Obituaries

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 the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. A graves…

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 be held at Eagle Brook Church, Anoka campus at 100 US Highway 10E in Anoka, Mi…

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 and grandchildren. Nancy had been bravely battling cancer for th…

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 from Ada High School in 1965 and then became a lifelong farmer. He remaine…

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 five years, in the caring hands of wonderful nurses and staff. Randy was…

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.   When she was five years old, her family moved to Kathryn, ND.  They later …

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.  A private family celebration will be held at a …

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 Eugen and Berta (Wenzelburger) Gauss. Hilde was baptized and confirmed in the Ev…

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 in 1957 and began working as a Bookkeeper for a hotel in Fargo, ND.…

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. Her death was due to multiple system failures. She is preceded in death …