Obituaries
Gerald Stoick
Sep 21, 2012
Gerald "Jerry" Stoick, 77, of rural Battle Lake, died Friday, September 21, 2012, at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Gerald Dean Stoick was born on June 7, 1935 in Nassau, Minnesota, the son of Gust and Velda (Smith) Stoick. He was baptized and confirmed in the St. James Catholic Church in Nassau. He attended school there and graduated from...
Marsha Schloesser
Sep 18, 2012
Marsha Schloesser, 53, of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at her home in Fergus Falls. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Dean Elmer
Sep 17, 2012
Colonel Dean A. Elmer, USAF (Retired) slipped the surly bonds of this earth for the last time on September 17, 2012 at his home in Duluth, MN. He was 79 years old. Colonel Elmer was born August 12, 1933 to Clarence and Ella (Loe) Elmer in Cottonwood, MN and moved to Evansville, MN as a small child. He graduated from...
Betty Highdale
Sep 15, 2012
Betty Highdale, 87 of Battle Lake died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Betty Lou Highdale was born on December 17, 1924 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the daughter of John and Elna (Dalluge) Sorenson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and attended school in Fergus Falls then Rural Country School in Clitherall...
Gordon Nielsen
Sep 13, 2012
Gordon "Gordy" F. Nielsen died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the MN Veteran's Home. Gordon Francis Nielsen was born October 4, 1925, at Marshall, Minnesota, the oldest of two sons born to Lars and Elizabeth (Stewart) Nielsen, and was baptized in the Christian faith. His father was an immigrant from Denmark and was very resourceful in making a living for...
Alvin Dyke
Sep 12, 2012
Alvin Thomas Van Dyke, 84, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on September 12, 2012, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Alvin was born on August 3rd, 1928, in St. Bernard, Nebraska, the youngest son of eleven children to Thomas and Elizabeth (Eckholt) Van Dyke. Alvin was baptized at St. Bernard Catholic Church near Lindsay, Nebraska and confirmed at Holy Family Catholic...
Emily Scott
Sep 12, 2012
On September 12, 2012 Emily (Spies) Scott, 94 of Fergus Falls, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in St Paul in the care of her two daughters and hospice. Emily was born on November 17, 1917, the 2nd youngest child of Henry and Clara (Wedll) Spies in Elizabeth, MN. In 1930, she moved with her family to Fergus Falls....
Chloe Evans
Sep 12, 2012
Chloe Mae Evans, five month old daughter of Aaron and Laca Evans died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 in her parents' arms at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Chloe was born April 9, 2012 to Aaron and Laca (Hanson) Evans. She was baptized April 12. They enjoyed having her home with them for one month otherwise time...
Dale Klaessy
Sep 9, 2012
Commander U. S. Navy (Retired) Dale Stanley Klaessy died Sunday September 9th, 2012 at St Williams Living Center in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. He was born to Samuel and Signed (Holm) Klaessy in January 1922 in Renwick, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm with his three siblings. At age thirteen, the family moved to Spencer, Iowa where he graduated...
Kathleen Hanson
Sep 5, 2012
Kathleen "Jean" Hanson, 80 of Fergus Falls formerly of Dalton died Wednesday at the Lake Region Hospital. Kathleen "Jean" Hanson was born July 3, 1932 at Bertha, Minnesota to Harry Edwin and Annie Almira (McAllister) Harlow. She was baptized and confirmed in the Congregational Church in Bertha. Jean attended Bertha High School graduating in 1950. Jean married Alonzo Lucius Hanson...
Darrin Harlow
Sep 5, 2012
Darrin J. Harlow, age 22, of Fergus Falls, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, at Delagoon Park Shelter #2 in Fergus Falls. Family is invited to gather for a private memorial service at 1:00 PM in the park. The Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls is...
Carol Thompson
Sep 3, 2012
Carol D. Thompson of Battle Lake, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Carol Destler was born on November 12, 1931 to Kenneth and Dorothy (Bonnell) Destler in Cincinnati, Ohio. She spent her first ten years in various cities in Ohio, eventually moving with her family to Atlantic, Iowa, where she graduated from high...
Steven Stephens
Sep 1, 2012
Steven D. Stephens, 61, of Fergus Falls died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls following an eleven year struggle with cancer and its aftermath. Steven Douglas Stephens was born September 6, 1950 in Ventura, California to David and Madora (Murray) Stephens. He was raised in southern California where he loved spending time with his...
Elnora Godwin
Sep 1, 2012
Elnora Godwin, 96 of Fergus Falls formerly of Ashby died Saturday September 1, 2012. Elnora Godwin was born July 14, 1916 to Jacob and Amelia (Voight) Hayenga, near Eagle Bend, MN. She attended grade school at the Red Oak School #82 in Todd County and high school in Clarissa. She completed her Teacher's Training School in Long Prairie. On March...
Lillian Cushman
Sep 1, 2012
Lillian Maude Cushman was born on June 28, 1914 , one of six children to Martha (Knutson) and Lars Vinji in Sacred Heart, Minnesota. She was confirmed (January 8, 1928) at the Saron Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Lillian married Roger W. Cushman. They were later divorced. They made their home in Duluth, Montevideo, and the Granite Falls area. Lillian later...
Marian Hunter
Aug 17, 2012
Marian Hunter, age 83, of rural Underwood, died Thursday, August 17, 2012, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Marian Arlys Johnson was born January 11, 1929 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Olaf W. and Susan (Pederson) Johnson. She was raised on the home farm near Underwood, attended school locally, and graduated from Underwood High School. Marian went...
George Behl
Aug 16, 2012
George Behl, 84 of Battle Lake died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. George Elwood Behl was born on September 3, 1927 in Grand Forks, North Dakota the son of George C. and Alma (Dallum) Behl. He attended Washington Elementary School then continued his education at the Grand Forks Central High School. George...
Arlene Larson
Aug 7, 2012
Arlene Rose Mary Larson was born on July 27, 1924 in Golva, North Dakota, the daughter of George and Mollie (Keller) Erickson. She and her family lived in several North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota locations before she was graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1942. She worked in a Fergus Falls bank for two years following her high school...
Virgil Starin
Aug 6, 2012
G. Virgil Starin, age 90, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, August 6, 2012, at the Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Virgil Starin was born March 26, 1922 near Battle Lake, Minnesota the son of Max and Martha (Brandt) Starin. He attended rural School Dist. #45 in Everts Township, rural Battle Lake then at Battle Lake High School for one...
Alvin Hoefs
Jul 28, 2012
Alvin Hoefs, 95, of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at PioneerCare Suites under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Alvin John Friderick Hoefs was born on July 12, 1917 in Lidgerwood, ND, the son of George and Mary (Schuett) Hoefs. As a child, Alvin moved with his family to Fairmount, ND, where he was baptized into the Lutheran church...
