Obituaries

Clarence Stransky

Clarence Stransky

Jul 8, 2011

Clarence Joseph Stransky, 85, of Brandon, MN, died Friday, July 8, 2011 in Community Memorial Home, Osakis, MN. No Services will be held.

Dorothy Bjorgaard

Dorothy Bjorgaard

Jul 8, 2011

Dorothy Bjorgaard, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Amor, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at the age of 99, at Heartland Pioneer Senior Cottages in Fergus Falls. She had been so wonderfully and lovingly care for there the 9½ years of her life. Dorothy Mae Malcolm was born July 3, 1912 at Elrod, SD. She was one of eight children born...

Edwin Bittenbender

Edwin Bittenbender

Jul 2, 2011

Reverend Edwin L. Bittenbender, 86, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 under the tender and compassionate care of the staff at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Fergus Falls and Lakeland Hospice. Edwin L. Bittenbender was born February 25, 1925, the fifth child and third son of Gedna and Dora (Grey) Bittenbender in Berwick, PA. He was baptized as an...

Velma Lund

Velma Lund

Jun 29, 2011

Velma LaVerne Mikkelson Lund entered into the Lord's presence June 29, 2011 from the Ottertail Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born March 4, 1925 in Lake Park, MN, daughter of Martin & Bessie Mikkelson. She was married 54 years to her beloved husband, Leonard A. Lund, who preceded her in death in February 2000. She is also...

Adleide Gunhus

Adleide Gunhus

Jun 28, 2011

Adleide Christine Gunhus, 98, of Underwood, Minnesota, died on, Tuesday, 28 June 2011, at St Luke's Lutheran Care Center, in Blue Earth, MN She was born on May 26, 1913 in Proctor, Minnesota to Thomas K. and Jensine B. Anderson. Because Norwegian was the language spoken at home, Adleide didn't learn English until she went to school. This bi-lingual heritage...

Margaret Drechsel

Margaret Drechsel

Jun 26, 2011

Margaret Drechsel, 78, of rural Fergus Falls died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at her home. Margaret Carolyn Drechsel was born March 8, 1933 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Micheal and Earline (Anderson) Igelstad. She was baptized into the Lutheran Faith at Bethel Lutheran Church. Margaret grew up in Fergus Falls and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church. Margaret attended and...

MaryLou Sanders

MaryLou Sanders

Jun 24, 2011

MaryLou Hazel Sanders, 69, of Fergus Falls, MN, died June 24, 2011 at her home. MaryLou was born on July 24, 1941 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Lenville and Odella (Baker) Schumann. She was raised on a farm near Rothsay, MN and educated in Breckenridge, MN. MaryLou married Robert Duane Sanders on October 8, 1961 in Breckenridge, MN....

Alta Muller

Alta Muller

Jun 24, 2011

Alta "Penny" Muller, 57, of Foxhome died Friday, June 24, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Alta Marie "Penny" Muller was born February 14, 1954, in Fergus Falls to Donald and Gertrude (Miller) Formo. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace United Methodist Church in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. On September 15, 1983, she...

Blanche Shol

Blanche Shol

Jun 24, 2011

Blanche Shol, age 77, of Fergus Falls, died June 24, 2011 at her home. Blanche LaVonne (Johnson) Shol was born July 10, 1933, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Rolland G. and Ruth J. (Sandahl) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. James Episcopal Church in Fergus Falls. Blanche graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1951. While...

E. Nelson

E. Nelson

Jun 23, 2011

E. Norman Nelson, age 97, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. Edgar Norman Nelson was born January 1, 1914 in Borup, Minnesota the son of Ed and Pearl (Colcord) Nelson. He was baptized and raised in the Presbyterian Church in Clitherall. He attended the Clitherall School and then graduated from the...

Clara Holey

Clara Holey

Jun 18, 2011

Clara Holey, 69 of Fergus Falls died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Essentia Critical Care in Fargo. Clara Mildred Holey was born on June 19, 1941 in Walhalla, North Dakota the daughter of William and Christina (Frank) Hamilton. She grew up and attended school in Walhalla. She lived in Fargo, then eight years in Arizona, then in the Minneapolis area....

Loraine Lankow

Loraine Lankow

Jun 17, 2011

Loraine Lankow, 87, of Fergus Falls died Friday, June 17, 2011 at her residence. Loraine Harriet Martinson was born in Rothsay on February 9, 1924 to Hilmer and Ellen (Klengson) Martinson. She grew up and attended school in the Rothsay and the Everdell area until starting high school in Breckenridge, where she was a 1942 graduate. Loraine went through all...

Fran Sieling

Fran Sieling

Jun 16, 2011

"Fran" Frances Sieling, 85, died Thursday, June 16, 2011. Fran was born January 25, 1926, in Cloquet, Minnesota the daughter of Lee and Libbie Parker. The family moved to a farm in Girard Township near Henning, Minnesota in 1929. She graduated from Henning High School in 1943, graduated Teacher Training Class from Fergus Falls in 1944, and completed her four...

Florence Rudsenske

Florence Rudsenske

Jun 12, 2011

Florence Rudsenske, 100 of Battle Lake died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Perham Memorial Hospital. Florence Mildred Rudsenske was born on October 16, 1910 in Bowman City, North Dakota the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Caroline) Rundquist. At nine years old she moved to Starbuck, Minnesota where she attended Rural School District #36. On May 9, 1929 she married...

Darin Slack

Darin Slack

Jun 9, 2011

Darin Slack, age 27, of Evansville, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD as result of a construction accident. To benefit others, Darin was an organ donor. Darin Paul Slack was born December 29, 1983 in Alexandria, Mn. to Tom and Mona (Anderson) Slack. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in...

Ella Grunewald

Ella Grunewald

Jun 4, 2011

Ella H. Grunewald, 93, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Lake Region Healthcare surrounded by family members. She was born July 13, 1917, in Tanberg Township, rural Rothsay, the daughter of Ole and Anna (Hagen) Lillevold, both of whom were born in Norway. She was baptized and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay. She attended...

Rev. Orville Olson

Rev. Orville Olson

Jun 3, 2011

Reverend Orville Theodore Olson, 89, of Fargo, ND died on June 3, 2011 at Elim Rehabilitation & Care Center of Fargo, ND Orville was born September 28, 1921 on the family farm northwest of Clarion, Iowa, the son of Ole Sirenus and Anna T. (Huus) Olson and was baptized and confirmed at Holmes Lutheran Church in Holmes, Iowa. As the...

Jerald Einerson

Jerald Einerson

May 30, 2011

Jerald Einerson, 77 of Clitherall died Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Jerald Milton Einerson was born on May 4, 1934 in Dawson, Minnesota the son of Milton and Florence (Otheim) Einerson. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo, Minnesota and graduated from the Montevideo High School. On December 6,...

Peter Tungseth

Peter Tungseth

May 30, 2011

Peter O. Tungseth, 82, of Fergus Falls died on Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Pelican Valley Health Center Nursing Home. Peter Ole Tungseth was born on July 29, 1928 near Hawley, MN, the son of Anton and Thea (Halvorson) Tungseth. Peter moved with his family to Fergus Falls in 1939. He was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church and graduated...

Georgia Skjold

Georgia Skjold

May 29, 2011

Georgia Skjold, 97, of Battle Lake, died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Georgia Elizabeth Skjold was born on November 3, 1913 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of David and Hester (Munson) Schomburg. She graduated in 1931 from North High School in Minneapolis, and then furthered her education at the University of Minnesota, graduating with...

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