Obituaries

Jan 24, 2013

David W. Lill, 59, of rural Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls. David William Lill was born on November 9, 1953 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Wencil and Della (Etzler) Lill. He was baptized in the Catholic faith. David attended grade school in Carlisle and graduated from Fergus Falls High School...

Jan 24, 2013

Erma Evenson, 94, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, January 24, 2012 at Perham Living. Erma Gertrude Evenson was born December 26, 1918 to George and Amelia (Becker) Eckhart in Breckenridge, MN. She attended school in Doran. Erma married Arthur Evenson on April 12, 1939. They farmed in Western and Maine Townships until moving to rural Fergus Falls. Arthur died...

Jan 23, 2013

Agnes Person, 88, of Elbow Lake died Wednesday at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Agnes Adeline Person was born on July 11, 1924 to Andrew and Adeline (Johnson) Kolkind at Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm near Ashby and attended country school at District 38 and graduated from Evansville High School. She worked in Alexandria and...

Jan 20, 2013

Harold Woessner, 87, of Ottertail, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Harold Carlton Woessner was born on October 15, 1925, in Elbow Lake Township, MN, the son of Albert and Olga (Halvorson) Woessner. The oldest of four children, Harold grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Following the eighth grade, Harold...

Jan 20, 2013

Mary Seifert, 89, of Evansville, formerly of Barrett, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at the Evansville Care Center. Mary Anna Seifert, daughter of Otto and Mable (Freeman) Seifert, was born November 8, 1923. In 1927 she moved with her family to Barrett. Mary was confirmed at the Lien Church. Mary attended school in Districts 32 & 14 in Grant County,...

Jan 20, 2013

Bernard Nordick, 86, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Battle Lake, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Bernard Charles Nordick was born April 3, 1926 in Wilkin County, the son of Henry and Mary (Thuente) Nordick. He was baptized and confirmed at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Kent, MN. He also attended school in Kent....

Jan 18, 2013

Lavern Eggum, 77 of Dalton died Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Funeral Service will be 11 am, Wednesday, January 23rd at Our Savior's-Ten Mile Lake Lutheran Church in Dalton with Rev. Tom Junkert officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm, with a 6:30 pm Prayer Service at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home...

Jan 11, 2013

Joshua Boock, 32, of rural Bemidji died Friday, January 11, 2013, at his home in Bemidji. He was the father of nineteen month old Phyn, the daughter who was the apple of his eye. Joshua Oscar Boock was born on November 12, 1980, in Breckenridge, Minnesota. He was the son of Ronald and Barbara (Sandahl) Boock. He was baptized into...

Jan 11, 2013

Gene Swanson, 73 of Erhard, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Gene Albert Swanson was born August 27, 1939 to Albert John and Gladys (Haarstick) Swanson in Pelican Rapids, MN. He grew up in the Erhard area. In the early 1950's he moved with his family to the farm he currently resided at. Gene...

Jan 1, 2013

Steven Lavern Wagner was born on October 21, 1956 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Lavern and Helen Wagner. When Steven was two years old his family moved to Ashby, Minnesota where his parents owned and operated the Wagner Lakeview Resort for many years. He attended the Ashby Public School. On February 23, 1980 Steven joined the United States Army. He lived...

Dec 31, 2012

Dec 28, 2012

Vernon C. Johnson, Erdahl, died Friday, December 28, 2012 at Knute Nelson Memorial Home, Alexandria, Minnesota. Vernon Clifton Johnson was born November 25, 1921 to Andrew G. and Hulda (Thornberg) Johnson at Evansville, MN. He grew up in rural Evansville and received his education through the 8th grade at District 38. Vernon went to work on his family's farm, eventually...

Dec 27, 2012

Timothy A. Anderson, 50 of Evansville died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota. Timothy Allen Anderson was born on March 20, 1962 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. The son of Luther and Ardelle (Johnson) Anderson, he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He attended the Evansville Public School graduating from the Evansville High...

Dec 26, 2012

Rose Odelia (Burer) Garrett was born on February 23, 1926 in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Paul Edward and Elizabeth Alice (Miller) Burer. Rose attended Saint Ann's Elementary School and graduated form Fairfield High School, Fairfield Township (now City of Fairfield) Ohio. Rose married Robert Alvin Garrett, December 19, 1946; they lived in Fairfield, Ohio, until they moved to Dent,...

Dec 17, 2012

Evelyn Johnson, 95, of Fergus Falls passed away peacefully Monday, December 17, 2012 at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. Evelyn Winnifred Johnson was born on November 9, 1917 in Fergus Falls, the first of six children born to Esther (Roehl) and Severt Myron. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. Evelyn grew up on the family...

Dec 14, 2012

Gilfred Moen, 85, of Perham, formerly of Park River, ND, died Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Perham Health. Gilfred Duane Moen was born on December 3, 1927 in Edinburg, North Dakota, the son of Charlie and Anna (Nygard) Moen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Union, ND. Gilfred attended Country School Tiber District #52, graduating...

Dec 12, 2012

Vernon Lee Gnahn, 87 of Fergus Falls passed away December 12, 2012 at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls, MN surrounded by family. Vernon was born September 17, 1925, the first of two sons to John and Alma (Meyer) Gnahn in Aitkin, MN. He graduated from Aitkin High School in 1943 and then entered the US Navy during WWII. Most...

Dec 9, 2012

Edsel Westman, 80 of rural Underwood, Minnesota died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at his home. Edsel Myron Westman was born on December 15, 1931 in Benedict, North Dakota the son of Ellsworth and Dagnie (Olson) Westman. He was baptized in the Concordia Lutheran Church in Benedict and confirmed in the Grue Lutheran Church, rural Ashby, Minnesota. Edsel went to school...

Dec 7, 2012

Cleo Joyce Kohn, age 82, formerly of Barrett and Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7 at Southview Acres Health Center in St. Paul. Cleo was born on October 9, 1930 in Lien Township, Grant County, the youngest child of Wilhelmina and Andrew Kohn. Her parents both died when she was a young child so was raised by...

Dec 6, 2012

Vernon Farden, 79 of rural Battle Lake died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at his home. Vernon Milo Farden was born on April 3, 1933 by Evansville, Minnesota the son of Selmer and Julia (Person) Farden. He was baptized and confirmed in the Eagle Lake Lutheran Church. Vern attended Rural School District #34 then graduated from the Battle Lake High School...