Obituaries
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...
Mildred Bothun
Nov 29, 2014
Mildred Bothun, 94, of Ashby, MN, died on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Mildred Lorraine was born on September 21, 1920, in North Kingston, MN to Henry and Alice (Peterson) Erlandson. While growing up she lived in Ashby graduating in 1937 from Ashby High School. Mildred worked at OC Drug Store in Ashby from...
Kathryn Watnaas
Nov 24, 2014
Kathryn Watnaas, 78 of rural Vining, Minnesota died peacefully Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, surrounded by her family. Kathryn Avon Watnaas was born on July 3, 1936, in Battle Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Leonard Martin and Elois Helen (Hartness) Gaarsland. She was baptized at Battle Lake and confirmed at Folden Lutheran Church....
Arlene Dillerud
Nov 22, 2014
Arlene Dillerud, 73, of rural Clitherall, Minnesota, died Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Arlene Marlas Dillerud was born on November 20, 1941 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Lawrence and Thora Brevig. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. At the age of thirteen, she moved with her family to Fergus...
Reynold Hanson
Nov 20, 2014
Reynold Hanson, 88 of Fergus Falls died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Reynold Karl Hanson was born on October 7, 1926 by Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Karl and Clara (Anderson) Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Augustana Lutheran Church and attended Rural School District #30 in Buse Township. Reynold and...
A. Tungseth
Nov 20, 2014
A. Valborg Tungseth, 87, of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, November 20, 2014. Valborg was born March 15 1927 in Hawley, Minnesota, the daughter of Anton and Thea (Halverson) Tungseth. Her family moved to Fergus Falls in 1939. Valborg attended rural school in Buse Township and was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in 1941. She attended...
Arlene Olson
Nov 19, 2014
Arlene Olson, 89, of Fergus Falls died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Lake Region Hospital. Arlene Olson was born December 20, 1924, In Fergus Falls to Sig and Edna (Berg) Hagen. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School and then worked at Swenson's Woolen Mill. Later she moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she worked at Emmanuel Dec. Institution. On August...
Judy Rokes
Nov 17, 2014
Judy Rokes, 59 of rural Clitherall died Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota due to many health issues. Judy Ann Rokes was born on August 22, 1955 in Mount Ayr, Iowa the daughter of Richard and Lola (Warner) Webb. She was raised in Mount Ayr where Judy attended the Mount Ayr Public School....
Bennie Bengtson
Nov 14, 2014
Bennie Bengtson, 95 of Battle Lake, Minnesota passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Bennie Clifford Bengtson was born on February 26, 1919 near Battle Lake, Minnesota to Nels and Jennie (Johnson) Bengtson. He was baptized and confirmed at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church. He attended the Rural School District No. 34. On February...
Janice Jesnowski
Nov 13, 2014
Janice Jesnowski, 67, of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. Janice Marie was born on March 2, 1947, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Raymond E. and Joyce Evelyn (Thorstenson) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Fergus Falls. Jan graduated from Fergus Falls High...
