Obituaries
LuAnne Pikala
Oct 17, 2016
LuAnne Pikala, 66, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, October 17, 2016, at her residence, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. LuAnne Edith was born on October 19, 1949 at the Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Erwin Oliver and Adeline Helen (Lundeen) Woldahl. She was baptized and confirmed at Grue Lutheran Church in Ashby and graduated from...
Clarence Olson
Oct 13, 2016
Clarence "Bud " Olson, 86 of rural Clitherall died, Thursday October 13, 2016, peacefully in his sleep at home. Clarence Alfred Olson was born on February 22, 1930, by Vining, Minnesota the son of Clarence Sr. and Hilda (Rakstad) Olson. He was baptized in the Folden Lutheran Church and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Bud attended Country School in Folden...
Jack Plantin
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Plantin died peacefully at home under hospice care on October 12, 2016 in Clitherall, MN at the age of 75. Jack was born on December 31, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN to Albert and Marion (Williams) Plantin. He graduated from West High School in 1959 and enlisted in the Navy after graduation. After the Navy, he worked as a repairman...
Raymond Schumacher
Oct 11, 2016
Raymond Schumacher, 91 of Battle Lake died Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Raymond Fredrick Schumacher was born on May 23, 1925, in McHenry County, Voltaire, North Dakota, the son of Clayton and Viola (Rapp) Schumacher. He graduated from the Breckenridge High School in 1943. Ray served two years with the U.S. Army, during WW...
Corinne Gustafson
Oct 6, 2016
Corinne Gustafson, 88 of Battle Lake died Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Corinne Frances Gustafson was born on December 13, 1927, in Logan, Iowa the daughter of John and Anna (Spanswick) Hardie. She graduated from Logan High School in 1946, then furthered her education receiving an Iowa Standard Teaching Certificate. In 1947, she...
Errol Ryckman
Oct 3, 2016
Errol Ryckman, 50 of rural Elbow Lake, Minnesota died Monday, October 3, 2016, at his home. Errol Lon Ryckman was born on August 29, 1966, in Stanton Island, New York the son of Raymond and Joan (Perina) Ryckman. He attended the Battle Lake Public School and then graduated from the Underwood High School in 1985. Errol and Shirley Ann Johnson...
Penelope Beske
Sep 29, 2016
Penelope "Penny" Beske, 91, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 29, 2016, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Penelope was born on December 22, 1924, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Kerncamp) Johnson. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1942 and went on to attend North Central Bible University in Minneapolis graduating in...
Pearl Wagstrom
Sep 27, 2016
Pearl Wagstrom, 92, of Fergus Falls, formerly Underwood, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Broen Home. She was born November 15, 1923 in Underwood, MN to Selvin and Caroline (Moen) Beckman. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Pearl grew up and received her schooling in Underwood, graduating from Underwood High School in 1942. She then attended...
Joan Pinkney
Sep 27, 2016
Joan Maack Pinkney, 73, of Shoreview and formerly of Foxhome and Fergus Falls died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Park. Joan Winnefred Maack Pinkney was born on June 29, 1943 in Andrea Township to John and Ida (Seelye) Maack. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Joan attended school...
Elmer Trosdahl
Sep 26, 2016
Elmer Trosdahl, 91 of Battle Lake died Monday, September 26, 2016, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Elmer LeRoy Trosdahl was born on June 22, 1925 in Nidaros Township, rural Clitherall, Minnesota the son of Fred and Anna (Paulson) Trosdahl. He was baptized and confirmed in the Nidaros Lutheran Church and attended Rural School District #155, the Charley Lake...
Robert Henneman
Sep 24, 2016
Following the memorial service, a video webcast of Bobby's service will be available below, likely by Wednesday morning. Robert Henneman, 66, of Evansville, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at his home, under the care of his family and Hospice of Douglas County. Robert Alan Henneman was born on November 16, 1949 in Evansville, the son of Arthur and Amy (Lindemyer)...
O. Anderson
Sep 21, 2016
LeRoy Anderson passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center in Battle Lake, Minnesota at the age of 91 years. Oscar LeRoy Anderson was born on June 16, 1925 in Battle Lake, the son of Oscar and Anna Louise (Person) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed in Eagle Lake Church in Battle Lake. LeRoy graduated from...
Carolyn Busko
Sep 21, 2016
Carolyn Busko, 74, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Junice Carolyn Elaine Eggum was born on June 7, 1942, in Fergus Falls, MN the daughter of Phillip and Clara (Nelson) Eggum. Carolyn attended country school and went on to graduate from Ashby High School. In 1962, Carolyn married Paul Busko in Ashby,...
Phillip Thompson
Sep 18, 2016
Phillip Thompson, 97 of Fergus Falls died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at his home. Phillip was born to Oscar Thompson and Caroline (Vigen) Thompson on June 21, 1919 in Stoney Brook Township, Grant County, MN. Phillip was in the U.S. Army Air Force from July 1942 to September 1945 as a Staff Sergeant. After Pearl Harbor Phillip took flying lessons...
Catherine Hilden
Sep 17, 2016
Catherine Grace (Carvell) Hilden, 72, of Kent, Washington, formerly Underwood, passed away in Seattle, WA, following a 5 month battle with cancer on September 17th, 2016, with her family by her side. Born to Paul and Catherine (Shroeder) Carvell on October 1, 1943 in Detroit Lakes MN, Cathy spent her elementary school days in Montana, summers in Detroit Lakes, and...
Orville Holte
Sep 17, 2016
Orville S. Holte, 76, of rural Garfield died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Douglas County Hospital. He was born September 13, 1940 in Fergus Falls, MN to Selmer and Ella (Monson) Holte. He was baptized and confirmed at West Moe Lutheran Church. Orville grew up and attended country school in rural Garfield and then attended school in Alexandria. During...
Elsie Jeffers
Sep 17, 2016
Elsie Jeffers, 91, of rural Vining died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota. Elsie Ellen Jeffers was born on November 18, 1924 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of August and Tyne (Finnila) Antilla. She was baptized in the First United Methodist Church and attended the Cromwell Public School through the eighth grade. Elsie's dad...
Donna Herrick
Sep 17, 2016
Donna L. Herrick, 74, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Broen Home. She was born March 4, 1942 in Doris, OR to Curtis and Helen (Williamson) Byrd. She grew up and received her education in Klamath Falls, OR. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Chamber of Commerce in Klamath Falls. It was here...
James Amundson
Sep 14, 2016
James Amundson, 75, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. James Lee Amundson was born March 17, 1941 in Bagley, MN the son of Jacob and Evelyn (Adamson) Amundson. On December 20, 1958 he married Gayle Rud at Faith Lutheran Church in Bagley. He graduated from Bagley High School in 1959. In...
Louise Schultz
Sep 8, 2016
Viola Louise Pearson was born on December 3, 1929 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Elmer and Minnie (Severson) Pearson, one of nine children. She was baptized on January 4, 1930 at Grove Lake Church north of Pelican Rapids, by Pastor Adolph Egge. Her parents owned and operated Stony Bar Resort on South Lake Lida where Louise and her siblings were...
