Obituaries

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, Shelly, MN. Masks are encouraged and a…

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 County, ND (Standing Rock Indian Reservation). Raised in a German-speaking Catholic home, A…

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 Crookston High School, participated in all the girls’ sports, and enjo…

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 and Mildred (Berry) DeBoer. After several moves, her fa…

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…