Obituaries

Erma Ann Anderson

Erma Ann Anderson

Aug 5, 2016

Erma Anderson, age 78, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Erma was born on August 16, 1937, to Alfred and Magdaline (Hoffman) Darr in Appleton, MN. She was the youngest of three girls and had two sisters, Inga and Doris. She attended school and graduated from Appleton High School. On August 4, 1956,...

Warren G. Ditlevson

Warren G. Ditlevson

Aug 4, 2016

Warren G. Ditlevson, age 92, of Fergus Falls, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Warren was born on September 10, 1923 to Edward and Caroline Ditlevson. He attended school in Geneva and Albert Lea, MN. Warren loved to rollerskate and that’s where he met and swept...

Elaine L. Fossan

Elaine L. Fossan

Aug 3, 2016

Elaine Lucille Fossan, 88, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at Broen Home. Elaine was born April 13, 1928 at Wrights Memorial Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN to William E. and Bertha M. (Albertson) Rieken. She was the oldest of 4 children. She graduated from Battle Lake High School in 1948. She worked at the Rondstad Restaurant in Battle Lake and...

Fremont Frazee

Fremont Frazee

Jul 28, 2016

Fremont Frazee of Fergus Falls, age 98, passed away on July 28, 2016, at PioneerCare. He was born on November 1, 1917 to Harry and Susie Frazee in Pelican Rapids, MN. Fremont was a no-frills, independent-minded man. He lived his life on his terms, with his family and faith at the forefront. If his life was made into a movie,...

Ethel Gader

Ethel Gader

Jul 28, 2016

Ethel Nelson Barker Gader, age 98, of Redding, CA, and a native of Ashby, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Ethel was born on the family farm on September 1, 1917, and was the youngest child of John and Mary (Balgaard) Nelson of Ashby. In 1937 she married Everett Barker from Ashby, MN, with whom she had nine...

Anne Sheryl Pullen

Anne Sheryl Pullen

Jul 21, 2016

Anne Sheryl Pullen, 59, of Wendell, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at CentraCare in St. Cloud, MN. Anne was born to Sarah and Francis Pullen on November 22, 1956, in Manchester, NH. She attended schools in Florida and Connecticut, and had two years of college in Seattle, WA. Her work years included time spent as a factory...

Robert Jules Jennen

Robert Jules Jennen

Jul 18, 2016

Robert Jules Jennen, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, July 18, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Robert was born on August 17, 1922, in Marshall, MN, to Jules and Julianne (DeBaere) Jennen. When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to Fergus Falls Township in Otter Tail County. He attended country school in District...

Robert "Rob" Peckham Katzenmeyer

Robert "Rob" Peckham Katzenmeyer

Jul 17, 2016

Robert “Rob” Peckham Katzenmeyer, age 47, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice and his loving family. Rob was born on January 5, 1969, to Donald William and Carole Jane (Peckham) Katzenmeyer in Sioux Falls, SD. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls on February 9, 1969....

Gertrude Louise Haslerud

Gertrude Louise Haslerud

Jul 17, 2016

Gertrude Louise Haslerud, 87, a resident of Rothsay, died Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Elim Rehab and Care Center in Fargo, ND. Gertrude was born on March 30, 1929, to George and Annie (Waasdorp) Linck in Breckenridge. She attended country school at District # 23 through eighth grade in Sunnyside Township. On February 2, 1953 Gertrude married Harry Haslerud at...

Reverend Doctor Arthur John Louis Meether

Reverend Doctor Arthur John Louis Meether

Jul 15, 2016

Arthur Meether, age 92, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Arthur Meether was born on March 4, 1924, in Hawarden, Iowa, the son of Edwin and Elizabeth (Tieden) Meether. He graduated from Hawarden High School in 1942, and entered the United States Army in October 1942 and was sent to England after completing...

Linda Wendt

Linda Wendt

Jul 11, 2016

Linda Josephine Wendt, 64, died July 11, 2016, at her home in Ottertail. Linda was born March 9, 1952, to Walter and Marjorie (Barth) Hohn in Mora. Linda graduated from Washington High School in St. Paul in 1968. She attended Sister Rosalind Gefre School of Massage in 1989. She received her Associates Degree in Medical Transcription from Minnesota State Community...

Catherine Ann "Cathe" Finkelson

Catherine Ann "Cathe" Finkelson

Jul 7, 2016

Catherine Ann Finkelson, age 63, of Dalton, died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. Catherine was born on July 19, 1952, to Vincent and Marilyn (Forberg) O’Meara in Fergus Falls. She attended grade school at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1970. On...

Bernard Francis "Bernie" Hartman

Bernard Francis "Bernie" Hartman

Jul 7, 2016

Bernard “Bernie” Hartman, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Lake Region Health Care. Bernie Francis Hartman was born December 4, 1929, to Francis and Monica (Czech) Hartman in Minneapolis. He was the oldest child and only son followed by five sisters. Bernie graduated from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis in 1948. In 1951 Bernie was drafted...

Clarice M Sundby

Clarice M Sundby

Jul 6, 2016

Clarice M. Sundby, age 98, of Battle Lake and formerly of Underwood, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Clarice was born on December 13, 1917, to Neal and Anna (Kolberg) Olson in Fortuna, ND. She spent her early years on a farm in Divide County, ND. She was baptized on February 24, 1918, at...

Charlotte Swift

Charlotte Swift

Jul 5, 2016

Charlotte Pauline Swift, age 86, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at her home under the care of her husband and Lakeland Hospice. Charlotte was born on September 27, 1929, to Henry and Inga (Bakken) Kalvik in Foxhome, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1948. On April 19, 1952, she married Vernon Swift at Zion...

Dolores C Rodgers

Dolores C Rodgers

Jul 1, 2016

Dolores C. Rodgers, 83, of Fergus Falls died Friday, July 1, 2016 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Dolores was born April 21, 1933, in Killdeer, North Dakota, to Daniel and Elizabeth (Jaequer) Armburst. She graduated from Williston High School in 1950. On December 4, 1974, she married Leland Rodgers in Washburn, North Dakota. Dolores worked as a waitress at the...

Anna Rasmusson

Anna Rasmusson

Jun 30, 2016

Anna Evalyn Rasmusson (“Anna Eagle”) took her last flight on June 30, 2016. Anna Evalyn (Rasmussen) Rasmusson was born in Hesper Township, Benson County, North Dakota on January 9, 1918 to Johannes (John) Rasmussen and Clara (Erickson) Rasmussen. The oldest of seven children, she grew up on the family farm outside of Maddock, North Dakota. Anna was baptized and confirmed...

Patricia Madge Mitzel

Patricia Madge Mitzel

Jun 24, 2016

Patricia Madge Mitzel, age 83, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, June 24, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Pat was born on February 6, 1933, in Breckenridge to Frank D. and Leona (Pazdernik) McKibben. She attended school in Breckenridge and graduated in 1950. On May 1, 1950, Pat married Floyd Kenneth “Ike” Mitzel at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Breckenridge....

John Phillips Cichy

John Phillips Cichy

Jun 23, 2016

John Phillips Cichy, 64, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his residence. John was born March 3, 1952 in Vergas, MN to Simon and Ella L. (Schimming) Cichy. He worked with Productive Alternatives and lived in Fergus Falls with support from Lutheran Social Services. John loved bowling, travel and all things Elvis Presley. His favorite places to...

Marlys Marie Fortier

Marlys Marie Fortier

Jun 23, 2016

Another angel has found their wings and has set off on flight safe into the arms of God, and to those who have gone before her, waiting and anticipating her arrival. Marlys Marie Fortier, age 74, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 7, 1942, to...

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