Obituaries
Marilyn Sandahl
Apr 21, 2017
Marilyn J. Sandahl, 85, of Clitherall, MN, died on Friday, April 21, 2017, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Home. Marilyn Joan was born on October 28, 1931, at her family home in Eagle Lake Township, the daughter of Joseph and Hulda (Runningen) Swenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Grue Lutheran Church, Eagle Lake Township. Marilyn attended District 67...
Arlene Lundquist
Apr 19, 2017
Arlene Lundquist, 77 of Battle Lake died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Arlene Blanche Lundquist was born to Edwin and Altine (Glende) Lundquist on December 21, 1939, in Everts Township. She was baptized at the Skibtvedt Lutheran Church north of Battle Lake and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake. She attended...
Carl Gilbertson
Apr 14, 2017
Carl Gilbertson, age 96 of Battle Lake, died Friday, April 14, 2017, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, South Dakota. Carl Gustav Gilbertson, the son of Carl Gustav Sr. and Mary Aphilia (Swenson) Gilbertson, was born on March 18, 1921, in rural Battle Lake, Minnesota, in the same house where he and Ethel later raised their family. He was baptized...
Jean Kunz
Apr 13, 2017
Jean Kunz, 79, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Jean Aileen Moore was born on July 16, 1937 in Minneapolis, MN to Cecil and June (Lindsey) Moore. During her youth she lived in Minnesota, Illinois, and spent her high school years in Mount Vernon, Texas, where she excelled in music and athletics. She...
Julie Rokes
Apr 12, 2017
Julie Ann Rokes, 59, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. Julie was born September 5, 1957 in Crookston, MN, to John and Dolores (Gilbertson) Samulis. She completed her education in Crookston and later moved to the Fergus Falls area. She was a hairstylist and until her death,...
Jeanne Fletcher
Apr 7, 2017
Jeanne Marie Fletcher, 60, of Fergus Falls, died on April 7th, 2017. Born to Lane and Rosann Fletcher (Koep) on March 4, 1957 in Parkers Prairie, MN, Jeanne grew up on a farm near Clitherall, MN and graduated from Battle Lake High School. Soon after, while she was working at Larry's Supermarket in Battle Lake, Jeanne met Paul Jaros. Jeanne...
Robert Raschick
Apr 5, 2017
Robert P. Raschick was born on July 4, 1941, to Theodore H. and Ernestine E. (Syvertson) Raschick. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and graduated from Central High School, Grand Forks, ND in 1959. He served in the US Army from 1963 to 1965 and was stationed at Sheradon, Illinois. He married Donna Fabry of Akron, Ohio...
Billiejo White
Apr 4, 2017
Billiejo White, 50 of Fergus Falls died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Evergreen Terrace Nursing Home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Billiejo White was born on September 4, 1966, in St. Paul, Minnesota the son of William Allen and Betty Lou (Larson) White. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. The family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he attended...
Dr. Richard Sheils
Apr 4, 2017
Richard George Sheils, 81, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in Folsom, California. Richard was born on June 1, 1935, to Chester and Vivian (Johnson) Sheils in Minneapolis, MN. He was baptized at St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Edina, MN. Following graduation from Edina High School, Richard attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. In 1957, he...
Roger Herness
Apr 3, 2017
Roger Herness, 71, of Andover, formerly of Ashby, died Monday, April 3, 2017, at J.A. Wedum Hospice Residence in Brooklyn Park. Roger Raymond Herness was born on October 20, 1945 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Gordon and Bernice (Mandler) Herness. He grew up in Ashby, moved with his family to the Iron Range, and returned to Ashby, graduating...
Catherine Heyen
Mar 31, 2017
Catherine "Kitty" Marie (Ebersviller) Heyen died March 31, 2017 at the age of 91. She was born March 24th, 1926 to William and Alwina (Fick) Ebersviller at the Boysen Hospital in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota and baptized at the Ringsaker Lutheran Church, also in Pelican Rapids. When she was five-years-old, the family moved to Fergus Falls where she lived most of...
Isabelle Clark
Mar 30, 2017
Isabelle Clark, 95, of Fergus Falls died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Broen Home. Isabelle Sagmo was born June 10, 1921, to Oscar and Christina (Larson) Sagmo in Winner, Minnesota. When Isabelle started school, she could only speak Swedish. Even though she had forgotten most of the Swedish language, she could still say the Swedish/Norwegian table prayer that they...
Iola Nelson
Mar 23, 2017
Iola Nelson, 90, of Battle Lake, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan. Iola Theresa Stenoien Nelson was born on Osakis, MN. October 6th, 1926 to Ole and Bura (Bowen) Stenoien. She was delivered by her uncle DR. George Haberman. Grandma said that there were many times that the Drs. said she would not live as...
Karen Latzel
Mar 22, 2017
Karen Jane Latzel (Evavold) Age 76, of St. Paul. Passed away on March 22, 2017. Survived by husband Heinz, son Christian, daughter Stefani (Wally), granddaughter Asha (Andy), grandson Aiden, brothers Norman, Paul (Carol), and Douglas Evavold of Alexandria, sister Sandi (Brooks) Butler of St. Paul, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Preceded in death by parents Herman and Norma Evavold...
Diane Ihrke
Mar 22, 2017
Diane Ihrke, 60, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Diane Kaye Ihrke was born February 6, 1957 to parents Arles and Margaret Ihrke in Fosston, MN. She attended elementary school at Lengby until it closed and continued her schooling at Fosston High School where she graduated in 1975. She attended Duluth AVTI...
Rose Stich
Mar 18, 2017
Rose Stich, 91 of rural Brandon passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Bethany Community in Alexandria, Minnesota. Rose Theresa Stich was born on May 12, 1925, in Urbank, Minnesota the daughter of Hubert and Barbara G. (Kraemer) Koep. She was baptized and confirmed in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and attended Rural School by Urbank. Rose and Bernard...
Robert Hawkinson
Mar 18, 2017
Pastor Robert "Bob" Hawkinson, 96, of Alexandria, MN, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Galeon Nursing Home in Osakis, MN. Robert Fred Hawkinson was born September 3, 1920, at Asbury Hospital in Minneapolis, the son of Fred and Florence Bernice (Olson) Hawkinson. He graduated from Chisago City High School in 1938. Bob then attended Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska...
Gladys Larson
Mar 18, 2017
Gladys Larson, 85, of rural Dalton, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Fergus Falls on August 16, 1931 to Lewis and Mabel (Sveback) Lofthus. She grew up in rural Dalton and attended country school. She worked as a nurse's aide at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls. She also waitressed at a café in Fergus...
Helga Lubenow
Mar 16, 2017
Helga E. Lubenow, 93, of Detroit Lakes, and formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, died on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Helga Elise was born on November 24, 1923, near Little Cormorant Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Ricka (Olson) Oien. She attended rural country school in Becker County. She married Arnold W....
Mildred Roswold
Mar 15, 2017
Mildred Roswold, 99, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Pioneer Care. She was born in Urness Township of Douglas County on November 1, 1917 to Albert and Sadie (Nelson) Roswold. She grew up in Urness Township and attended school there at District #44 with her brothers, Orville and Adrian and sister, Marcella. Later, she moved to Evansville...
