Obituaries
Tammy J. Mueller
Jul 12, 2023
Tammy Jo Mueller, age 60, resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died on Wednesday July 12, 2023 at Sanford Medical Center Fargo, ND.
Tammy Jo Goodendorf was born on July 10, 1963 in Great Plains IL, to Peter and Ardis Goodendorf. Tammy was married to Jayson Mueller February 10, 1996 at Abundant Life Assemblies of God church in Ferus Falls.
Tammy...
Larry J. Teske
Jul 11, 2023
Larry J. Teske, 73, of Honolulu Hawaii, died Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Perham Living in Perham, Minnesota.
Larry Teske was born in Montevideo, MN, on August 7, 1949, to Delford and Viola Teske, the oldest of four brothers. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton, MN and graduated from Appleton High School in 1967. Larry...
Ardis H. Goodendorf
Jul 11, 2023
Ardis (Ardy) Henrietta Goodendorf, 80, passed away Tuesday, July, 11, 2023, at her home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Ardis was born July 27, 1942, to parents Gordon and Audrey Duenow in Bagley, MN. She married Peter Goodendorf July 24th, 1962, in Douglas County, MN and they later had 2 children Tammy and Todd. Ardis loved fashion, people, and of course...
Ruby "Rosemary" Smith
Jun 30, 2023
Ruby "Rosemary" Smith, 86, passed away Friday, June 30, 2023, at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Rosemary was born in Medford, Wisconsin and grew up in the small town of Hannibal with her sisters and brother. After graduating from high school, she made her way to Minneapolis where she was married and had four children. After her two oldest...
LaVella Arlene Berger
Jun 29, 2023
LaVella Berger, 87, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Cura of Le Sueur Nursing Home in Le Sueur, Minnesota.
LaVella Arlene Berger was born on November 25, 1935, in Henning, Minnesota, the daughter of August and Belle (Halvorson) Loser. She was baptized and confirmed in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Henning, attended Country School District #93 in Inman Township,...
Wayne Gschwend
Jun 25, 2023
Wayne H. Gschwend, retired Air Force Master Sergeant and Civil Service Locksmith, passed away on June 25, 2023, at the age of 88 in Underwood, MN.
Wayne Henry Gschwend was born on July 31, 1934, in Pekin, IL, to Henry and Louise (Nack) Gschwend. Wayne led a dedicated life serving his country and community. Following high school, he joined...
Ruth Fylling
Jun 20, 2023
Ruth M. Fylling, age 96, formerly of Bottineau, ND, passed onto Eternal Life on Tuesday morning, June 20, 2023 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN.
Ruth Marilyn Moline was born on February 6, 1927 at the Rolette Community Hospital in Rolette, ND to Albert and Anna (Tweten) Moline. Ruth lived with her parents and siblings on the Moline...
James C. Olson
Jun 19, 2023
James “Jim” Olson, age 62, resident of Elizabeth, Minnesota, passed away on June 19, 2023 after fighting brain cancer.
James Carl Olson was born on August 19, 1960, to Wilbur and Mary Lou (Halbritter) Olson in Waconia, MN. Jim led an adventurous life that ultimately led him to his true love, Connie Huckfeldt. Together they built a family and...
Mary Gubrud
Jun 14, 2023
Mary Lee Gubrud of Henning, MN passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, after a long struggle with dementia.
Mary was born May 2, 1941, to Ann and Harry Bartron in Watertown, South Dakota. Mary had three siblings: Debra “Debbie”, Bette Kaye and Harry “Chip” Bartron. She attended and graduated from high school in Watertown. Following high...
Bonnie Rae Isaacson
Jun 12, 2023
Bonnie Isaacson, 75, of Underwood, died Monday, June 12, 2023, in her home.
Bonnie Rae Isaacson was born on March 29, 1948, in Litchfield, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Adele (Burgstahler) Leih. She attended Rural School District #24 in Maine Township and graduated from Underwood High School in 1966. She moved to Minneapolis and was employed with Honeywell.
Bonnie...
Gary Kenneth Luetgers
Jun 11, 2023
Gary was born on November 17, 1949, the son of Charles and Ina (Kasten) Luetgers, in Alexandria, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in Evansville and graduated from Evansville High School in 1967. Gary farmed south of town and worked as an engineer at Douglas Machine and WASP until retirement.
Gary was a member of the...
H. Neal Anderson
Jun 10, 2023
Hilding "Neal" Anderson, 82, of Evansville passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Evansville Care Campus.
Hilding Neal was born to Hilding and Jean Anderson on May 30, 1941, on a farm in Evansville. He was welcomed home by two half- sisters, Katherine and Shirley, and later was joined by a brother, Gerald. The family resided north of Evansville.
At...
Ann Foss
Jun 4, 2023
Ann. C. Foss, age 95, passed away peacefully at Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids, MN, on Sunday, June 4, 2023. A private family service will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date.
Kenwood C. Grewe
May 29, 2023
Kenwood C. Grewe, of Battle Lake, passed away May 29, 2023, at Bethany on University in Fargo, North Dakota.
Kenwood Carl Grewe was born October 8th, 1935, in Fergus Falls, MN to Tillie (Anderson) and Carl Grewe. He attended school at District 28 until the family moved to Battle Lake in 1945. He graduated from Battle Lake High School in...
James W. Gunderson
May 28, 2023
The world lost an extremely unique character Sunday, May 28, 2023, with the passing of James Gunderson at the age of 95.
James Willis Gunderson was born at the home farm in Tordenskjold Township on April 28, 1928. He attended and graduated eighth grade from school district #20 and was also confirmed at Tordenskjold Free Lutheran Church.
He was...
Rick Johansen
May 23, 2023
Rick (Rickie Allen, Pruitt) Johansen went home to the Lord on May 23, 2023. Rick was born on March 25, 1954 and grew up on a small farm outside of Underwood, MN. He married the love of his life, Dee, on January 29, 1982. They raised 4 children and when the grandkids came along they truly stole his heart....
Patrick Welch
May 22, 2023
Patrick (Pat) Leo Welch, 79, of Dalton, MN passed away peacefully at his home on May 22, 2023.
Pat was born on August 31, 1943, in Breckenridge, MN to Frank and Frederica (Femling) Welch. He grew up in Wahpeton, ND and was a proud Wahpeton Wop, graduating in 1962. After graduation, Pat attended NDSCS in Wahpeton and received his...
Charles Alden Opsahl
May 20, 2023
Charles Opsahl, 81, of Underwood, Minnesota died Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Essentia Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota.
Charles Alden Opsahl was born May 12, 1942 to Arnold and Eleanor (Onsum) Opsahl. He grew up with his parents and siblings on farms around the Pelican Rapids, Erhard and Rothsay areas. He graduated from Rothsay High School in 1960.
After high school,...
William Giesen
May 17, 2023
William A. Giesen, 95, passed away May 17, 2023, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson could...
Matthew Hendrickson
May 16, 2023
Matthew Hendrickson, affectionately referred to as Matt, passed away on May 16th, 2023. He was born on March 25th, 1984. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on May 24th, 2023 at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The service is scheduled to commence at 2 pm, with visitation beginning at 1:30.Matt's passing has left...
