Obituaries
Mildred Rismoen
Jan 16, 2015
Mildred "Millie" Rismoen (Trosdahl), 96, of Battle Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2015 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Millie was born on April 4, 1918 in Nidaros Township, the middle daughter of Joseph and Minnie Trosdahl. On May 3, 1936, Millie married Alf Rismoen. After their marriage they lived...
James Miller
Jan 15, 2015
James Miller, 69 of rural Battle Lake died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice and surrounded by his loving family. James Henry Miller was born on November 6, 1945 in Hazen, North Dakota the son of Henry and Frieda (Kilber) Miller. He was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Stanton,...
Donald Lee
Jan 12, 2015
Donald Gust Lee, 80, of Fergus Falls, passed away from a terminal illness on January 12, 2015, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. He was born in Breckenridge, MN in 1934 at his family home, with his maternal grandmother serving as the midwife. He attended grade school in Minot, ND and rural Fergus Falls. Don graduated from Breckenridge High...
Glorianne Swenson
Jan 11, 2015
Glorianne Marsyl (Anderson) Swenson, age 71, of rural Fergus Falls died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Glorianne was born on February 6, 1943 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Joseph Malcolm and Clara Myrtle Annie (Braaten) Anderson. She was baptized February 21, 1943 by the Reverend P.K. Beuide at Vang Lutheran Free Church of rural...
Marlin Freitag
Jan 9, 2015
Marlin Herbert Freitag, 81, died January 9th 2015 in Mission Texas after a short illness. He was born Aug 27, 1933 at the home of his parents, Herbert and Violet (Wendt) Freitag near Deer Creek, MN. He attended several schools in the Deer Creek, Wadena and Verndale area. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran church in Deer Creek....
William Lemke
Jan 7, 2015
William Lemke, 80, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. William Peter Lemke was born on October 27, 1934 near Long Lake, rural Fergus Falls, one of five children born to Otto and Agnes (Odland) Lemke. He attended country school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. After graduating, Bill...
Agnes Mortell
Jan 7, 2015
Agnes Mortell, 98, of Fergus Falls, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Agnes Margaret Steiner was born on May 8, 1916 in Kenmare, ND, the daughter of Karl and Agatha (Wehle) Steiner. She attended grade school and high school, graduating in 1933 from St. Agnes Academy in Kenmare. On June 19, 1937, she married John G....
Janette Koebernick
Jan 4, 2015
Janette Koebernick, 91 of Fargo, ND, died on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Janette Lydia Koebernick was born January 23, 1923 to Arthur and Olga (Zimmerman) Neuman in Wheaton, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed and attended rural country school near Wheaton, continuing her education at Trade School in Morris. Janette worked at Omeara's and...
Betty Olson
Jan 3, 2015
Betty Lou Olson, 83, of Evansville, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at her home. Born May 18, 1931 in Woodworth, North Dakota, Betty Lou Bah lived on a small farm in rural North Dakota until her family moved to Evansville, Minnesota. She grew up and lived most of her life in Evansville, except for a ten year period when she...
Mildred Cockrum
Jan 2, 2015
Mildred "Milly" Cockrum, age 86, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center surrounded by family. Mildred Alvina Cockrum was born October 6, 1928 to Amanda and Adolph Skramstad in Nome, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Petri Lutheran Church. Her childhood was spent on a small farm outside of Nome with her brothers Lawrence...
Helen Jensen
Jan 2, 2015
Helen Jensen, 95, of Fergus Falls died Friday, January 2, 2015 at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. Helen Evangeline Jensen was born on April 9, 1919 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Lauritz and Hilda (Nelson) Berge. She was baptized and confirmed in the Swan Lake Lutheran Church of rural Fergus Falls. Helen graduated from Fergus Falls High...
Philip Williams
Dec 31, 2014
Philip J. Williams passed away on 31 December 2014 at the age of 95. He was born on 25 March 1919 in Andretta, Italy. In March of 1921, with his mother Concetta, he sailed to America through Ellis Island to join his father Angelo. Philip was an excellent student and exceptional athlete; later in life he was inducted into the...
Rosamond Hochstein
Dec 18, 2014
Rosamond Hochstein, 92 of Battle Lake died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Rosie was born January 4, 1922 in Lakefield, MN to Minnie and Paul Wedeking. She graduated from high school in Lakefield and worked at the Jackson County Soil Conservation Service. She attended the University of Minnesota and ushered at Northrup Auditorium for...
Viola Krog
Dec 17, 2014
Viola Krog, 85, of Pelican Rapids, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Viola Edna (Peasley) Krog was born March 7, 1929 to Alvey and Lillian Hazel (Cox) Peasley in Fergus Falls. She attended country school in Edwards. She married Millard Krog in South Dakota. The couple had 4 children, Larry...
Mayme Hokanson
Dec 17, 2014
Mayme Maria Hokanson, 96, of Evansville, MN, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. She was born on September 5, 1918; 1 of 12 daughters to Alfred & Hanna (Forsti) Aho of Finnish descent on the Aho family farm in Urness Township. She was baptized and confirmed in the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran...
Doris Opsahl
Dec 15, 2014
Doris Opsahl, 70, of Underwood, died Monday, December 15, 2014, at her home. Doris Ann Hagen was born March 12, 1944 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Elmer N. and Mabel (Skogen) Hagen. She attended Barnhard School District #182 through eighth grade, after which she attended Underwood High School, until her graduation in 1962. Doris was extremely musical, playing the flute,...
Darlene Schuman
Dec 15, 2014
Darlene Schuman, 56 of Evansville died at her home in Evansville on Monday, December 15, 2014. Darlene Mae Schuman was born on May 18, 1958 in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Raymond and Jean (Olson) Hanson. She grew up on the Hanson Family farm by Evansville, Minnesota where she was baptized and confirmed in the Erdahl Lutheran Church. Darlene attended...
Lorraine Olson
Dec 12, 2014
Lorry Olson, 93 of Evansville died Friday, December 12, 2014, at the Evansville Care Center. Lorraine Marie Olson was born on November 7, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of John and Lillian Marie (Kopaceke) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Lorry attended the Holy Rosary Catholic School then graduated from the...
Floyd Olson
Dec 11, 2014
Memorial service will be held Thursday, Dec 18, 2014, at Nidaros Lutheran Church at 1 pm. for Floyd B. Olson. Floyd died at age 75, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls after hospitalization for the effects of leukemia. Floyd Benhardt Olson was born on July 5, 1939, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the eldest child of Benhardt (Bennie) and Edith...
Phyllis Ness
Dec 5, 2014
Phyllis Ness, 84, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, December 5, 2014, at Broen Home in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. Phyllis Clarice Ness was born on September 11, 1930, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Phillip and Clara (Nelson) Eggum. She attended rural School District #2 by Dalton and later, Ashby High School. On July 16, 1947, she...
