Obituaries
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...
Norrine Mueller
Sep 30, 2015
Norrine (Rene) Lee Mueller, 74, died Wednesday, September 30, of cancer. Service is Saturday, October 10 at 3:00 pm, Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Battle Lake. Refreshments served later at The Shoreline. Rene was born in Minneapolis, the daughter of Earl and Hazel (Olson) Dingman. She graduated high school in 1959 in Waubun, MN. After graduation Rene worked in the office of...
Avah Dirkman
Sep 28, 2015
Avah Dirkman, 18 months, Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 28, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota Avah Mae Dirkman was born April 4, 2014 to Brad and Heather (Neuleib) Dirkman in Fergus Falls, MN. She was baptized into God's community at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. In her nearly 18 months of life, Avah enjoyed going for...
Helen Martinson
Sep 26, 2015
Helen Irene Martinson, age 94, of Ashby, Minnesota died on September 26, 2015 at her home. Helen Irene Herbranson was born on September 20, 1921 to Henry and Birdie (Synstelien) Herbranson in Dalton, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm near Petersburg, Minnesota and graduated from Jackson High School. Helen later moved to Estherville, Iowa. On April 14, 1946, Helen...
Delores Strand
Sep 19, 2015
Delores Strand, 83 of Evansville passed away peacefully at the Evansville Care Campus on Saturday, September 19, 2015 surrounded by family. Delores Elaine Strand was born into this world at a rural farmhouse near Brandon, MN to parents Lillie (Engnes) and Jennings Olson on July 21, 1932. She attended schools in Brandon, Evansville and Alexandria. She was united in marriage...
James Jansen
Sep 15, 2015
James H. Jansen, 78, of Henning, formerly of Worthington, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Henning. James Henry was born on June 11, 1937, in Worthington, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Dorothy (Lucks) Jansen. He attended Worthington Public Schools while growing up. After school he worked various jobs before finding his life career...
William Luebke
Sep 13, 2015
William Luebke, 71 of Spokane, Washington formerly of Erhard passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015, in Spokane after a brief battle with a rare and aggressive cancer. William Luebke was born December 26, 1943 in Fergus Falls, MN to Frank and Bertha (Boeder) Luebke. He attended a one room schoolhouse through the 8th grade graduating from Pelican Rapids High School...
Stanley Selvaag
Sep 11, 2015
Stanley Selvaag, 78 of Henning passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Henning. Stanley Keith Selvaag was born on August 25, 1937, by Vining, Minnesota the son of Edwin and Sigrid (Bergsten) Selvaag. He was baptized and confirmed in Folden Lutheran Church and attended the Henning Public School. During his teenage years, he worked some...
Alma O'Meara
Sep 10, 2015
Alma Reiter O'Meara, 94, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, September 10, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Alma Leona Hoefs was born on March 16, 1921, the daughter of Edwin and Alice (Barclay) Hoefs in Warroad, Minnesota. At the age of four, she moved with her family to Litchfield, MN, where she attended country school. She was confirmed...
Gladys Elberling
Sep 10, 2015
Gladys Elberling, 89 of Ashby died Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Gladys Mathilda Elberling was born on June 14, 1926, in Frazee, Minnesota the daughter of Charles and Mathilda (Trick) Stender. She attended the Dent Public School. On May 31, 1952, she married her husband, Kenneth Elberling. With him, she celebrated sixty-two years of marriage....
