Obituaries
Edith Gnahn
Mar 3, 2012
Edith (Edie) Catherine Gnahn , 84 of Fergus Falls passed away peacefully at Lake Region Hospital March 3, 2012 surrounded by family after a year long courageous fight with cancer. Edie was born February 7, 1928 to Otto and Anna (Preiner) Fuhrman in Pierz, MN. She married Vernon Gnahn April 20, 1948 at St. John's Catholic Church in Lastrup MN....
Marian Velek
Feb 28, 2012
Marian S. Velek, 84, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Marian Sadie Velek was born December 17, 1927, on the family farm in Rutland, ND, to Walter and Stella (Lind) Nelson. She attended school near Rutland and graduated high school. Marian worked as a bookkeeper for the Fergus Falls Auction...
Ardell Bergstrom
Feb 25, 2012
Ardell Bergstrom, 83, of Alexandria, formerly Ashby, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Bethany Homes in Alexandria. She was born May 21, 1928 in Garfield, MN to William and Josephine (Bettermann) Ziegelmann. She was baptized on June 10, 1928 and confirmed on May 24, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Garfield. She grew up and received her education in...
Kay Johnson
Feb 24, 2012
Catherine Ione "Kay" Johnson was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 13, 1920 to John and Charlotte (Bisset) Busch. Her father's work as a chemical engineer took the family to International Falls and Colquitt, MN through her elementary school years. They returned to Minneapolis where she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1938. Kay then worked for Benson Optical until...
William Fogard
Feb 16, 2012
William "Bill" Fogard, 83, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. William Leonard Fogard was born July 4, 1928 to Leonard and Ivy (Burns) Fogard, the oldest of 12 children, in Maine Township, rural Underwood, Minnesota. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls. Bill graduated from Underwood High School in...
Charlene Ortloff
Feb 2, 2012
Charlene Ortloff, 68 of rural Clitherall died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Henning, Minnesota. Charlene Bernice Ortloff was born on May 31, 1943 by Winthrop, Minnesota the daughter of Harold and Bernice (Quast) Rose. She was baptized on May 31, 1943 and was confirmed on April 14, 1957 at the St. John's Lutheran Church of...
Robert Monson
Jan 31, 2012
Robert Monson, 63, of Fergus Falls passed away January 31, 2012 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. A private family gathering will be held in the summer of 2012.
Telford Weggeland
Jan 23, 2012
Telford Julian Weggeland, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. He was born June 10, 1916, in the Fergus Falls rural township of Aurdal to Peder and Inga (Bergrud) Weggeland. He was baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church northeast of Fergus Falls. He attended eight years of school in...
Michael Malecki
Jan 22, 2012
Michael Malecki, 48, of Battle Lake died Sunday, January 22, 2012 in Minneapolis. Michael Andrew Malecki was born on July 30, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Chester and Arlene (Moen) Malecki. He was baptized in the St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Chicago and confirmed in Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Battle Lake. Mike attended Goethe...
Dorothy Roberts
Jan 21, 2012
Dorothy L. Roberts, 92, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Battle Lake, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Private family services will be held in the summer of 2012. The Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Battle Lake is in charge of the arrangements for Dorothy Roberts.
Edward Kalenda
Jan 18, 2012
Edward Kalenda, 64 of rural Fergus Falls died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Edward Andrew Kalenda was born on October 4, 1947 in Perham, Minnesota the son of Andrew and Vivian (Dae) Kalenda. Ed was raised on a farm north of Dent; he attended the Dent School through the eighth grade then continued his...
David Lovgren
Jan 14, 2012
David Lovgren, 65, of Battle Lake, MN died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN, after a short but hard fought and courageous battle with cancer. David John Lovgren was born on September 7, 1946 in Bismarck, ND the son of John and Betty (Reynolds) Lovgren. He was baptized in the Methodist Church, confirmed in...
Doris Janecky
Jan 11, 2012
Doris Janecky, 93 of Battle Lake died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Doris Olivia (Rossow) Janecky was born on March 8, 1918 in Hanley Falls, Minnesota the daughter of Otto and Ellen (Conrad) Trovatten. She was baptized at Spring Creek Lutheran Church of rural Clarkfield, Minnesota. Doris attended country school by Clarkfield until she...
Irene Jonson
Jan 9, 2012
Irene M. Jonson, 87 of Battle Lake died Monday, January 9, 2012 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Irene M. Jonson was born on May 7, 1924 in Norwegian Grove Township, rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Thea (Strandlin) Holt. She was baptized and confirmed in the North Immanuel Lutheran Church and attended school...
Bette Schleske
Jan 6, 2012
Bette Schleske, 77, of Erhard died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Sanford Health Care in Fargo, ND. Elizabeth Ann Schleske was born December 26, 1934, in St. Paul to Ray and Ruth (Sprung) Sorensen. She grew up in Tracy, Minnesota and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1952. She continued her education at Moorhead State University where she received her...
Tom Weiss
Jan 5, 2012
Tom Weiss, 53, of Erhard, died suddenly on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at his home. Thomas Frederick Weiss was born July 17, 1958, in Pelican Rapids, the son of Harold and Inez (Swenson) Weiss. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School, Fergus Falls Community College and NDSU. On June 7, 1986, Tom married Cindy Heltemes at St. Ann's Catholic Church...
Delores Hanson
Dec 31, 2011
Delores M. Hanson, age 80, of Milaca, formerly of Fergus Falls, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 31, 2011. Delores Mae Hanson was born June 18, 1931 to Olaf and Olga (Bakken) Elshaug in Underwood. Upon graduating from Underwood High School she moved to Fargo, ND and worked at Manchesters. She met her future husband at...
Delores Poynter
Dec 29, 2011
Delores Poynter, age 84 of Alexandria, formerly of Ashby, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, in Edgewood Vista, Alexandria. Delores Irene Slegers was born on September 26, 1927, to Peter and Nellie (Koorn) Slegers near Milnor, ND. After graduating from Milnor High School in 1945, Delores moved to Seattle, Washington, and bucked rivets during WWII. Following the war, Delores moved to...
Evelyn Saunders
Dec 22, 2011
Evelyn Thurnau Laske Saunders, 86, celebrated Christmas with the Lord and loved ones after passing away 12/22/2011. Evey was raised by her very dear Aunt Clara and Uncle Fred Thurnau following the death of her parents, Agnes & Samuel Thurnau. She graduated from Fargo Central and from NDAC. She married the love of her life, Gene Laske, in 1948. Their...
Calvin Schmidt
Dec 21, 2011
Calvin A. Schmidt, age 57 of Moorhead, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Sanford Health in Fargo, due to organ failure. Calvin was born May 24, 1954, the son of Alvin E. and Lila (Thompson) Schmidt. He grew up on the family farm near Fergus Falls, where he took an active role in farming along with...
