Obituaries

Jun 5, 2019

Roy Ketcham, 85 of rural Battle Lake died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center.

Roy Douglas Ketcham was born on January 7, 1934, in Bozeman, Montana the son of Paul and Geraldine (White) Ketcham.  His dad was a champion bronc rider.  Roy attended school in Bozeman, Montana.  At the age of 17,...

May 30, 2019

Wayne Marshall Bye was born June 15, 1930 to LaFern Smith Washburn and Edwin Brewer Washburn in North Dakota. He had one sister Edwina, who was two years older. When he was about 11 years old, he and Edwina moved to Brandon, Minnesota with his family. His mother married Clarence Bye and Wayne then took his name.

He married...

May 28, 2019

Lorraine W Weltzin Peterson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with her Lord Jesus May 28, 2019.  Lorraine was born April 26, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. In the summer of 1949 Lorraine met the love of her life, Earl, while on a bus returning from Mount Carmel, a summer camp of the Lutheran Bible Institute....

May 28, 2019

Annette Poole, 99, of Fergus Falls, MN, died on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls under the care of LB Hospice.

Annette Irene was born on October 23, 1919, in Bemidji, Minnesota the daughter of Anton and Gena (Boe) Wold. She attended school in Bemidji and graduated from Bemidji High School in 1937....

May 24, 2019

Cecil Sheeley, 87 of Henning passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at his home in Henning.

Cecil was born on November 15, 1931, in Mapleton, ND to Harley and Nellie (Grindberg) Sheeley. He grew up in Mapleton.

In 1949, he married Barbara Peak and they raised four children.  In 1954, they moved to Wahpeton, ND...

May 23, 2019

Warren Pramann, Jr., 68, of rural Battle Lake, died Thursday, May 23, 2019.

He was born June 4, 1950 in St. Cloud, MN to Warren, Sr. and Shirley (Smith) Pramann.  He grew up in New Hope, MN and attended school at E. J. Cooper Senior High School, graduating in 1968.  He then attended school for auto mechanics. ...

May 21, 2019

Darwin Odens, 66 of Evansville died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Darwin Odell Odens was born on June 23, 1952, the son of Baldwin and Ruth (Hovey) Odens.  He attended the Evansville Public School graduating from the Evansville High School in 1970.

Darwin married Norma Meissner and they were married for twelve...

May 12, 2019

Dorothy Mae (Hokanson) Madsen, 93, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls.

Dorothy Mae (Hokanson) Madsen was born November 3, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Emma (Olson) Hokanson.  At the age of five, she and her mother moved to Gully, MN where they lived on the farm...

May 10, 2019

Luanne J. Hanson, 60, of Fergus Falls, died on Friday, May 10, 2019, at her residence in Fergus Falls.

Luanne Jeanne was born on April 24, 1959, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Ronald Gene and Mary Louise (Riley) Hanson. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1977. After High school, Luanne attended St. Cloud State...

May 10, 2019

Ruth Charlotte Clementsen was born on February 20, 1928, to Norwegian immigrant parents John and Astrid Berg Clementsen. She grew up in Annadale, Staten Island, New York, where she graduated from Tottenville High School. She had an independent spirit: as a teenager she decided to add an “e” to her name, and was known as Ruthe from then on....

May 8, 2019

Nadine J. Finkelson, 70, of Dalton, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at her residence.

Nadine Joy was born on May 27, 1948, at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Ella (Holte) Nelson.  She was baptized and confirmed at First English Church in Fergus Falls.  Nadine attended Evansville Public School.

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May 3, 2019

Alfred Leslie Bjorgo, 88, of Phelps Mill, dealt his last hand on Friday, May 3, 2019.

Alfred was born March 20, 1931 at Phelps, MN, to Alfred E. and Leta (Swanson) Bjorgo.  He was baptized and confirmed at Tingvold Lutheran Church and graduated from Underwood High School in 1948.  He served from 1948 – 1952 in the...

Apr 29, 2019

Ione Deal, 81, passed away on April 29, 2019 at her home in Battle Lake, MN. She was born on February 8, 1938 in Breckenridge, MN to John and Esther (Ladwig) Oie.  Ione grew up at 404 Ninth Street North in Breckenridge, MN, just one block south of her school.  She was involved as a baton twirler with the marching band and also played the oboe.  Her love for music was...

Apr 28, 2019

Dale Jackson, 84, of Battle Lake, MN, died at the Good Samaritan Center on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in the arms of his family.

Dale was born October 13, 1934 in Mora, Minnesota as the youngest child of Arthur W. and Florence T. Jackson. As A.W. was involved as a land agent, the family moved frequently before...

Apr 26, 2019

Louise M. Forde, 79, of Richville, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at Perham Health Hospital.

Louise Mae was born on August 15, 1939, in Perham, MN, the daughter of Marion LeRoy and Delila Mae (Shaw) Fithen.  She was the 1st of 5 children and grew up in Richville and Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Apr 25, 2019

Gary Lystrom, 72 of rural Battle Lake died Thursday, April 25, 2019, at his home with his family by his side.

Gary Carl Lystrom was born on July 17, 1946, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Benjamin and Florence (Larson) Lystrom.  He was baptized in Grue Lutheran Church and confirmed in St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Garden...

Apr 25, 2019

Alice Hanson, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Woodland Lodge.

She was born March 14, 1922 in Fergus Falls to Anton and Thora (Bratten) Boen.  She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1941.  On January 10, 1942, she was united in marriage to...

Apr 14, 2019

Stephen T. Moran, 62, of Ashby, died on Sunday, April 14, 2019.

He was born August 24, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN to George and Clara (Reis) Moran.  He grew up and attended school in North Minneapolis, graduating from North Minneapolis High School.  In the early 1980’s, he moved to Ashby where he worked at the Ashby Resort...

Apr 14, 2019

Dale Edward Larson was born December 3, 1922, to Herman and Edna Larson at Carpio, North Dakota, the third of six children. He grew up on the family farm near Aurelia, ND.  Dale graduated in 1940 from Donnybrook High School and attended one year at Minot State Teachers College. He helped on the family farm before being trained as...

Apr 13, 2019

Donald Juel Anderson, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at his residence, under the care of his family and LB Hospice.

Don was born on July 29, 1950 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Arvid and Katherine (Johnson) Anderson. He attended Fergus Falls High School and at the age of 17, enlisted in...