Obituaries
Alan Malingen
Nov 19, 2015
Alan Malingen, 88, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Alan Leverne Malingen was born near Lawndale, Wilkin County, MN on December 7, 1926, the son of Melvin and Ella (Olson) Malingen. He attended school and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1944. Following graduation, Alan worked with his father on the...
Roger Luhning
Nov 19, 2015
Roger Luhning, 78, of Battle Lake, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Arrangements are pending with the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Battle Lake.
William Bjerketvedt
Nov 15, 2015
William "Bill" Bjerketvedt, 90 of Battle Lake died Sunday, November 15, 2015, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. William Ernest Bjerketvedt was born on October 14, 1925, the son of Theodore and Thale (Olson) Bjerketvedt. He was baptized and confirmed in the Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church and attended Rural School District #283 in Leaf Mountain Township. Bill and Delores...
Lucille Sorenson-Freitag
Nov 13, 2015
Lucille Sorenson-Freitag, 78, of Fergus Falls, died on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Lucille was born on August 23, 1937, in rural Western Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Miller) Hensch. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Western Township, rural Fergus Falls. Lucille attended Western...
Terrence Nelson
Nov 13, 2015
Terrence "Terry" Nelson, 61, of rural Battle Lake died Friday, November 13, 2015, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Terrence Lee Nelson was born on April 14, 1954, the son of Merwin and Betty (Gabriel) Nelson in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ashby. Terry graduated from the Ashby High School in 1972, and...
James Drechsel
Nov 11, 2015
James "Jim" Drechsel, 85, of rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota died Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. James Martin Drechsel was born on March 18, 1930, in Friberg Township, rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Otto and Bessie (Grant) Drechsel. He was baptized in Immanuel Lutheran Church parsonage and confirmed in Tonseth Lutheran Church. Jim attended Rural...
Woodrow Lee
Nov 9, 2015
Woodrow Lee, 99, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 9, 2015 at the MN Veteran's Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Woodrow Wilson Lee was born November 7, 1916 in a logging camp near Grand Rapids, MN. He was the fifth child of Thomas and Agnes (Bertram) Lee. When Woodrow was 12 years old his family moved to Buse Township near...
Douglas Lindgren
Nov 1, 2015
Douglas Lindgren ceased to live and preach the Gospel on Earth November 1, 2015 in the loving company of family and caregivers at Pioneer Care Heartland Cottage, Fergus Falls MN. He was born on December 22, 1925 in Minneapolis to Joel and Jenny (Swanson) Lindgren. He was a child of the Great Depression, a Navy serviceman of WWII, a traveling...
Shirley Rolandson
Oct 31, 2015
Shirley Ann Rolandson, 83 of Battle Lake, suddenly passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at her farm home. Shirley Ann was born to Stanley Roy and Gina Helen (Larson) Jorud on September 13, 1932, in Wrights Memorial Hospital, Fergus Falls. Shirley was named after Shirley Olson Reed who was from Eagle Lake. She was the voice for Minnie Mouse...
Robert Anderson
Oct 30, 2015
Robert "Bob" Anderson, 80, of Evansville, died on Friday, October 30, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident. Bob Anderson was born on May 8, 1935, in Alexandria, MN, the son of David E. and Edith (Johnson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Calvary Covenant Church in Evansville. Bob attended Evansville High School where he participated in multiple...
Louetta Kelly
Oct 29, 2015
Louetta Kelly, 85, of Ashby, died on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at her home, under the care of Knute-Nelson Hospice. Louetta Kelly was born on December 7, 1929, in Washburn, North Dakota, the daughter of Emil and Lizzie (Schatz) Jessser. She attended school in Bismarck, North Dakota. On June 4, 1950, she married Lester Kelly in Bismarck, North Dakota. The...
Roy Combs
Oct 24, 2015
Roy Morris Combs Jr., age 72, of Fergus Falls MN, passed away on October 24th, 2015 at 12:00 p.m., while in care of the skilled nursing staff at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Surrounded by his family, he succumbed to his brief battle with aggressive cancer peacefully. Roy was born in Dawagiac, Michigan on January 26th, 1943 to...
Luann Norman
Oct 23, 2015
Luann Norman, 52, of rural Underwood, died Friday, October 23, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital. Luanna Marie Norman was born on October 3, 1963 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Merlin and Darlene (Peasley) Bengtson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1981. She continued her education at Fergus...
Eileen Green
Oct 19, 2015
Eileen Green, 91, of Fergus Falls, was called from this life on Monday, October 19, 2015, at the Broen Home. Eileen Clarice was born on February 19, 1924, in Minneapolis the daughter of Edward Melvin and Margaret Constance (Johnson) Ledding. She attended country school District #247 and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1943. Following graduation, she moved to...
Lorane Royce
Oct 18, 2015
Lorane Crovisier Royce died quietly in her sleep Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Pioneer Care Center. She was born in Ulen, MN on Sept. 13, 1923 to Joe and Bernice (Pooley) Crovisier. She grew up in Detroit Lakes, attended Moorhead State Teachers College, and taught in several country schools in the area. She married Harlan Royce in 1945. They had...
Wesley Nelson
Oct 15, 2015
Wesley Nelson, 84, of Ashby, MN, died on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Wesley Dwaine Nelson was born on November 8, 1930 to Clarence and Agnes (Elberling) Nelson. He was the youngest of eight children to grow up on the family farm three miles west of Ashby. He graduated from Ashby High School in...
Maynard Larson
Oct 15, 2015
Maynard Larson, 65 of rural Clitherall died Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Maynard Elwood Larson was born on September 19, 1950, in Wadena, Minnesota the son of Sebert and Hjordis (Sampson) Larson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church and graduated from the Battle Lake High School in 1968....
Alice Ronnevik
Oct 13, 2015
Alice M. Ronnevik, 96, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at the Broen Home. Alice Marian Hexum was born to Albert and Olga (Sethre) Hexum at Wright Hospital in Fergus Falls on February 26, 1919. She was baptized into God's family and confirmed her faith at Hedemarken Lutheran Church, rural Carlisle. She attended school district #286 through eighth...
Corey Hoefs
Oct 10, 2015
Corey Hoefs, 57, of rural Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family, friends and under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Corey Michael Hoefs was born January 13, 1958 in Breckenridge, MN to Eugene and Lois (Gebhart) Hoefs. He grew up and received his schooling in Wahpeton, ND graduating from Wahpeton High...
Pauline Nelson
Oct 9, 2015
Pauline Carrie Rice Nelson was called to leave this earth and walk with Jesus on October 9, 2015. She died peacefully with her loving daughters by her side. Pauline was born in Hammondsport, New York on November 9, 1935 to Evelyn and Mae Rice. She was raised in this town where she grew up loving the outdoors. She always dreamed...
