Obituaries
Leo McNulty
Nov 5, 2014
Leo "Blair" McNulty passed comfortably in his sleep at the Veteran's Home, in Fergus Falls, on Wednesday November 5th. Blair was born on July 29th 1924, in Park Rapids Minnesota. He made lifelong friends during his time there and stayed in touch with many of them as long as possible. He met his sweetheart Dorothy McNulty (Meinke) and proposed to...
Ronald Hollar
Nov 3, 2014
Ronald Hollar, 72, of Evansville, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Ronald was born on November 18, 1941 in Beach, North Dakota, the son of Harold and Rose (Wertz) Hollar. Ron was raised on the family ranch north of Beach. He was educated at a rural country school and the Beach...
Moe Borowski
Oct 29, 2014
Moe Borowski, 6 weeks old, son of Matthew and Stephanie Borowski, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside Service: 3:00 P.M, Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls. Interment: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls Funeral arrangements are with...
Merl Olson
Oct 28, 2014
Merl Lynton Olson of Ashby, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, October 28, 2014 at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, MN at the age of 91 years. He was born to Paul and Dora (Nelson) Olson on July 24, 1923 in Erdahl Township, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Evansville. He...
Ruth Brown
Oct 27, 2014
Ruth Brown, 82, died on Monday, October 27, 2014 at her home in Evansville, MN. She was born on February 13, 1932 to Alessandro and Maria (Sbrocchi) Longiotti on a farm outside Hartstown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Jamestown High School, PA in 1950. After graduation, she joined the United States Air Force. While serving at the Pentagon she met her...
Bill Gillespie
Oct 27, 2014
Bill Gillespie, 73 of rural Battle Lake, Minnesota died Monday, October 27, 2014 at his home. William Franklin Gillespie was born on June 24, 1941 in Beckley, West Virginia the son of Milton and Clare (Colley) Gillespie. Bill graduated from the Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia in 1960 and married his high school sweetheart Sandra Lilly. He...
Rhonda Rossum
Oct 25, 2014
Rhonda Rossum, 59, of Ashby died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Ashby Living Center under the care of Lakeland Hospice, surrounded by family and friends. Rhonda Lynn Rossum was born on December 13, 1954 the daughter of Orville and Lillian (Larson) Jacobson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Pelican Lake Lutheran Church and graduated from the Ashby High...
Patricia Young
Oct 25, 2014
Patricia Young, 77 of Fergus Falls died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Broen Home. Patricia Margaretha Young was born on January 12, 1937 in Barrett, Minnesota the daughter of Nelson and Josie (Cornillie) Williams. She attended school in the Herman/Norcross area and the Ashby/Battle Lake area, graduating from the Ashby High School in 1955. After graduation, Patricia worked for...
Lila Duenow
Oct 23, 2014
Lila Duenow, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, October 23, 2014, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Lila Louise Olive was born on September 17, 1917, in Friberg Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Lillian Nora (Olds) Kugler of German, English and Dutch heritage. She was baptized at East Friberg Lutheran Church and confirmed at Trinity...
Barbara Johnson
Oct 16, 2014
Barbara Jean (Banks) Johnson died at her home in Fergus Falls on October 16, 2014. The daughter of Anna (McKenna) and Clarence Banks, Barbara was born at Southhampton, Long Island, New York and was christened at St. Rosalie's Church in Hampton Bays, Long Island, New York. Graduating with honors from Westhampton Beach High School, her first employment was as secretary/bookkeeper...
Florence Merz
Oct 14, 2014
Florence Martha Margaret Lyngstad was born on November 16, 1927 in rural Erhard, the daughter of Carl and Martha Margaret (Olson) Lyngstad. She grew up in the Erhard area and attended school in Pelican Rapids. On June 22, 1946, Florence married Henry (Heinie) Merz. They were the parents of two children, Perry and Val. Florence was a devoted wife, mother...
Kent Olson
Oct 7, 2014
Kent Olson, 78 of Battle Lake died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the Sanford Health in Fargo. Kent Franklin Olson was born on September 2, 1936 to Kenneth and Ethel Olson (Jacobson). He grew up in Battle Lake and made national headlines as a toddler as the child lost in the swamps between Battle Lake and Underwood for about forty...
Jack Keller
Oct 7, 2014
Jack D. Keller, 88, of rural Evansville died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 1, 1926 in Wiota, IA to Richard and Helen (McPike) Keller. He grew up in southwest Iowa and graduated from Clarinda High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on December 18, 1944 and served in Europe. He was honorably discharged...
Marilyn Larson
Oct 7, 2014
Marilyn Larson, 65, of Fergus Falls died Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at her home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Marilyn Ann Ehlert was born on December 30, 1948 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the daughter of Victor and Ann (Miranowski) Ehlert. She graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1966. After receiving her education, Marilyn worked for the Wahpeton Daily News as...
Dwight Hanson
Oct 4, 2014
Dwight Hanson, 91, of Fergus Falls, MN died on Saturday, October 4th, 2014 in his home at the Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls. Dwight was born March 20th, 1923, in Friberg Township, the son of Harry and Alma (Soderberg) Hanson. He graduated from Underwood High School in 1943, and served in the U.S. Navy. On June 2, 1951 he married...
Vivian Uhren
Oct 3, 2014
Vivian Fay Uhren, 61, of Vining, MN, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at Fairview University of Minnesota Hospital, with husband Ken at her side. Viv was born on June 12th, 1953, in Redfield South Dakota, to Ralph and Nina Sorensen. In 1973, Viv graduated from Golden Valley Lutheran College and then worked as a Parish and Youth worker at Hope...
LaDonna Pederson
Sep 30, 2014
LaDonna Pederson, 79, of Fergus Falls, MN, died on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the Broen Home of Fergus Falls. LaDonna Mary was born on Christmas morning 1934 in her home, the daughter of Louis and Gladys (Clausen) Bilden. She attended school in Rothsay, MN and was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran in Rothsay. LaDonna moved to Fergus...
Bernice Schaffran
Sep 28, 2014
Bernice Rose Schaffran, age 88, went home to our Lord on September 28, 2014. The daughter of Roy and Katie Freske, Bernice was born on April 28, 1926. On June 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to Tony Schaffran at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alexandria, MN. They lived in Alexandria until 1955 when they moved to Urbank. They...
Ralph Maxwell
Sep 28, 2014
Ralph Maxwell, 94, of Richville, MN, died on Sunday, September 28, 2014, at his residence, surrounded by family. Ralph (Buzzy) Bernard Borden Maxwell was born November 26, 1919 in Devils Lake, ND to William Maxwell, Jr., Conway ND and Mary (Emma) Borden Maxwell, Merrifield, MN. He married Martha Elizabeth (Liz) Fargusson February 14, 1948. He received a B.S. from UND...
Ethel Nelson
Sep 28, 2014
Ethel Nelson, 105 of Battle Lake died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Ethel Mae Nelson was born on July 7, 1909 in Ryder, North Dakota the daughter of Theodore and Ida (Peterson) Jacobson. She attended elementary school in Underwood and Dalton and early high school in Oakes, North Dakota. She moved to Battle Lake...
