Obituaries

Aino Krogstad, 98, of Fertile, MN, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at her home under the care of her family and hospice. Aino Christine Knausberg was born on September 25, 1922, at Tallinn, Estonia, the daughter of Edward and Ida (Vikholm) Knausberg. She attended school in Tallinn. Following…

Helen Mae Michaelson, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020, in the Benedictine Living Center Crookston. Helen was born on February 19, 1929, in Crookston, the daughter of Richard and Hattie (Gibben) Goodyke. She grew up on the family farm and attended a nearby…

Helen Jean Wavra, age 81, of Crookston, MN, passed away Monday afternoon, December 21, 2020, in Altru Hospital at Grand Forks, ND.  Helen was born on September 20, 1939 at Crookston to Jesse and Evelina (Zhorela) Casavan Sr. She grew up near Red Lake Falls, was baptized and confirmed at St. Dorothy’…

James Edward Davis, 69, of Crookston, MN, passed away on December 20, 2020, peacefully and with quiet dignity after several months of serious illness with his sister, Betty Anne Chapman, by his side. Jim was born June 6, 1951 to the late Edward N. Davis and Rachel M. Taylor in Church Hill, Maryland.…

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 12, 1923, in Aireys, MD, the daughter of Axel and Esther (Clauson) Peterson, both Swedish immigrants. S…

Brock Lawrence Altringer, 46, of Duluth, MN, and formerly of Crookston, passed away unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth Saturday afternoon, December 19, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Larry and Diane Altringer, and sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer and Mike Nelson. A memorial servi…

Everett Schulz, age 86, of rural Clearbrook, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 16th, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22nd, at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bagley with the Rev. Eli Voigt officiating. Interment will be in Cross Lake Cemetery…

Susan Swenson, age 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Susan Prady was born on May 1, 1931, at home in Caribou, MN, the daughter of the late Alex and Rose (Karol) Prady.  She spent her childhood in Caribou and her family moved to […

Ernest Clayton Gudvangen, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Benedictine Living Center, Crookston, early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2020. Ernie, as he was best known to family and friends, had been a resident of the Villa since May of 2016. Ernie was born at Crookston on January 17, 1949,…

Chad Lynndell Olson, 54, Fertile, MN, passed away under the care of doctors on December 2, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. A private family-only memorial service has been planned at this time. Due to current health conditions impacting the country, a public memorial service for Chad will …