Obituaries

Patricia Baker

Patricia Baker

Dec 4, 2013

Patricia Baker, 69, of Battle Lake, died December 4, 2013, at Golden LivingCenter, Henning, Minnesota. Patricia Ann Baker was born on September 27, 1944 in Superior, Wisconsin the daughter of Milo and Emma (Trentor) Lane. She was baptized in the Church of the Ascension in Minneapolis. Patti graduated from high school in 1962 in Superior, Wisconsin then continued her education...

Vicky McNulty

Vicky McNulty

Dec 2, 2013

Vicky McNulty, 58, of Watkins, Minnesota passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at her home. Vicky Marie McNulty was born on September 11, 1955 in Rochester, Minnesota to Leo "Blair" and Dorothy (Meinke) McNulty. She was baptized and raised in the Catholic Church and graduated from the St. Louis Park High School in 1974. Vicky attended school for Cosmetology in...

Stella Hodnefield

Stella Hodnefield

Nov 23, 2013

Stella Hodnefield, 95, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Lake Region Hospital. Stella Lundberg Hodnefield was born November 30, 1917 in Eagle Lake Township, Otter Tail County to Henry and Bessie (Okerlund) Lundberg. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith April 19, 1918. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in District #72...

Leonard Monke

Leonard Monke

Nov 23, 2013

Leonard Monke, 85 of rural Clitherall died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Leonard Emil Monke was born on May 23, 1928 in Regent, North Dakota the son of Frank and Sophie (Gehner) Monke. He was baptized in Regent and confirmed in Waterville, MN. He graduated from the Waterville High School in 1946, Leonard...

Marvin Umlauf

Marvin Umlauf

Nov 18, 2013

Marvin Umlauf, age 88, of Fergus Falls, died Monday at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls. Marvin Allan Umlauf was born on February 5, 1925 in Luce, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Alberta (Morton) Umlauf. As a boy, he moved with his family to Star Lake Township, and attended school at District 144, receiving his diploma. In his younger years,...

LaVerne Tenneson

LaVerne Tenneson

Nov 18, 2013

LaVerne Tenneson, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 18, 2013, at the Broen Home. LaVerne Helen Weinrich Tenneson was born May 24, 1927 on her parent's farm just north of Fergus Falls, MN and died November 18, 2013 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. She was 86 years old. Her death from kidney failure occurred after a year...

Joyce Wendt

Joyce Wendt

Nov 16, 2013

Joyce Gloria Wendt, 80, of Morris, died Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Broen Home, Fergus Falls, MN. In the certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, it has pleased Almighty God to call unto Himself the soul and spirit of Joyce Gloria Wendt on November 16, 2013. Joyce was born February 13, 1933 in Springfield, MN to Elmer and...

Herbert Thompson

Herbert Thompson

Nov 16, 2013

Herbert J. Thompson, age 97, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Herbert John Thompson was born on March 19, 1916 in Ruthton, Minnesota to parents Theodore and Julia (Bly) Thompson. He grew up in rural Ruthton on the family farm with his twin sister, Hulda and sisters, Mabel and Selma. He...

Eileen Whittinger

Eileen Whittinger

Nov 14, 2013

Eileen Whittinger, 80 of Battle Lake died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Eileen Avis Buchholz Whittinger was born on January 29, 1933 in Braddock, North Dakota, the daughter of Adolph and Annetta (Job) Buchholz. She leaves behind one daughter, Arlou, (Joe) Rehovsky of Apple Valley; one son, Bill (Deb) Bartholomay of Comstock; seven grandkids;...

Dorothy Duffner

Dorothy Duffner

Nov 13, 2013

Dorothy H. Duffner, 94, a resident of the Broen Home in Fergus Falls died Wednesday, November 13, 2013. She was born Hanora Anna Walta on December 4, 1917 to Henry and Anna (Wagner) Walta in Kranzburg, South Dakota. She legally changed her name to Dorothy at a later time. Dorothy graduated from Watertown S. D. high school in 1937. Dorothy...

Carol Brytn

Carol Brytn

Nov 11, 2013

Carol (Kirsch) Brytn, age 58, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, November 11, 2013, at her home. Funeral Service: 2:30 PM Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Visitation: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Saturday, at the funeral home Arrangements by Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls Condolences: GlendeNilson.com

Roger Burris

Roger Burris

Nov 9, 2013

Roger Burris, 73, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Roger Dean Burris was born on December 2, 1939, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Walter and Wanita (Norton) Burris. He was baptized and confirmed in First English Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On January 12,...

Larry Kinder

Larry Kinder

Nov 7, 2013

Larry Kinder, 73, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND He was born March 28, 1940 in Des Moines, IA to Victor and Willa Mae (Jones) Kinder. He grew up and received his education in Martensdale, IA. On April 17, 1961, Larry was united in marriage to Linda Grosvenor at Neola, IA. The couple...

Michael Montgomery

Michael Montgomery

Nov 4, 2013

Michael Montgomery, 55 of Fergus Falls passed away November 4, 2013, at his mother's home on Stalker Lake, peacefully with his family at his side. Michael Arthur Montgomery was born on June 18, 1958 in Coburg, Germany the son of Edward and Erika (Meixner) Montgomery. At three years of age, he moved with his family to the United States living...

Orris Beck

Orris Beck

Nov 2, 2013

Orris G. Beck, 91, of Evansville, MN, died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Orris Glendon Beck was born August 30, 1922 in rural Evansville, son of Carl and Hanna (Bestad) Beck. He and his siblings spoke Norwegian and then learned English when they went to school. He graduated from country school in rural...

Bruce Puchalski

Bruce Puchalski

Nov 2, 2013

Bruce Puchalski, 42, of Evansville, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN. Bruce Charles Puchalski was born October 27, 1971 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the son of Charles and Sue (Jensen) Puchalski. He graduated from West Central Area High School, Barrett, MN, in 1990. Following graduation, Bruce worked for Lunda Construction in the Twin Cities during...

Evelyn Gerlach

Evelyn Gerlach

Nov 2, 2013

Evelyn (Evie) Henrietta Gerlach passed away Sat. Nov. 2nd at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN at the age of 85 with family by her side. She was born to Henry & Nettie Pederson in rural Fergus Falls MN & graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1945. In 1947 she married Richard (Dick) Gerlach & they made their...

Thomas George

Thomas George

Nov 1, 2013

Thomas Gerard George Our dear Daddy and precious husband died suddenly at home on November 1, 2013. We will miss him so much every day, yet we take comfort that we know he is with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in Heaven. Tom is survived by his wife, Martha and his children Thomas, Robert, Stephanie, David, Gary, Sarah, Mark,...

Ruth Levang

Ruth Levang

Oct 31, 2013

Ruth Levang, 91, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Fertile, IA died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Ruth Edel (Bjornsen) Levang was born on October 22, 1922 to Svend and Marie (Mikkelsen) Bjornsen in Haugesund, NORWAY. She was baptized in Frelsers Church, Haugesund, NORWAY. During the summer of 1923, Ruth, together with her mother Marie and two...

Doris Hotchkiss

Doris Hotchkiss

Oct 28, 2013

Doris Welle Hotchkiss died Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Masonic Home in Bloomington. She had lived in the Twin Cities for the past 6 years, near her children. Doris was born in Eustis, Nebraska, on March 5, 1923 to Otto and Sophia Bartruff. She was one of eight children growing up on the family farm. She graduated from Eustis...