Obituaries

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 at the Snow Sled Inn Gentilly on Saturday, September 25th from 2-5 pm. Only your […]

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 in Ulen, MN on September 6, 1936. His early schooling was in a one-r…

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 Nielsen. She was baptized in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Euclid, MN, and raised …

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 Yetunde (Odutolu) Ulubiyo. He was educated at Re…

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 up on the family farm near Dorothy, MN, was baptized and confirmed in…

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 Valley. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. F…

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 and Ida Vraa. He grew up in Climax before joining the Marines,…

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 in Verndale, MN until Roxy was 5. They moved to Ada where they settled a…

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 wake service will begin at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 1,…

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 on Friday, September 10, 2021, at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep…