Obituaries
Marlys Siems
Feb 16, 2020
A joint celebration of Marlys and Donn’s lives will be held Saturday, June 26th, 9am at the Unitarian Church in Underwood MN and an open house held later the same day at their home on Otter Tail Lake from 1pm - 4pm. 38623 Wagon Trail Loop, Battle Lake MN
Marlys Siems, 82 of Otter Tail Lake, rural...
Kristian Dahl
Feb 10, 2020
Kristian Mark Dahl, age 50, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away February 10, 2020, suddenly from cardiac arrest.
Kristian, “Kris” was born on December 28, 1969, in Copenhagen, Denmark to Mark and Arlene (Carlson) Dahl. Kris grew up in Minnetonka, MN, with his brother Jon Dahl. He graduated from Hopkins High School in 1988. Kris then graduated...
Eunice Swedberg
Feb 5, 2020
Eunice (Gibson) Swedberg, age 85, of Battle Lake, MN passed away Wednesday, February 5th, 2020, surrounded by her family at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN. Eunice Louise Gibson was born to Adah (Swanson) and Rev. Carl Gibson on September 11, 1934 in Bagley, MN. She graduated from Onamia High School in 1952. On March 11th, 1953...
Treyton Engelhart
Feb 4, 2020
Treyton David Engelhart, better known as “The Dude”, 19, of Fergus Falls, passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.
Treyton was born in Fergus Falls, on May 21, 2000 to Travis and Danette (Leabo) Engelhart. He was baptized at Grace United Methodist Church. He attended school in the Fergus Falls School District,...
Kathleen Doepke
Feb 3, 2020
Kathleen Ann Doepke passed away at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls, Minnesota surrounded by beloved friends and family on Monday February 3rd, 2020.
Kathy was born in Fergus Falls on January 13, 1960, daughter to Darol and Ella Doepke. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1978 and went on to have two daughters and work...
George Dickey
Jan 29, 2020
George Dickey, 68 of rural Evansville died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
George Michael Dickey was born on August 8, 1951, in Perham, Minnesota the son of John and Phyllis (Lamfers) Dickey. He was baptized in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bluffton. He attended Our Lady of Seven Dolors...
Mary Stickel
Jan 29, 2020
Mary Louise (Solien) Stickel, age 89, of Battle Lake and Blanche Lake, MN, passed away January 29, 2020 in Battle Lake, MN. Mary Lou was born on June 9, 1930, in Jamestown, ND to Marvin and Olga Stevens Solien. She grew up in Jamestown, ND and married Douglas Stickel in 1951. They were married until his death November 4,1994....
Kathryn Hart
Jan 28, 2020
Kathryn M. Hart, 73, of Garfield, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Bethany on the Lake in Alexandria.
She was born May 9, 1946 in Fergus Falls to Eugene and Verna (Salvevold) Robison. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in rural Ashby. She graduated from Ashby High School and then attended Alexandria Community College...
Clarion Ellwanger
Jan 26, 2020
On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Clarion L. Ellwanger, 85, of rural Dalton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. God granted him his wish of dying peacefully in his sleep in the same home where he was born and had lived his whole life. During a period of declining health, he remained in his home and was...
Frances Beck
Jan 24, 2020
Frances Beck, 98, of Alexandria, died Friday, January 24, 2020, at Alexandria Assisted Living.
Frances Eleanor Beck was born August 21, 1921 at home in Sanisk, ND to Perry and Alma (Christianson) Morehouse. She was baptized and confirmed in Leaf Mountain Church.
Frances married Melton Beck on June 26, 1940 and to this union was...
Donald Reiten
Jan 22, 2020
Donald Reiten, 93 of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.
Services will be at a later date.
Arrangements with Glende-Nilson Funeral Home.
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Don Lyngstad
Jan 19, 2020
Don Lyngstad, 76, of Fergus Falls died Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
He was born July 15, 1943 in Fergus Falls to Oscar and Mabelle (Johnson) Lyngstad. He grew up and attended school in Battle Lake. In 1962, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served for two years. After he was...
Herbert Olson
Jan 15, 2020
Herbert Olson, age 83, of Fergus Falls, died January 15th, 2020, at his home.
Herbert Floyd Olson was born on November 11th, 1936 to Henry and Frances (Smith) Olson at the family home in Dalton, MN. Herb was the youngest of four children.
In 1946, Herb's family moved to Fergus Falls, MN. In 1962, Herb...
Dennis Wahl
Jan 14, 2020
Dennis Wahl passed away peacefully on the morning of January 14, 2020 with his beloved wife, Carol, by his side in Albertville, MN.
Dennis was born in Fertile, MN on March 13, 1942 to Nilmar and Viola Charais Wahl. Dennis grew up on a farm in Mentor, MN with his four siblings Les, Robert, Jim and Carolyn....
Jeremy Whitman
Jan 12, 2020
Jeremy John Whitman, age 40, of Ashby, MN, passed away January 12, 2020, at University of Minnesota - Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis.
Jeremy was born on July 25, 1979, in Breckenridge MN, the son of Clifford Whitman and Jeannine (Sattler) Whitman Dunbar.
In early childhood, Jeremy attended grade school at Our Lady of Victory Catholic...
Phyllis Ellingson
Jan 12, 2020
Phyllis Ellingson, 89 of Battle Lake died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Phyllis Lucille Ellingson was born on February 17, 1930, at Cannon Falls, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Florence (Holmes) Lundell. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls. Phyllis attended the...
Robert Hoff
Jan 9, 2020
Robert Hoff, 89, of Underwood, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at his home.
Robert Harold Hoff was born May 27, 1930 in St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail County, MN, the son of Peter and Mary (Juuvland) Hoff. He attended grade school at District 2 and graduated from Ashby High School. Because of the distance, Robert stayed with...
Richard Runningen
Jan 9, 2020
Richard Runningen, 89, of Evansville, died Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home.
Richard Charles Runningen was born on November 30, 1930 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Roy and Sarah (Lystrom) Runningen. He attended country school in Otter Tail County through the eighth grade and worked in the family fur business. Richard went on to serve in...
Glenn Rogness
Jan 5, 2020
Glenn Dale Rogness, 85, of Fergus Falls passed away peacefully, with family by his side, Sunday Jan 5, 2020.
Glenn was born July 2, 1934 in Joice, Iowa to Henry and Luella Rogness. Glenn attended school in Joice until ninth grade when he began and finished out his high school years at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus...
Lorraine Bjorke
Jan 4, 2020
Lorraine Bjorke, age 93, of Battle Lake, died January 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society of Battle Lake
Lorraine was born March 5, 1926 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to John and Regina Novotny. She grew up in Breckenridge where she met her future husband, Kenneth Bjorke, son of Herman and Lucy Bjorke of Battle Lake.
Ken...
