Obituaries
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,...
Florence Lystrom
Mar 19, 2012
Florence Lystrom, 88 of Battle Lake died Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Florence Gunnilia Lystrom was born on June 22, 1923 in Eagle Lake Township, rural Battle Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Victor and Gina (Besstad) Larson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Grue Lutheran Church and attended Rural School District #72 in...
Delores Perkins
Mar 16, 2012
Delores Perkins, 78, of Battle Lake died Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Delores Nellie Perkins was born October 15, 1933, in Little Falls to Pete and Louise (Lakin) Borgstrom. She was baptized and confirmed in First Lutheran Church in Pillager and graduated from Pillager High School in 1951. On June 28, 1952, Delores...
Richard Adkins
Mar 9, 2012
Richard Paul Adkins, age 66, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Richard was born Aug. 11, 1945 in Minot, ND, the son of John and LaDonna (Bollum) Adkins He was baptized in Minot and confirmed May 5, 1957 at St. Mary's Church, in Breckenridge, MN. After graduating from Breckenridge High School in 1963,...
Cherryl Martell
Mar 8, 2012
Cherryl Kay Anderson Martell, 43, of Brandon died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the St. Cloud Hospital as the result of a car accident near Brandon, Minnesota. Cherryl Kay Anderson Martell was born December 30, 1968, in Minneapolis. She was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Evansville and attended Evansville High School. She then received a degree in...
Eugene Robison
Mar 4, 2012
Eugene Robison, 69 of Barrett died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family. Eugene Vernon Robison was born on February 6, 1943 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Eugene Walter and Verna (Salvevold) Robison. He was baptized and confirmed in Bethel Lutheran Church, attended Country School and then the Ashby High School. He served in...
Edith Gnahn
Mar 3, 2012
Edith (Edie) Catherine Gnahn , 84 of Fergus Falls passed away peacefully at Lake Region Hospital March 3, 2012 surrounded by family after a year long courageous fight with cancer. Edie was born February 7, 1928 to Otto and Anna (Preiner) Fuhrman in Pierz, MN. She married Vernon Gnahn April 20, 1948 at St. John's Catholic Church in Lastrup MN....
Marian Velek
Feb 28, 2012
Marian S. Velek, 84, of Fergus Falls, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Marian Sadie Velek was born December 17, 1927, on the family farm in Rutland, ND, to Walter and Stella (Lind) Nelson. She attended school near Rutland and graduated high school. Marian worked as a bookkeeper for the Fergus Falls Auction...
Ardell Bergstrom
Feb 25, 2012
Ardell Bergstrom, 83, of Alexandria, formerly Ashby, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Bethany Homes in Alexandria. She was born May 21, 1928 in Garfield, MN to William and Josephine (Bettermann) Ziegelmann. She was baptized on June 10, 1928 and confirmed on May 24, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Garfield. She grew up and received her education in...
Kay Johnson
Feb 24, 2012
Catherine Ione "Kay" Johnson was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 13, 1920 to John and Charlotte (Bisset) Busch. Her father's work as a chemical engineer took the family to International Falls and Colquitt, MN through her elementary school years. They returned to Minneapolis where she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1938. Kay then worked for Benson Optical until...
William Fogard
Feb 16, 2012
William "Bill" Fogard, 83, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. William Leonard Fogard was born July 4, 1928 to Leonard and Ivy (Burns) Fogard, the oldest of 12 children, in Maine Township, rural Underwood, Minnesota. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls. Bill graduated from Underwood High School in...
