Obituaries

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 Lutheran Church of Cass lake at 11:00 am on Friday, April 22, 2022…

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 (Veenstra) Pierce. Lillian was united in marriage to Albert John Hu…

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 cancer for many months. Jack was born in Fargo, ND on October 5,1946 …

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 Bergeson Nursery, the family business founded by Melvin …

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 4, 1929, to Walter John and Bertha Emilia Rose (Klema) Ross of Fisher. He was …

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 Moteberg. She was baptized on January 23, 1939, in the Norman Congregation …

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 in Crookston, MN on August 17, 1951, the only daughter of Loren and …

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 (Trader) Carr. He grew up in the Barnesville, MN area and attended …

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 that are pending at this ti…

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 the third of five siblings. Jean went to Sletten Country School prior to attending Fosston Hig…