Obituaries

Mar 9, 2022

Carol Johnson Button Anderson, 78, of Fergus Falls, died March 9, 2022, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Carol Jean was born on January 18, 1944, in Pelican Rapids, MN, the daughter of Milton and Mary Jennie Jane Johnson. Carol had five children she raised in Detroit Lakes, MN, where se attended technical college and wore...

Mar 4, 2022

Allan Evavold passed away on March 4, 2022.  Allan Leslie Evavold was born on November 26, 1944 at Wright Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Allan and five siblings grew up on a Dairy Farm south of Battle, MN.  He and his siblings walked to country school each day, rain, snow, or shine. He graduated from Battle Lake High School in...

Feb 23, 2022

Bryan Norman Severson, 75, loving husband, father, grandpa, brother and uncle, passed away at his Underwood, Minnesota home on February 23, 2022.  He was surrounded by his family as he peacefully entered his heavenly home.

Born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on August 22, 1946, to Norman Severson and Ingrid (Olson) Severson of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Bryan always...

Feb 21, 2022

Mark Eveland, 65, passed away peacefully under the care of his family Monday, February 21, 2022, in his brother’s home in Fargo, North Dakota.

Mark was born February 26, 1956, to his parents Earl and Camilla Eveland in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where he was raised. When he was 18 years old, he enlisted in the Navy and...

Feb 21, 2022

Aaron Larry Billings, 22, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born in Houston, Texas. Aaron and his twin brother, Isaac joined the Billings’ family at the age of five and moved to Minnesota. After joining their family, he attended Morning Sun with his brother Jake and...

Feb 10, 2022

Thomas “Tim” Lawler age 79 of Henning, Minnesota left us on February 10, 2022.

Tim was welcomed into this world in December 1942 by Daniel and Hazel (Giddings) Lawler. He grew up in Breckenridge, Minnesota. He met and married his childhood sweetheart Mary Litton and together they raised three children. Tim and Mary spent 61 years together...

Feb 7, 2022

Dianne M. Holten, 68, of Fergus Falls, died on Monday, February 7, 2022, at her residence, surrounded by family.

Dianne Marie was born on August 3, 1953, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Roy Peter and Deloris Adeline (Dunrud) Bondley.  She was baptized at the Silverton Lutheran Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in...

Feb 7, 2022

Carol William Malmstrom, also fondly known as Bud, was born on December 17, 1930 in Fergus Falls MN. He passed on February 7, 2022 in the care of his wife Laurel, family members, and the dear nurses and staff of Red River Hospice and Park Gardens Senior Living in Fergus Falls. Bud, an Army veteran, was a man of...

Feb 7, 2022

Kathryn Akerman, 94, of Ashby, died on Monday, February 7, 2022, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Kathryn Thora was born on January 12, 1928, in Ashby, Minnesota the daughter of George and Anna Marie (Nelson) Melby.  She was baptized and confirmed in Kvam Free Lutheran Church.  Kathy attended Rural School District #4 through the...

Jan 31, 2022

Douglas Larson, 72, of Fergus Falls, MN, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.

Douglas Orrin was born on February 1, 1949, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Vincent and Minnie (Werk) Larson. Doug was confirmed at St. Charles Catholic Church in Herman and graduated from Herman High school in 1967....

Jan 30, 2022

Joan Holo, 91 of Fergus Falls, formerly of rural Battle Lake, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at her home.

Joan Helen Holo was born July 21, 1930, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the daughter of James and Hazel (Ronning) Formo. She attended grade school in Dalton and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She worked at Norby’s in...

Jan 28, 2022

Thomas Michael Simmons passed away January 28, 2022, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Thomas was born October 7, 1948, in Pontiac, Michigan to Frederick M. Simmons and Patricia (Malloy) Simmons. Tom was raised in a vibrant, rough and tumble military family, and grew up on Air Force bases all over the world, where he and his...

Jan 28, 2022

Linda (Gast) Rheault, 70, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Friday, January 28, 2022, at her residence.

Linda Kaye (Gast) Rheault was born March 25,1951, to Theodore and Pearl (Schultz) Gast in Breckenridge, MN. She grew up in Wahpeton, ND and graduated high school in 1969.  She pursued nursing training at the North Dakota State School of...

Jan 23, 2022

Ginny Stabnow, age 91, passed away peacefully January 23, 2022, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Virginia Mae Hanson was born March 3, 1930, in Fergus Falls. Her parents were Knute and Hannah (Sandberg) Hanson. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1947, then went to Bethel College in St. Paul, and graduated from the University of Minnesota...

Jan 18, 2022

Charles August Lindstrom was born on July 22, 1929 to August and Esther Lindstrom on their farm in Lake Park, MN. In 1951 he married Louise Halliday and they were blessed with four children, Karen, Curt, Connie and Kaye. He passed away at the home he built on Swan Lake, rural Fergus Falls, under the care of his family...

Jan 15, 2022

George Whitlock, 80, of rural Erhard, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his residence.

He was born April 23, 1941 in Fergus Falls to Clarence and Thelma (Kalling) Whitlock.  He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1960.  He worked at the Scott’s Store.  On December 6, 1963, he married the love of his life, Irene Swanson. ...

Jan 14, 2022

Jan Forer, 81 of Fergus Falls, Minnesota died Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Barrett Care Center.

Janice (Jan) Darlene was born March 26, 1940, to Otto and Hilma (Palm) Ganz of Swanville, Minnesota.  She was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, Minnesota.

Jan married Howard Forer June 6, 1959. ...

Jan 13, 2022

Archer Conrad Peterson, born Wednesday, 9/28/2016, and baptized at the Naz on 12/04/2016. From the beginning of his life, he taught us critical parenting skills. We thought we had a solid understanding of parenting until Archer came along. Archer developed life skills significantly early. He could take apart anything you put together, in a timely fashion even. He could...

Jan 7, 2022

Nancy Scheuerman, 83 of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, formerly of Glenrock, Wyoming, died Friday, January 7, 2022, at the Park Gardens of Fergus Falls Senior Living. Nancy was a retired librarian, retiring from the Glenrock Public School. Memorial cards may be mailed to Allan Scheuerman, 22609 226th St., Fergus Falls, MN. 56537. Arrangements with Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.

Jan 5, 2022

Bonnie L. Nelson, 78, of Battle Lake, MN, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.

She was born February 19, 1943 in Bertha, MN to J.D. and Marjorie (Johnson) Bain.  She grew up in Clarissa and graduated from Clarissa High School.  She then attended St. Cloud State University where she took liberal...