Obituaries

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 moved to a farm outside Erskine, Minnesota, where he resided and far…

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. Danny grew up as the oldest of 5 siblings and attended Twin Valle…

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 Strum, Wisconsin.  She attended Norseville School through 8th…

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 many months. Cookie was born in Crookston on February 7,…

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 ninth of ten children of Walter and Mildred (Jeffrey) Myerchin. She …

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 Twin Valley, MN, graduating with the class of 1976. Following graduation, he attended the U…

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 Beltrami, MN, the daughter of Oscar Helmer and Anna Mancena (Anderson) Johnson. Sh…

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 William and Eugenie (Charron) Prudhomme. She was baptize…

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 bay that he was diagnosed with three years ago. Together they greeted each new…

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 Service in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Bill Humiston officia…