Obituaries

May 12, 2019

Dorothy Mae (Hokanson) Madsen, 93, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls.

Dorothy Mae (Hokanson) Madsen was born November 3, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Emma (Olson) Hokanson.  At the age of five, she and her mother moved to Gully, MN where they lived on the farm...

May 10, 2019

Luanne J. Hanson, 60, of Fergus Falls, died on Friday, May 10, 2019, at her residence in Fergus Falls.

Luanne Jeanne was born on April 24, 1959, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Ronald Gene and Mary Louise (Riley) Hanson. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1977. After High school, Luanne attended St. Cloud State...

May 10, 2019

Ruth Charlotte Clementsen was born on February 20, 1928, to Norwegian immigrant parents John and Astrid Berg Clementsen. She grew up in Annadale, Staten Island, New York, where she graduated from Tottenville High School. She had an independent spirit: as a teenager she decided to add an “e” to her name, and was known as Ruthe from then on....

May 8, 2019

Nadine J. Finkelson, 70, of Dalton, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at her residence.

Nadine Joy was born on May 27, 1948, at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Ella (Holte) Nelson.  She was baptized and confirmed at First English Church in Fergus Falls.  Nadine attended Evansville Public School.

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May 3, 2019

Alfred Leslie Bjorgo, 88, of Phelps Mill, dealt his last hand on Friday, May 3, 2019.

Alfred was born March 20, 1931 at Phelps, MN, to Alfred E. and Leta (Swanson) Bjorgo.  He was baptized and confirmed at Tingvold Lutheran Church and graduated from Underwood High School in 1948.  He served from 1948 – 1952 in the...

Apr 29, 2019

Ione Deal, 81, passed away on April 29, 2019 at her home in Battle Lake, MN. She was born on February 8, 1938 in Breckenridge, MN to John and Esther (Ladwig) Oie.  Ione grew up at 404 Ninth Street North in Breckenridge, MN, just one block south of her school.  She was involved as a baton twirler with the marching band and also played the oboe.  Her love for music was...

Apr 28, 2019

Dale Jackson, 84, of Battle Lake, MN, died at the Good Samaritan Center on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in the arms of his family.

Dale was born October 13, 1934 in Mora, Minnesota as the youngest child of Arthur W. and Florence T. Jackson. As A.W. was involved as a land agent, the family moved frequently before...

Apr 26, 2019

Louise M. Forde, 79, of Richville, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at Perham Health Hospital.

Louise Mae was born on August 15, 1939, in Perham, MN, the daughter of Marion LeRoy and Delila Mae (Shaw) Fithen.  She was the 1st of 5 children and grew up in Richville and Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Apr 25, 2019

Gary Lystrom, 72 of rural Battle Lake died Thursday, April 25, 2019, at his home with his family by his side.

Gary Carl Lystrom was born on July 17, 1946, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Benjamin and Florence (Larson) Lystrom.  He was baptized in Grue Lutheran Church and confirmed in St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Garden...

Apr 25, 2019

Alice Hanson, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Woodland Lodge.

She was born March 14, 1922 in Fergus Falls to Anton and Thora (Bratten) Boen.  She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1941.  On January 10, 1942, she was united in marriage to...

Apr 14, 2019

Stephen T. Moran, 62, of Ashby, died on Sunday, April 14, 2019.

He was born August 24, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN to George and Clara (Reis) Moran.  He grew up and attended school in North Minneapolis, graduating from North Minneapolis High School.  In the early 1980’s, he moved to Ashby where he worked at the Ashby Resort...

Apr 14, 2019

Dale Edward Larson was born December 3, 1922, to Herman and Edna Larson at Carpio, North Dakota, the third of six children. He grew up on the family farm near Aurelia, ND.  Dale graduated in 1940 from Donnybrook High School and attended one year at Minot State Teachers College. He helped on the family farm before being trained as...

Apr 13, 2019

Donald Juel Anderson, 68, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at his residence, under the care of his family and LB Hospice.

Don was born on July 29, 1950 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Arvid and Katherine (Johnson) Anderson. He attended Fergus Falls High School and at the age of 17, enlisted in...

Apr 11, 2019

Edythe Ann Sumstad, 79, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.

Edythe was born on February 20, 1940 in Barnesville, MN, the daughter of Lester and Nellie (Bell) Lindholm.  She attended country school near Lawndale for six years and later graduated from Barnesville High School in 1958.  After receiving her...

Apr 9, 2019

Janis Rowe Skov, after a brief illness at home, died on Tuesday, April 9,2019 at the Golden Living Center in Henning, Minnesota, at the age of 81.

Janis Gail Rowe Skov was born on April 30, 1937, in her grandparents’ home south of Underwood, Minnesota. She was the eldest daughter of Clarence and Gladys (Jensen) Johansen.  She...

Apr 6, 2019

Brian H. Anderson, 54, of Fergus Falls, died on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Brian Hartley Anderson was born on October 30, 1964, in Two harbors, MN, the son of Floyd Hartley and Elaine Helen (Torgerson) Anderson. In 1983, Brian graduated from Fergus Falls High School.

On July...

Apr 4, 2019

Eldora Braun, 92, of Fergus Falls, left this life on Thursday, April 4, 2019. She was born March 31, 1927 in St. Ignatius, MT to Marius and Mamie (Biery) Sorensen and preceded in death by her parents, brother Earl, and sisters Evelyn Carrow and Ethel Rhodes. Eldora was a resident of the Erhard/Fergus Falls area for most of her...

Apr 3, 2019

Carol Barbknecht, 69, of Battle Lake, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in her home under the care of Hospice.

Carol Marie Barbknecht was born on August 11, 1949, in Browns Valley, Minnesota the daughter of Raymond Edward and Patricia Kathleen (Allen) Gettman. Carol grew up working and playing in her grandfather's and father's grocery store. She graduated...

Apr 3, 2019

Ruben LeRoy Runningen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on April 3, 2019 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, under the care of hospice at the age of 88 (although he liked to argue with Vicki that he was 90).

Ruben was born a twin on November 30, 1930 to Roy and Sarah...

Apr 2, 2019

Donna Rae Allard Armstrong, 85, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls.

She was the daughter of Orice E. and Adeline (Eckerman) Allard.  She lived in Sioux City, Iowa and attended school at Saint Bonaface, until her parents moved to North Charleston during World War II.

After the...