Obituaries
Marian Anderson
Mar 14, 2015
Marian Anderson, 83 of Battle Lake died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Marian Gloria Anderson was born on July 8, 1931 in Battle Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Christ and Ingeborg (Mekalson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed in the First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake. Marian graduated from the Battle Lake High School...
Donald Heitmann
Mar 10, 2015
Donald Heitmann, 80, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Donald Arthur was born February 18, 1935, to Art and Emma (Dockter) Heitmann on the family farm in Sheridan County, North Dakota. He received his first four years of education in a farm school. In...
Walter Spidahl
Mar 7, 2015
Walter B. Spidahl, 95, died Saturday evening, March 7th, 2015 at the Minnesota Veterans' Home, Fergus Falls. His son, David, and Arla, a wonderful care provider, were by his side. He lived a full and interesting life. Walter was born August 31, 1919 to Julius and Inga (Stras) Spidahl. He was raised in Norwegian Grove Township. Walter was baptized and...
Laura Hoff
Mar 2, 2015
Laura Hoff, 82 of rural Underwood formerly of Ashby died Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her family, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Laura Dorthea Hoff was born on March 21, 1932 in South Shore, South Dakota the daughter of Otto and Elizabeth (Hurley) Adolphsen. She graduated from Marietta High School in 1950. She then worked...
Wilbur Nelson
Feb 26, 2015
Wilbur Nelson, 93, of Evansville, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Evansville Care Campus. Wilbur Allen Nelson was born on March 24, 1921 in Evansville, Minnesota the son of Allen and Ruth Nelson. Wilbur was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Evansville and graduated from the Evansville High School in 1939. After graduation he worked a...
Walter Muller
Feb 25, 2015
Walter Muller, 95 of Fergus Falls formerly of Breckenridge died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Walter Herman Muller was born on November 11, 1919 in Vergas, Minnesota the son of Albert W. and Bertha (Mandelkow) Muller. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and attended the Foxhome Public School. Walter served with...
Elaine Sydow
Feb 20, 2015
Elaine Sydow, 71 of Blaine formerly of Ottertail City area died Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Crestview Lutheran Home in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. Elaine Louise Sydow was born on July 22, 1943 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the daughter of Herben and Ruth (Thompson) Sumstad. She attended the Fergus Falls Public School. Elaine and Roger Sydow were married on October...
Christopher Limmer
Feb 19, 2015
Christopher H. Limmer, 47, of St. Albans, West Virginia, formerly of Perham, MN, died on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Christopher Herbert Limmer was born on August 30, 1967, to James and Rose (Hammers) Limmer in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. In 1978, he moved to Ottertail, MN, where he attended High School and resided. After graduation, Chris enlisted in the Air Force....
Robert Perina, Sr
Feb 19, 2015
Robert Perina, Sr., 71, of Battle Lake, died February 19, 2015 at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Robert Charles Perina Sr. was born on September 23, 1943 in Staten Island, New York the son of John II and Marion (Belvin) Perina. He attended Public School 20 and then continued his education at the McKee Vocational High School both in Staten...
Adler Hinrichs
Feb 17, 2015
Adler Joseph Hinrichs, infant son of Andrew and Elizabeth Hinrichs, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away on Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Adler is survived by his parents Andrew and Elizabeth and big sisters Avery and Ambrus. Grandparents Phillip and Rose Hinrichs, Molly Dean, and Mark and Tracy Dean and great-grandmother Jane Krieger. Also...
Marian Reine
Feb 13, 2015
Marian Reine, 97, of Evansville, died Friday, February 13, 2015, at the Evansville Care Campus. Marian Eunice Olson was born on July 28, 1917 in Middle Creek Township, McKenzie County, North Dakota, the daughter of Edward and Thora (Hanson) Olson. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith in Cartwright, ND. After graduating in 1931 from public school Charbonneau, ND, the...
Kelly Petersen
Feb 8, 2015
Kelly Petersen, 46, of Underwood, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Kelly Petersen was born August 22, 1968 to Douglas and Sharon (Mittelstadt) Balgaard in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1988. She attended 1 year of college in Wadena. On July 12, 1991...
Margaret Jurgens
Feb 8, 2015
Margaret Mary (Ward) Jurgens, 75, of Fergus Falls died Sunday, February 8, 2015, surrounded by her family at Park Gardens. She was born August 19, 1939 in Milbank, SD to Patricius (P.D.) and Marie (Meyer) Ward. She graduated from Revillo High School in 1957. On August 30, 1958, Margaret Mary married George Jurgens at Annunciation Catholic Church in Revillo, SD....
Wayne Myrvik
Feb 7, 2015
Wayne Myrvik, 72, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, February 7, 2015, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Society, after a long battle with COPD. Wayne Earl Myrvik was born on August 20, 1942 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the son of Clarence and Ruth (Anderson) Myrvik. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Hans Lutheran Church in Edmore, North Dakota...
Helen Torgerson
Feb 4, 2015
Helen Minchinton Torgerson, 84, of Fergus Falls, died of cancer on February 4, 2015, with her family by her side. Born to Barney and Erma (Gorsuch) Such on March 13, 1930 in St. Thomas ND, Helen grew up on a farm near Hallock, MN and graduated from Kennedy High School. She graduated from the Deaconess School of Nursing in Grand...
Loren Erie
Jan 29, 2015
Loren Virgil Erie, 94, of Evansville, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2014 at the Evansville Care Center in Evansville, MN. He was born near Clarkfield, MN on October 30, 1920 to Alfred and Jennie (Rudell) Erie. He graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1938 and attended the Wahpeton School of Science. On April 12, 1942, he married Helen Risbrudt....
Harry Walvatne
Jan 25, 2015
Harry Burton Walvatne, 87, of Wheat Ridge, CO, formerly of Battle Lake, MN , died on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at his residence. Harry moved to Colorado in 1956 after his time in the Service; however, his heart was always in Minnesota on the farm and he made many trips home to visit. He loved to fish and in Colorado...
Ilene Dickhoff
Jan 22, 2015
Ilene Dickhoff, 79 of Pelican Rapids died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Pelican Valley Health Center. Ilene Marion Dickhoff was born on June 25, 1935 by Battle Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Oscar and Lillie (Mekalson) Langren. She was baptized and confirmed in the Grue Lutheran Church, attended Rural School Districts #34 and #6, then graduated from the Battle...
Kim Johnson
Jan 21, 2015
Kim Johnson, 38 of rural Underwood, Minnesota died Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Kimberly Jo Johnson was born on April 2, 1976 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota the daughter of Roy and Sheila (Dalum) Graham. She was baptized in the Cormorant Lutheran Church by Pelican Rapids and confirmed in the Eagle Lake Lutheran Church of rural Battle Lake. Kim graduated from the...
Dorothy Holte
Jan 17, 2015
Dorothy M. Holte, 87, of Fergus Falls, died on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Dorothy Mae was born on May 3, 1927, in Vining, MN, the daughter of Edward and Ragna (Halvorson ) Christoperson. She attended Vining School as a child and graduated from Henning High School. After graduation she worked in a...
