Obituaries
Russell Marple
Jun 20, 2022
Russell Marple, 90, of Fergus Falls (previously of Wendell), passed away in his home on June 20, 2022.
Russell Orton Marple was born January 22, 1932, in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Max and Hazel (Peterson) Marple. He attended Alexandria High School through 11th grade and graduated from Elbow Lake–Wendell High School during his senior year in 1950. He...
Victor Dworshak
Jun 18, 2022
Victor J. Dworshak, 80, of Battle Lake died Saturday, June 18, 2022 at his home.
Arrangements pending with Glende-Nilson Funeral Home Battle Lake
Eugene Sandahl
Jun 15, 2022
Eugene Merle Sandahl 82, of rural Clitherall, died Wednesday June 15th, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society Center in Battle Lake, MN after a courageous fight with various health issues. There will be a visitation from 1:00 to 4:00 on Saturday July 2nd, 2022 at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Battle Lake, MN.
Gene was born on...
Clifford Christensen
Jun 15, 2022
Clifford Carrol Christensen was born on July 15, 1949, to parents Alta (Jacobs) and Herbert Christensen Sr. in Perham, MN. He attended and graduated from Battle Lake High School before moving to Eleroy, Illinois to work for Dildine Lumber. It was while he was working there that he met the love of his life Maureen (Parker). They were united...
Leonard "Lenny" McNab
Jun 14, 2022
Leonard “Lenny” McNab, 84, of Battle Lake, MN, died on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.
Leonard (Lenny) Joseph McNab was born on May 3, 1938, at his parent’s farm home near Brewster, Minnesota. He was baptized at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Brewster and attended Brewster Public School through ninth grade. He then...
Ryan Albert
Jun 14, 2022
Ryan Albert, 47 of Fergus Falls died Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
Ryan Dean Albert was born on October 18, 1974, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota the son of Allan and Beverly (Hamilton) Albert. In 1977, he moved with his family to Fergus Falls, where he graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1993.
Ryan and...
Kay Satterlie
Jun 9, 2022
Kay Satterlie, 85, of Evansville, died Thursday, June 9, 2022 at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie.
Kay Arthur was born on March 2, 1937, in Evansville, MN, the son of Sidney Vernon and Corinne Florinda (Larson) Satterlie. He attended school in Evansville graduating in 1955. He played basketball and football as well as participated in...
Jette Frandson
Jun 8, 2022
Jette Kriston Frandson was born in Fargo ND on December 19th 2001 to Kevin and Krystyne Frandson. He was taken abruptly from us on June 8th 2022 after a tragic and incomprehensible drowning accident.
From the moment he was born, he was an unstoppable force of nature. He arrived with a head of flaming red hair and...
Alice Pederson
Jun 8, 2022
Alice M. Pederson, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the Broen Home.
She was born October 6, 1925 in Logan, IA to William and Sarah (Hanner) Spanswick. At a young age she moved with her family to Girard Township. She later attended school in Everetts Township. On November 10, 1943, she was united...
Dede (Katherine Marie) Carpenter
Jun 7, 2022
Dede Carpenter (Katherine Marie) 12/20/59 – 6/7/2022 beloved wife of Jeff Carpenter. Anyone who knew Dede would smile at the thought of her. Her family and friends will deeply miss the ability she had to brighten any room she was in, make everyone she spoke to feel like they were her favorite person, and when it was time for...
Cora Muth
Jun 5, 2022
Cora Muth, 91 of Grand Forks, formerly of Fergus Falls passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
A Graveside Service will be held at 11:30 AM, Thursday, June 23, at Knollwood Memorial Garden in Fergus Falls, MN.
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home Fergus Falls
Verner Gilbert
Jun 1, 2022
Verner Gilbert, 88, of Roseville, formerly Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis.
Gilbert, Verner L., 88, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2022. He was born in Barnum, MN to Clara and Lloyd Gilbert. He obtained degrees from Augsburg College, Luther Seminary, and the University of Minnesota, and worked most...
David Dyrud
May 28, 2022
On Saturday, May 28, 2022 David passed away peacefully at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, at the age of seventy-nine years.
David Martin Dyrud was born on November 10, 1942, to Harvey Dyrud and Myrtle (Rasmussen) Dyrud in Thief River Falls, MN. He graduated from Newfolden HS and then attended Thief River Falls AVTI studying electronics and...
Betty Hatling
May 26, 2022
Betty Hatling, 93, of Fergus Falls, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Minnesota Veteran's Home, Fergus Falls.
Stories of the fabled farmhouse just outside of Wendell, Minnesota would be the first thing you hear upon meeting Betty (Woessner) Hatling. It was there, her childhood home hand-built by her grandfather, where she learned the values that would...
Shirley Scott
May 26, 2022
Shirley Mae Scott of Fergus Falls died at her home with her daughters by her side on May 26th, 2022 after a short battle with leukemia.
She was born on September 13, 1933 to Thore Thorstenson and Irene (Olson) at St. Luke's Hospital in Fergus Falls. She was a lifelong member of Trefoldighed Lutheran Church and was...
Corinne Wilson
May 23, 2022
Corinne M. Wilson, 84, of Battle Lake, died Monday, May 23, 2022 at Mills Manor in New York Mills.
She was born August 28, 1937, in Fergus Falls, MN to Chester and Sadie (Wallin) Martinson. She grew up east of Amor and attended country school at District 69. She then attended school in Battle Lake and graduated...
Lora Larum
May 21, 2022
Lora “Jane” (Heifort) Larum, 88, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2022, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls, MN
Lora Jane was born December 14,1933, as the second of two children of Clarence and Mildred Heifort in Fargo ND, and as the story goes her brother could not say Lora so she became Jane...
Valdine Roehl
May 7, 2022
Valdine K. Roehl, age 93, a long-time resident of Orwell township, Fergus Falls MN passed away on May 7, 2022 at the Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls surrounded by her family.
On January 19, 1929, Valdine Kathryn (nee Anderson) Roehl was born to Helmer and Florence (nee Kielmeyer) Anderson in Fergus Falls. Valdine was baptized and confirmed...
Debra Riley
May 7, 2022
Deborah Jane Riley was born August 25, 1951, and passed away on May 7 2022 after a short, but fierce battle with cancer.
Deb was the youngest child of Stan and Mary Churchill, joining her eight older siblings and completing the family. Being the youngest, she was the favorite, and doted on by her parents and siblings....
Ethel "Tiny" Macheel
May 7, 2022
Ethel (Tiny) Mae Macheel (Martin), 78, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.
On February 12, 1944, Tiny was born in Marion County, Indianapolis, to Everett and Julia Martin. She attended Southport High School but did not graduate. At 18, she joined the Army and was stationed...
