Earl John Proulx-OBIT
Earl John Proulx, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, September 17, 2023, at his Crookston home, surrounded by loved ones.
The Mass of Christian Burial for Earl Proulx will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in...
Robert John Hawkins-OBIT
Robert John Hawkins, 67, of Halstad, MN, passed peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Robbie was born on December 19, 1955, in Fargo, ND to Martin and Verna (Orre) Hawkins. Robbie would often...
Mary Ellen Normandin – OBIT
Mary Ellen Normandin, 73, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Monday afternoon, September 11, 2023, in RiverView Health while surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born in Georgetown, MN on August 6, 1950, one of twelve children of the...
Fayne A. Keeler-OBIT
Fayne A. Keeler, 60, Crookston, MN, formerly of Erskine, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN.
Fayne Ann Keeler was born on December 14, 1962, in Red Lake Falls, MN to Ardith...
Randall Wayne Hughes – OBIT
Randall Wayne Hughes of Crookston, MN ends his undefeated record proving doctors wrong on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. He was 71.
He started the streak on July 12, 1952, in Escondido, CA, and at the age of 5 had...
Gloria Elizabeth Kordahl Kaste-OBIT
Gloria Elizabeth Kordahl Kaste, 79, of Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 31, 2023.
Gloria was born in St. Paul, MN, on October 2, 1943, to Axel and Alice (Opsal) Kordahl. She was a long-time member...
Brenda Ann Desrosier-OBIT
Brenda Ann Desrosier, 60, passed away at home in Crookston on August 29, 2023. There will be a memorial service at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 7:00 PM. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery on...
Raymond Efta-OBIT
Raymond Efta of Greenbush, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial for Raymond will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, September 11, 2023, at St. Bernard’s...
Blair F. Tufte-OBIT
Blair F. Tufte, 65, Ada, MN, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, at his residence near Ada of natural causes.
Celebration of Life Service:7:00 PM, Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN.
Visitation: 5:00 PM until the...
Donald “Sandy” Sanders – OBIT
Donald “Sandy” Sanders, 80, Tulaby Lake, formerly of Crookston, died Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
Sandy was born in Fargo, ND on March 26, 1943, the son of Carroll E. Sanders and Bonnie...
David Earl Volkerding-Obit
David Earl Volkerding, 84, of Ada, MN, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2023, at Benedictine Care Community.
David was born in Ada on August 9, 1939, to Earl and Violet (Mikkleson) Volkerding. He was baptized and later confirmed at...
Harry Newman Manole-Obit
Harry Newman Manole, 90, known affectionately as "The Sweetheart Bread Man" and renowned for having the "best buns in town," dedicated his life to serving the community of Crookston. He was a beloved figure, leaving an indelible mark on...
Frank L. Pahlen-Obit
Frank L. Pahlen, 68, of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his loving family by his side.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00...
Lorna Anne (Kragnes) Rockstad-Obit
Lorna Anne (Kragnes) Rockstad, 84, Ada, Minnesota, passed away on August 16, 2023, at the Benedictine Care Community.
Lorna was born on December 30, 1938, to Alvin and Adeline (Rosman) Kragnes in Fargo, North Dakota. She grew up on a...
Dennis Odin Hegge-OBIT
Dennis Odin Hegge, 81, a longtime East Grand Forks, MN resident, passed away early Wednesday evening, August 16, 2023, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, with family at his side.
Dennis was born in Crookston, MN, on February 3, 1942, the...
Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Volker-OBIT
Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Volker, 56, of Fisher, MN, passed away early Monday morning, August 14, 2023, in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, with members of her loving family at her side. In 2016 Susie Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer...
Addison Lynn Loiland-OBIT
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Addison Lynn Loiland, a precious baby who brought immense joy to her loving parents and all who knew her. Addison's life may have been brief, but the impact...
Gerald C. Shulstad-OBIT
Gerald C. Shulstad, 48, Fargo, ND, formerly of Halstad, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Sanford Hospice House, Fargo, ND.
Gerry was born on May 17, 1975, at Fargo, the son of Kathy (Benoit) and Gary Shulstad....
Bennie Almer Nelson-OBIT
Bennie Almer Nelson, a devoted family man and dedicated car enthusiast, passed away peacefully at his home on August 9, 2023, with his family by his side. Born on November 5, 1952, in Grafton, ND, to loving parents Everett...
Joan (Brown) Aagenes-OBIT
Joan (Brown) Aagenes, age 72, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 5th, at her home with family by her side. A Celebration of Life and open house will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on...
John L. Opgrand-OBIT
John L. Opgrand, a man of strength and charm, embarked on his life journey on April 3rd, 1917, as the fifth of sixteen children born to Anton and Gida (Eina) Opgrand in the town of Hitterdal, Minnesota. Raised in...
Walter Schneidermann-OBIT
Walter Schneidermann, age 89, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 11, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., with a visitation starting one hour...
DALLAS LEROY STORTROEN-OBIT
Dallas Leroy Stortroen, a beloved member of the Climax community, passed away on August 3, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community in Crookston, Minnesota. He will be remembered as a hardworking individual with a vibrant personality and numerous interests.
Born...
Rita Marie Griffin-OBIT
Rita Marie Griffin
March 29, 1941 – May 6, 2023
Rita was born in Erskine, Minnesota, to Dr. William & Loretta Kostick, and spent her childhood in Fertile, Minnesota, with her parents and four siblings. She was a cheerleader in high...
Darin J. Kolness-OBIT
Darin J. Kolness, 55, Halstad, MN, formerly Hendrum, MN entered eternal life on July 31, 2023, at Halstad Living Center with his family by his side.
Darin was born January 16, 1968, in Moorhead, MN, to Leydon "Laddie" Kolness...
Grace Haaland-OBIT
Grace Haaland, 89, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 10, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, with a...
Penny Herzog-OBIT
Penny Herzog, age 69, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023, at her home under the loving care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.
A visitation will be held on Monday, August 7,...
Allen Ray Stortroen-OBIT
Allen Ray Stortroen, 67, a Crookston, MN native, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes at his home Saturday morning, July 29, 2023.
Allen was born on July 31, 1955, in Crookston, the 5th of 6 children of the union...
Donovan E. Wright-OBIT
Donovan E. Wright, 89, Mentor, MN, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN.
Donovan Eugene Wright was born January 21, 1934, at the farm of his parents Bernard and Drusilla (McDonald) Wright...
Betty LuVern Dale-OBIT
Betty LuVern Dale, 89, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away in her home Thursday evening, July 20, 2023, with members of her loving family at her side.
Betty was born on the family farmstead near Halstad, MN on March 12, 1934,...
Arlene Marie Johnson-OBIT
Arlene Marie Johnson, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Benedictine Living Community Crookston on Sunday afternoon, July 23, 2023, with family at her side.
Arlene was born on April 18, 1933 in Crookston to William and Myrtle (Lindberg) Mulcahy....
Richard Brock-OBIT
Richard Brock, age 76, of McIntosh, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, after a brief illness at McIntosh Senior Living. A remembrance gathering will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1 at the...
Donald Gagner-OBIT
Donald Gagner of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, MN.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at St....
Christopher Curtis Orsland – OBIT
Christopher Curtis Orsland, 47, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Twin Valley, MN, died June 17, 2023, in Crookston of natural causes.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 2:00 pm, at the Anderson Family...
Yvonne T. Hanson-OBIT
Yvonne T. Hanson, 87, of Crookston, MN, entered her Heavenly home Friday, June 30, 2023, surrounded by family at Riverview Hospital in Crookston.
Yvonne was born on July 4, 1935, in Crookston, MN, to Lawrence and Thelma (Bruun) Grove. She...
Robynn Lynn Stanislowski-OBIT
Robynn Lynn Stanislowski, a kind and nurturing soul with a wonderful sense of humor, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born on July 7, 1967, in Grand Forks,...
Katherine Kameko Kaneshiro-Potter-OBIT
Katherine Kameko Kaneshiro-Potter, 87, formerly of Honolulu, Hawaii was called home by The Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday morning, June 26. Kathy now has her glorified body in Heaven because of her salvation by The Blood of The Lamb. ...
Marie Seeger-OBIT
Marie Seeger passed away on July 5, 2023, at the age of 101.
Funeral service for Marie will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Jonathan...
Donald Marks-OBIT
Donald Marks, age 87, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at his home.
A memorial service will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 11:00 am....
Chad Michael Morris-OBIT
Chad Michael Morris, age 53 of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, and formerly of Crookston passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2023.
Chad was born on November 6, 1969, in Van Nuys, California to Tom and Carol (Bendickson) Morris. He went...
Yvonne Kathleen Stradinger-OBIT
Yvonne Kathleen Stradinger, lovingly known as "Vonnie", passed away from Alzheimer's on June 29, 2023, at her home in Crookston, Minnesota, peacefully surrounded by her family. Born on April 23, 1938, in Fargo, North Dakota, Yvonne led a remarkable...
Rose M. Ranz – OBIT
Rose M. Ranz, 97, Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Rose was born on May 5, 1926 to Melvin and Isabelle Perkins. As a child, she lived on her...
Adam Parnow – OBIT
Adam Thomas Parnow, 39, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, when his agricultural plane crashed. Adam was the son of Fred and Mary Beth Dagoberg Parnow of Crookston, MN. He is survived by his parents,...
Alan Healy – OBIT
Alan Healy of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at his home in Red Lake Falls, MN.
Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Sheila Kay Salentine-OBIT
Sheila Kay Salentine, 68, of Euclid, MN, passed away late Monday evening, June 26, 2023 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, with her family at her side.
Sheila was born in Warren, MN on April 21, 1955, the daughter of...
Erica Suzanne Kritzberger – OBIT
Erica Suzanne Kritzberger (Abentroth) left this earth and joined our Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 24th, 2023 after a 2 1/2 year battle with colon cancer.
Erica was born on May 26th, 1978 in Hillsboro, ND, to Doug and...
Joseph Euchachius Krenzel – OBIT
Joseph Euchachius Krenzel, 86, of Euclid, MN, passed away early Sunday morning, June 25, 2023, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Joseph was born near Harvey, ND on May 28, 1937, the oldest of 9 children of the union...
Delores Jean Strommen-OBIT
Delores Jean Strommen, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, where she had been in residence since this past April 15th.
Delores was born on December 15, 1932, in Trail,...
OBIT – Elizabeth Knox
Elizabeth Knox, 91, of Park Rapids, MN, and formerly of Cable Lake, near Mentor, MN, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, at her residence in Crystal Brook Senior Living with her family at her side.
Mary Elizabeth (Langenberg) Knox was...
Danielle Marie (Hoffman) Devos – Obit
Danielle Marie (Hoffman) Devos, 38, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 13, 2022, in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
A Remembrance Gathering to celebrate Danielle’s life will be held from 2-4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 1, 2023, at...
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE-Sherm Tollefson and Susan Hollenbeck
A celebration of life will be held at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Crookston, on Saturday, June 24th at 11:00 am, in memory of Sherman Tollefson and his daughter Susan Hollenbeck. A lunch will be served at the...
Robert Ferry Floodeen – OBIT
Robert Ferry Floodeen, 92, passed away Thursday morning, April 20, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston where he had recently become a resident.
Bob was born in Fargo, ND on May 7, 1930, the son of Ferry and Mary...
Michael Scott Seaton, Sr. – OBIT
Michael Scott Seaton, Sr., age 61, of Brooks, Kentucky, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
He was born in Crookston, Minnesota to Arlynn and Verna Seaton. He farmed land with his father throughout high school. Michael also drove...
Bonita Rose Kempenich – OBIT
Bonita Rose Kempenich, 61, passed away on June 15, 2023, at RiverView Health in Crookston, MN. Bonita was born to Joseph and Gloria (Sobkowich) Hnatiuk on January 22, 1962, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Growing up in Winnipeg, she graduated from...
Liz Knox – OBIT
Liz Knox, 91, of Park Rapids, MN, and formerly of Cable Lake, near Mentor, MN, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, at her residence in Crystal Brook Senior Living with her family at her side. A Memorial Mass of...
Doris J. Wang – OBIT
Doris J. Wang, 90, Fertile, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at her residence in Fertile with her two remaining children, Brian and Vickie by her side as she left this life to reunite with her husband...
Arthur “Pete” Benoy – OBIT
Arthur “Pete” Benoy, age 87, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 13th, at his home.
On March 11, 1957, Pete and Bonnita "Bonnie" Stone united in love at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Crookston, MN. Their love...
OBIT – MaryAnn “Sis” Weber
MaryAnn "Sis" Weber passed away June 12, 2023 surrounded by family at her home in Mentor, MN after a battle with leukemia.
Sis was born July 13, 1944 to Susan and Dalton "Sonny" Greenwood in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
In high...
OBIT – Gladys LaCoursiere
Gladys LaCoursiere, 76 of Crookston, passed away on June 11, 2023.
Gladys was born in Thief River Falls, MN on July 7, 1946 to Omer and Emma (Dondoneau) LaCoursiere. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Allen Leslie Wagner – OBIT
Allen Leslie Wagner, 76, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023.
Allen was born the oldest of four children to Elroy and Alyce Wagner in Crookston, MN on November 7, 1946. He graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture in March...
OBIT – Sidney Palmer Anderson
Sidney Palmer Anderson was born in Cummings, ND on April 19, 1930, to Olaf and Bessie Anderson and was baptized on June 9, 1930. He grew up in rural Fisher, MN where he worked on the farm with his...
OBIT – VICTORIA FLORENCE (LUNAK) YATES
Victoria Florence (Lunak) Yates, 59, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a brief illness.
Vickie, as she was known throughout her life, was born on February 9,...
OBIT – Wayne Arthur ‘Wiener’ Melbye
Wayne Arthur 'Wiener' Melbye, 69, of Crookston, MN, lovingly known as "Wiener," passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from natural causes at his home on Friday evening, June 9th, 2023.
Wayne was born in Crookston on August 18th, 1953, to Erling...
Luther Halstensgard – OBIT
Luther Halstensgard, 62, Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at his residence in Fertile.
Luther Allen Halstensgard was born on August 19, 1960, in Crookston, MN to Duane and Estelle (Flatten) Halstensgard. Luther graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High...
OBIT – Dean Kittleson
Dean Kittleson, age 87, of Fertile, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 7th, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile. A memorial graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 12th, at Maple Bay Free Lutheran...
John Richard Garry – Obit
John Richard Garry, 88, a longtime Euclid, MN farmer, passed away Friday afternoon, June 2, 2023, at Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND where he had been in residence since April 18th.
John was born on February 10, 1935, in Crookston,...
Theresa ‘Terry’ Salem – Obit
Theresa 'Terry' Salem of Crookston passed away peacefully Sunday evening on May 28, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community surrounded by her loving family.
Theresa was welcomed into this world on the family farm on December 23, 1937, in Karlsruhe,...
MARGARET LOUISE LAW – Obit
Margaret Louise Law, 82, died peacefully on Saturday morning, May 27, 2023, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, Minnesota.
Margaret was born in Greenbush, Minnesota on March 16, 1941 to Ernest and Theresa (Kranz) Oistad, and was baptized in...
OBIT – Bradley Harold Jenkins
Bradley Harold Jenkins, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Saturday morning, May 20, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, where he had been a resident since January 13, 2022.
Brad was born on May 16, 1952, in Fargo,...
OBIT – Ralph Vigoren
Ralph Vigoren, age 70, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, May 22nd, at Essentia Hospital in Fosston.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31st, at Bethel Assembly Church in Fosston with Pastor Seth Johnson...
OBIT – Heather Irene Nelson
Heather Irene Nelson passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 8, 2023, in Crookston, at the age of 39.
Heather was born on June 21, 1983, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to her loving mother, Betty (Isum) Fitzpatrick and her father...
OBIT – Conrad Kvamme
Conrad Kvamme, 88, of Arlington, MN died Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 10:00 am, with visitation 1 hour prior, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, MN.
Arrangements entrusted to Anderson...
OBIT – Henry ‘Hank’ Aaby Jr.
Henry 'Hank' Aaby Jr., 90, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN.
Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2:00 pm, with visitation 1...
OBIT – Sr. Mary Ellen Proulx
Sr. Mary Ellen Proulx, age 80, of Wichita, KS passed away on Saturday, March 4th at Mount St. Mary. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26th, at St. Peters Catholic Church in Gentilly,...
OBIT – Arlo Lampton
Arlo Lampton, 74, of Twin Valley, MN, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, June 5, 2023, at 2:00 pm, with visitation 2 hours prior, at the...
OBIT – Ann M. Tucker
Ann M. Tucker, 79, Fertile, MN, died peacefully on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, surrounded by her family.
Ann Tucker was born to Paul & Ruby Rasmussen in Fertile, MN. She lived on a...
OBIT – Nicholas Adrian ‘Nick’ Anderson
Nicholas Adrian 'Nick' Anderson, 28, of Duluth, MN, and a rural East Grand Forks-Fisher, MN native, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth early Monday morning, May 15, 2023, as God called...
Rita Henriette Plante – Obit
Rita Henriette Plante (Desrosier) died on Nov. 7th, 2022 in Fort Myers, FL at the age of 85.
Rita was born in Kertsonville Township, near Crookston, MN, on May 29, 1937, one of 8 children of the union of Albert...
OBIT – Karen Roningen
Karen Roningen, 83, of Nielsville died on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at Essentia Health in Fargo.
Karen Patricia Ode was born December 8, 1939, to P. Norman and Esther (Olson) Ode at St. Marys Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. She...
OBIT – William Joseph Vaudrin
William Joseph Vaudrin, 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday morning, May 12, 2023, in RiverView Health, Crookston, after battling health issues for some time. He had become a resident of Benedictine Living Community Crookston on March 14th after...
OBIT – Bjarnie R. Anderson
Bjarnie R. Anderson, 76, of Eden Prairie, MN died April 28 at his home from ALS disease.
He was born in St. Cloud MN and spent his early childhood in Hallock MN. In first grade, he moved to Crookston, MN....
OBIT – Dolorose M. (Dolo) Bushy
Dolorose M. (Dolo) Bushy, 91 of Grand Forks, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Dolo was born on June 12, 1931, to Walter and Doris (Premo) Demarais in Erskine, MN. She attended grade school at St....
OBIT – Sandra (Sandy) Sue Hausten
Sandra (Sandy) Sue Hausten, 81, Ada, MN, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023, at her residence in Ada.
She was born to Oscar and Anna (Ramstad) Haaland in Ada, MN, on October 7, 1941. Sandy attended school in Ada....
OBIT – Mary Louise Amiot
Mary Louise Amiot, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at her home early Sunday morning, December 4, 2022, with loving family by her side.
Mary Lou, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born on July 31,...
OBIT – Colleen Hamernik
Colleen Hamernik, 84, of Ulen, MN passed away at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, with a prayer service starting at...
OBIT – Robert Ferry Floodeen
Robert Ferry Floodeen, 92, passed away Thursday morning, April 20, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston where he had recently become a resident.
Bob was born in Fargo, ND on May 7, 1930, the son of Ferry and Mary...
OBIT – Stacey Prestegord
Stacey Prestegord, 55, of Gary, MN formally of Twin Valley, MN passed away at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND on Monday, April 17, 2023.
Visitation will be held Sunday, April 23, 2023, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, with...
OBIT – Francis J. DeLage
Francis J. DeLage
Age 82
Died on April 16, 2023, in Minneapolis
Francis was born May 10, 1940, on a farmstead in Gentilly. He met his future wife, Beverly Lunde of Gonvick, on the Iron Range, where both families had moved for...
OBIT – Byron Oliver Olson
Byron Oliver Olson, 80, of Fertile, MN, died on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile. Byron was born March 13, 1943, to Oliver and Blanche (Sulerud) of Fertile, MN.
Byron attended Fertile schools and...
OBIT – Sherman Roy Tollefson
Sherman Roy Tollefson, a resident of Glendale, Arizona, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2023, surrounded by his family. Sherman was 83 years old.
Sherman was born on June 8, 1939, in Northwood North Dakota, to Richard and Gertie...
OBIT – Mary Louise Vind Lessard
Mary Louise Vind Lessard, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away Tuesday morning, April 18, 2023. Throughout Mary’s life she was determined and courageously battled many difficult health issues but always came back with “I’m fine”.
Mary Louise Vind, a middle...
OBIT – Edward Cota
Edward Cota, 90, of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Villa St Vincent, Crookston, MN.
Mass of Christian burial for Ed will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 19, 2023, at St....
OBIT – Carman Dahl
Carman Dahl, 89, of Gary, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 11:00 am, at the Ness Lutheran Church rural Gary. Visitation...
OBIT – Julian Joseph Trudeau
Julian Joseph Trudeau, age 84, of Mentor, MN, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Riverview Health in Crookston on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
OBIT – Paul W. Viker
Paul W. Viker, 87, Halstad, MN passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Halstad Living Center in Halstad.
Paul was born to Lafe Viker and Iola (Serum) Viker on November 25, 1935. He attended school and graduated from Halstad...
OBIT – Harlen Gunnufson
Harlen Gunnufson, age 85, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at the Comfort House in McCallen, Texas.
Memorial Services will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm, at the Anderson Family Funeral Home...
Scott Lee Brolsma – Obit
Scott Lee Brolsma, 60, of Noblesville, Indiana, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on March 29, 2023, after a battle with cancer. He was born April 29, 1962, in Crookston, Minnesota, the son of the late...
James Lee Spenst – Obit
James Lee Spenst, 64, of Euclid, MN, was ushered into the presence of Jesus on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital – Rochester, MN, lovingly surrounded by family. Jim courageously fought a 23-year battle with liver...
Philip Michael Weiland – Notice of Passing
Philip Michael Weiland, 74, of rural Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away at his winter home in Pierpont, SD early Sunday morning, March 26, 2023. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home.
Shirley Anderson – Obit
Shirley Andersen, 99, Fertile, MN, formerly of Beltrami, MN, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Shirley was born on October 12, 1923, to John W. and Clara M. (Drevland) Fritz on the...
Richard D. Henriksen – Obit
Richard D. Henriksen, 61, Gary, MN passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his residence in Gary.
Rick was born July 6, 1961, to Dick and Gloria Henriksen (Rogers). He attended school at Chokio-Alberta, MN, where he became a...
Jerome “Kraut” Ruud – Notice of Passing
Jerome “Kraut” Ruud, age 70, of Twin Valley MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in his home.
Funeral Services are tentatively planned for late spring and will be announced when finalized.
Arrangements entrusted to Anderson Family Funeral Home in...
Earl Buschette – Obit
Earl Buschette, age 71, of Twin Valley MN, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.
Earl Alois Buschette was born on July 25, 1951, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Lawrence and Rosemary...
Nina Bakke – Obit
Nina Bakke, 87, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral service for Nina will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, March 24,...
Joyce Ann Reynolds – Obit
Joyce Ann Reynolds, 96, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, February 5, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her husband, Bill, by her side.
Joyce was born in Jackson, MN on June 1, 1926, the daughter...
Dewey James Walsh – Obit
Dewey James Walsh, 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home, in the early afternoon, Thursday, March 9, 2023, with his family by his side. He was born on December 27, 1934, in Grand Forks, ND, to Donald...
William Dean Sewill – Obit
God’s newest Angel, William Dean Sewill, came into the world weighing 2 pounds 10 ounces and measuring 15 inches long. He was born to Nathaniel Kenneth Sewill and Breanna Elizabeth Hartl-Sewill of Moorhead, MN on Sunday evening, March 5,...
LaVonne (Punky) B. Jallo – Obit
LaVonne (Punky) B. Jallo of Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, peacefully at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
LaVonne Beverly Jallo, the daughter of J. Luther and Leona (Wallace) Strem was born May 16, 1931, in...
David Mark Przybylski – Obit
David Mark Przybylski, age 65, of Myrtle Beach, SC died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Oaks of Charleston in Charleston, SC.
David Przybylski was born on May 21, 1957, in Park Rapids, MN son of Gordon and Eleanor Przybylski. Soon...
Caroline Marion (Aagenes) Swenby Erickson – Obit
Caroline Marion (Aagenes) Swenby Erickson, 94, a lifelong area resident of Fertile, MN, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 1, 2023. She was surrounded by her loved ones after living a full and dedicated...
Randy David Goosen – Obit
Randy David Goosen, 62, of Fisher, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, February 2, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston. In failing health, he had gone into the Villa a few days before.
Randy was born in Crookston...
John Robert Chambers – Obit
John Robert Chambers, 57, of Crookston, MN, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023, in Crookston.
John was born in Tacoma, WA on October 13, 1965, the son of James Lee and Deloris Elaine (Goulet) Chambers. While growing up John moved with...
Douglas Allen Strommen – Obit
Douglas Allen Strommen, 58, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home on February
25, 2023, after battling ill health for many months.
Douglas was born on June 6, 1964, to Donald and Delores (Eck) Strommen at Bethesda
Hospital in Crookston, MN....
Maria A. Garcia -Obit
Maria A. Garcia, 69, of Crookston, passed away Saturday evening February 25, 2023, peacefully at home with loving family by her side.
Maria was born in Laredo, Tx. On April 08, 1953, the daughter of Sabas and Aurora (Valero) Garcia. ...
Gary Paquin – Obit
Gary Paquin of Oklee, MN passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center at Erskine, MN.
Mass of Christian burial will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier Catholic...
John Steer – Obit
John Steer, 70, of Brandon, MN and long-time resident of Euclid and Crookston, MN died on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. In lieu of gifts, the family asks you to make a charitable donation in John’s name to an organization...
Thomas “Tom” Hunt – Obit
Thomas Evans Hunt, 73, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his rural home Monday evening, February 13, 2023, comforted by family at his side. With the love and support of his wife, Carol, and their family, they had all...
Jan Brustad – Obit
Janice Brustad, age 86, of Yuma, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, February 9th, at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 25th, at Rodnes Lutheran Church, rural Erskine, with the...
Gene “Geno” Alan Whitehead – Obit
Gene “Geno” Alan Whitehead, 61, of rural Red Lake Falls, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023.
Geno was born in Minneapolis on August 30, 1961, the son of Harold and Janice (Herrmann) Whitehead. He was confirmed on May 1,...
Sister Norman Jean Edie – Obit
Sister Norma Jean Edie died on February 10, 2023, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston.
Sister Norma Jean was born on September 10, 1933, in Saint Michael’s Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, the fourth of five children of Albert M. Edie...
Noel Carol Jacobson – Obit
Noel Carol Jacobson was born December 13, 1951, in Crookston, MN to Norris and Selma (Gullickson) Jacobson. Noel died at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on February 7, 2023, passing into the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with...
Don Joseph Blaeser – Obit
Don Joseph Blaeser, 73, passed away on February 4, 2023, with his family by his side at the Sandford Broadway Hospice House in Fargo, after a year-and-a-half battle with cancer.
Don was born in Crookston on April 29, 1949, to...
Ronald James Dufault – Obit
Ronald (Ron) James Dufault, 80, passed away on February 3, 2023, unexpectedly at his residence in St. Anthony Park. Ron was born in Gentilly Township on September 27, 1942, to Lawrence and Lucille (Normandin) Dufault. He attended a rural...
Corwin Michael Ogaard – Obit
Corwin Michael Ogaard, 62, of Albion, MI, passed away in nearby Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall, MI, following a brief illness.
Corwin was born in Crookston, MN on June 14, 1960, the middle child of 3 of the union of Duane and...
Larry J. Froehlich – Obit
Larry James Froehlich, 76, of Bagley, MN, passed away at his rural home surrounded by family.
Larry was born on December 4th, 1946 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Raymond and Leona (Lira) Froehlich. He graduated from Montpelier (ND) High...
Ray Ernest Ecklund – Obit
Raymond Ernest “Ray” Ecklund, 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home early Wednesday afternoon, February 1, 2023, with his loving family at his side.
Ray was born in Minneapolis, MN on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1934, to...
Sister Francella Gust – OBIT
Sister Francella Gust, age 90, died on February 2, 2023, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN.
Sister Francella was born at home on October 10, 1932, in Tabor, MN, the tenth of eleven children of John Jacob Gust and Frances...
Randy Goosen – Obit
Randy Goosen,v62, of Fisher, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, February 2, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston. In failing health, he had gone into the Villa a few days before.
Randy was born in Crookston on February...
Chris A. Fuglie – Obit
Chris A. Fuglie, age 50, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at her home.
Chris Ann Rodewald was born on November 28, 1972, in Moorhead, MN, to Verdon and Carol (Sahlberg) Rodewald. She grew up in...
Eunice M. Slininger – Obit
Eunice M. Slininger, 72, Ada, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Eunice Mae Slininger was born on July 23, 1950, to Russell and Lorraine (Benesh) Slinninger in Ada, MN, the youngest...
Ruth Carol (Fevig) Dauner – Obit
Ruth Carol (Fevig) Dauner, 88, Ada, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.
Ruth Carol (Fevig) Dauner was born on November 19, 1934, to parents Orris and Agnes Fevig in Ulen,...
Dean Lufkin – Obit
Dean Stewart Lufkin, 81, of Grand Fork, ND, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away at Valley Senior Living on Columbia in Grand Forks Saturday morning, January 21, 2023.
Dean was born in Crookston on September 22, 1941,...
Bonnie R. Pokrzywinski – Obit
Bonnie R. Pokrzywinski, 86, formerly of East Grand Forks and Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, January 22, 2023, at her home at Valley Senior Living, Grand Forks, ND. After days of not being awake or responsive, she awoke...
Randy Newquist – Obit
Randy Allen Newquist, 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away at RiverView Health early Sunday morning, January 22, 2023.
Randy was born in Crookston on April 15, 1955, the oldest of 7 children of the union of Richard and Geraldine (Hansen)...
Gerald A. Jacobson – Obit
Gerald A. Jacobson, 80, Fertile, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN.
Gerald “Jerry” Allen Jacobson was born on January 18, 1942, to Alfred and Gladys (Eggen) Jacobson on a rural farm in...
Deborah Derouin – Obit
Deborah Derouin of Red lake Falls, MN passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at McIntosh Senior Living.
Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Community Hall in Red Lake Falls, MN with...
Bernard Buchholz – Obit
Bernard Buchholz, age 86, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls, MN.
Bernard Gordon Buchholz, the son of Bernhardt and Gyda (Wemager) Buchholz, was born on April 5, 1936, in Mahnomen,...
Ronald “Ronnie” C. Thompson – Obit
Ronald “Ronnie” C. Thompson, 65, Ada, MN passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Ronnie was born on February 17, 1957, at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, ND to Elmer and Thelma (Larson)...
Muriel Theresa Sheridan – Obit
Muriel Theresa Sheridan, 95, of Shelly, MN passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.
Muriel was born to Edwin and Edna (Blix) Tronnes on July 30, 1927, in Shelly. She attended...
Sherman Plante – Obit
Sherman Plante, 86, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN.
Mass of Christian burial will be held 10:30 AM on Monday, January 16, 2023 at St. Joseph...
Karen Raymond – Obit
Karen Kay Raymond, 66, of Crookston, MN, passed away late Friday morning, January 13, 2023, in the Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, with family at her side.
Karen was born in Wichita, KS on January 3, 1957, the daughter of...
Elaine Irene Morvig – Obit
Elaine Irene Morvig, 91 rural Winger, MN died on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Perham Living Center, Perham, MN with her family around her.
Elaine was born on October 12, 1931, in rural Crookston, MN to Arthur and Louise (Demarais)...
Gary Lane – Obit
Gary Lane, 71, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away with his loving family by his side at his residence on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
The funeral service will be held at 6:00 PM on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at...
Francis D. Devos Jr. – Obit
Francis David Devos Jr., 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away Monday afternoon, January 9, 2023, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND after battling cancer for 11 years.
Sonny, as he was affectionately known throughout his life, was born on June...
Susan K. Qualley Obit
Susan K. Qualley, 57, Fertile, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, with family by her side.
Susan Kay Steenerson was born on July 8, 1965 in Thief River Falls, MN, the...
Bruce D. Moses – Obit
Bruce D. Moses, 70, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday morning, January 5, 2023, at McIntosh Senior Living in McIntosh, MN. A Crookston native, Bruce was born on July 3, 1952 to Duane and Dora (Oien) Moses and graduated...
Kim Steven Christopherson – Obit
Kim Steven Christopherson, 67, of Crookston passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 4, 2023, at his home, surrounded by family. He’d been diagnosed with cancer in October.
A family graveside service will be held in the spring at Oakdale Cemetery in...
Duane R. Amundson – Obit
Duane R. Amundson, 87, of Ulen, MN, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
Duane Reinhart Amundson was born on October 25, 1935, at home on his family farm in rural Ulen, to Otto and...
Bruce Allen Rylander – Obit
Bruce Allen Rylander, age 74 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, after a 3-year courageous battle with cancer surrounded by family that loved him dearly.
On August 5, 1948, he was born to Milton and...
Mary Louise Amiot – Obit
Mary Louise Amiot, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at her home early Sunday morning, December 4, 2022, with loving family by her side.
Mary Lou, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born on July 31,...
Harlan “Red” Glenn Mosher – Obit
Harlan “Red” Glenn Mosher, 79, Beltrami, MN, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN.
Harlan was born on January 30, 1943, in Fertile, MN to Earl & June (Ogaard) Mosher. He attended elementary school...
John M. Gunderson – Time of Service Announcement
John M. Gunderson, age 87, of Ada, MN, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022, at his home under the care of his loved ones and Hospice of the Red River Valley.
A memorial service will be held on Monday,...
Elaine Hanson – Obit
Elaine Hanson, 69, Ada, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Essential Health in Fargo, ND.
Elaine Louise was born on October 6, 1953, the daughter of Herman and Gertrude (Redlinger) Gerber, in...
Marie Chaput – Obit
Marie Chaput, Red Lake Falls, MN, 88, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at her residence near Red Lake Falls, MN
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, December 30, 2022, at...
Barbara June Oertwich – Obit
Barbara June Oertwich, Age 92, of Fertile, MN passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN with her family by her side.
Barbara was born on June 21, 1930, in Kennedy MN, the daughter...
Claude Thomas Jr. – Obit
Claude Thomas Jr., 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, in the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, with family at his side.
Claude was born at Cass Lake, MN on October 11, 1934, the son of Claude...
Beverly Leier – Obit
Beverly Leier, age 74, of Union Lake, near Erskine, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 21st, at her home surrounded by her family.
A memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 6th, at St. Lawrence Catholic...
Ofelia “Katty” Canamar – Obit (English and Spanish obits)
English Version on top - Spanish Version on the bottom
Ofelia “Katty” Canamar, 63, of Crookston, MN, entered Heaven’s gates on Monday evening, December 19, 2022, with her family by her side.
She was born to the late Jose Oyervides Hinojosa...
Janet Armstrong – Obit
Janet Eleanor Armstrong, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday morning, December 15, 2022, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston.
Janet was born on August 1, 1944, in Crookston, MN to Willis and Eleanor (Beattie) Hill. She was baptized and...
Sheldon A. Larson – Obit
Visitation: CANCELLED 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home, Fertile, MN, with a prayer service to begin at 6:30 PM.
Sheldon A. Larson, 79, Fertile, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Altru...
Josephine Ann “Jo” Erdman – Obit
Josephine Ann “Jo” Erdman, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2022, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family at her side. Jo had been a resident there since 2020.
Jo was born on June...
Mary Magdelene (Nirschl) Babler – Obit
Mary Magdelene (Nirschl) Babler, 87 of Olivia, Minnesota died peacefully on November 27, 2022, surrounded by her family.
Mary was born on July 5, 1935, to Carl and Amalia “Mollie” (Wallnofer) Nirschl at home in Ada, Minnesota, the eighth...
George Arnold Aalgaard – Obit
George Arnold Aalgaard, age 88, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN.
George was born on February 15, 1934, the third of four children born to Ida (Nelson) and Arne Aalgaard at the home of...
Anna Mae Schear – Obit
Anna Mae Schear, 84 of Mentor, MN passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, with her loving family near her side at Villa St Vincent in Crookston, MN.
Memorial service will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 7:00...
Peggy (Yon) Bray – Obit
Peggy (Yon) Bray, 86, Portland, OR passed away on November 25, 2022 with her family by her side.
Peggy is survived by her daughters; Shari Young of Portland Oregon, Mary (Jeff) Erdmann of Happy Valley, Oregon, and Barbara (Bill) Armstrong...
Kenneth Allen Ortiz – Obit
Kenneth Allen Ortiz, 57, of Crookston, MN passed away on November 22, 2022, at Sanford West in Fargo, ND.
Ken was born on November 24, 1964, in San Antonio, TX, to Adelaida “Ann” Ortiz. Ken grew up and attended school...
Victoria Florence (Lunak) Yates – Obit
Victoria Florence (Lunak) Yates, 59, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a brief illness.
Vickie, as she was known throughout her life, was born on February 9, 1963,...
Marshall Hegreberg – Obit
Marshall Hegreberg, age 83, of Ada formerly of Borup, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at Moorhead Rehab Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Monday, December 5, 2022.
Marshall Duane Hegreberg was born on January 16,...
Clarence Oden Carlson – Obit
Due to snow build-up, burial will take place in the Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery, rural Drayton, ND, in the spring of 2023.
Clarence Oden Carlson, 101, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away late Saturday afternoon, December 3, 2022, at...
Anthony Paul “Tony” Gamer – Obit
Anthony Paul “Tony” Gamer, 47, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at RiverView Health in Crookston early Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022.
Tony was born in St. Paul, MN on February 7, 1975 and as a baby...
Joanne C. Rude – Obit
Joanne C. Rude, 90, formerly of Shelly, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.
Joanne Carol was born at home on June 27, 1932 to Albert and Emma (Stigen) Foss in Caledonia,...
Zona Danielita Kaml (Knox) – Obit
Zona Danielita Kaml (Knox) was called home to rest on November 22, 2022. She was born on February 9, 1959, in Kalispell, Montana, to Mary Ann (Dunham) Mushel and Gerald Mushel, and was the third of four daughters. Her...
Patrick Jay Madigan – Obit
Patrick Jay Madigan June 5, 1967-November 26, 2022
Word of Pat Madigan's untimely passing spread quickly on Saturday morning, November 26, 2022, and right away, for so many across the United States and Canada, the stories about him began pouring...
Robert “Bob” Yanish – Obit
Robert "Bob" Yanish, age 79, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 21, 2022, in Bethany on 42nd, Fargo.
Robert Michael Yanish was born in Boise, Idaho, on April 29, 1943, to a military couple, Robert J. and Alice M. (Stensgaard)...
James John “Jim” Lundon -Obit
James John “Jim” Lundon, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Thanksgiving evening, November 24, 2022, with his loving family at his side.
Jim was born on September 10, 1930, on a farm in Hegne township of Norman County, between...
Douglas Dwain Carey – Obit
Douglas Dwain Carey, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Sunday morning, November 27, 2022, at the Bethany Living Center in Fargo, ND. In order to be closer to his family as his health began to diminish he had...
Jeffery Hegg – Obit
Jeffery S. Hegg, 65, Fertile, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at his residence.
Jeffery Scott Hegg was born on December 23, 1956, to Harvey and Lorraine (Bennen) Hegg in Crookston, MN. Jeff graduated from Fertile Beltrami High...
Rita Henriette Plante – Obit
Rita Henriette Plante (Desrosier) died on Nov. 7th 2022 in Fort Myers, FL. She was 85 years old.
Rita was born in Kertsonville Township near Crookston, MN, on May 29, 1937. She was the daughter of Albert and Stella (Perreault)...
Ruby Lynn Soft – Obit
On November 13, 2022, Ruby Lynn Soft of Crookston, MN passed away into God’s grace after a difficult battle with chronic illness.
Ruby was born in Fort Yates, North Dakota, grew up in Mobridge, South Dakota, and spent her final...
Eric Wayne Johnson – Obit
Eric Wayne Johnson, 43, Ada, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022, with family by his side.
Eric was born on August 30, 1979, to Ralph and Karen (Kvendru) Johnson in Ada, Minnesota. The youngest of three children, Eric was...
Barbara Stadler – Obit
Barbara (Raun, Rasmusson) Stadler of Ada, MN passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, surrounded by her family.
Barb was born to Burton and Agnes (Lunde) Raun on March 10, 1936, in Park River, MN. After graduating...
Rita Trandem – Obit
Rita Trandem, age 83, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 10th, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17th, at Rodnes Lutheran Church, rural Erskine, with the Rev. Joel Smeby...
Ima Harriet (Sistad) Foss – Obit
lma Harriet (Sistad) Foss, age 102 years, 7 months, 11 days of Aitkin, MN, formerly of Mentor, MN passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin MN.
Alma was born on March 29,...
Rodger H. Thompson – Service Announcement
Rodger H. Thompson, 81, of Dilworth, MN passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2022, at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Family members include wife Michelle.
His children, daughter Rachel (Glenn) Delage -Crookston, their children Bryce,Brett (Taylor),Brandt (Upasana). Son Travis (Alexis...
Paul Jeffery Salentiny – Obit
Paul Jeffery Salentiny, 68, of Edinburg, ND, and a Euclid, MN native, passed away unexpectedly at his Edinburg home of natural causes Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Paul was born in Crookston, MN on November 19, 1953, the oldest of 6...
Phil Brekken – Obit
Phil Brekken was born January 22, 1952 in Crookston, MN, to Albert and Wanda (Pester) Brekken. He grew up on his family’s farm as one of twelve children. TView posthe competitive nature of his eight brothers shaped his athletic...
Sister Adeline Karels – Obit
Sister Adeline Karels, age 92, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston.
Sister Adeline Karels was the second of five children of Marcus and Katherine (Kelzer) Karels. Though her parents baptized her Joanne Kathryn, she was...
Gordon “Bud” Thompson – Obit
Gordon “Bud” Melvin Thompson of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away November 4, 2022, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Bud was born July 3, 1926, in Ada. MN to Gilford and Alta (Bowyer) Thompson.
In February 1947 he...
Herbert Elmer Swift – Obit
Herbert Elmer Swift, 96, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston early Wednesday morning, November 2, 2022, with his family by his side.
Herb and his mirror image twin brother, Hubert, were born in DeLand, FL...
Allen T. Torpet – Obit
Allen T. Torpet, 88, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at his residence in Fertile, surrounded by family.
Allen was born in 1934 in Garfield Township in the house where his father was...
Isabel Maxine (Gramer) Tronson – Obit
Isabel Maxine (Gramer) Tronson passed away on October 1, 2022, surrounded by family, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. She was born on June 3, 1929, to Harold and Agnes (Strand) Gramer originally of Crookston. Isabel...
Duane J. Fealy – Obit
Duane J. Fealy was born on March 6, 1935 to Judd and Rose (Payment) Fealy near Mentor, MN. He grew up and attended school in Erskine, MN. Duane became a surveyor and worked for Hastad Engineering located in Halstad,...
Arlene Lois Bushie – Obit
Arlene Lois Bushie, 83, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday morning, October 28, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family at her side. She had been bravely battling bouts of recurring cancer for many years.
Arlene was born...
Roger Raaen – Obit
Roger Severt Raaen, age 82, Fertile, MN died October 27, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by family.
Roger was born on November 21, 1939 to Arthur and Myrtle (Rice) Raaen in rural Gary, MN. He grew...
Peggy Elaine Bullis – Obit
Peggy Elaine Bullis, 81, of Halstad, MN passed away Monday, October 24, 2022, at her residence in Halstad.
Peggy was born on October 21, 1941, to Robert and Adeline Bennett in Harvey, ND. She attended school in West Fargo. On...
David Mickelson – Obit
David A. Mickelson, age 88, of Twin Valley, passed away peacefully at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN on Monday, October 24, 2022. Born December 6, 1933, at home on the family farm in Twin Valley, he...
Dorine I. Schmitz – Obit
Dorine I. Schmitz, 90 of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Hillcrest Senior Living with her loving family by her side.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a...
Agnes Sellin – Obit
Agnes Sellin, 91 of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Hillcrest Senior Living, Red Lake Falls, MN with her loving family by her side.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM...
Marilynn (Ellingworth) Krsnak – Obit
Marilynn (Ellingworth) Krsnak, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Hendrum, MN, enjoyed a long, full life of 82 years. Her will to live was amazing and her strength was inspiring throughout all the health issues she endured in life. On October...
Robert J. Sharpe – Obit
Robert J. Sharpe, 81, Rural Shelly, MN, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Sanford Health Comstock Corner Assisted Living in Hillsboro, ND.
Robert James Sharpe was born on April 18, 1941, to Jack and Helen (Gullingsrud) Sharpe...
Kevin Violette – Obit
Kevin Violette, 57 of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Riverview Medical Center in Crookston, MN.
The visitation to honor Kevin’s life will be held from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a...
Obit – Herman Joseph Prudhomme
Herman Joseph Prudhomme, 95, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully, on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN.
Herman was born on May 20,...
Obit – Delores Schulz
Delores V. Schulz, 88, of Euclid, MN, passed away early Saturday morning, October 15, 2022, at home with her family by her side.
Delores Vivian Onsager was born on...
Obit – Anita Louise Erickson
Anita Louise Erickson, 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away October 14, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family members at her side to comfort her.
Anita was...
Jack Stewart Sherlock – Obit
Jack Stewart Sherlock, 81 of Mesa, AZ passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, with his loving wife Rosita by his side at their home after a long courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Jack was born June 25, 1941, in...
Antoinette Lagasse – Obit
Antoinette Lagasse, Crookston, MN (formerly of Rolla, ND) died on October 6, 2022 at the age of 100. Antoinette, the second daughter of Arthur and Regina (Jalbert) Rivard, was born on March 8, 1922 in their farm home near...
June Goodyke – Obit
June Goodyke, 98, of Crookston, MN, passed away on October 2, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston.
June was born to John and Minnie (Brower) Geerts in Holland, Michigan on August 10, 1924. At only 13, she graduated from...
Delores Smith Kurpius – Obit
Delores Smith Kurpius, 93, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday morning, October 1, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family at her side.
Delores Mina Gullekson was born in Fertile, MN on June 23, 1929, 1 of 8...
Kenneth Wayne Sargent Sr. – Obit
Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Sargent Sr., 79, passed away peacefully with family by his side on October 1, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN.
Kenny was born to Roy and Ruby (Lura) Sargent on December 21, 1942, in Ada,...
Elizabeth “Betty Overgaard – Obit
Elizabeth “Betty Ann” Overgaard, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away early Wednesday morning, October 5, 2022, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo with family at her side.
Betty was born in Crookston, MN on November 20, 1950. She was...
Janis “Jan” Ann Williams – Obit
Janis “Jan” Ann Williams, 71, of Maple Lake, near Mentor, MN, passed away Wednesday morning, September 28, 2022, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, with her loving family at her side.
Jan was born in Mankato, MN...
Carole Marie Juvrud – Obit
Carole Marie Juvrud, 77, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Friday morning, September 30, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.
Carole was born in Crookston on July 6, 1945, the daughter of Oren and Edna (Butenhoff) Seaton. She...
Sister Rosella Dentz – Obit
Sister Rosella Dentz, age 98, died on September 30, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN.
Sister Rosella, the first of five children of Albert Julius Dentz and Adelia Clare Laubach Dentz, was born September 5, 1924, into a...
Wanda Stroot – Obit
Wanda Stroot, age 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on September 27, at the Benedictine Living Community in Crookston.
Wanda Mae Wallace was born on September 16, 1934, in Grand Forks, ND, to Earl and Florence (Allen) Wallace....
Thomas Derouin – Obit
Thomas Derouin, 67 of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, with his loving wife Deb at his side in Hillcrest Senior Living, Red Lake Falls MN.
The memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM...
Donna Jean Jensen – Obit
Donna Jean Jensen, 99, a long-time resident of Crookston, MN, and for the last year in Litchfield, MN, passed away September 9, 2022, at Bethany Assisted Living in Litchfield.
Donna was born in Crookston, MN on March 8, 1923, to...
Rodney Wendell Oistad – Obit
On September 16th, 2022 God opened His arms and welcomed home His good and faithful servant, Rodney Wendell Oistad, 89, Fertile, MN. He was surrounded by family.
Rodney came into the world with a bang, born on the 4th of...
Eugene Wavra – Obit
Eugene Wavra of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 24, 2022,...
Sister Paschal Martin – Obit
Sister Paschal Martin, OSB, age 99, died on September 15, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN.
Lyda Martin was born in Oslo, Minnesota, on June 27, 1923. Her father, John J. Martin, of German descent, came from Canada; her...
Debra Kopecky – Obit
Debra Lynn (Common) Kopecky, 65, of rural Euclid, MN, passed away Friday evening, September 16, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND surrounded by family.
Deb was born in Grand Forks, ND on July 21, 1957, the youngest of 4...
Thomas “Tom” James McWaters – Obit
Thomas “Tom” James McWaters, 42, of Fisher, MN, died Tuesday morning, September 13, 2022, in a traffic accident on Grand Forks County Road 7 while en route to work at Interstate Power in Grand Forks, ND.
Tom was born in...
Bernice Katherine Sherry – Obit
Bernice Katherine Sherry, 92, of Crookston, died early Wednesday morning at the Riverview Memory Care unit, where she had moved to just over a month ago.
Bernice's faith-filled life began on May 27, 1930, when she was born to Werner...
Dennis L. Woltjer – Obit
Dennis L. Woltjer, 81, of Borup, MN passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at his residence in Borup under the care of his family.
Dennis was a graduate of Borup High School in 1959, soon after on November 15,...
Larry Jerome Skalsky – Obit
Larry Jerome Skalsky, age 90, Dilworth, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Fargo Sanford Medical Center.
Larry was born on May 7, 1932, in Ada, MN, where he grew up with his parents, John...
Vaunda Lea (Beach) Schutt – Obit
Vaunda Lea (Beach) Schutt, 83, of Ada Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of September 10, 2022, at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Vaunda Lea was born January 14, 1939, in Carrington, North...
Harriet Olson – Obit
Harriet E. Olson, 96, Chaska, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.
Harriet Evangeline Aune Olson was born August 20, 1926, in Sundal Township, Norman County, Minnesota to...
Lawrence “Larry” Douglas Hanson – Obit
Lawrence “Larry” Douglas Hanson, 71, passed away early Monday morning, September 12, 2022, at the Villa St. Vincent Memory Care Unit in Crookston with his loving wife, Nancy, by his side. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease for many...
Santiago Ramirez – Obit
Santiago A. Ramirez, 45, of Crookston, MN passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Santiago Arturo Ramirez was born on January 15, 1977, in Sequin, TX, the son of Isaias and Frances (Estrada) Ramirez. ...
Marvin Magnuson – Obit
Marvin Merle Magnuson, age 83, Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on July 21, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, with his family at his side. Marv had a great sense of humor, was good-natured, and was especially happy when he was...
Lance Joseph Graff – Notice of Passing
Lance Joseph Graff, age 48, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 9th, 2022, at the Anderson Family Funeral Home in...
Pricilla Ann Rasmussen – Obit
Pricilla Ann (Pat) Rasmussen, 79, Fertile, MN, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.
Pat Lenczowski was born on December 18, 1942, the first child of Stanley and Marie Lenczowski of Fertile, MN....
Annette Elaine Heiberg – Obit
Annette Elaine Heiberg, 60, of Crookston, MN, died July 7, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN with family members at her side.
Annette was born on October 7, 1961, in Lake Forest, IL, to...
Priscilla Amiot-Waslaski – Obit
Priscilla Amiot-Waslaski, 78, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, August 29, 2022, at home surrounded by her family.
Priscilla was born on February 25, 1944, in Crookston, the daughter of Joseph (Joe) and Hazel (Frisbie) Veenstra. She...
Howard Glen Neumann – Obit
Howard Glen Neumann, 87, passed away peacefully during the late evening on September 1, 2022, at Eventide Senior Living Community in Fargo. He was our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, devoted husband, and good friend to many.
We are...
Faith Guillemette – Obit
Faith Guillemette, 90, of Plummer, MN passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at her residence.
The memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in...
Corann Fladhammer – Obit
Corann Fladhammer, age 93, of Erskine, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8th, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor with...
Connie L. Rasmussen – Obit
Connie L. Rasmussen, age 72 of East Grand Forks, MN passed away at her home on Monday, August 29, 2022.
Connie LuVerne Rasmussen was born on May 9, 1950, in Crookston MN, the daughter of Leonard and Judy (Jacobson) Nelson. ...
Susan Marie Tollefson Hollenbeck – Obit
Susan Marie Tollefson Hollenbeck of Aurora, Colorado, passed away, at the age of 59, on Monday morning August 29, 2022, with her husband at her side.
Susan was born on July 1, 1963, in Crookston, Minnesota. She attended public grade...
Rudolph “Rudy” Pelzman – Obit
Rudolph “Rudy” Pelzman, age 81, of Ada, Minnesota, passed away of natural causes at his home on Saturday, August 27, 2022.
Rudy was born on May 24, 1941, in Oriska, ND, to Frank and Ida (Barz) Pelzman.
Rudy was the youngest...
Kathleen Mae Boucher – Obit
Kathleen Mae Boucher, 86, formerly of Crookston and East Grand Forks, passed away at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN early Tuesday morning, August 23, 2022. Mae, as she was best known throughout her life, had been...
Bruce Alan Anderson – Obit
Bruce Alan Anderson, 77, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home early Wednesday morning, August 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Bruce was a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, born on February 17, 1945, to Charles and Hannah (Hanson)...
Debora “Debbie” Ann Strande – Obit
Debora Ann (Smith) Strande, age 66, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at her home with her family by her side.
Debbie was born on September 26, 1955,...
Joy Ann Goulet – Notice of Passing
Joy Ann Goulet, 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND early Sunday morning after battling health issues for several years.
Joy was born in Crookston on June 25, 1962, to Betty Lou Peterson. She...
Margaret “Peggy” Jane Proulx – Obit
Margaret “Peggy” Jane Proulx, 92, of rural Crookston, MN, passed away at her home Saturday evening, August 20, 2022, surrounded in love by many of her family.
Peggy was born at St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks on August 13,...
Verona “Nonie” Skalsky – Obit
Verona “Nonie” Skalsky, 96, Ada, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
She was born to Claris and Olive (Loobey) Miller at their farm southeast of Ada. She received her early...
Ruth Herringer – Notice of Passing
Ruth Herringer, age 79, of Ada, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loved ones.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., with...
Rolland Joseph Corbin – Obit
Rolland Joseph Corbin, 83, of Hermitage, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 after a long battle with Lung Cancer.
He was born on November 19, 1938 in Crookston, Minnesota. He was the son of Helen G. Casavan Corbin...
Joe French – Obit
Joe French, 82, a former Crookston resident passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, with his loving family gathered at his bedside.
Joseph Victor French was born in Drayton, North Dakota on February 19, 1940. He was the fifth of...
Verna M. Wegge – Obit
Verna M. Wegge, 108, Halstad, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad.
This is Verna’s history in her own words:
I, Verna Mildred Aalgaard, was born in Norman County to Rudolph...
Henrietta Jeannette Beiswenger – Obit
Henrietta Jeannette Beiswenger, 94, a lifelong Eldred and Crookston, MN resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 10, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston (Villa St. Vincent).
Hank, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born on June...
Steven John Matzke – Obit
Steven John "Steve" Matzke, 71, of Crookston, MN, died at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND on Monday, August 8, 2022, after a brief illness.
Steve was born in Crookston on April 24, 1951, the son of Bill and Doris...
Jean Marie Svedahl – Obit
Jean Marie Svedahl, 81, of Crookston, passed away on Monday, August 8th, 2022, in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home at Fertile.
Jean was born in Crookston on November 21, 1940, one of three children to Henry and Delia (Warner) Fortier....
Arlene Margaret Moen – Obit
Arlene Margaret Moen, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday morning August 2, 2022.
Arlene was born in Crookston, MN, on April 15, 1951. She was the oldest child born to the union of Norman and Margaret (Andersen) Moen. Growing...
Donald Wayne Christie – Obit
Donald Wayne Christie, age 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home, surrounded by his daughters and his friends, on Saturday, July 30, 2022.
Don was born in Devils Lake, ND, on August 30, 1945, to Edward L. and...
Daniel “Dan” Tuseth – Obit
Daniel Robert Tuseth, 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday morning, July 27, 2022.
Dan was born in Crookston on January 9, 1955, the son of Robert Kenneth and Mary Deloris (Stainbrook)...
Donovan Kolness – Obit
Donovan Keith Kolness, age 73 of Hendrum, MN, died Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the Halstad Living Center after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Donovan was born July 17th, 1949, the fourth son of Sherman and Mildred...
Natalie Baird – Obit
Natalie Baird, 55, Crookston, MN passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at Riverview Health in Crookston after a long battle with cancer.
Natalie was born on April 4, 1967, to Robert and Loretta Ross in Crookston,...
Inez Asleson – Time of Service Announcement
Inez Asleson, age 105, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, surrounded by her loved ones.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.,...
Curtis Berg – Time of Service Announcement
Curtis Berg, age 90, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Friday, July 29th, 2022 at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
A memorial service will be held on...
Russell Dwain Sylvester – Obit
Russell Dwain Sylvester, 85, of Fargo, ND, and a former longtime Eldred-Fisher area resident and farmer, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2022, in Fargo, ND under hospice care at Sanford Hospital with his loving family at his side.
Russell...
Dorothy M. Lee – Obit
Dorothy M. Lee, 84, Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Dorothy Mae (Droppo) Lee was born on November 11, 1937, in Fertile, MN. She was united in marriage to Willard...
Arnold “Arnie” B. Hagen – Obit
Arnold “Arnie” B. Hagen, 95, Fertile, MN, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Arnold “Arnie” B. Hagen was born on April 5, 1927, to Lawrence and Bella (Ystenes) Hagen at home...
Olive Arlyne Hess – Obit
Olive Arlyne Hess, 94, of Ada, Minnesota entered heaven’s gates on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
She was born in rural Lockhart on February 13, 1928, to Edwin and Louise Nelson. Arlyne and her brother, Lloyd, grew up on the farm...
Terryl Leahtrice Garry – Obit
Terryl Leahtrice Garry, 71, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Monday afternoon, July 25, 2022, at Essentia Health-St Mary’s in Detroit Lakes with members of her family at her bedside.
Terryl, or Terri, as she was also affectionately known, was...
Ralph Chandler – Obit
Ralph L. Chandler, 98, Shelly, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN.
Ralph Linden Chandler was born on a farm in rural Caledonia, North Dakota on August 9, 1923. He...
JoAnne Stainbrook Schroeder – Obit
JoAnne Stainbrook Schroeder, 59, of Jamestown, ND, and a Crookston, MN native, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo with family at her side to comfort her. She had fought illness so hard...
Clyde Pedersen – Obit
Clyde Pedersen, 78, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. He was born July 29, 1943, in Ada, Minnesota to August and Sylvia (Oakland) Pedersen.
He grew up in Plummer, MN, and graduated from high...
Sister Lorraine Kraft – Obit
Sister Lorraine Kraft died on July 22, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. Sister Lorraine was born on May 10, 1933, near Fisher, MN, the third of 15 children and the oldest daughter of Elizabeth (Wald) and Joseph Kraft....
Jerold Monson – Obit
Jerold Jerome Monson, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 19, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, with family at his side.
Jerold was born on the family farm of his parents, Carl B. and Myrtle...
Daniel Jon Romuld – Obit
Daniel (Dan) Jon Romuld, 72, of Grand Forks ND, passed away on February 9, 2022, at the Grand Forks Altru Hospital. He was in the presence of his wife, Linda, and daughter, Cassandra.
In Crookston MN, on the 11th day...
Daniel “Dan” James Gramer – Obit
The Family will host a Funeral Mass celebrating Danny’s life at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston, MN with Msgr. David Baumgartner, presiding. Visitation will be for one hour prior...
Ella Marie Peterson – Obit
Ella Marie (Hanson) Peterson, 90, of Watkins, MN, and formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 3, 2022, surrounded by family at the Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins.
Ella was born September 8, 1931, on the family...
Curtis Ray Hoppe – Obit
Curtis Ray Hoppe, age 76 of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on May 24, 2022, surrounded by family in his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Norma Jean (Ricard); siblings: Loren (Blas Valero), David (Ida),...
Robert L. “Bob” Mjoen – Obit
Robert L. “Bob” Mjoen, 78, of Donna, TX, passed aw ay at the Valley Grand Care Center in nearby Weslaco, TX, on September 18, 2020.
Bob was born in Fosston, MN on September 26, 1941 to Lloyd and Ann...
Jeffrey James Scharf – Obit
Jeffrey James Scharf, 52, Crookston, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on June 26, 2022.
Cremation and a private family memorial service have taken place.
He was born in Mandan to Richard and Patricia (Talbacka) Scharf. Jeff attended schools in Mandan and...
Heather Beiswenger – Obit
Heather Aileen Beiswenger, 50, of Grand Forks, ND, and a Fisher, MN native, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her residence Thursday, July 7th, 2022.
Heather was born on May 23, 1972, to Roger and Carol (Hegge) Beiswenger of...
Rosalie LaRae “Rose” Simmons -Obit
Rosalie LaRae “Rose” Simmons, 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Sanford on Broadway Hospital in Fargo, ND with family members at her side.
Rose was born in Duluth, MN on January 6, 1959, the daughter...
Donald (Donnie) Pinsonneault – Obit
Donald (Donnie) Pinsonneault, 68 passed away peacefully on May 11th, 2022 at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN.
Graveside service will be held at 00 PM, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake Falls,...
Peggy Ann Gustoff- Obit
Peggy Ann Gustoff, 65, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away early Sunday morning, June 19, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Peggy was born in San Francisco, CA on October 27, 1956, to Merrill Gustoff and Joanne (Wynne)...
Mary Jane Doak – Service Notice
Mary Jane Doak, age 67, of Moorhead, MN, formerly Crookston, MN, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Ness Lutheran Church, rural Gary,...
Sharon Rae Sims – Obit
Sharon Rae Sims (Tollerud) was born on January 19th, 1941 in Jamestown, North Dakota to parents Vernon and Dagny Tollerud (Johnson). Sharon passed away peacefully in Crookston, MN on July 6th, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.
Sharon was baptized...
Roger Calvin Carr – Obit
Roger Calvin Carr, 74, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away April 5, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center of Mayville, ND, early Tuesday morning, April 5, 2022.
Roger was born on February 12, 1948 in Moorhead, MN to Chester and...
Helen “Dolly” Merkens – Obit
Helen “Dolly” Merkens, 96, Ada, MN, passed away with family by her side on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Helen Corrine (Dolly) Merkens, daughter of Helmer and Clarice Oseth, was born on February...
Sherri Delores Helgaas – Obit
Sherri Delores Helgaas, 65, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her home Monday morning, January 31, 2022, after a month-long battle with cancer.
Sherri was born in Crookston on May 8, 1956, the 6th of 8 children of the union...
Wilmer Sevigny – Obit
Wilmer Sevigny, age 89, of Crookston, MN passed away on May 16, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Wilmer was born on August 1, 1932, to Leon and Clara (Dumas) Sevigny in Oakwood, ND. Wilmer...
Gary Todd Sylvester – Obit
Gary Todd Sylvester, 59 of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, June 25, 2022.
Gary was born in Crookston on June 1, 1963 to loving parents Charles and Audrey Sylvester. He grew up on the family...
Clark McGlynn – Obit
Clark McGlynn, 84, of Mentor, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN with his loving family by his side.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM,...
Alice Normandin – Obit
Alice Normandin, age 92, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Essential Health- Oak Crossing Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30...
Marie Heinitz – Obit
Marie Heinitz, age 97, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Mountain Lake, MN passed away on June 25, 2022, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston.
A visitation will be on Friday, July 8, 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at...
Austin Richard Schwede- Obit
Austin Richard Schwede, 26, of Fosston, MN passed away unexpectedly in his home Friday evening, June 24th, 2022.
Austin was born on May 22nd, 1996, in Grand Forks, ND to Jeannie Meine and Richard Schwede, Austin had previously lived in...
Viola Ricard – Obit
Viola Ricard, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away on June 22, 2022, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with her children at her side.
Viola Marie Ricard was born on November 23, 1929, at home near Gentilly, MN, the...
Brittany Kay Rasmussen – Obit
Brittany Kay Rasmussen, 27, of Grafton, ND, formerly of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 20, 2022 in Thief River Falls.
Private Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2022...
Douglas (Carl) Melbye – Obit
Douglas “Carl” Mark Melbye, 65, of Crookston, MN, died Thursday afternoon, June 23, 2022, in the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo with his family by his side, listening to his favorite song. Carl had been battling poor health for...
Jean Ramstad – Obit
Jean Ramstad passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022 at the age of 70.
Jean Ramstad was born July 10, 1951 in Devils Lake, ND to Harris and Mildred Seagren. She grew up in Lakota, ND.
She was the best...
Chester Silas Rasmusson – Obit
Chester Silas Rasmusson
August 1933 ~ March 2022
Chester was born and raised in Westby, Montana. He graduated from Montana State University with an Engineering degree. Chester moved to California in 1960 and lived there until 1986, when he and...
Betty Marlene Dormady – Obit
Betty Marlene Dormady of St. Hilaire, MN, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the age of 80.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, June 24, 2022, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in...
Lawrence Boutain – Obit
Lawrence Boutain, Thief River Falls, MN, 83, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN...
Carol “Cookie” Evenson – Time of Service Announcement
The graveside service for Carol “Cookie” Evenson will be held at 1:00 pm, Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston. Cookie passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022, and her Mass of Christian Burial was held...
Raymond Sidney “Ray” Neil – Obit
Raymond Sidney “Ray” Neil, 86, of Grand Forks, ND, and formerly of Mentor, MN, moved to Wheatland Assisted Living in Grand Forks, in January of this year. He loved the staff and they loved and cared for him. He...
Doyle Robert Nordby – Obit
Doyle Robert Nordby,72, beloved father, brother, uncle and grandfather, was called to the skies for his final flight west into the sunset to his eternal resting place on June 4, 2022. He peacefully passed away while under hospice care...
LaVonne Jobe Hinkley – Obit
LaVonne C. (Jobe) Hinkley, 85, of Batesville, Arkansas, and an Eldred, MN native, passed away January 7, 2022, at the Woodlawn Heights Nursing Center in Batesville. LaVonne was born on July 29, 1936, in Eldred, Minnesota to Henry and...
Shirley J. Soderlund – Obit
Shirley J. Soderlund, 83, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Shirley was born on March 3, 1939, to Theodore (Ted) and Alice Johnson in Crookston, MN, and lived with her...
Janice Bakken – Obit
Janice Medona Bakken, 84, died peacefully at home on Sunday, June 5, 2022, surrounded by her family who loved her so much.
She was born on May 22, 1938, to Theodore & Eva (Blackstad) Knutson in Crookston, MN.
Jan was a...
Lorraine Gredvig – Obit
Lorraine Gredvig, 93, Fertile MN, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2022, at RiverView Hospital in Crookston, MN surrounded by her family.
Lorraine was born April 2, 1929, to Fred and Gladys (Lunden) Madson in Little Falls, MN. In 1933...
Robert Allen “Bobby” Johnson – Obit
Robert Allen “Bobby” Johnson, 69, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning, June 11, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with loving family comforting him.
Bobby was born in Crookston on January 11, 1953, the son...
Linda Ardell (Pierce) Johnson – Obit
Linda Ardell (Pierce) Johnson, 75, rejoined her heavenly family and gained her wings on June 7, 2022, after a lengthy, well-fought battle with heart disease.
She was born on April 5, 1947, to Lloyd & Adeline (Hansen) Pierce, at...
Helga Metzger (LaFalette) Fellwock – Obit
Helga Metzger (LaFalette) Fellwock, 77, died peacefully at home with her family by her side on April 22, 2022. Helga was born at Bolelauz, Czechoslovakia on March 5, 1945.
She was the daughter of Theodor and Lilli Metzger. She...
Betty Ann Johnson – Obit
Betty Ann Johnson, 94, a longtime resident of Crookston, passed away April 6, 2022 with her loving family at her side.
Betty Ann was born September 12, 1927 in Aneta, ND, one of three children from the marriage of...
Genevieve Maxine Bruley – Obit
Genevieve Maxine Bruley, 92, passed away on Wednesday evening, November 24, 2021, in her longtime Crookston, MN home, while comforted by her son, Gary, who was at her side.
Genevieve was born at Warren, MN on February 25, 1929,...
Sandra “Sandy” Marie Waxvik – Obit
Sandra “Sandy” Marie Waxvik, formerly of Crookston and Pengilly, MN, and more recently wherever her husband parked the RV, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022.
Sandy was born to parents Dale and Harriet (Nicholson) Torrance in Grand...
David “Dave” Anthony Benson – Obit
David “Dave” Anthony Benson died peacefully at Villa St. Vincent on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the age of 82.
David Benson was born in Thief River Falls, MN on July 5, 1939 to Sylvia (Jokela) and Alfred Benson,...
Nancy C. (Olson) Lee – Obit
Nancy C. (Olson) Lee, 86, Honolulu HI, formerly of Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 15, 2022.
Nancy was born in Fargo, North Dakota on June 18, 1935. Her parents, George and Frances Olson moved...
Steven Kenneth “Steve” Briggs – Obit
Steven Kenneth “Steve” Briggs, 59, of Crookston, Minnesota passed away Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at Altru in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Steve was born in Crookston, Minnesota on July 9th, 1962, to Kenneth and Muriel (Michaels) Briggs.
As a child,...
Vincent “Vince” Maurice Blokzyl – Obit
Vincent “Vince” Maurice Blokzyl, 58, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday afternoon, June 4, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Vince was born in Crookston on June 14, 1963, the son of Charles Roger and Betty Ann...
Fred Landman, Jr. -Obit
Fred Landman, Jr. 75 of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 13, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Red Lake...
Mabel Lillian (Zak) Sirek – Obit
Mabel Lillian (Zak) Sirek of Red Lake Falls passed away on Thursday, February 24 th, 2022 at the age of 87. She resided at Hillcrest Senior Living Inc. (RLF)and was also under the care of Hospice of the Red...
Linda Tvedt – Obit
Linda Tvedt of Crookston, MN formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston.
Mass of Christian burial will be held 11:00 AM June...
Joye Marie Thompson – Obit
Joye Marie Thompson, 79, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 19, 2022, in RiverView Health with her loving husband, Arvid, at her side.
Joye was born in Crookston on June 1, 1942, the daughter of Albert...
Zach R. Pederson – Obit
Zach R. Pederson, 38, Fertile, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at his residence in Fertile surrounded by family and friends who loved him.
Zach Robert Pederson was born on September 23, 1983, in Uinta, WY. He then...
Elizabeth Mary Bruggeman – Obit
The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Beth’s life will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, June 18, 2022, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Mentor, MN. Visitation with the family will be from 10-11:00am. A family graveside service...
Leona (Hoefer) Schmitz Bevolden – Obit
Leona (Hoefer) Schmitz Bevolden, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022 at Hillcrest Senior Living surrounded by her loving family.
Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 10:00 AM...
Janet (Jan) C. Erie – Obit
Janet (Jan) C. Erie, age 92, died on February 17, 2022, one month after surgery for a hip fracture.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in Crookston, Minnesota....
Dennis L. Chappuis – Obit
A graveside service for Dennis Chappuis, who passed away on March 10, 2022, will be held at 3:30 pm, Friday, June 3, 2022, at the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston with Deacon Dennis Bivens, officiating. The service will be live-streamed by going...
Jean Kindseth- Service Announcement
Jean Kindseth, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, at the age of 95. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley,...
Joan Marie Harrington – Obit
Joan Marie Harrington, 76, Hillsboro, ND, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.
Joan was born on November 19, 1945, in Crookston, MN to the late Donald and Irene Boucher. She was baptized,...
Phyllis Gaven – Obit
Phyllis Gaven died on Easter Sunday, April 17th,2022 at Sedona Winds in Sedona Az at the age of 92. May her memory be blessed.
The memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, June 3, 2022, at St....
Bev Nelson – Obit
Bev Nelson, age 67, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 25th, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6th, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor with...
Leland Pinske – Notice of Passing
Leland Pinske, age 68, of Gary, MN, died Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.
A private family service will be held.
Please feel free to sign the guestbook, send condolences and view other opportunities which may be available...
Lloyd and Shirley Lee – Obit
Lloyd and Shirley Lee, longtime Crookston Central High School educators, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Amira Choice in Plymouth, MN. They had moved to Plymouth a year ago to be near their daughter, Sondi, and...
Curtis Ray Hoppe – Time of Service Announcement
Curtis Ray Hoppe, 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home Tuesday morning, May 24, 2022, with his loving family at his side and while under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. The memorial service...
Scott Morris Solheim – Obit
Scott (Bart, Holmes, Old Man, Love of my Life) Morris Solheim, 53, of Crookston was called home on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, from St. Mary’s Hospital Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. As in life, Scott was surrounded by his devoted...
Yvonne Kay Thomas – Obit
Yvonne Kay Thomas, 73, Mentor, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN after a 2-1/2 year courageous cancer battle. Yvonne was born on October 9, 1948 to Earl and Verona (Ellingworth) Kragness....
Sister Agatha Hermann – Obit
Sister Agatha Hermann, 93 died May 18, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent in Crookston. She was the fourth child in a family of five. She was born July 1, 1928, on a farm near Georgetown, MN, and was baptized...
Richard “Dick” J. Taallerud – Obit
Richard “Dick” J. Taallerud, 91, Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at his residence in Fertile.
Richard “Dick” John Taallerud was born on October 23, 1930 to Edan and Alma (Rolland) Taallerud in Crookston, MN. He...
Roy S. Stola Jr. – Obit
Roy S. Stola Jr., 91, Rural Shelly, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN.
Roy was born July 25, 1930, to Roy Selmer Sr. and Emma (Evje) Stola in Crookston, MN. He attended...
Donna Lien – Obit
Donna Lien, age 79, of Flom, MN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Viking Manor, Ulen, MN.
Donna Alta Marie (Johnson) Lien was born July 14, 1942, to Boyd and Dorothy (Voltz) Johnson in Hillsboro, North Dakota. Blessed be the...
Norine Dorothea Affeldt – Obit
A service of committal for Norine Affeldt will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, June 3rd, 2022, at the Minnesota National Veterans Cemetery Columbarium located at Fort Ripley, near Brainerd, MN.
Norine Dorathea Affeldt, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away...
James Noel Proulx – Obit
James Noel Proulx, age 78, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 20th, at the Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls, MN. A memorial service and military honors will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26th, at...
Sister Brian Wild – Obit
Sister Brian Wild, age 91, died on May 8, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston.
On November 12, 1930, Sister Brian was born in Fargo, North Dakota, the sixth of eight children of Edward George Wild, Sr., and Dorothy Daggett...
Julian Joseph Trudeau – Obit
Julian Joseph Trudeau, age 84, of Mentor, MN, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Riverview Health in Crookston on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
Elizabeth JoAnn “Liz” Thompson – Obit
A graveside service for Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson will be held at 9:00 am, Friday, May 13, 2022, at the Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston and will be live-streamed by going to her obituary page at www.stenshoelhouske.com.
Elizabeth JoAnn “Liz” Thompson, 87,...
Dr. Otto Jerome Borchert- Obit
Dr. Otto Jerome Borchert, age 42, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, after battling complications from kidney failure.
Dr. Borchert was born April 28, 1980, in Valley City, North Dakota to Curtis Borchert and Theresa (Fischer) Borchert. He...
Kelly Johnson Woodruff – Obit
Kelly (Johnson) Woodruff, age 56, of Hackensack, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died as a result of her courageous battle with cancer. She passed away with her loved ones surrounding her on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at her daughter’s...
Julia Mae Gullingsrud – Obit
Julia Mae Gullingsrud, age 96, of Gary, MN, died Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN.
Julia Mae was born in Ada, MN, the only daughter of Elias Nels and Isabelle (Ellingson) Stenson. She grew...
James “Jim” Gustafson – Obit
James “Jim” Earl Gustafson, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday evening, May 4, 2022, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with his loving family at his side.
Jim was born in Crookston on November 14, 1943, the...
Diane Berhow – Obit
Diane Berhow, 69, Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Diane was born on April 18, 1953 and attended school in various places as she was in a military...
Myrdell Vern Skalet – Obit
Myrdell Vern Skalet, 93, of Crookston, MN, and a former longtime Beltrami, MN farmer, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston after a brief illness.
Myrdell was born in Nielsville, MN on May 27,...
John Mark Onstad – Obit
John Onstad, age 56, of Ada, MN, died Monday, May 2, 2022 at Sanford Hospital on Broadway, Fargo, ND.
John Mark Onstad, the son of Orville and Verona (Fetting) Onstad, was born on November 26, 1965, in Ada, MN. John...
Gail Petersen Harwell – Obit
Gail Petersen Harwell, 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at RiverView Care Center in Crookston, where she had been a resident since October of 2021.
She was born October 7, 1940, to Norma and Jerry Petersen at...
Dean Schenkey – Obit
Dean G. Schenkey, 78, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Riverview Care Center in Crookston, MN.
Dean George Schenkey was born on March 14, 1943, in Thief River Falls, MN to George and Dorothy...
Myrtle Ellis – Obit
Myrtle M. Ellis of Crookston, MN passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston on January 17, 2022.
Myrtle M. (Staehnke) Ellis was born in Bismarck, ND on May 25, 1928, to Harold and Florence Staehnke. The family moved to...
Sister Joan Lanctot – Obit
The Mass of Resurrection for Sister Joan Lanctot will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 12, 2022, in the Villa St. Vincent Chapel of Benedictine Living Community Crookston with The Rev. Joe Richards, presiding. Burial will take place...
Maxine Enid Hanson Holmquist – Obit
Maxine Enid Hanson Holmquist passed away peacefully at Riverview Health in Crookston, Minnesota, on April 29, 2022, surrounded by her family. Maxine was born in Hallock, Minnesota, to Enevol and Florence (Danielson) Willadson on September 8, 1933. She...
Linda Bjerke – Service Notice
Linda Bjerke, age 75, of Ada, MN, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN.
Linda Sue Tubbs, the daughter of Dale and Donna (Morrison) Tubbs, was born on February 9, 1947, in Omaha, NE. ...
Edwin “Bud” Johnson – Obit
Edwin “Bud” Magnus Johnson, 96, died peacefully on Monday, April 25, 2022, with his family at his side.
Bud, the son of Edwin O. B. and Mildred (Hildenbrandt) Johnson, was born on September 14, 1925, in Wells County, ND. He...
Charlene “Tootsie” Harriet Stromstad -Obit
Charlene “Tootsie” Harriet Stromstad, 95, Fertile, MN, passed away quietly in the early evening of Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Tootsie was born in Crookston, MN on July 20, 1926, and was the daughter...
Ralph Mark LeBlanc – Obit
Ralph Mark LeBlanc, 87 of Fertile, Minnesota died Saturday, April 23rd at Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Ralph was born on the home farm near Erskine on October 31st, 1934. He was one of eleven children born to Philip and...
John Thomforde – Obit
John Arthur Thomforde, 84, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident and longtime businessman, passed away at his home on his 84th birthday, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, with his beloved wife, Jean, and their children at his side.
John was born on...
Robert Peter Anderson – Obit
Robert “Pete” Anderson, 84, of Grand Forks, formerly of Fisher, MN, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Valley Senior Living, Woodside Village in Grand Forks.
Robert Peter Anderson was born June 9, 1937, in Grand Forks, ND to...
Donna Carol Reinhart – Obit
Donna Carol Reinhart 87-year-old resident of Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 22, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, April 28,...
Lee Nielson – Obit
Lee Nielson, age 91, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 21st, at Essentia Health Living Center in Fosston. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14th, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine...
Cheryl Brenna – Notice of Passing
Cheryl Brenna, age 73, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen.
Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Anderson Family Funeral Home, Twin Valley, MN.
Arrangements entrusted...
Thomas W. Schreiner – Notice of Passing
Thomas W. Schreiner, 69, Nielsville, MN, formerly of Robbinsdale, MN, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN.
Inurnment will take place at Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Please view our guestbook and share condolences online...
DeAnn Larson – Funeral Notice
DeAnn Larson, 77, Gary, MN, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.
DeAnn Kay Grieve was born August 24, 1944, in Ada, MN, the daughter of Ervin and Helen (Manning) Grieve. She was baptized...
Muriel Ann Nentl – Obit
Muriel Ann Nentl, 94, of Fertile, MN, and formerly of Fisher, MN, passed away Friday morning, April 15, 2022, at RiverView Health in Crookston with her daughter and son-in-law, Janis and Steve Williams, at her side.
Muriel was born...
VonDell Jacqueline (Puhalla) Malmskog – Obit
VonDell Jacqueline (Puhalla) Malmskog, 80, of Dilworth, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 14 at Serenity Assisted Living & Memory Care surrounded by family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022,...
Delores Lenore (Johnson) Broekemeier – Obit
Delores Lenore (Johnson) Broekemeier, 87, of Cass Lake passed unexpectedly away on April 11, 2022 with her loving family by her side at Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji.
A celebration of life with Delores’s family will be at Trinity...
Lillian F. Hulst – Obit
Lillian F. Hulst, age 99, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston. Lillian was born Lillian Florine Pierce in Euclid, MN, on October 12, 1922, to Leon and Bertha...
John “Jack” Ellsworth Robinson – Obit
John “Jack” Ellsworth Robinson, 75, of Sugar Grove, IL, left this earth at 5:30 P.M., Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Amita Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, IL. He and his loving family had been together battling his pancreatic...
Eric Paul Bergeson – Obit
Author and local celebrity Eric Bergeson passed away in his home on April 6th, 2022, leaving behind a legacy of accomplishments that elevated his community.
Eric was raised in Fertile, Minnesota by Paul & Glenda Bergeson, growing up on the...
Armin Ross – Obit
Armin Elton Ross, 92, of rural McIntosh, MN, and a former longtime Fisher, MN farmer, passed away at his home Friday evening with his loving family at his side.
Armin was born at Higdem Township, Polk County, MN on August...
Janice Ostgarden – Obit
Janice Ostgarden, 83, Fertile, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Janice Marie Moteberg was born in Norman County, MN on December 6, 1938, the daughter of Alice Lindberg and Carl...
Marilyn Jane Weiland – Notice of Passing
Marilyn Jane Weiland, 70, of Euclid, MN, passed away Thursday morning, April 7, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with her family at her side. She had been bravely battling health issues for several years.
Marilyn was born...
Roger Calvin Carr – Obit
Roger Calvin Carr, 74, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away April 5, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center of Mayville, ND, early Tuesday morning, April 5, 2022.
Roger was born on February 12, 1948, in Moorhead, MN to Chester and Maxine...
Betty Ann Johnson – Notice of Passing
Betty Ann Johnson, 94, longtime Crookston, MN resident and business instructor at Crookston Central High School, passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, with her loving family by her side. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements...
Jean H. Berhow – Obit
Jean H. Berhow, 85, Fertile, MN, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Jean Helen LaVoi was born on June 6, 1936, to Clifford and Viola LaVoi in Fosston, MN. She was...
Theresa Jane LaCoursiere – Obit
Theresa Jane LaCoursiere, Red Lake Falls, MN, age 92, passed away of natural causes at
Hillcrest Nursing Home, on Sunday, April 3rd.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, April 9th at 2 pm at St. Joseph Church in Red Lake
Falls...
Marlene Yvonne Tommerdahl – Obit
Marlene Yvonne Tommerdahl, 75, of Hendrum, MN, passed away under hospice care on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Marlene was born on March 26, 1947, to Earl and Vivian (Berg) Nelson in Mentor, MN. She...
David Longtin – Obit
David Clifford Longtin, 67, of Bemidji, MN, and formerly of Crookston, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Wednesday morning, March 30, 2022 at his residence in Bemidji.
Dave was born at Red Lake Falls, MN on October 20, 1954,...
Donald R. Wang – Obit
Donald R. Wang, 99, Halstad, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN.
He was born on September 17, 1922, in Fargo, ND to Louis and Jennie (Melting) Wang. Donald attended school...
Monty Dale Smith – Obit
Monty Dale Smith, 70, of Yuma, AZ, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Yuma Regional Hospital in Yuma, AZ.
He was born on October 8, 1951 in Crookston, MN, a son of Walter & Delores Smith. Monty served in...
Wendy Jean Stone (Bakken) – Obit
Wendy Jean Stone (Bakken), age 64, returned to God on Friday, March 25, 2022, after a courageous journey with cancer. She passed with her loving husband Roger by her side.
Wendy was born on January 17, 1958, in Crookston, Minnesota...
Loren David Wilken – Obit
Loren David Wilken, 69, a lifelong Fisher, MN resident, died unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday morning, January 27, 2022.
Loren was born in Crookston on November 25, 1952, the son of Ferdinand and Victoria (Ross) Wilken. He grew up on...
Linda Isaacson – Obit
Linda Marie Isaacson, 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly at her home Sunday, March 27, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer.
Linda was born in Warren, MN on February 26, 1962, the daughter of Leonard and Karen (Nowacki)...
Ruth Rand – Obit
Ruth Rand, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at her home, at the age of 83.
A Memorial Service to honor Ruth’s life will take place at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 2, 2022...
Luella A. Digerness – Obit
Luella A. Digerness, 93, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Gary, MN, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead.
Luella Ann Eid was born on February 6, 1929, to Anton and Lena (Duckstad) Eid in...
Eustolia DeLaCruz – Obit
Eustolia DeLaCruz, 82, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Hendrum, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead.
Eustolia B. Flores DeLaCruz, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother was born on September 24, 1939, and...
Kari Anne Demarais – Obit
Kari Anne Demarais, 41, of Crookston, MN, passed away Monday March 21, 2022, at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo, ND with her loving husband, Wade, by her side. She had been fighting a courageous battle against cancer.
Kari was born...
Patrick Thomas Schaumberg – Notice of Passing
Patrick Thomas Schaumberg, 43, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his residence of natural causes Saturday evening, March 5, 2022. The Stenshoel-Houske is assisting with funeral arrangements with the service to be held at a later date in the...
Carlos Hernandez Lopez – Obit
Carlos Hernandez Lopez, 69, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his residence early Sunday morning, March 6, 2022.
Carlos was born on February 18, 1953, in El Salvador where he spent his early years. At the age of 13, he...
Virgil Robert Love Jr – Obit
Virgil Robert Love Jr, 68, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday morning, March 7, 2022, at RiverView Health in Crookston.
Virgil was born on January 26, 1954, in Columbus, OH, the son of Virgil Robert and...
John Hennager – Obit
John Orvis Hennager, 84, of Crookston, MN, and formerly of Minnewaukan, ND, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with members of his family at his side.
John was born in Crookston on May...
Alice Lydia Gruhot – Obit
Alice Lydia Gruhot, 96, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday evening, March 4, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family by her side to comfort her.
Alice was born in Henderson, MN on January 14, 1926, a middle...
Irene D. Stigen – Obit
Irene D. Stigen, 100, Halstad, MN, died peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Halstad Living Center in Halstad.
Irene Delores Stigen was born on May 6, 1921, to Palmer and Inga (Aalgaard) Holm in rural Halstad, Minnesota....
Wayne Allen Nelson – Obit
Wayne Allen Nelson, known by all as Panda, was born in Little Falls, Minnesota on April 26, 1960. He was the first son of Richard and Rachael Nelson and they loved him dearly. A happy baby boy with a...
Lee Wall – Obit
Lee Edward Wall, 81, of Crookston, MN, was called home on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston. His last hours on earth were spent in the company of his children.
Lee was born in Enderlin,...
Harlen M. Baglien – Obit
Harlen M. Baglien, 81, Fertile, MN, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at his home in Fertile with his wife by his side and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Harlen Maynard Baglien was born...
Allan L. Engelstad – Obit
Allan Leroy Engelstad, 82, of Maple Lake, near Mentor, MN passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND surrounded by family.
Allan was born on October 27, 1939 in Liberty Township, just northwest of Fertile,...
Donna Koralewski – Obit
Donna Mae Koralewski, 84, of Brooks, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, February 24, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her family at her bedside.
Donna was born in Oslo, MN on May 4th, 1937, one of six...
Patricia “Pat” Lee Johannson – Obit
Patricia “Pat” Lee Johannson, 85, longtime Crookston, Minnesota resident, passed away January 14, 2022, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND while being held in love and comfort by her children.
Pat was born in Grafton, North Dakota on...
Dennis Wayne Nikolayson – Obit
Dennis Wayne Nikolayson passed away on February 16, 2022, at Altru hospital at age 76. Dennis was born January 23, 1946, in Reynolds, North Dakota, to Adolph and Esther (Moen) Nikolayson.
Dennis resided there till age 3. The family...
Dan “Danny” Thompson – Obit
Dan “Danny” Thompson, age 69, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
Dan Keith Thompson was born June 10, 1952, in Ada, MN, to Kalmer and Gloria “Bootsie” (Albertson) Thompson....
Arline E. Romundstad Miller – Obit
Arline E. Romundstad Miller, a long-time resident of Crookston, Minnesota died on February 18, 2022, at age 99.
Arline was born to Oscar and Ragna (Rindal) Romundstad on August 15, 1922, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The family moved to rural...
Carol Jean “Cookie” Evenson – Obit
Carol Jean “Cookie” Evenson, 76, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, died Friday morning, February 18, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her husband, John, and son, Brent, at her side. She had been battling ill health for...
Debra Lea Nelson – Obit
Debra Lea Nelson, 69, of Grand Forks, N.D., passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, February 12, 2022, after a short illness at Altru Hospital.
Deb was born on November 5, 1952, in Grand Forks at Saint Michael’s Hospital, the...
Lee Eken – Obit
Lee Eken, age 64, of rural Ada, MN, died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his home.
Lee Roger Eken was born December 2, 1957 to Willis and Betty (Skaurud) Eken in Ada, MN. Lee was raised and attended school in...
Arlene O. Ortloff – Obit
Arlene O. Ortloff, 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her home early Friday morning, February 11, 2022, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Arlene was born on April 21, 1934, on her parents’ farm near...
Rosemary A. Tate – Obit
Rosemary Adele Tate, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away late Thursday morning, February 10, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her loving family by her side.
Rosemary was born in Crookston on June 10, 1937, the daughter of...
Larry Duane Ranum – Obit
Larry Duane Ranum, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday, February 9, 2022, in RiverView Health with his wife, JoAnn, at his side. Larry and JoAnn had been doing all they could to keep his pancreatic cancer at...
Eleanor Qualley – Obit
Eleanor Qualley, 96, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Mentor, MN passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Villa St Vincent, Crookston, MN.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Johnson Funeral...
Joanne Ione Peterson – Obit
Joanne Ione (Eggebraaten) Peterson died peacefully at her home on Monday, February 7, 2022, at the age of 78 with her loving husband by her side.
Joanne was born on September 10, 1943, in Grand Forks, ND to Arthur and...
Marie C. Anderson – Obit
Marie C. Anderson, 94, Ada, MN, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Marie was born on August 27, 1927, to Anthony and Anna (Platt) Kappes. She grew up on a farm in Pleasant...
Dawn Newton – Obit
Dawn Newton, 79 of St. Cloud, MN (formerly of Crookston, MN) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Quiet Oaks Hospice House, St. Augusta, MN on December 18, 2021. She was a kind and loving soul, a friend...
Lillian F. Hulst – Obit
Lillian F. Hulst, age 99, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston. Lillian was born Lillian Florine Pierce in Euclid, MN, October 12, 1922, to Leon and Bertha (Veenstra)...
Gloria Rae Eggen – Obit
Gloria Rae Eggen, 73, Ada, MN, passed away with her family by her side at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, on Thursday, January 27, 2022, after her long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Gloria was born on December 7,...
Florene Horn – Obit
Florene Horn, age 78, of Ada, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community.
Florene Skuza was born July 11, 1943, to parents, Julius and Erma (Sites) Skuza in Ada, MN. She was raised and attended...
Richard (Rick) LeRoy Kragness – Obit
Richard (Rick) LeRoy Kragness, 69, Hillsboro, ND, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Halstad Living Center after an 8-month courageous cancer battle.
Rick was born on October 31, 1952 to Earl and Verona (Ellingworth) Kragness. He was raised...
Sister Joan LaCoursiere (Hiltrudis) – Obit
Sister Joan LaCoursiere (Hiltrudis), age 100, died on January 29, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. The Benedictine Sisters elected Sister Joan as their seventh prioress of Mount Saint Benedict from 1985-1989.
Sister Joan LaCoursiere was born in Terrebonne to...
Beverly A. Slevin – Obit
Beverly A. Slevin, 73, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in her home in Rural Mentor, MN. Beverly Ann Bakken was born on January 5, 1949, at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN, the daughter of Arnold and Bernice Bakken....
Luverne C. Petry – Obit
Luverne C. Petry, 86, Ada, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Luverne was born at home in Lockhart Township, near Ada on January 9,...
John Audette – Obit
John Audette, 90 of Mentor, MN passed away on January 26, 2022, at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN.
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake Falls,...
Phillip Peterick – Obit
Phillip Peterick, age 77, of Twin Valley, MN, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN, surrounded by family.
Phil was born March 28, 1944, to Joseph and Irene (Kvamme) Peterick in Milwaukee, WI. In...
Erling Holman – Obit
Erling Holman, age 79, of Ulen, MN, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen.
Erling Paulus Holman was the first child born to Peder “Orville” and Dorothy (Melbye) Holman in Moorhead, MN, on November 17,...
Clayton M. West – Obit
Clayton M. West, 92, of Fertile, MN passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Clayton was born on November 28, 1929, at his family’s rural home in Rindal, MN to his parents Carl and Mamie...
Lane Larson – Obit
Lane Erling Larson passed away peacefully in his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, on January 19, 2022. Lane was born in Fargo, ND to Loren and Laurell (Fevig) Larson August 18, 1961 and grew...
Karen Marie Audette – Obit
Karen Marie Audette, 67, of Crookston, MN, passed of health complications on January 19, 2022, at RiverView Health surrounded by her favorite Dr.’s and Nurses who had taken such amazing care of her over the last few years.
Karen was...
Joye Marie Thompson – Obit
Joye Marie Thompson, 79, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 19, 2022, in RiverView Health with her loving husband, Arvid, at her side.
Joye was born in Crookston on June 1, 1942, the daughter of Albert and...
Myrtle M. Ellis – Obit
Myrtle M. Ellis, 93 of Crookston, MN passed way Monday, January 17, 2022 at Villa St. Vincent Care Center where she had resided since July 2021.
Myrtle was born May, 25, 1928 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Harold and Florence...
Gregory Tommerdahl – Obit
Gregory Tommerdahl, 64, beloved Father, Brother, Uncle, and Grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on January 15, 2022. He entered this world on November 20, 1957, in Ada, MN, born to Edmund and Norma (Ford) Tommerdahl.
Greg grew...
Kathy Duffy – Obit
Kathy Duffy of Crookston, MN formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Memorial service will be held on Saturday, at 10:00 AM at Johnson Funeral Service in Red...
Janice Sandona (Pederson) Wilkinson – Obit
Janice Sandona (Pederson) Wilkinson, 87, Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.
Janice was born on April 29, 1934, at home in Polk County, MN to John and Anna (Simonson) Pederson....
Kristen (Piche) Slover – Obit
Kristen (Piche) Slover 39, passed away at her home in East Grand Forks, MN on January 14, 2022.
The funeral service will be held on Friday, January 21, 2022, at 11:00 AM in Bethany Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls,...
Michael Todd Olson – Obit
Michael Todd Olson, 60, of Mentor, MN, passed away at his home of natural causes Sunday, January 16, 2022.
Mike, or “Putski” as he was best known to family and friends, was born in Crookston on October 29, 1961, the...
Sarah (Paul) Gatica – Obit
Sarah Marie (Paul) Gatica, 40, a Crookston native, passed away in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, after a brief, yet valiant, struggle with injuries sustained in an accidental fire early Saturday morning, January 15, 2022, at her residence in Grand...
Patricia “Pat” Johannson – Notice of Passing
Patricia “Pat” Johannson, age 85, of Fargo, ND, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away Friday morning, January 14, 2022, in the Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, while comforted by her family at her side. A memorial...
Marvin Virgil Reierson – Obit
Marvin Virgil Reierson, 83, of Federal Dam, MN, passed away Sunday morning, December 26, 2021, in Sanford Bemidji Medical Center with family at his side.
Marvin was born in Sleepy Eye, MN on October 8, 1938, to Henry and Hulda...
Craig Marvin Reierson – Obit
Craig Marvin Reierson, age 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Sanford Broadway Medical Center, Fargo, ND, Wednesday morning, December 22, 2021, with family by his side.
Craig was born on December 6, 1961, in St. Louis Park, MN, one...
Betty Thibert – Obit
Betty Thibert 85 of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, MN.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 AM on...
Rhoda Pantaleo – Notice of Passing
Rhoda Pantaleo, age 88, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, January 8, 2022, at Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen, MN.
A graveside service will be held at a later date.
Please feel free to sign the guestbook, send condolences and view other...
Joyce Sannes – Obit
Joyce M. Sannes, 92, Crookston, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, under hospice care at Riverview Memory Care Center in Crookston.
Joyce Margaret Bakke was born on November 8, 1929, along with her twin...
Lorraine Tastad – Obit
Lorraine Tastad, age 92, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Perham Hospital, Perham, MN.
Lorraine Skauge was born on May 8, 1929, near Hendrum, MN, to Fred and Bertha “Toni” (Oftedahl) Skauge. When Lorraine was a...
Daniel Leroy Johnson – Obit
Daniel Leroy Johnson, 58, passed away Thursday night, January 6, 2022, in his home in Mentor, MN surrounded by his family.
Dan was born October 30, 1963, to Stanley and Betty (Hinkley) Johnson in Grand Forks, ND. At just eight...
Debra “Debbie” Jean Paulson – Obit
Debra “Debbie” Jean Paulson, 66, a Crookston, MN native and lifelong resident, passed away at RiverView Health early Thursday evening with some family by her side, January 6, 2022, after a brief illness.
Debbie was born on July 13,...
Wayne Yeager – Obit
Wayne LeRoy Yeager, 62, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home Thursday evening, January 6, 2022, comforted by his family gathered at his bedside.
Wayne was born in Fargo, ND on August 3, 1959, the son of Elton LeRoy and...
Dennis J. “Denny” Kuzel – Obit
Dennis J. “Denny” Kuzel, 79, of Moorhead, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in the Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, with his family at his side.
Denny, as he was affectionately...
David “Dave” Anthony Benson -Obit
David “Dave” Anthony Benson died peacefully at Villa St. Vincent on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the age of 82.
David Benson was born in Thief River Falls, MN on July 5, 1939, to Sylvia (Jokela) and Alfred Benson, and...
Sidney Duane Myhre – Obit
Sidney Duane Myhre passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family at his rural Red Lake Falls home.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at...
Marilyn Wieland – Obit
Marilyn Wieland, Red Lake Falls, MN, 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at her residence with her family by her side.
The funeral service will be Monday, January 3, 2022; at 10:30 AM at St. John Lutheran Church,...
Keith W. Jacobson – Obit
Keith W. Jacobson, 75, Hendrum, MN, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
Keith Wade Jacobson was born on September 4, 1946, in Ada, Minnesota to Meloyd and Opal Jacobson. They lived on...
Mary C. Rusling – Notice of Passing
Mary C. Rusling, 79, Crookston, MN, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. A private family service will be held at a later date. Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is serving the family.
Patricia Schindler – Obit
Patricia Schindler of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at her rural Red Lake Falls home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 1:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Stella T. Gast – Obit
Stella T. Gast, age 95, of Fertile, Minnesota, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, in Fertile.
Stella Theresa Waale was born on January 10, 1926, the daughter of...
Clarice Ann Babinski Vik – Obit
Due to winter storm conditions the Funeral Mass for Clarice Vik originally scheduled for 11 am Monday, December 27th at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston has been postponed to Tuesday, December 28th at 11 am.
Clarice Ann...
Frances Claire Gunkel – Time of Service Announcement
Frances Claire Gunkel, age 70, of Halstad, MN, died Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Halstad Living Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Winchester Lutheran Church, Borup, MN. For those who are...
Judith Elaine Kirchoffner – Obit
Judith Elaine Kirchoffner, 79, of Crookston, MN and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, in the home of her daughter, Tina Van Zuuk, where she had been living since this past September.
Judy was born...
LeRoy James Chandler – Obit
LeRoy James Chandler, 93, Grand Forks, died peacefully in his home, Sunday, December 19, 2021
LeRoy was born May 2, 1928, in Caledonia ND, the son of Arthur and Mary (Smith) Chandler. He attended school and graduated from Caledonia in...
Cecilia Ruth Pettit – Obit
Cecilia Ruth Pettit, of Palm Desert, CA formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN died on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Palm Desert, CA.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on January 1, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic...
Duane Fuglie – Obit
Duane Fuglie, age 82, of Ulen, MN died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen surrounded by his family.
Duane Charles was born June 13, 1939, the son of Henry and Alice (Wiger) Fuglie. He was born...
Leydon S. “Laddie” Kolness – Obit
Leydon S. “Laddie” Kolness, 78 of Hendrum, MN entered into eternal life on December 16, 2021, at home with family by his side.
Laddie was born May 20, 1943, in Ada, MN to Sherman T. Kolness and Mildred (Mjolsness) Kolness....
Ronald Knutson – Obit
Ronald Knutson, age 80, of Hawley, MN, died Friday, December 17, 2021, at his home.
Ronald “Ron or Knute” was born May 17, 1941 to George and Clara (Ulland) Knutson Thortvedt in Halstad, MN. He grew up near Blanchard, MN,...
Clayton J. Arthurs – Obit
Clayton J. Arthurs, 78, Halstad, MN, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
Clayton James Arthurs was born in rural Menahga, MN on April 6, 1943, to Mary Arthurs. He graduated from Menahga High...
Paul Allan Dragseth – Obit
Paul Allan Dragseth, 56, of Eldred, MN, passed away unexpectedly late Thursday evening at his home of natural causes.
Paul was born in Crookston, MN on September 29, 1965, the son of Allan and Judy (Hanson) Dragseth. He was raised...
Bernard Paul Harrington – Obit
Bernard Paul Harrington, 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away on December 12, 2021.
Bodie, as he was affectionately known to family and friends, was born in Manhattan, NY on October 23, 1945, to Bernard L. and Frances (Quigley) Harrington. He...
Thomas Lee Dullea – Obit
Thomas Lee Dullea, 33, died unexpectedly on December 10, 2021, in his home.
Mass of Christian will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 18 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner Officiating....
Devonna Rae Bohnenkamp (Bonnie) -Obit
Devonna Rae Bohnenkamp (Bonnie) lost her battle with liver failure on December 8, 2021, at 71 years of age in her home surrounded by her family.
Bonnie was born on September 28, 1950, to Marvelyn and John Ellison in...
Cecilia Plante – Obit
Cecilia Plante, age 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Friday morning, December 10, 2021, in RiverView Health, Crookston, with her family at her side.
Cecilia Regina Merschman was born on February 22, 1931, to the union of Frank and...
John James Lehmann – Obit
John Lehmann, 54, Fertile, MN passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ.
John James Lehmann was born to James and Lorraine (Hamre) Lehmann in Ada, MN on August 31, 1967.
He graduated from...
Curtis Allan Parkin – Obit
Curtis Allan Parkin, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away in his home early Thursday morning, December 9, 2021, with family at his side.
Curtis was born in Crookston on September 26, 1950, the son of Loren and Gertrude (Mahla) Parkin....
William Roger LaPorte-Lewis – Obit
William Roger LaPorte-Lewis age 73, passed away in his home in Crookston, MN surrounded by his family on December 6, 2021, after a lengthy fight with many health issues.
William was born on November 20, 1948, in Cincinnati, Ohio to...
Keith Espeseth – Obit
Keith Espeseth, 70, of Red Lake Falls, MN formerly of Thief River Falls, MN and Petersburg, AK passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, MN.
A gathering time for family and...
James Leo Wallace (Sarge) – Obit
James Leo Wallace (Sarge), 73, passed away on December 6, 2021. Jim was born on March 19, 1948, to Earl and Harriet Wallace. He was raised on their farm in Euclid with his six siblings. He attended grade school...
John Grahek Jr. – Obit
John Grahek Jr., 48, of Bemidji, MN died Friday, December 3, 2021, at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, December 11, 2021, at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Bemidji. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Louis “Chico” Bray Obit
Louis “Chico” Bray, 86, of Portland, OR passed away on November 15, 2021, at his home with his family by his side.
He was born in Silver City, New Mexico on August 4, 1935, to Elmer and Elnora Bray....
Rosalyn Kolstad – Obit
Roselyn Kolstad, age 82, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 4th, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10th, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with...
Robert Schafer – Obit
Robert Schafer of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, with his sons at his side at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 10, 2021, at 10:30...
Earl Milo Abrahamson – Obit
Earl Milo Abrahamson, 94, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 1, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston with family at his side.
Earl was born on the rural Crookston farm of his parents, Bert and Edna (Hoiseth) Abrahamson on...
Joy Schmidt – Obit
Joy Schmidt of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, December 3, 2021, at 2:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Jerry Fjeld – Obit
Jerry Fjeld, age 74, of West Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 29, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo due to complications of Covid-19.
Jerry Wayne, the son of Charles and Bernice (Hirchert) Fjeld was born on November 10, 1947,...
Sylvia A. Janssen – Obit
Sylvia A. Janssen, 70, Ada, MN, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
Sylvia was born July 1, 1951 in Crescent, Iowa to William and Elvia. On March 23, 1972 Sylvia married...
Antoinette Margaret “Toni” Lyczewski – Obit
Antoinette Margaret “Toni” Lyczewski, age 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Friday afternoon, November 26, 2021, in the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with family at her side.
Toni was born in Crookston on June 27, 1949...
Doris Bernice Brogren – Obit
Doris Bernice Brogren, age 101, of Ulen, MN, died Friday, November 26, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family.
Doris Bernice Fagerlie was born August 18, 1920 to parents, Oscar and Margrethe (Valtinson) Fagerlie. Bernice was a full-time homemaker...
Remona Mae Hoffman – Obit
Remona Mae Hoffman, age 75, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday afternoon, November 27, 2021, in the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, while her family kept vigil during her final days.
Remona was born on February 3,...
Danny R. Doyea – Obit
Danny Doyea passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his family by his side after a long courageous battle with Covid pneumonia.
Danny Raymond Doyea, 64, of Beltrami was born...
Betty Burda – Time of Service Announcement
Elizabeth “Betty” Burda, age 87, of Ulen, MN, died Friday, November 26, 2021, at the Vikings Manor Nursing Home, Ulen.
Elizabeth L. Burda was born the daughter of Worth and Vivian (Kiefer) Booth on February 16, 1934 in Albert Lea,...
Kenneth Franklin Johannson- Obit
Kenneth Franklin Johannson, 84, longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away the evening of November 14, 2021, in his home in Fargo with his loving family by his side after a brief illness.
Ken was born in Grafton, ND on November...
Roger Joseph Kurpius – Obit
Roger Joseph Kurpius, 69, Gary, MN passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, peacefully at home.
Roger was born in Ada, MN to Joseph and Genevieve (Brennan) Kurpius. He grew up in Lockhart Township and graduated from Ada High School...
Dennis W. Gnadt – Obit
Dennis W. Gnadt, 73, Lockhart, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 19, 2021, in Mahnomen, MN.
Dennis Willis Gnadt was born on December 13, 1947, to Jack and Delores (Geiselhart) Gnadt in Ada, Minnesota. He graduated from Ada...
Jean Beyer – Obit
Jean Beyer of rural Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.
Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in...
Earl C. Hutchins, MD FAAN- Obit
Dr. Earl C. Hutchins, MD FAAN, age 89 of Colorado Springs, CO.
Earl is the father of Kim Hutchins of Colorado Springs, Brian Hutchins of San Diego, California, Todd Hutchins (Marissa) of Eaton Colorado, and Matt Hutchins (Maruta Skujina) of...
Sister Joanne Marie Johnson – Obit
Sister Joanne Marie Johnson CSJ, 86, passed away Tuesday morning, November 16, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston.
Sister Joanne Marie Johnson was born August 17, 1935 to Clarence and Ursula (Farrell) of Minneapolis, MN. She attended...
Mary Lou Thoreson – Obit
Mary Lou Thoreson peacefully went home to the Lord, with her family by her side, on November 15 in Fargo, ND following a courageous 35-year battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born on April 3, 1931, at the family...
Mary “Babe” Christianson- Obit
Mary “Babe” Christianson, age 93, of Ulen, MN, died November 14, 2021, at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN.
Mary Patricia Bisek was born March 17, 1928, to Paul and Magdalene (Flicek) Bisek in Mahnomen, MN. She attended elementary school...
Lawrence (Larry) Joseph Ricard – Obit
Lawrence (Larry) Joseph Ricard, age 86, Beltrami, passed away November 11, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND after a short battle with COVID pneumonia.
He was born on January 1, 1935, in Russia Township near Crookston, MN, the...
Leslie Duane Sheridan – Obit
Leslie Duane Sheridan, age 93, and a resident of the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston, MN, passed from this life and went to be with his Savior the evening of November 11, 2021, with his loving family by his...
James “Jim” Robert Leier- Obit
James “Jim” Robert Leier, 91, Crookston, and formerly of Esmond and Devils Lake, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the Villa St. Vincent. A military prayer service is planned for Friday, November 19 at 4 p.m....
Mark Douglas Broden- Obit
Mark Douglas Broden, 65, of Fertile, MN passed away suddenly but peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at home in Fertile.
Mark was born June 19th, 1956, to Robert & Myrtle (Bakken) Broden in Crookston, MN. Mark...
Vernon L. Rage – Obit
Vernon L. Rage, 87, Ada, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Vernon LeRoy Rage was born on May 7, 1934, to Selmer and Emma (Dahl) Rage just west of Ada in...
Kenneth M. Sannes- Obit
Kenneth M. Sannes, 90, Erskine, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine.
He was born on April 17, 1931, to Ludvig and Sophie (Peterson) Sannes in their rural...
Jerry Lee Fossand – Obit
Jerry Lee Fossand, 75, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Bemidji, MN, passed away Sunday evening, October 31, 2021, in RiverView Health, Crookston, with his children at his side to comfort him.
Jerry was born in Bemidji on September 5,...
STANLEY HINKLEY – Obit
Stanley (Stan) Hinkley, age 87, passed away November 1, 2021, in Fountain Hills, Arizona, following years of medical problems. He has lost his fight here on earth but he has now reached his forever home with his Lord. He...
Charles Blane “Chuck” Goering – Obit
Charles Blane “Chuck” Goering, 60, of Mentor, MN, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 3, 2021, at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, with family at his side. Chuck had been in failing health for several weeks.
Chuck...
Carole G. Taylor- Obit
Carole G. Taylor, 90, of Crosslake, formerly of Crookston MN, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation and services will be held at Crosslake Lutheran Church on Friday, November 12, 2021. Visitation will...
Emily E. Jackson – Obit
Emily E. Jackson, 88, Dilworth, MN, formerly of Ada and rural Gary, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Serenity Assisted Living and Memory Care in Dilworth.
Emily Eldoris Jackson was born on July 7, 1933, to...
Gladys Holm- Obit
Gladys Holm, Halstad, MN, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Halstad Living Center in Halstad.
Gladys Holm was born in Anthony Township on May 21, 1917, to Sivert and Hilda (Aamodt) Skare. Gladys’ mother, Hilda, lived for 90...
Mary Anne Taus – Obit
Mary Anne Taus, 82, of Bemidji, MN, passed away early Sunday evening, October 31st, 2021, in the Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, with her loving family at her side to comfort her. She had been bravely battling health issues...
Joyce M. Wright- Obit
Joyce M. Wright, 72, Fertile, MN passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, in her home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice.
Joyce Mae Wright was born on March 5, 1949, to Elmer...
Gerald Soderlund- Obit
Gerald Soderlund, 90, of Stephen, MN passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Lilac Homes Memory Care in Dilworth, MN.
Gerald was born on April 23, 1931, to Clarence and Alice (Carlstrom) Soderlund in Stephen, MN. After graduating from...
Dana Drew Smith – Obit
Dana Drew Smith, 69, Halstad, MN, passed away from heart complications on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Dana was born on February 20, 1952, to Robert and Goldie Smith. He grew up on...
Aaron Knott – Obit
Aaron Knott of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 25, 2021, in Red Lake Falls, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, October 30, 2021, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in...
KEVIN BOYLE – Obit
Kevin James Boyle was born September 5, 1937 in Graceville, MN and died October 16, 2021 in Crookston MN at the age of 84. He was born to Timothy and Tracey (Hess) Boyle, the second of 10 children. Kevin...
Marian Devos- Time of Service Announcement
Marian Ann Devos, age 98, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at the Villa-St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Friday, October 22, 2021, at...
Loren Duane “Butch” Seaton- Obit
Loren Duane “Butch” Seaton, 70, of Brighton, CO, passed away in the Surprise Health & Rehab in Arizona on December 31, 2020.
Loren was born in Crookston, MN on June 19, 1950, one of three children of the union of...
Chad “Chadwick” Horton- Obit
Chad “Chadwick” Horton, 42, Fertile, MN, passed away sadly and unexpectedly on Monday, October 11, 2021, at his home in Fertile.
Chad Everette Horton was born on March 24, 1979, to Stephen Horton and Debra Heyen in Granbury, Texas. The...
Juan Manuel Garcia- Time of Service Announcement
Juan Manuel Garcia, age 33, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at his home in Crookston. A memorial service will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home in...
Gene Morland Erlandson- Obit
Gene Morland Erlandson, 92, of Mentor, Minnesota was born to Arthur and Hilda (Skanson) Erlandson on August 10, 1929, in St. Paul, Minnesota. While still a small child the family moved back to their farm in Woodside Township. During...
Richard A. Widseth – Obit
Richard Alton “Dick” Widseth, 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Friday morning, October 15, 2021, with family at his side.
Dick was born in Gonvick, MN, on August 10, 1932, the son of Albert and Emily (Peterson) Widseth. He...
Doris I. Barkve- Obit
Doris I. Barkve, 92, Ada, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 11, 2021, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Doris Irene (Jacobson) Barkve was born on May 31, 1929, to Clarence and Nettie (Bell) Jacobson in rural Hendrum Township.
Doris...
Irene M. Ross – Obit
Irene Margaret Ross, 100, of Crookston, MN, and a former longtime Fisher area resident, passed away in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston on Wednesday morning, October 13, 2021, with her daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Jerry Wardner at...
James “Jim” L. Larson – Obit
James “Jim” L. Larson, Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile surrounded by family.
James Leroy Larson was born September 08, 1930, at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN, to Alfred and...
James L. Simon- Obit
James L. Simon, age 85 of Hibbing, MN, passed away on October 6, 2021, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Jim was born in Menomonie, WI on March 15, 1936, to Leonard and Frances (Gerbich) Simon. He graduated from Buhl High...
Lillian Myra (Larson) Ellis – Obit
Lillian Myra (Larson) Ellis, 97, of Seattle, WA, passed away on August 14, 2021, in the Foss Home and Village Nursing Home in Seattle.
Lillian, or Lil as she was best known to her friends and family, was a Crookston,...
Harold Jerome Opgrand – Obit
Harold Jerome Opgrand, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, June 13, 2021, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, with family at his side.
Harold was born in Halstad, Minnesota on November 10, 1929, the son of Carl and Therese...
Janet “Jan” Opgrand – Obit
Janet Karelynn Opgrand, 83, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her home early Friday morning, August 20, 2021, with her daughter and son-in-law, Kari and Neil, and son, Kip, at her side.
Jan, as she was affectionately known throughout her...
Dianne Benson – Obit
Dianne Benson, age 74, of Crookston, MN, died on Friday, October 8, 2021, at her home in Crookston. A memorial service will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, with...
Kathleen Mary “Kathie” Peterson- Obit
Kathleen Mary “Kathie” Peterson, 80, of Union Lake, near Erskine, MN, passed away at her home Sunday, September 5, 2021.
Kathie was born in Warren, MN, on January 28, 1941, the daughter of Cyril and Bertha (Goosen) Wavra. She grew...
Hazel J. Nelson – Obit
Hazel J. Nelson, Fertile, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home at the age of 101.
Hazel Joyce (Ashling) Nelson was born in rural Winger, MN on November 15, 1919 to John and Ida...
Paulette P. Januszewski – Obit
Paulette P. Januszewski, 78 of Erskine, MN passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM Friday, October 8, 2021, in St. Lawrence Catholic Church with...
Marne Thompson – Obit
Marne Thompson of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at his Red Lake Falls home.
Memorial service will be held on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Bethany...
Cynthia Jo Ross – Obit
Cynthia Jo (Andringa) Ross, age 64, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Cindy was born on July 15, 1957, to Jess and Hazel (Taylor) Andringa in Crookston, Minnesota. She grew up in...
Clarabelle J. Sipe- Obit
Clarabelle J. Sipe, 91, Ada, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Clarabelle Jessie (Ellingworth) Sipe was born on December 12, 1929, to Jesse and Clara (Hovland) Ellingworth in Felton Township, MN....
Gene Oliver Helgeson – Obit
Gene Oliver Helgeson was born on April 17, 1929, to a loving family near Crookston, Minnesota. As a child, Gene enjoyed the adventures of farm life and as a teen living in town, he was perhaps best known as...
ROSAIRE J. AMIOT – Obit
Rosaire J. Amiot, 86, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday morning, September 30, 2021, in Benedictine Community Living of Crookston. He had moved there from his Crookston home of over 50 years this past July 7.
Rosaire was born...
Lorna Jean Solberg- Obit
Lorna Jean Solberg, age 54, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at her home in Crookston. A memorial service will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home in...
Kenneth Fred Gebhardt – Obit
Kenneth Fred Gebhardt, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, in Sanford on Broadway Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Kenny was born in Crookston MN on October 29, 1942, the son of Freddie and Henrietta (Horesji) Gebhardt. He was...
Duane Tilleraas- Time of Service Announcement
Duane Tilleraas, age 89, of Gary, MN, died on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Gary Lutheran Church, Gary. A time...
Irene Ann Larson- Obit
Irene Ann Larson, 83, Ada, MN formerly of Borup, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Adventist Health and Rideout Hospital in Marysville, CA after a brief illness.
Irene Ann Bachmeier was born on September 20, 1937, to...
Octavio Benevidez Jr. – Obit
Octavio Benevidez Jr., 28, of Crookston MN, died accidentally in Crookston on Thursday, September 23, 2021, when struck by a train while walking on the tracks with his back to the train, listening to loud music on his headphones.
Jr,...
Bruce Allan Parr – Obit
Bruce Allan Parr, age 66, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Sanford Health-Broadway in Fargo. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
MARY LYNN PESTER – OBIT
Mary Lynn Pester, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 24, 2021 with her husband and family at her side, under the care of hospice after a long battle with cancer.
Mary chose joy, and...
Norman J. Ellingson – Obit
Norman J. Ellingson, 86, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home Tuesday evening, September 21, 2021, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family.
Norman was born on October 21, 1934, in Breckenridge, MN, the son of Olaf...
Gary Dean Hanson – Obit
Gary Dean Hanson, 68, of Crookston, MN, and formerly of Nielsville, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 22, 2021, in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, after a lengthy illness.
Gary was born in Crookston on June 8, 1953, one...
Bernard “Bernie” Audette – Obit
Bernard “Bernie” Audette, age 66, of Cambridge died unexpectedly on September 20, 2021, at Cambridge Medical Center. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 16th at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cambridge with...
Esmeralda Celeste Fuentes- Obit
Esmeralda Celeste Fuentes, age 16, of Crookston, Minnesota, died on September 20, 2021, in Crookston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 24 ,2021, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church...
Paul Magelssen – Funeral Notice
Paul Magelssen, age 73, of Woodbury, MN, and formerly of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, September 20th, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 27th, at Shepherd of the Valley...
Deloris Arlone Stauning – Obit
Deloris Arlone Stauning, 96, of Fertile, MN and formerly of Beltrami, MN, passed away peacefully in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Saturday, September 18, 2021, with members of her family at her side.
Deloris was born on February 12, 1925,...
Dorothy Irene Wentzel – Obit
Dorothy Irene Wentzel, 88, of Fisher, MN passed away at her home on Friday, September 17, 2021. She was born in Cumberland, MD on December 4, 1932, the daughter of William and Leah (Metz) Schneider. Dorothy was baptized and...
Ruth Melting- Obit
Ruth Melting, 88, Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Halstad, MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Lincoln Park Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes surrounded by family.
Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Bethany Lutheran Church,...
Anna Kraft Nielsen -Obit
Anna Kraft Nielsen, 89, went home to God Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the Villa St Vincent in Crookston, MN. She was born on September 1, 1932, to Jacob and Anna (Mosset) Kraft on the family farm in Sioux...
Vanessa Iris DeLeon – Obit
Vanessa Iris DeLeon, 21, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away in her residence Saturday evening, September 11, 2021.
Vanessa was born in Crookston on June 27, 2000, the 2nd of 4 children of Lalo and Jessica (Saiz) DeLeon. She attended...
Lois Marie Samuelson – Obit
Lois Marie Samuelson, 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, September 12, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston where she had been a resident for several months.
Lois was born in Crookston on June 15, 1933, to Nickolas...
Ray Brault- Time of Gathering
Ray Brault- April 25, 1953 - December 6, 2020
Ray may be gone but he is not forgotten. He will be forever in our hearts. So with that thought in mind, please join his family in celebration of his life...
Lloyd “Burt” Burtness- Obit
After many days of struggling on life support, Lloyd “Burt” Burtness lost his battle and passed away peacefully on July 24, 2021, with family at his side.
He was born to Norwegian parents, Leonard and Adeline Burtness on their farm...
Marilyn Nielsen Crombie – Obit
Marilyn Nielsen Crombie, 60, of Council Bluffs, IA, died on September 3, 2021, of lung cancer, at the home of her sister, Valorie Tuseth, of rural Beltrami, MN. Marilyn was born on February 11, 1961, to LeRoy and Anna...
Emmanuel Oluwagbenga “Manny” Ulubiyo – Obit
Emmanuel Oluwagbenga “Manny” Ulubiyo, 38, of Erskine, MN, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday evening, September 1, 2021, in RiverHealth, Crookston.
Manny was born in Lagos, Nigeria on March 13, 1983, one of 4 children of the union of Johnson and...
Kathie Mary Peterson – Obit
Kathleen Mary “Kathie” Peterson, 80, of Union Lake, near Erskine, MN, passed away at her home Sunday, September 5, 2021.
Kathie was born in Warren, MN, on January 28, 1941, the daughter of Cyril and Bertha (Goosen) Wavra. She grew...
Eleanor Boe – Obit
Eleanor Boe, age 80, of Twin Valley, MN, died Friday, September 3, 2021, in her home in Twin Valley.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at St. William Catholic Church, Twin...
Ivan Sander Vraa – Obit
Ivan Sander Vraa, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, 91, Halstad, MN, formerly of Climax, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Halstad Living Center.
Ivan was born in Climax on May 1, 1930, to Sander...
Roxanne “Roxy” D. Anderson – Obit
Roxanne “Roxy” D. Anderson, 84, Ada, MN, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Roxanne Anderson was born in Wadena, MN on July 17, 1937, to Lester and Maxine (Ripley) Roesch. The family lived...
Bobbie Jo Rogers- Time of Service Announcement
Bobbie Jo Rogers, age 47, of Minneapolis, MN, died Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Hennepin Care Center in Minneapolis, MN.
A service will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Old Pine Point School, Ponsford, MN. All-night...
Annie M. Paul- Time of Service Announcement
Annie M. Paul, age 100, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the Villa-St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, surrounded by her loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm...
Graydon Selmer Larson- Obit
Graydon Selmer Larson, 92, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Ada, MN, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Born July 26, 1929, he was the youngest of three children born to Anna...
Leo Luettjohann – Obit
Leo Edward Luettjohann, age 86, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away at his home, on Thursday, August 26, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at St. Paul’s...
Carol Jean Luckow- Obit
After a long, courageous battle with different health issues, Carol Jean Luckow, age 79, left this earth to be with her Savior on August 24, 2021, at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, Minnesota.
Carol Jean Luckow, known as “Jean,” was born...
Brian Adelman- Obit
Brian Adelman of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Brian Jerome Adelman was born June 20, 1972, at St. John Hospital in Red Lake Falls, MN son of...
Larry Malmskog- Obit
Larry Malmskog, 83, of Lake Park, MN, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, in the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN.
Larry Martin Malmskog was born November 15, 1937, to Martin and Selma (Hegstad) Malmskog, at their home, south of Flom,...
JEAN HAGL – Obit
Jean Hagl, age 58, of Erskine, MN, died Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 11 am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Mahnomen, MN. Visitation will...
CLARICE KAREEN AUSTINSON – Obit
Clarice Kareen Austinson, 85, Ada, MN, came to rest with her Lord on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Clarice was born on March 14, 1936 to Edwin and Mildred (Holm) Mathison in Bagley, MN....
ROSALYN “ROZ” BETH ELLINGWORTH SHUSKEY – Obit
Rosalyn “Roz” Beth Ellingworth Shuskey, age 70, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family.
Roz was born on June 16, 1951, in Ada, MN, to Russell and Inez...
Vicki Stortroen-Obit
Vicki Stortroen, a beloved wife, mother, sister, nana, and friend, went home to meet her Lord and Saviour on August 19, 2021 at age 66 after a courageous battle with ALS.
Vickie, of rural Climax, MN, was born in...
Sharon Johnson- Obit
Sharon Kaye Johnson, age 69, of Twin Valley MN, passed away in her home on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in late May of 2021. She fought through the chemo and radiation treatments with...
Michael “Mike” David Muir- Obit
Michael “Mike” David Muir, a proud 20-year veteran of the US Navy, passed away August 17, 2021, in Crookston after a short battle with cancer.
A memorial service honoring the life of Mike will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday,...
Francine Joyce Lunde – Obit
Francine Joyce Lunde, 79, Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Halstad, MN, passed peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2021, at her home in Detroit Lakes from heart complications. Even a heart of gold can’t beat forever.
Francine was born on...
Stewart Smith- Obit
Stewart Smith, “Papa”, “Stewie”, 72, died surrounded by his wife and kids on August 13, 2021.
Stew was born on November 9th, 1948, in Crookston, MN to Norris and Marion Smith. He grew up in Nielsville, MN for most of...
Howard Applequist- Obit
Howard Applequist, 76, of Crookston, Minnesota, was called to his eternal resting place on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, Minnesota. He entered this world on June 15, 1945, in Crookston, MN, born...
Donna Thoreson – Obit
Donna Marie Thoreson, 81, of Climax, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, August 12, 2021, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, with her family at her side.
Donna was born in Crookston, MN on August 15, 1939, the oldest of three...
Sylvia Ann Dale- Obit
Sylvia Ann Dale, 87, Fertile, MN, passed away on the morning of Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile after a brief battle with cancer.
Sylvia was born on August 2, 1934, to Severin and Emma...
Robert “Bob” David Stuckey- Obit
Robert David Stuckey, age 82, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away early Thursday morning, August 12, 2021, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was born to Avery and Josephine (Johnson) Stuckey on September 14, 1938, in Mitchell County,...
Ardell Bernelda (Beckman) Allrich – Obit
Ardell Bernelda (Beckman) Allrich, 82, passed away peacefully at Wealshire of Bloomington on August 11, 2021, with her children by her side.
Ardell was born in Twin Valley, MN September 28, 1938, to Edwin and Lorna (Runck) Beckman. She was...
Shirley E. Solhaug- Obit
Shirley E. Solhaug, 81, Shelly, Minnesota, died peacefully on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Hillsboro, North Dakota.
Shirley Elizabeth Solhaug was born on December 17, 1939, at the Nikolai Nelson farm to Roy and Lily (Nelson) Dybing....
Margaret Genevieve Myrold Calender- Obit
At the age of 101, Margaret was surrounded by her daughters when she passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Valley Senior Living, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Margaret Genevieve Hellerud was born in Twin Valley, Minnesota, on December 25, 1919,...
Lois Johnson – Obit
Lois Johnson, age 75, of Gully, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 6th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11th, at Bethel Assembly Church in Fosston with...
Frederick Dean “Fred” Ose- Obit
Frederick Dean “Fred” Ose, age 58, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021, at his home with family by his side.
Frederick was born on September 4, 1962, in Spokane, WA, the son of Dean and Sydnee...
Mark A. Ellegaard- Obit
Mark A. Ellegaard, 58, Fertile, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Fertile on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Mark was born on September 18, 1962, at St. Francis Hospital, Crookston, MN to Walter and Carol (McArthur) Ellegaard. He was...
Jerome “Butch” Olson- Obit
Jerome “Butch” Olson, 81, Fertile, MN, died on Friday, July 30, 2021, at home with his family by his side.
He was born on October 19, 1939, in Spring Creek Township, Norman County, to Floyd and Sylvia (Bak) Olson. He...
Gladyce Ruth Surprenant – Obit
Gladyce Ruth Surprenant, age 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2021, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN.
Gladys Ruth Johnson was born on January 9, 1930, in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of...
Lester M. “Les” Stradinger – Obit
Lester Mike Stradinger, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home early Sunday afternoon, August 1, 2021, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, and with members of his loving family at his bedside.
“Dinger,” as...
Duane Allen Wimpfheimer – Obit
Duane Allen Wimpfheimer, age 90, of Euclid, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his home with his loving family by his side.
Duane was born on January 30, 1931, in Crookston, MN, the son of the...
Gregory John “Greg” Peterson – Obit
Gregory John “Greg” Peterson, 63, of Alexandria, MN, passed away unexpectedly due to failing health in his home on July 28, 2021.
Greg was born in Crookston on May 4, 1958, to Donald “Rewind” and Betty (Paasche) Peterson. He was...
Chris Helgedalen – Obit
Chris Helgedalen, 53, of Ulen, MN, passed away after a courageous battle with ALS on June 26, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, surrounded by his loving family.
Chris M. Helgedalen, son of Clifford and Janice (Knutson) Helgedalen, was born...
Lynette “Pud” Joseph – Obit
Lynette Marion “Pud” Joseph, 68, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday afternoon, April 1, 2020, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND after a brief illness. She was greatly comforted by family at her side.
A Memorial Service...
Twyla Aurora Julianna Hovelsrud- Obit
Twyla Aurora Julianna Hovelsrud, age 90, of Fertile, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN.
Twyla was born on August 4, 1930, in rural Fertile, MN, the daughter of the late Elmer and...
Neva Lorrayne Wermager- Obit
Neva Lorrayne Wermager, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, July 25, 2021, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, comforted by loving family at her bedside.
Neva was born on October 18, 1929, on the farm of her parents,...
James (Jim) Stene – Obit
James (Jim) Stene, 74, Ada, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 23, 2021at his residence in Ada.
James Edwin Keith Stene was born on August 12, 1946 in Ada, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at the East Mash River...
Steven Jerome Nelson – Obit
Steven Jerome Nelson, 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 24, 2021, in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN.
Steve was born in Seattle, WA on July 26, 1957, the oldest of 3 sons born to Neal...
John M. Lyczewski – Obit
A well-known member of the Crookston Hockey Community and Crookston Pirates Hockey Superfan John Lyczewski passed away last week. His obituary is below -
John M. Lyczewski, age 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at...
MATT BISHOP’S CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE TO BE HELD JULY 30
Former KROX announcer, Matt Bishop’s Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 30 at 10:00 a.m. with a visitation hour beginning at 10:00 a.m. and the service beginning at 11:00 a.m. The service and visitation will...
NANCY SUE (MAVES) THOMASSON – Obit
Nancy Sue (Maves) Thomasson, 79, of Crookston MN, passed away due to complications of her esophageal cancer in Stafford, VA, on July 20, 2021. Nancy and her husband, James, were in Stafford enjoying a family reunion with their children...
STEWART W. KLASK – Obit
Stewart W. Klask, 74, Ada, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Stewart William Klask was born in Ada, MN to Henry and Malinda (Neumann) Klask on March 11, 1947. Stewart graduated...
Randy John Chaffee – Obit
Randy John Chaffee, age 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at the RiverView Memory Care Center in Crookston, MN, with his loving family by his side. Randy resided at Riverview Memory Care for nearly...
LAVERNE A. JOHNSON – Obit
LaVerne A. Johnson, 93, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at her residence and under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
LaVerne was born October 23, 1926, in Flom, MN, to William and Elisa (Thompson) Buckle. ...
CLARISE RENAE “CLAIRE” CAILLIER – Obit
Clarise “Claire” Renea Caillier, age 63, of Crookston, MN. died on Tuesday, July 20th, 2021, at home surrounded by family, after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her struggle was lessened by the support from family, friends, coworkers, and hospice. ...
Hilde Ford – Obit
Hilde Ford, 95, Ada, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada.
Hilde Gauss was born on December 9, 1925 in Riederich, a town near Stuttgart, Germany, the third daughter born to...
SHIRLEY ELAINE VISSER – Obit
Shirley Elaine Visser, 82, Ada, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 unexpectedly in her home.
Shirley (Dyrendahl) was born on January 27, 1939 to Emil and Inga Dyrendahl in Hendrum, MN. She graduated from Hendrum High School...
KRISTIE KATHERYN WAGONER – Obit
Kristie Katheryn (Johason) Wagoner, 69 of Crookston, Minnesota passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 7, 2021, shortly after 3 pm, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota with her Nieces and Nephews at her side....
Martin Lyle Cote – Obit
Martin Lyle Cote passed away on July 14, 2021 at Northern Lights in Thief River Falls, MN.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with...
DALE D. CORMICAN – Obit
Dale D. Cormican, 77, of Mentor, formerly Crookston, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021 at Essentia Health, Fargo.
Dale was born June 16, 1944 in Warren to Laverne and Lillian (Teal) Cormican. He attended school in Euclid and the Northwest...
Roland Bentley- Obit
Roland Bentley, age 74, of Twin Valley, MN passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in his home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice.
Roland LeRoy Bentley was born March 31, 1947, in Crookston, MN to Ervin...
Kristie Kathryn (Johnson) Wagoner- Obit
Kristie Kathryn (Johnson) Wagoner, age 69, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements entrusted to Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home of Crookston, MN.
Arliene Prestegord- Time of Service Announcement
Arliene Prestegord, age 85, of Burnsville, MN, died Friday, January 3, 2020, at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville.
Memorial services will be held on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Wild Rice Lutheran Church, Twin Valley, MN. Burial...
Katherine “Kay” Huotari- Obit
Katherine “Kay” Huotari, Ada, MN, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021, under the care of her family and Hospice at Benedictine Care Community in Ada. She was only 105 years old.
Kay was born on a farm in Goodridge,...
Adeline Bergeson – Obit
Adeline Bergeson, age 99, of Reno, NV, formerly of Twin Valley and Hawley, MN, died March 2, 2020, at her daughter’s home. Burnett Bergeson, age 95, former Minnesota State Representative, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at home in Reno,...
Vivian Doris Arel- Obit
Vivian Doris Arel, age 98, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, in the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home with family by her side.
Vivian Doris Ogaard was born on July 22, 1922, in Crookston, MN, the...
Harriet Pearson – Obit
Harriet Pearson of Fosston, MN formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Essentia Health in Fosston, MN.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 10:30 AM in Bethany Lutheran...
Elizabeth “Betty” Davis – Obit
Elizabeth “Betty” Davis of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on July 3, 2021, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, July 9, 2021, at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake...
ROWANN E. LARSON – Obit
Rowann E. Larson, age 73 of East Grand Forks, passed away June 28, 2021 at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND after nearly a 3 year battle with cancer with her family by her side.
Rowann Elaine Smart was...
JEROME H. HEMMESCH – Obit
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, MN for Jerome H. Hemmesch, age 71, who died Tuesday, at the VA Medical Center. Burial will...
James Lee “Jim” Litch Jr.- Obit
James Lee “Jim” Litch Jr., son of James Litch Sr and Linda Sander was born June 7, 1960, in Great Falls, MT, and passed away suddenly at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN on June 28th, 2021 at the age...
Arnold J. Orsland – Obit
Arnold J. Orsland, 70, Fargo, ND, formerly of Halstad, MN, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, with family by his side.
Arnie was born on November 16, 1950, in Ada, MN to Alfred...
Vivian Doris Arel – Obit
Vivian Doris Arel, age 98, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home with family by her side.
Vivian Doris Ogaard was born on July 22, 1922, in Crookston, MN, the...
OBITUARY – MaryAnn Simmons
MaryAnn Cecilia Simmons, 81, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday evening, April 11, 2020, at her rural home while comforted by her family at her bedside. MaryAnn was recently diagnosed with advanced cancer and remained alert and involved in...
Roberto Torres Gatica Sr.- Obit
Roberto Torres Gatica Sr., age 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly in his home of natural causes Friday morning, June 25, 2021.
Robert was born on June 7, 1941, in Crystal City, TX, one of four children of the...
Dorothy “Dolly” Michaelson- Obit
Dorothy Jean “Dolly” Michaelson, age 86, of Euclid, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with her loving family by her side.
Dorothy Baatz was born on March 7, 1935, in Crookston,...
LuVerne J. Olich – Obit
LuVerne J. Olich, 73, Ada, MN, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, with her family by her side.
LuVerne Jean Thompson was born on May 13, 1948, to Lloyd and Josie (Crane)...
John (Mark) Nelson – Obit
John (Mark) Nelson, of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the Hennepin County Burn Center in Minneapolis, MN, with his family by his side, at the age of 71.
A Celebration of Life Service...
Craig Allen Green- Obit
Craig Allen Green, age 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN.
Craig was born on April 15, 1958, in Topeka, KS, the son of the late...
Veda Olson – Obit
Veda Myrtle Olson, 94, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the Benedictine Living Center, Crookston (Villa St. Vincent) with family at her side.
Veda was born at Washington, IA on March 19, 1926, the...
Larry Bobby Johnson – Obit
Larry Bobby Johnson, 81, of Warren, MN, passed away late Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family at his side.
Larry was a Crookston native, born on February 1, 1940, to James “Bob” and...
SHARON OSLUND – Obit
Sharon Olslund, age 73, of Crookston, MN, passed on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston with her loving husband by her side.
Sharon McFarlin was born on March 1, 1948, in Crookston, MN,...
Curtis Lloyd Hendrickson – Obit
Curtis Lloyd Hendrickson, 102, a lifelong Crookston, Minnesota resident, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 14, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community-Crookston, with his son, Paul at his side.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June...
Robert “Bob” Pinske- Time of Service Announcement
Robert “Bob” Pinske, age 85, of Ulen, MN, formerly Gary, MN, died on Wednesday, March 18 at Viking Manor Nursing Home.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021, at Anderson Family Funeral Home, Twin Valley, MN,...
