Obituaries

A. Tungseth

A. Tungseth

Nov 20, 2014

A. Valborg Tungseth, 87, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, November 20, 2014. Valborg was born March 15 1927 in Hawley, Minnesota, the daughter of Anton and Thea (Halverson) Tungseth. Her family moved to Fergus Falls in 1939. Valborg attended rural school in Buse Township and was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in 1941. She attended...

Arlene Olson

Arlene Olson

Nov 19, 2014

Arlene Olson, 89, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital. Arlene Olson was born December 20, 1924, In Fergus Falls to Sig and Edna (Berg) Hagen. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School and then worked at Swenson's Woolen Mill. Later she moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she worked at Emmanuel Dec. Institution. On August...

Judy Rokes

Judy Rokes

Nov 17, 2014

Judy Rokes, 59 of rural Clitherall died Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota due to many health issues. Judy Ann Rokes was born on August 22, 1955 in Mount Ayr, Iowa the daughter of Richard and Lola (Warner) Webb. She was raised in Mount Ayr where Judy attended the Mount Ayr Public School....

Bennie Bengtson

Bennie Bengtson

Nov 14, 2014

Bennie Bengtson, 95 of Battle Lake, Minnesota passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Bennie Clifford Bengtson was born on February 26, 1919 near Battle Lake, Minnesota to Nels and Jennie (Johnson) Bengtson. He was baptized and confirmed at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church. He attended the Rural School District No. 34. On February...

Janice Jesnowski

Janice Jesnowski

Nov 13, 2014

Janice Jesnowski, 67, of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. Janice Marie was born on March 2, 1947, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Raymond E. and Joyce Evelyn (Thorstenson) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Fergus Falls. Jan graduated from Fergus Falls High...

Marcella Trosvig

Marcella Trosvig

Nov 13, 2014

Marcella "Marcie" Trosvig, 85, of Fergus Falls died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Pioneer Care. She was born April 18, 1929 in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County to Herman and Mary (Barry) Mavis. She grew up in Friberg Township and attended school at District 159. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School. Marcie worked at the Skogmo Café, Beall...

Gabriel Boven

Gabriel Boven

Nov 10, 2014

Gabriel Todd Van Boven, 36, passed away on Monday, November 10 after a short, courageous battle with cancer. He was at his grandparent's lake home in Battle Lake, MN surrounded by his family when he died. Gabriel was born in Bellingham, WA on March 24th, 1978 and went on to live an adventurous childhood in many places. As a child...

Neuman Huse

Neuman Huse

Nov 8, 2014

Neuman Cameron Huse, 91, resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota with his family at his side. Neuman was born December 13, 1922 on his parent's farm in Tumuli Township near Dalton, MN, the son of Clifford and Miranda (Dybdahl) Huse. As a boy he learned to drive a team of...

Gary Nelson

Gary Nelson

Nov 7, 2014

Retired Otter Tail County Sheriff Gary Nelson, 85 of Clitherall died Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., Battle Lake High School Gymnasium, Battle Lake, Minnesota VISITATION: one hour prior to the service CLERGY: Pastor Richard Harding HONOR GUARD: Fellow Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Personnel MILITARY...

Frank Maiolini

Frank Maiolini

Nov 6, 2014

Frank Maiolini, 99, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 6, 2014, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Frank Tullio Maiolini was born July 21, 1915 to Adolpho and Angelina (Tudoni) Maiolini in Berkley California. He attended school there. When Frank was a young boy, his father moved the family to Italy, the country he had emigrated from. They lived there for...

Leo McNulty

Leo McNulty

Nov 5, 2014

Leo "Blair" McNulty passed comfortably in his sleep at the Veteran's Home, in Fergus Falls, on Wednesday November 5th. Blair was born on July 29th 1924, in Park Rapids Minnesota. He made lifelong friends during his time there and stayed in touch with many of them as long as possible. He met his sweetheart Dorothy McNulty (Meinke) and proposed to...

Ronald Hollar

Ronald Hollar

Nov 3, 2014

Ronald Hollar, 72, of Evansville, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Ronald was born on November 18, 1941 in Beach, North Dakota, the son of Harold and Rose (Wertz) Hollar. Ron was raised on the family ranch north of Beach. He was educated at a rural country school and the Beach...

Moe Borowski

Moe Borowski

Oct 29, 2014

Moe Borowski, 6 weeks old, son of Matthew and Stephanie Borowski, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside Service: 3:00 P.M, Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls. Interment: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls Funeral arrangements are with...

Merl Olson

Merl Olson

Oct 28, 2014

Merl Lynton Olson of Ashby, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, October 28, 2014 at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, MN at the age of 91 years. He was born to Paul and Dora (Nelson) Olson on July 24, 1923 in Erdahl Township, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Evansville. He...

Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown

Oct 27, 2014

Ruth Brown, 82, died on Monday, October 27, 2014 at her home in Evansville, MN. She was born on February 13, 1932 to Alessandro and Maria (Sbrocchi) Longiotti on a farm outside Hartstown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Jamestown High School, PA in 1950. After graduation, she joined the United States Air Force. While serving at the Pentagon she met her...

Bill Gillespie

Bill Gillespie

Oct 27, 2014

Bill Gillespie, 73 of rural Battle Lake, Minnesota died Monday, October 27, 2014 at his home. William Franklin Gillespie was born on June 24, 1941 in Beckley, West Virginia the son of Milton and Clare (Colley) Gillespie. Bill graduated from the Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia in 1960 and married his high school sweetheart Sandra Lilly. He...

Rhonda Rossum

Rhonda Rossum

Oct 25, 2014

Rhonda Rossum, 59, of Ashby died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Ashby Living Center under the care of Lakeland Hospice, surrounded by family and friends. Rhonda Lynn Rossum was born on December 13, 1954 the daughter of Orville and Lillian (Larson) Jacobson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Pelican Lake Lutheran Church and graduated from the Ashby High...

Patricia Young

Patricia Young

Oct 25, 2014

Patricia Young, 77 of Fergus Falls died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Broen Home. Patricia Margaretha Young was born on January 12, 1937 in Barrett, Minnesota the daughter of Nelson and Josie (Cornillie) Williams. She attended school in the Herman/Norcross area and the Ashby/Battle Lake area, graduating from the Ashby High School in 1955. After graduation, Patricia worked for...

Lila Duenow

Lila Duenow

Oct 23, 2014

Lila Duenow, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 23, 2014, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Lila Louise Olive was born on September 17, 1917, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Lillian Nora (Olds) Kugler of German, English and Dutch heritage. She was baptized at East Friberg Lutheran Church and confirmed at Trinity...

Barbara Johnson

Barbara Johnson

Oct 16, 2014

Barbara Jean (Banks) Johnson died at her home in Fergus Falls on October 16, 2014. The daughter of Anna (McKenna) and Clarence Banks, Barbara was born at Southhampton, Long Island, New York and was christened at St. Rosalie's Church in Hampton Bays, Long Island, New York. Graduating with honors from Westhampton Beach High School, her first employment was as secretary/bookkeeper...