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Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service
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We offer traditional burial and cremation services (on-site crematory) to families of all faiths and
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301 E Washington Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN
56537
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The Glende-Johnson-Nelson-Nilson Funeral Homes have served the families of our communities with caring and compassion for over 50 years.
Evan Glende, lifelong resident of the Fergus Falls area, together with Sam Miller, built the present facility in 1950 called the Glende-Miller Funeral Home. Years later, Adolph Johnson joined the firm and the name Glende-Johnson Funeral Home was adopted.
In 1969, Doug Nelson joined the firm and in 1995, Glende-Johnson-Nelson Funeral Home partnered with Bruce Nilson, who owned and operated the Nilson Funeral Homes of Fergus Falls, Battle Lake, Ashby, and Evansville. Today, the firm is staffed by five full time funeral directors: Rick Mekalson, Chris Carlson, Andrew Yaggie, Luke Johnson, and Michael McIlheran, with continued assistance by Bruce Nilson and Doug Nelson.
After nearly 50 years of operation in the same facility, the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service held an open house on Thursday, July 11, 2002 to celebrate a major renovation and expansion. As part of the remodeling, a state-of-the-art 4,200 square foot addition was constructed in what was the original funeral home parking lot. Among many other things, the renovation included the addition of a brand new chapel and crematory.
