Obituaries

Feb 18, 2018

Mertice H. (Zahnow) Saurer, born on April 27, 1918 in Norwegian Grove in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the eldest child of William and Effie (Colness) Zahnow.  Mertice's family was the first white settlers in Norwegian Grove in Pelican Rapids,MN.

She described her childhood home as one filled with much love and laughter.  Unfortunately her mom, Effie passed away...

Feb 16, 2018

Dale J. Helgeson, 70, of Asbhy, MN, died on Friday, February 16, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by family.

Dale Jerome was born on May 21, 1947, at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Gilmen Leonard and Rosella Irene (Nohre) Helgeson. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake. Dale...

Feb 15, 2018

James Lewis, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 15, 2018, at his residence. James Herman Lewis was born July 13, 1931 to James and Bendina (Dena) Lewis on the family farm in Hecla, South Dakota. James or Jim as he was known, did his basic schooling in Hecla, South Dakota. After his basic schooling, Jim worked on local...

Feb 12, 2018

Gail Klimp, 88 of Battle Lake died Monday, February 12, 2018, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center surrounded by loving family and staff.

Gail Theresa Klimp was born on September 13, 1929 in Girard Township, rural Henning, Minnesota to Herbert and Helen (Looker) Quick.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Vining Lutheran Church.  Gail attended...

Feb 11, 2018

Marlys J. Paulson, 87, of Evansville, died Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Douglas County Hospital.

Marlys Jean Paulson was born on August 29, 1930 in Erdahl, Minnesota, the daughter of John J. and Amelia V. (Walstrom) Johnson.  One of twelve children, she was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Evansville.  Marlys attended country school...

Feb 8, 2018

Ronald “Ronnie” Quam, 88 of rural Fergus Falls died Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the Minnesota Veterans Home.

Ronald Charles Quam was born on May 9, 1929, on a farm in Carlisle Township, rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Julian and Esther (Schulz) Quam.  He grew up on the family farm settled by his grandfather, A.O....

Feb 6, 2018

Dennis Ward Johnson, 61, of rural Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at his home after a brave battle with cancer.

Dennis was born on March 7, 1956 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Chester and Alpha (Hoff) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at Aastad Lutheran Church, of rural Fergus Falls. Dennis grew...

Feb 5, 2018

Marvin Bullis, 78, of Tintah, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on February 5, 2018 in Gold Canyon, Arizona.

Marvin Lowell Bullis was born on April 17, 1939 in Tintah, Minnesota, the son of Ernest and Abby Bullis.

Marvin and his high school sweetheart, Karen Price, were married on June 14, 1958 in Tintah, Minnesota.  After their...

Feb 3, 2018

Gertrude Teresa Obowa, 96, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

She was born November 18, 1921 in Bismarck, ND, the youngest of six children born to John and Paulina (Gebauer) Obowa.  Gert was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bismarck and moved with her family to Frazee and then...

Feb 3, 2018

Lawrence “Larry” Pikala, 67 of Fergus Falls died Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo with his family by his side.

Lawrence Joseph Pikala was born on June 29, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Frank and Stella (Hanson) Pikala.  As a child, he was the neighborhood Dennis the Menace.  He attended Patrick Henry...

Jan 30, 2018

Susan Kay Olson, 73, of Evansville died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at her residence.

She was born January 21, 1945 in Sioux Falls, SD to Robert and Dorothy “Dale” (Faragher) Olson.  She lived in the Valley Springs, SD area until the family moved to a farm west of Erdahl, MN in 1951.  She was confirmed at Erdahl...

Jan 30, 2018

Betty Jane (Christensen) Larson, age 94, of Fergus Falls died January 30, 2018 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.

Betty was born to Jack and Irene Christensen at Stanley North Dakota on March 20, 1923.  She moved with her family to Tioga North Dakota when she was very young, where she grew to adulthood, graduating from High School...

Jan 28, 2018

Arvid Hustad, 91, of Battle Lake died Sunday, January 28, 2018, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.

Arvid James Hustad was born on August 21, 1926, at home in Clitherall Township, rural Battle Lake, Minnesota the son of Agnar and Amanda (Larson) Hustad.  He was baptized and confirmed in Trefoldighed Lutheran Church, attended Country School in...

Jan 27, 2018

LaVonne “Bernice” Lande, 90, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Albert Lea, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, where she resided with her husband since September 2016.

LaVonne was born on July 12, 1927, in Wells, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter Chris and...

Jan 27, 2018

Leonila "Nila" (Aguilar) Ybarra, of Jackson, MN, died surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the age of 63 after a brief battle with bile duct cancer. Nila was born in Mathis, TX, on August 10, 1954. She was the second of two daughters to Andres Aguilar and Maria (Moya) Aguilar, both of which preceded her...

Jan 24, 2018

Merville “Merv” Knodle, 85, Fergus Falls, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Merville Loren Knodle was born September 16, 1932, on the family farm, in Hope, ND, the son of Alvie and Hattie (Swanson) Knodle. The family moved to Richville, Minnesota in 1933. He was baptized September 5, 1946...

Jan 23, 2018

Harlow Dale Robinson, age 85, of Fergus Falls, MN died January 23, 2018 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN.

Harlow was born in Kimball, MN on August 7, 1932 to Waldo Robinson and Joyce (Spray) Robinson. He was the eldest of four brothers.  Harlow was baptized at the Kimball Church of Christ, and his faith was a major...

Jan 23, 2018

Glen Wahlin, 70 of Harlingen, Texas died Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at his home under hospice care.

Glen Archie Wahlin was born on May 10, 1947, by Clitherall, Minnesota the son of Archie and Viola (Pearson) Wahlin. He attended country school by Clitherall and then graduated from Battle Lake High School in 1965.

Glen and...

Jan 19, 2018

Marie E. Johnson, 89, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Broen Home.

She was born August 17, 1928 in Fergus Falls to Frank and Anna (Pedersen) Schmidt.  She grew up in Buse and Orwell Townships and attended high school in Fergus Falls.  On February 8, 1948, she was united in marriage to J....

Jan 19, 2018

Donald A. Gorman, age 90, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on January 19, 2018.

Donald served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. He held various jobs throughout his life. Most recent was as a rural mail carrier. Taxidermy and fishing were his hobbies, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Preceding him in death...