Obituaries
Richard Rossum
May 30, 2013
Richard Rossum, 61 of Ashby died Thursday, May 30, 2013 under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Richard Gayle Rossum was born on December 16, 1951 in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Floyd and June (Carlson) Rossum. He was baptized and confirmed in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evansville and attended the Evansville Public School graduating from the Evansville High School...
Muriel Myrbo
May 28, 2013
Muriel Myrbo, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born November 28, 1922 in Fergus Falls to Ole and Bura (Bowen) Stenoien. She was baptized at Elim Lutheran Church in Osakis and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Muriel graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1939. She...
Myrtle Wait
May 28, 2013
Myrtle Luella Wait, 96, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully in her sleep on May 28, 2013 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Myrtle was born in Wegdahl, Minnesota to Oscar and Anna (Sandberg) Christianson on November 29, 1916. She resided and attended school in Granite Falls, MN. Myrtle married Ralph O'Dell Wait in New York Mills, MN July 29,...
Joyce Huseth
May 28, 2013
Joyce Huseth, 68, of rural Underwood, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minnesota. Joyce LaVonne Huseth was born on October 1, 1944 in Moose Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Rudy and Gladys (Gilbertson) Anderson. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in the Augustana Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Joyce went through...
Helaine Shaffer
May 19, 2013
Helaine Victoria " Lainy" Shaffer, age 71, of rural El Dorado Springs, MO, passed away May 19, 2013, at Community Springs Healthcare . She was born June 1, 1941, to Benjamin and Florence (Larson) Lystrom in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. While in Minnesota Lainy attended District 72 country school and Battle Lake High School, then at the age of 15 she...
Terryl Jacobson
May 15, 2013
Terryl "Jake" Jacobson, also known as "Dick", 63, of Brooklyn Park, formerly of Underwood, died Wednesday in Bemidji, MN. Terry was born on June 21, 1949 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Sherrill and Arlyss (Donley) Jacobson. He grew up in the Underwood area, graduating from Underwood High School in 1967. After high school, Terry went to Fergus Falls...
George Wagstrom
May 15, 2013
George Wagstrom Age 84 of Mission, TX, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away May 15 at his home with his wife Alice at his side after a 12 year battle with prostate cancer. He was born April 19, 1929 in Pelican Rapids, MN and grew up on a farm in what is now Maplewood State Park. He attended Pelican Rapids...
Lyle Alvstad
May 14, 2013
Lyle S. Alvstad, 92, formerly of Ashby MN, passed away May 14th, 2013 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls under the care of staff and Lakeland Hospice. Lyle became a resident of the Veterans Home in July 2004, and will be remembered for his sociability and eagerness to entertain with his harmonica and song. Lyle Sigwald Alvstad was...
Virginia Knutson
May 14, 2013
Virginia M. Knutson, 83, of Fergus Falls died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Virginia Marie Knutson was born May 31, 1929 at home in Friberg Township, rural Erhard, Minnesota, the daughter of Leonard and Ida (Bauman) Grant. Virginia attended country school in Edwards and then the Washington School in Fergus Falls. She married...
Morris Heyen
May 11, 2013
Morris D. "Morrie" Heyen, 87, of Spring Park, MN, formerly Fergus Falls died on Saturday, May 11 at the Lake Minnetonka Shores Home in Spring Park. Morrie, an avid fisherman and hunter left us to be with his heavenly family on the Minnesota fishing opener, May 11, 2013. He was born, August 4, 1925 and lived in the Fergus Falls...
Kenneth Mull Sr
May 7, 2013
Kenneth Mull Sr., 79 of Morris formerly of Battle Lake died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the West Wind Village in Morris. Kenneth Paul Mull Sr. was born on July 13, 1933 in Street, Maryland the son of Edgar and Macie (McCoy) Mull. He attended school in Maryland, where he lived until he was sixteen years old. Ken then lived...
Ruth Bjorgo
May 7, 2013
Ruth Bakken Bjorgo, age 87, of Fridley, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away at Unity Hospital on May 7, 2013, with the love of her family surrounding her. Ruth Malinda Olson was born on March 10th, 1926 in Maplewood Township, the daughter of Otto and Effie Olson. She graduated from Underwood High School. On June 24, 1945, Ruth married Arthur...
Bette Bailey
Apr 30, 2013
Bette Bailey, 83 of Battle Lake died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Bette Ann Bailey was born on December 24, 1929 in Rugby, North Dakota the daughter of Andrew and Bernice (Stempson) Ellsworth. She was baptized and confirmed in the First Lutheran Church in Rugby and graduated from the Rugby High School....
Sharon Keilen
Apr 26, 2013
Sharon Keilen, 62, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Sharon Ann Brunner was born March 21, 1951 in Faribault, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and LaDonna (Caron) Brunner. She graduated in 1969 from Bethlehem Academy in Faribault and went on for vocational...
Kenneth Anderson
Apr 17, 2013
Kenneth Anderson, 90 of East Battle Lake died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Kenneth (Ken) Anderson was born Nov. 8, 1922 in LaMoure, ND, the son of Adolph and Clara Anderson. He attended grade and high school in Grand Rapids, ND, graduating in 1940. Following his graduation, he farmed in partnership with his father...
Helen Benjamin
Apr 15, 2013
A lovely proper lady, and good friend to many Helen Arlene Carlson Benjamin went home to her Lord, April 15, 2013 from her Broen Home. Born January 5, 1920 in Maine Township to Algot and Lillie (Nelson) Carlson, Helen lived in Fergus Falls, graduated from FFHS and Stout in Menomonee, WI with a BS in Home Economics, which she used...
Melanie Hartman
Apr 15, 2013
Melanie Rotz Hartman, 41, of Clear Lake, MN, formerly of Clitherall, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Melanie Jane Hartman (née Rotz), a devoted, loving and inspiring mother, wife, daughter and sister was born January 28, 1972, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota (MN). She grew up on the family farm in Leaf Mountain Township, where the Rotz and...
Terrance Gregor
Apr 11, 2013
Terrance "Terry" Gregor, 61, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Terrance John Gregor was born May 28, 1951 in Fargo, ND to Edward M. and Rachel R. (Kemple) Gregor. He was baptized in the Lutheran Faith and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Terry grew up in Fergus...
Carl Rohloff
Apr 9, 2013
Carl (Carly) Rohloff, 92 of rural Ashby, Minnesota died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Evansville Care Campus. Carl Theodore Rohloff was born on October 29, 1920 by rural Evansville the son of Julius and Alma (Braun) Rohloff. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christina Lake Lutheran Church and attended Rural School District #52 near Evansville. After his schooling,...
Clifford Sateren
Apr 9, 2013
Clifford Julian Sateren, 94, of Fergus Falls died at the Broen Memorial Home Tuesday, April 9, 2013. He was born December 23, 1918, to Martinus and Emilia (Faldalen) Sateren on the family farm Northwest of Elizabeth that his grandfather, Iver O. Sateren, homesteaded when he emigrated from Norway in the 1870's. He attended rural school District 61 through 8th grade....
