Obituaries
Ben Lystrom
Apr 25, 2012
Benjamin Lystrom, age 92, of Ashby died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Benjamin Carleton Lystrom was born April 3, 1920 in Eagle Lake Township, rural Battle Lake, to Carl and Helen (Okerlund) Lystrom. He was baptized and confirmed at the Grue Lutheran Church and attended Rural School District #72 in Eagle Lake Township. Bennie...
James Klimek
Apr 25, 2012
James Klimek, age 89, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the St. Cloud Hospital. James Philip Klimek was born on July 6, 1922, in Evansville Township, Douglas County, the son of Joseph and Mary (Loeffler) Klimek, the youngest of five children. He attended country school District #32, and graduated from Brandon High School. In his younger years,...
Floyd Estlick
Apr 23, 2012
Floyd Estlick, age 91, of Battle Lake, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Floyd Wayne Estlick was born on January 20, 1921 in Perham, Minnesota, the son of John G. and Lila E. (Malcolm) Estlick. He was baptized as an adult at the Basswood Seventh Day Adventist Church. He attended the Amor...
LaNore Hanson
Apr 22, 2012
LaNore Hanson, 79, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Broen Home in Fergus Falls. LaNore Berdella Hanson was born November 13, 1932 to Ernest and Peggy (Pederson) Schoon in Verona, ND. She lived in Fergus Falls with her parents and five brothers and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1952. LaNore was united in marriage to...
Darlene Estlick
Apr 17, 2012
Darlene Estlick, 87 of Battle Lake died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. Darlene Adeline Estlick was born on November 18, 1924 in Perham, Minnesota the daughter of Albert D. and Eva Mae (Davis) Wickham. She was baptized as an adult at the Basswood Seventh Day Adventist Church. She attended Rural School District #256 in Dead...
Clara Larson
Apr 16, 2012
Clara M. Larson, age 87, of Ashby, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012, at the Evansville Care Center. Clara Margaret Fhyrie was born April 23, 1924 in Friberg Township, MN to Hjalmer and Minnie (Langseth) Fhyrie. She attended country school through the eighth grade. After receiving her education Clara went to work, holding several jobs throughout her lifetime, including the...
Herbert Beske
Apr 15, 2012
Herbert Beske, 89 of Fergus Falls died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Sheridan House in Fergus Falls. Herbert Carl Beske was born on December 18, 1922 in Carlisle Township, rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Albert H. and Leine R.(Gabriel)Beske. He was baptized on January 7, 1923 by Rev. Kretzschman and confirmed on May 24, 1936 by Rev....
Reverend III
Apr 15, 2012
The Reverend William O. Gilbert III was received into the more immediate presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday evening, April 15, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on August 22, 1942 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Mr. William O. Gilbert, Jr. and Mrs. Audrey Yow Gilbert. He was baptized at the age...
Nancy Garcia
Apr 13, 2012
Nancy Garcia-Monsant, age 70 of Fergus Falls, Minnesota died Friday morning, April 13, 2012 at Lake Region Hospital. The daughter of Carlos A Garcia-Monsant and Asiloe Monsant de Garcia, Nancy was born on August 19, 1941 in Caracas, Venezuela. She worked as an executive secretary for IVIC, a scientific research center and for LAGOVEN, a Venezuelan petroleum company. In 2000,...
Audrey Heidenson
Apr 5, 2012
Audrey Heidenson, 86, of Battle Lake, MN died Thursday, April 5, 2012 in her home at the Lakeview Senior Living Apts. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2:00pm at First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake with Pr. Jake Dyrhaug officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Audrey...
Stephen Bailey
Apr 5, 2012
Steve Bailey, 60 of Battle Lake died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at his home. Stephen David Bailey was born on August 21, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the son of James and Bette (Ellsworth) Bailey. He was baptized and confirmed in the First Lutheran Church in Rugby, North Dakota. Steve attended the Rugby Public School through the eighth grade, graduated from...
Robert Holstrom
Apr 2, 2012
Robert Holstrom, age 86, of Fergus Falls passed away Monday, April 2, 2012, at Lake Region Healthcare. Robert James Holstrom was born in Fergus Falls, MN on November 19, 1925, the son of George and Edith (Greenwood) Holstrom. He attended church at Grace United Methodist Church, and attended school in Fergus Falls through his senior year, at which time he...
Meta Schwarz
Mar 30, 2012
Meta Schwarz, 97, a long time Otter Tail County resident, joined her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 30, 2012 while a resident of the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls. Meta Amanda Schwarz was one of six children born on March 22, 1915 to Fred and Wilhelmina (Lindemann) Struck along the banks of the Otter Tail River in Perham, MN....
Alyce Engelstad
Mar 29, 2012
Engelstad, Alyce R., 75, of Tampa, passed away on March 29, 2012. She is survived by her husband Gene; step-daughter-in-law Wendy Engelstad; step daughters Kari (Joel) Kotila & Johanna (Alfred) Horstman; step-sons David (Emilene) Engelstad & Tom (Lisa) Boosman; 10 step-grandsons; 3 step-great-grandchildren; sister Dorothy (Bert) Nass and many loving friends. Alyce was a life-long member of The Lutheran Church-...
Betty Johnson
Mar 26, 2012
Betty Welle Johnson, 89, of Fergus Falls died Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Hospitality House in rural Fergus Falls where she has resided since 2010. Betty Jane (Welle) Johnson was born in Melrose, Minnesota on August 24, 1922. She was the first of five children born to Margaret and "Smiles" Wander. Betty graduated from high school in Melrose and...
Rev. Harold Melby
Mar 26, 2012
Rev. Harold Melby, 92, of Battle Lake, MN died Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls following a heart attack on March 24. Harold Waldemar Melby was born on September 22, 1919, in Beaubier, Saskatchewan, the son of Dahl and Elise (Hanson) Melby. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He graduated from...
James Wagner
Mar 25, 2012
James Bernard Wagner was born on April 5, 1946 to Roman and Mary (Moriarty) Wagner in Millerville, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church. He attended school in Brandon, MN. On April 12, 1969 Jim married Bonnie Roers at the Incarnation Church in Minneapolis, MN. To them three daughters were born: Holly, Tina...
Genevieve McGraw
Mar 23, 2012
Genevieve C. Piekarski McGraw, 82, of Naples, Florida, and formerly from Fergus Falls, died March 23, 2012. Genevieve was a woman of deep faith, a beloved mother and grandmother who touched many lives. She will be dearly missed by her devoted family including her seven children, Mark (Deidra L.), John (Rev. Tara), Mary Gagnon, Cheryl, Steve (Lori), Jenny, and Heidi...
Nick Stans
Mar 23, 2012
Nick Stans, 64, of rural Underwood died Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Nicholas Ralph Stans was born on December 6, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Jerome and Margaret (Scheffler) Stans. He was raised in the Catholic faith. He graduated from the Jordan High School in 1966. After high school, he farmed...
Robert Garrett
Mar 21, 2012
Robert Garrett was born on July 23, 1923 in Hamilton, Ohio, The son of Charles Leroy and Etta Fern (Williams) Garrett. He graduated from Fairfield High School, Fairfield Township (now City of Fairfield) Ohio. With the onset of World War II, Robert enlisted in the United States Army on December 9, 1942, and served with the 871st Enginers Aviation Battalion,...
