Obituaries

Terrence Nelson

Terrence Nelson

Nov 13, 2015

Terrence "Terry" Nelson, 61, of rural Battle Lake died Friday, November 13, 2015, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Terrence Lee Nelson was born on April 14, 1954, the son of Merwin and Betty (Gabriel) Nelson in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ashby. Terry graduated from the Ashby High School in 1972, and...

James Drechsel

James Drechsel

Nov 11, 2015

James "Jim" Drechsel, 85, of rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota died Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. James Martin Drechsel was born on March 18, 1930, in Friberg Township, rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Otto and Bessie (Grant) Drechsel. He was baptized in Immanuel Lutheran Church parsonage and confirmed in Tonseth Lutheran Church. Jim attended Rural...

Woodrow Lee

Woodrow Lee

Nov 9, 2015

Woodrow Lee, 99, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 9, 2015 at the MN Veteran's Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Woodrow Wilson Lee was born November 7, 1916 in a logging camp near Grand Rapids, MN. He was the fifth child of Thomas and Agnes (Bertram) Lee. When Woodrow was 12 years old his family moved to Buse Township near...

Douglas Lindgren

Douglas Lindgren

Nov 1, 2015

Douglas Lindgren ceased to live and preach the Gospel on Earth November 1, 2015 in the loving company of family and caregivers at Pioneer Care Heartland Cottage, Fergus Falls MN. He was born on December 22, 1925 in Minneapolis to Joel and Jenny (Swanson) Lindgren. He was a child of the Great Depression, a Navy serviceman of WWII, a traveling...

Shirley Rolandson

Shirley Rolandson

Oct 31, 2015

Shirley Ann Rolandson, 83 of Battle Lake, suddenly passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at her farm home. Shirley Ann was born to Stanley Roy and Gina Helen (Larson) Jorud on September 13, 1932, in Wrights Memorial Hospital, Fergus Falls. Shirley was named after Shirley Olson Reed who was from Eagle Lake. She was the voice for Minnie Mouse...

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Oct 30, 2015

Robert "Bob" Anderson, 80, of Evansville, died on Friday, October 30, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident. Bob Anderson was born on May 8, 1935, in Alexandria, MN, the son of David E. and Edith (Johnson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Calvary Covenant Church in Evansville. Bob attended Evansville High School where he participated in multiple...

Louetta Kelly

Louetta Kelly

Oct 29, 2015

Louetta Kelly, 85, of Ashby, died on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at her home, under the care of Knute-Nelson Hospice. Louetta Kelly was born on December 7, 1929, in Washburn, North Dakota, the daughter of Emil and Lizzie (Schatz) Jessser. She attended school in Bismarck, North Dakota. On June 4, 1950, she married Lester Kelly in Bismarck, North Dakota. The...

Roy Combs

Roy Combs

Oct 24, 2015

Roy Morris Combs Jr., age 72, of Fergus Falls MN, passed away on October 24th, 2015 at 12:00 p.m., while in care of the skilled nursing staff at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Surrounded by his family, he succumbed to his brief battle with aggressive cancer peacefully. Roy was born in Dawagiac, Michigan on January 26th, 1943 to...

Luann Norman

Luann Norman

Oct 23, 2015

Luann Norman, 52, of rural Underwood, died Friday, October 23, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital. Luanna Marie Norman was born on October 3, 1963 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Merlin and Darlene (Peasley) Bengtson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1981. She continued her education at Fergus...

Eileen Green

Eileen Green

Oct 19, 2015

Eileen Green, 91, of Fergus Falls, was called from this life on Monday, October 19, 2015, at the Broen Home. Eileen Clarice was born on February 19, 1924, in Minneapolis the daughter of Edward Melvin and Margaret Constance (Johnson) Ledding. She attended country school District #247 and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1943. Following graduation, she moved to...

Lorane Royce

Lorane Royce

Oct 18, 2015

Lorane Crovisier Royce died quietly in her sleep Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Pioneer Care Center. She was born in Ulen, MN on Sept. 13, 1923 to Joe and Bernice (Pooley) Crovisier. She grew up in Detroit Lakes, attended Moorhead State Teachers College, and taught in several country schools in the area. She married Harlan Royce in 1945. They had...

Wesley Nelson

Wesley Nelson

Oct 15, 2015

Wesley Nelson, 84, of Ashby, MN, died on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Wesley Dwaine Nelson was born on November 8, 1930 to Clarence and Agnes (Elberling) Nelson. He was the youngest of eight children to grow up on the family farm three miles west of Ashby. He graduated from Ashby High School in...

Maynard Larson

Maynard Larson

Oct 15, 2015

Maynard Larson, 65 of rural Clitherall died Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Maynard Elwood Larson was born on September 19, 1950, in Wadena, Minnesota the son of Sebert and Hjordis (Sampson) Larson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church and graduated from the Battle Lake High School in 1968....

Alice Ronnevik

Alice Ronnevik

Oct 13, 2015

Alice M. Ronnevik, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at the Broen Home. Alice Marian Hexum was born to Albert and Olga (Sethre) Hexum at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls on February 26, 1919. She was baptized into God's family and confirmed her faith at Hedemarken Lutheran Church, rural Carlisle. She attended school district #286 through eighth...

Corey Hoefs

Corey Hoefs

Oct 10, 2015

Corey Hoefs, 57, of rural Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family, friends and under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Corey Michael Hoefs was born January 13, 1958 in Breckenridge, MN to Eugene and Lois (Gebhart) Hoefs. He grew up and received his schooling in Wahpeton, ND graduating from Wahpeton High...

Pauline Nelson

Pauline Nelson

Oct 9, 2015

Pauline Carrie Rice Nelson was called to leave this earth and walk with Jesus on October 9, 2015. She died peacefully with her loving daughters by her side. Pauline was born in Hammondsport, New York on November 9, 1935 to Evelyn and Mae Rice. She was raised in this town where she grew up loving the outdoors. She always dreamed...

Norrine Mueller

Norrine Mueller

Sep 30, 2015

Norrine (Rene) Lee Mueller, 74, died Wednesday, September 30, of cancer. Service is Saturday, October 10 at 3:00 pm, Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Battle Lake. Refreshments served later at The Shoreline. Rene was born in Minneapolis, the daughter of Earl and Hazel (Olson) Dingman. She graduated high school in 1959 in Waubun, MN. After graduation Rene worked in the office of...

Avah Dirkman

Avah Dirkman

Sep 28, 2015

Avah Dirkman, 18 months, Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 28, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota Avah Mae Dirkman was born April 4, 2014 to Brad and Heather (Neuleib) Dirkman in Fergus Falls, MN. She was baptized into God's community at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. In her nearly 18 months of life, Avah enjoyed going for...

Helen Martinson

Helen Martinson

Sep 26, 2015

Helen Irene Martinson, age 94, of Ashby, Minnesota died on September 26, 2015 at her home. Helen Irene Herbranson was born on September 20, 1921 to Henry and Birdie (Synstelien) Herbranson in Dalton, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm near Petersburg, Minnesota and graduated from Jackson High School. Helen later moved to Estherville, Iowa. On April 14, 1946, Helen...

Delores Strand

Delores Strand

Sep 19, 2015

Delores Strand, 83 of Evansville passed away peacefully at the Evansville Care Campus on Saturday, September 19, 2015 surrounded by family. Delores Elaine Strand was born into this world at a rural farmhouse near Brandon, MN to parents Lillie (Engnes) and Jennings Olson on July 21, 1932. She attended schools in Brandon, Evansville and Alexandria. She was united in marriage...