Obituaries

Aug 15, 2018

Eleanor Trana Hildreth, 97, a resident of Good Samaritan Home in Battle Lake and formerly of Henning, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

Eleanor was born August 23, 1920, to Arnie Conrad & Clara (Youngberg) Baglo in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  After graduating High School in Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1938, she moved to Henning to work for her...

Aug 9, 2018

Gloria Mercedys Zickur was born at home to Andrew & Hulda Johnson (Thornberg) on June 12, 1931 on a farm in Erdahl Twp, Grant County MN.  She was the baby of the family.  She passed away at the Evansville Care Center on August 9, 2018 at the age of 87.  May she rest in the arms of her Lord. ...

Aug 7, 2018

Ursula Risty, 76, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Vining, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota.

Ursula Agnes Risty was born August 23, 1941, to Franz Steuer and Maria Karahn in Katscher, Poland, on the Polish/German border. She met her husband, Marvin Risty there, while he served in the Army....

Aug 5, 2018

Ronald Nirva, 78 of Fergus Falls died Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo.

Ronald John Nirva was born on August 12, 1939, in Ely, Minnesota to Uno John and Aili (Maki) Nirva.  He attended school and graduated from Ely Memorial High School.  He went on to Ely Community College for two years, and then...

Jul 29, 2018

Stanley Ellingson, 78, of Ashby, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at the Ashby Living Center.

He was born on December 23, 1939 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Sidney and Edna (Larson) Ellingson.  He attended school in Ashby and graduated from Ashby High School.  Stan went on to attend North Dakota State School of Science, where...

Jul 29, 2018

Ruben Colmo, Sr.  76 years old, of Davao City on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, passed away on July 29, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Ruben & Perla, his wife of 51 years, were in Fergus Falls visiting their daughter Ruby Tungseth & granddaughter Alexis Tungseth. Ruben is survived by his wife & family in...

Jul 28, 2018

Mary Wold, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls.

Mary Elizabeth Wold was born on July 15, 1926, the daughter of John and Inga Aune at the Aune farm in rural Underwood, MN.  She was raised with 11 siblings and graduated from Underwood High School in 1944.  Mary went...

Jul 25, 2018

Joseph E.  Mauer,76, of Fergus Falls, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the Broen Home of Fergus Falls.

Joseph Ernest Mauer was born on March 15, 1942, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Ernest And Alice (Zimmer) Mauer. Joe grew up in Fergus Falls and was baptized at Our Lady of Victory. He attended Madison...

Jul 25, 2018

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Michael William Makovsky husband, father, son and brother passed away after a brief illness at the age of 56 years.

Mike will forever be remembered by his smoking hot wife and best friend, Amber (Swires); their precious children, Trisha, Samuel, Augustus, and Lillian; by his mother, Agnes (Mallak); and by his brothers...

Jul 22, 2018

Beryl J. (Cloos) Leonard, 90, died peacefully at home with loved ones holding her hands at Country Care in rural Evansville on July 22, 2018.

Beryl Cloos was born June 11, 1928 to Peter H. and Ada J. (Evander) Cloos, Watertown, S.D. They were summer residents at Camp Roma, Eagle Lake near Battle Lake, for many years....

Jul 20, 2018

Harlan Jacobson, 80, of rural Ashby, died Friday, July 20, 2018 at his home surrounded by all his family.

Harlan Jerome Jacobson was born on August 7th, 1937, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Arthur and Harriet (Hoff) Jacobson. He attended Melby Public School until 8th grade and Evansville Public School until his high school graduation.

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Jul 19, 2018

Ann Marguerite (Beckmann) Lake peacefully met her Lord Thursday morning July 19, 2018. Ann was born Saturday, April 5, 1919, to John and Emma (Meinke) Beckmann in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Moorhead High School and Moorhead State Teachers College. She began her teaching career in Brandon, MN.

On June 2, 1948, she married N. Rollo (Rollie)...

Jul 16, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Terry Duayne Mohrmann announces his unexpected passing on Monday, July 16, 2018 in his home in Evansville, Minnesota, at the age of sixty-four years.

He was born in Morris, MN on August 27, 1953 to his parents Lester and Alphild Mohrmann.  He attended school in Evansville for a...

Jul 16, 2018

Grace Skogen, 85 of Fergus Falls died Monday, July 16, 2018, at her home.

Grace Janet Skogen was born on July 10, 1933, third child of Carl and Agnes (Rasmussen) Petersen in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.   In 1939, the Petersen family moved to a farm near Underwood where Grace attended Country School District #231, and then graduated from...

Jul 14, 2018

One of God's Best Fishermen was taken to heaven on July 14th, 2018. Donald Gordon Sundblad, age 85, was born to Helmer and Hilda Sundblad in their rural home in Erhard, MN. Don passed away at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

Don was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in...

Jul 13, 2018

Louise Arvesen, 101 of Battle Lake died Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Society.

Louise Garnaas Arvesen was born on November 17, 1916, in Oberon, North Dakota the daughter of Olaf and Viola (Myrtle) Garnaas.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, graduated from the Oberon High School in 1938, and...

Jul 12, 2018

Linda (Sherer) Philippi, age 69, Clitherall, MN passed away suddenly at her home on July 12, 2018.  Linda was born in St Cloud, MN to James and Loretta Sherer on April 25, 1949. Linda grew up in Sartell, Minnesota.  She graduated from Tech High School in St Cloud in 1967.  Later in life, Linda received her Associate of Science...

Jul 11, 2018

Carol Westgard, 75 of rural Battle Lake died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice.

Carol Ann Westgard was born on March 6, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Stanley and Marguerite (Schaffhausen) Wojcik.  She was baptized and confirmed in the St. Agnes Catholic Church and graduated from the...

Jul 11, 2018

Theone O. Pederson, 107, Battle Lake, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center.

Theone Olive Pederson was born on February 7, 1911 in Hillsboro, North Dakota, the daughter of Hilmar and Cora (Hove) Hanson.  She was baptized in Norwegian in Hillsboro and confirmed on May 25, 1925 in the Ringsaker Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids,...

Jul 9, 2018

Kathleen L. Larby (Wille) of Fergus Falls, formerly of West Fargo, died Monday, July 9, 2018 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.

Kathie was born on December 18, 1949 to Clarence and Betty (Wojciechowski) Wille in Minneapolis, MN.  She passed away peacefully at the age of 68 on July 9, 2018 surrounded by some of her closet...