Obituaries
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...
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...
