date.
Charlotte MaryEtta Knutson
Feb 27, 2017
Charlotte MaryEtta “Toots” Knutson, 78, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 27, 2017, at her home. Charlotte was born on September 19, 1938, to Charles Lloyd and Leona (Buck) Wickham in Ackley, MN, and attended school in Fergus Falls. On May 22, 1958, Charlotte was united in marriage to Gerald T. Knutson at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Together...
Violet Mae Anderson
Feb 27, 2017
Violet Mae Anderson, age 95, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was born April 25, 1921, in Calvin, ND, the daughter of Richard and Mattie (Rice) Buckingham. Vi worked at the School of the Blind in Grand Forks for a time. On July 2, 1943, she married Roy Anderson in...
Mary Ann Iverson
Feb 21, 2017
Mary Ann Iverson, 73, of Fergus Falls, died February 21, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Mary was born on June 30, 1943, to Harry H. and Marie (Streightiff) Frahm in Elbow Lake, MN. She attended Madison Elementary School in Fergus Falls and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1961. In 1960, she was named Queen Snowflake and in 1961,...
William Boardman Leckey
Feb 21, 2017
William Boardman Leckey, Sr., 86, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at his home. William was born on August 7, 1930 to William Boardman and Irene (Dressen) Leckey in Decatur, IL. In 1948, William joined the United States Marines and served from 1948 to 1949 in the reserves and was on active...
Koleen Diane Kenyon
Feb 21, 2017
Koleen Diane Kenyon, 82, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Sanford Health, in Fargo, ND. Koleen was born at home on August 7, 1934, to Arthur and Kathleen (Forsland) Torgusson, in Aurdal Township near Fergus Falls. She grew up on a farm with three brothers, two sisters and a lot of music in the air. Her dad...
Mary Louise Nold
Feb 19, 2017
Mary Louise Nold, 78, of Fergus Falls, gained her eternal wings on Sunday, February 19, 2017, peacefully at her home. Mary Louise (Orstad) Nold was born May 26, 1938, to A. E. “Ovie” and Eleanore (Carlson) Orstad in Fergus Falls, MN. Mary moved from her home town of Fergus Falls, MN to New York, where she became an airline stewardess...
Walter Schmidt
Feb 19, 2017
Walter Fred Louis Schmidt, 84, of Dalton, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND. Walter was born on February 3, 1933, to Fred and Edna (Hanneman) Schmidt in Buse Township, rural Fergus Falls. He attended country school and Fergus Falls High School. When he was a senior, he joined the Army National Guard, and was...
Kenneth Emery Johnson
Feb 17, 2017
Kenneth Emery Johnson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was born into life on February 18, 1923, and entered into eternal life one day short of his 94th birthday on February 17, 2017. Kenny was the eighth of twelve children born to George and Ida (Holdeman) Johnson on the family farm near Ulen, Minnesota. He attended country school at Shell Lake and...
Donald David McGray
Feb 15, 2017
Donald David McGray, age 79, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Donald was born May 15, 1937, to Edward James McGray and Anna Mae (Kennedy) Erdman in Fond Du Lac, WI. He attended Central High School in Sioux City, IA and graduated in June of 1955. He went on...
Donnis Lavay Fick
Feb 14, 2017
Donnis L. Fick, 76, of Maple Grove, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the Maple Grove Hospital. She was born July 22, 1940, on a farm in rural Battle Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Joe and Josie (Hultberg) Lindberg. She graduated from Battle Lake High School in 1958. On February 7, 1959 she married Donald Fick...
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