Obituaries
Valeria Bartlett
Feb 23, 2017
Valeria M. Bartlett, 89, of Fergus Falls, joined Jesus on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Val was born on August 27, 1927, in Farming, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Rose (Klemer) Brinkman. Her many years of work experience included waitressing at the Triangle Supper Club, West Central Turkey Plant for 35 years, and she...
Patrick Johnson
Feb 22, 2017
Patrick Johnson, 50 of Vining died Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Patrick Arthur Johnson was born on March 17, 1966, in Onamia, Minnesota the son of Roy and Amy (Lind) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed in Vining Lutheran Church. He attended the Henning Public School and graduated from the Onamia High School in...
Sharon Henneman
Feb 21, 2017
Sharon (La Valleur) Henneman, 73, of Evansville, departed this earth from sudden cardiac death on Tuesday, February 21, at St. Cloud Hospital. Sharon Kay was born on March 12, 1943, the daughter of John (Bud) and Elva La Valleur, Ashby, MN. She grew up on a farm north of Ashby and attended Ashby Public Schools, moving to Battle Lake in...
Iva Schmidt
Feb 15, 2017
Iva Schmidt, 89, of Fergus Falls, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at her residence. Iva LaVonne was born on August 27, 1927, the daughter of Robert and Esther (Gieseke) Reardon in Medina, ND. She grew up in Twin Valley and graduated from high school there. Iva and her sister attended Western Union Telegraph School and moved to Seattle, WA...
Marvin Mahler
Feb 14, 2017
Marvin Mahler, 90 of rural Fergus Falls died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at his home. Marvin Delbert was born on May 13, 1926, in Fergus Falls Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota the son of Henry William and Dora Clara (Zimmer) Mahler, both of German ancestry. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Church of Christ, Fergus Falls...
William Rooney
Feb 13, 2017
William Robert Rooney died unexpectedly in Fergus Falls, MN on February 13, 2017 at the age of 39. William was born January 27, 1978 in Toledo, OH to Gloria Sees Through Rain and James E. Santerelli. At age 12, William was adopted by the Rooney family. He graduated from Job Corp training to be a mechanic in Minot, ND, and...
Phyllis Osander
Feb 10, 2017
Phyllis Joyce Osander, 90, Dalton, MN passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Phyllis Joyce Maas was born November 4, 1926 on a cattle ranch near Killdeer, ND to Rose Maas and Gustav Ott. She was one of fourteen children. Due to many the hardships of that era, she was raised by her...
Edna Fjestad
Feb 7, 2017
Edna Fjestad, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Edna Dorothy Fick was born on February 22, 1920 on the family farm near Elizabeth, MN, the daughter of John and Martha (Beske) Fick. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. Edna attended grade school in Elizabeth, graduating...
Frances Johnson
Jan 29, 2017
Frances "Fran" Johnson, 87 of Fergus Falls, she died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare. Frances Elaine Johnson was born on April 11, 1929, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the daughter of William and Myrtle (Kjer) Pergande. She was baptized and confirmed in Federated Church and graduated from the Fergus Falls High School. Frances and Russell C. Johnson were...
Rev. Elwin Walvatne
Jan 29, 2017
Reverend Elwin Walvatne, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Elwin Burnell Walvatne was born on July 20, 1930 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Edwin and Bertha (Chensvold) Walvatne. Growing up in Fergus Falls, he attended Hillcrest Academy, graduating in 1948. Elwin went on to attend Moorhead Teacher's College and graduated...
Kathryn Isaacson
Jan 28, 2017
Kathryn "Katie" Isaacson, 101, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly Minot, ND died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born on July 25, 1915 in Bone Trail, ND to Joe and Jenny (Zine) Albert. She attended country school. Katie was united in marriage to Glenn Max Isaacson on March 15, 1952. The couple...
Edwin Duenow
Jan 24, 2017
EEdwin John Duenow was born April 11, 1922, in Fergus Falls, the second youngest of 10 children born to George and Anna (Buchholz) Duenow. He attended country School District 66. Eddie worked on the family farm, alongside his brother Harold, until he moved to his current residence on the family farm land, near Schmidt's Bridge. He enjoyed a short stay at Mill Street...
Paul Busko
Jan 20, 2017
Paul Busko, 76 of Fergus Falls died Friday, January 20, 2017, at his home. Paul Stephen Busko was born on February 7, 1940, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Steve and Anne (Schachtschneider) Busko. He was baptized in the Lutheran Faith, attended Country School in Aastad Township, and then graduated from the Fergus Falls High School in 1957. He...
Alfred Anderson
Jan 16, 2017
Alfred V. "Bud" Anderson, 92, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Alfred Vernal (Bud) Anderson was born 2 miles north and ½ mile west of Kensington on August 12, 1924 to John Alfred and Valda (Nelson) Anderson. He was baptized in Wennersborg Church rural Kensington and was confirmed in...
Susan Rude
Jan 12, 2017
Rude, Susan Lanners Age 65 of Fergus Falls, MN passed away January 12, 2017 at the Haskin House under the care of Red River Hospice. Born in Sparta, Wisc. the daughter of Edmund and Phyllis (Hentges) Lanners. She spent her early childhood on a farm in Fairmont, MN. In 1962, her family moved to Hopkins MN. She graduated from Hopkins-Eisenhower...
Emilie Smith
Jan 11, 2017
Emilie E. Smith, 89, of Battle Lake, MN, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Emilie Elizabeth "Bette" Smith was born on October 14, 1927 in Marietta, MN the daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Olson) Shields. She was baptized at the St. Augustine Lutheran Church in Marietta and confirmed in the Methodist Church in...
Francis Wagner
Jan 6, 2017
Francis "Fran" Wagner, 71, of Brandon died Friday, January 6, 2017 at Lake Region Hospital surrounded by his family following a long and hard fought battle with paralysis. He was born December 2, 1945 in Alexandria, MN to Peter and Myrtle (Thoennes) Wagner. He grew up in Brandon and graduated from Brandon High School. Fran was united in marriage to...
John Gunderson
Dec 23, 2016
John Gunderson, 69, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 23, 2016, at Pioneer Cottages, with his family by his side. John Phillip Gunderson was born on June 16, 1947 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Kenneth Lauren and Edna Catherine (Haave) Gunderson of Norwegian heritage. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls. John graduated from...
Gerald Strauch
Dec 22, 2016
Gerald Strauch, 83 of Fergus Falls died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at the Broen Home. Gerald Joseph Strauch was born on December 25, 1932, in Dora Township of Otter Tail County, MN, the oldest of thirteen children born to George John Strauch and Evelyn Marie (Finnegan) Strauch. He was baptized and confirmed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dent,...
Kal Wheeler
Dec 15, 2016
Kal Wheeler, 56, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Kal Scott Wheeler was born on December 6, 1960 in Breckenridge, MN, the son of Merle and Diann (Lysne) Wheeler. He attended school Tintah and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. In 1981, Kal married Cathy Hanson at Our Lady of the...
