Obituaries

Janice June Urness, age 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN, with her family by her side.  Janice June Stickel was born on August 19, 1940 in Eureka, SD, the daughter of the late Ervin and Martha (Lyczewski) Stickel. The …

Brock Lawrence Altringer, 46, of Duluth, MN, and formerly of Crookston, passed away at his residence unexpectedly Saturday, December 19, 2020. Brock was born in Minneapolis, MN on December 13, 1974, to birth parents, Jean Mittelsteadt and Denny Abbe. He grew up in Crookston where he was raised by hi…

Roger Gaylord Estenson Sr. of Climax, Minnesota passed May 14, 2021, at the age of 82 years, while in the care of Altru Health Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Roger was born at St. Michael’s Catholic Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota on January 12, 1939, to Haakon and Donna Estenson, nee Sh…

David Laurence Bradley, 74, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 25, 2021. He had been in declining health for several years. A graveside memorial service for David Laurence Bradley will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in the Oakdale Cemetery…

Barbara Jo “Bubba” Danielson, age 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away on May 5, 2021, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN, with her family and friends by her side.  A memorial service celebrating Bubba’s life will be held at the Crookston, MN, VFW, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Saturday, …

Betty Charlotte Conkins, age 97, of Crookston, MN, passed away on December 21, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN, knowing she was loved. Betty Charlotte Peterson was born on December 15, 1923, in Aireys, MD, the daughter of Axel and Esther (Clauson) Peterson, both Swedish immigrants.  …

Russel James LaChance, 81, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks on Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020, after a brief illness. The Mass of Christian Burial for Russel LaChance will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 22, 2021, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concepti…

The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Amanda Marquardt and Kodey Hegreberg of Perley, MN, with the death of their precious baby boy, Koda Anton Hegreberg. Koda was born and passed into Heaven, and into the arms of Jesus on May 7, 2021 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Even though w…

Ferne E. Thorson, 94, West Fargo, ND, formerly of Ada, MN, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Sheyenne Crossings Care Center, under the care of Ethos Hospice, in West Fargo. Ferne was born February 28, 1927 to Peter and Gertrude (Finney) Stennes in Hendrum, MN. She graduated from Hendrum High Sc…

Daniel James “Jim” Buckmiller, age 86 of Crookston, MN, passed away early Friday morning, May 7th, 2021, at Riverview Health, with his family at his side.  A private family graveside service with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday, May 18th at 10:00 am, at the Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, MN. J…