Obituaries
Alvira Hanson
Aug 23, 2017
Alvira Hanson, 85, of Richville, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at PioneerCare, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Alvira Marie (Perisian) Hanson was born to Emil V. and Lena E. (Hammes) Perisian on December 4, 1931 in Aldrich, Minnesota. She attended school in Aldrich for 6 years and in Staples for 6 years. She lived in Oregon for 18 years before moving back...
Gene Watnaas
Aug 8, 2017
Gene Gaylord Watnaas, 87 of rural Vining died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at the Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria,surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral Service will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, August 12th at Folden Lutheran Church of rural Vining. Visitation will be 5 to 7 pm Friday, with a 6:30 pm Prayer Service, at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Battle...
Marcella Rueckert
Aug 1, 2017
Marcella Rueckert, 92, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Atwater and Grove City, MN, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Marcella “Sally” Rueckert was born April 2, 1925 to Adelia Christoffer in Mannanah Township of Eden Valley, Minnesota. She was baptized May 3, 1925, and confirmed later at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eden Valley....
Maxine Johnson
Jul 25, 2017
Maxine O. Johnson, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Maxine Olive Johnson was born on October 26, 1922, the daughter of Andrew J. and Maude (Parsons) Rawlings. She attended the public schools of LeSueur County. Maxine and Alan Johnson were married on October 19, 1942 in the Episcopal Church in St....
Jeffrey Borstad
Jul 24, 2017
Jeffrey Allan Borstad, 51, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, July 24, 2017 in Fergus Falls. Jeff was born on August 25, 1965, in Devils Lake, ND, the son of Allan and Jane (Fitzpatrick) Borstad. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Devils Lake and confirmed at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls, MN. The...
Jeannine Dunbar
Jul 24, 2017
Jeannine Sattler Dunbar, 65, formerly of Dent, MN, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017, at Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, MN. Jeannine was born on June 27, 1952 to John and Jeanne Sattler. She attended West Fargo High School, graduating in 1970. She continued her education at NDSCS, St. Luke’s School of Nursing, and NDSU. Her employment years were spent...
Roger Wilson
Jul 22, 2017
Roger Leroy "Bones" Wilson, age 57, of Elbow Lake, MN passed away Saturday July 22nd, 2017 surrounded by family after a year-long battle with cancer. Roger was born on April 12, 1960 in Grand Marais, MN to Norma and Curtis Wilson. Roger resided most of his life in the Big Lake, MN area where he was a jack of many...
Brenda Jones
Jul 19, 2017
Brenda Jones, 72 of Ashby died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Brenda Fay Jones was born on May 10, 1945, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the daughter of Benjamin and Florence (Larson) Lystrom. She was baptized in Grue Lutheran Church and confirmed in St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Garden Grove, California. Brenda attended Rural School...
Verle Martin
Jul 11, 2017
Verle Martin, 91, of Battle Lake, formerly of rural Ashby, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Verle was born on November 21, 1925, in Harlan, Iowa the son of Clifford George and Alma (Conrad) Martin of French and English heritage. When he was two years old, the family moved to Manilla, Iowa where he...
Dennis Collins
Jul 6, 2017
Dennis Howard Collins was born on July 29, 1952, in Alexandria, MN, the son of Clyde and Mertyce (Cole) Collins. He was baptized and attended the Episcopalian Church. Dennis graduated in 1970 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria and went on to attend Alexandria Technical School for Sales and Marketing. Dennis died on July 6, 2017, at the Elbow Lake...
Perrie Sheldon
Jul 5, 2017
Sheldon, Perrie Valentine, age 96, died peacefully on July 5, 2017. Preceded in death by son Marion Milo Sheldon. Survived by wife of 77 years, Lucille; children; Loren (Melinda), Keith (Mary Anne), Jay (Tammy), and Judy; daughter-in-law Kathryn, 9 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Perrie Valentine Sheldon was born February 14 1921 at “Elmside Farm”, four miles...
Milton Aasness
Jul 4, 2017
Milt Aasness, 85, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 of natural causes, while maintaining his beloved hunting land on the family farm. Milton Merlin Aasness Jr. was born on December 24, 1931, near Doran, Minnesota on the family farm, the son of Milton and Mabel (Oksness) Aasness. He went to the Doran School through the eighth grade,...
Katherine Harms
Jul 3, 2017
Katherine Marie Harms, 82 a long-time resident of Battle Lake, MN. passed away at her home on Monday, July 3, 2017. Katherine was born on November 3, 1934, in a small farm house west of Battle Lake, in Everts Township, to Joseph and Agnes (Nesdahl) Lill. Katherine attended school in Battle Lake and graduated from the Battle Lake High School...
Morris Werdal
Jul 2, 2017
Morris Werdal, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at his home Morris Arthur Werdal was born November 6, 1921 in Chosan, China to missionary parents Marius and Marie Werdal. At six years of age, the family furloughed to the USA, settling in a small farm in Ferndale, Washington. He remained there throughout his high school years. In...
Ricky Gregor
Jun 19, 2017
Ricky J. Gregor 44, a resident of Fergus Falls, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Monday, June 19, 2017. Ricky was born in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1991. He spent most of his adult life as a resident of Fergus Falls including 20+ years of service with Quality Circuits. Ricky was a generous...
Loralee Edlund
Jun 18, 2017
Loralee B. Edlund, 82, Battle Lake, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, in the care of Knute Nelson hospice and family. She is preceded in death by husband, Major LeRoy "Pee Wee" Edlund; parents Orville Busby, Sr., and Isabelle Busby (Harris); brother Orville "Buster" Busby; and sister Eleanor Jakubik (Busby). Loralee is survived by children Ret. Lt. Col. Robert Edlund (Patricia);...
Eveline Mueller
Jun 16, 2017
Eveline Louise (Marquardt) Mueller was born July 22, 1917 to William & Mathilda (Jordan) Marquardt on the Marquardt farm near Echo, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Vesta, MN. Eveline attended rural school District 79 near Lucan, MN. Eveline was united in marriage to Henry W. Mueller on September 20, 1936 in St....
Stella Pikal
Jun 13, 2017
Stella M. Pikal, 91, of Buffalo, MN, formerly of Henning, died on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Lake Ridge Care Center in Buffalo. Stella Mathilda Pikal was born on December 24, 1925, in Girard Township of Ottertail County, one of four children born to Engelbert and Orpha Marie (Verhell) Kirckof of German ancestry. She was baptized and confirmed in the...
Marvin Niesche
Jun 5, 2017
Marvin Niesche, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Marvin Fred Niesche was born on February 23, 1922, the son of William and Freda (Nelk) Niesche. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran church in Wheaton, Minnesota. Marvin attended Rural School Districts #58 and #37 in Monson Township, in...
Mary Holo
May 31, 2017
Mary Holo, 93 of Bothell, Washington, formerly of Dalton died Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at the Bothell Health Care Nursing Home. Mary Tina Holo was born on August 21, 1923 at her parent’s home in Friberg Township, rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur L. and Margaret F. (Munger) Miller. She was baptized and confirmed in Tonseth Lutheran Church...
