Obituaries

Larry Bobby Johnson, 81, of Warren, MN, passed away late Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family at his side. Larry was a Crookston native, born on February 1, 1940, to James “Bob” and Annetta (Klooz) Johnson. He was educated in Crookston schools u…

Sharon Olslund, age 73, of Crookston, MN, passed on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston with her loving husband by her side. Sharon McFarlin was born on March 1, 1948, in Crookston, MN, the daughter of the late R. Harry and Arla (Bjorge) McFarlin.  She was rai…

Curtis Lloyd Hendrickson, 102, a lifelong Crookston, Minnesota resident, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 14, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community-Crookston, with his son, Paul at his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 25, at 2:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of th…

Robert “Bob” Pinske, age 85, of Ulen, MN, formerly Gary, MN, died on Wednesday, March 18 at Viking Manor Nursing Home.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021, at Anderson Family Funeral Home, Twin Valley, MN, beginning at 3:00 p.m. A time of gathering will begin at 1:00 p.m. also …

Maze Cordell Thompson, 79, Fertile, MN passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born to Hans and Mary (Rarick) Thompson on January 4, 1942, just yards from where he passed at the family farm in Woodside Township near Fertile. He was baptized and confirmed a…

Merlyn Malme, 81, known as Merle, passed away from Covid on January 9, 2021. He was born in Shelly, MN, on November 1, 1939, to Ole and Josie Malme. He graduated from high school in Climax, MN in 1957. He served two years in the Army. He graduated from UND, Grand Forks, ND, in 1964. […]

Sandra Ilene Nordby, 71, of Bartlett Tennessee, formerly of Shelly, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep while under Hospice care on May 31, 2021, with her sons at her side. She was born January 30, 1950, in Crookston, Minnesota, and grew up on their family farm near Shelly, MN. She graduated fro…

Alice Erma Hegge, age 103, longtime Eldred, MN resident and recently of Parkwood in Grand Forks, ND, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021, at her daughter Carol’s, home near Fisher, MN, with family members at her side. Alice was born on February 21, 1918, on the family farm of her parents…

Robert “Bob” Pinske, age 85, of Ulen, MN, formerly Gary, MN, died on Wednesday, March 18 at Viking Manor Nursing Home. Robert Pinske was born December 8, 1934, to Otto and Elsie (Lietzau) Pinske on their family farm in Wild Rice Township, Gary, MN.  He was baptized and confirmed his faith at Immanue…

Orris Melvin Moen, age 72, of Lake Park, MN, passed away while in Mesa, AZ, on January 15, 2021.  He was in the presence of his brother-in-law and his wife; Barry and Kay Malme in his final fight with a number of health problems. On the 26th day of September 1948, the first of five […]