Obituaries

Nathan L. Thompson, 45, Ada, MN, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, near Georgetown, MN.  Funeral: 11:00 AM, Friday, November 20, 2020, at Grace Lutheran Church, Ada, MN, with a capacity of 70 people, following all of the Minnesota and CDC COVID…

Arlene Karen Overland Montreuil, age 81, a long-time resident of Crookston, MN, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent, after a long a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Arlene was born on September 6, 1939, at home in rural Fertile, MN.  Arlene was the first child o…

Scott Allen Sanders, age 60, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 7, 2020 in his home in Miles City, Montana. Scott was born in Crookston on March 21, 1960 and was the son of Phillip Sanders and Gretchen (Bunness) Sanders. Scott was the first of five children. He enjoyed time with his family and fri…

Mabel Jacobson, 92, Halstad, MN passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Halstad Living Center, in Halstad. Funeral: 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN, following all of the Minnesota and CDC COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, with a maximum capacity…

Earl Kenneth Wagner, Earl Kenneth Wagner, 92, of East Grand Forks, MN, and formerly of Fisher, MN, passed away early Monday afternoon, November 9, 2020, at his residence. Earl was born on April 14, 1928 at the Fisher, MN homestead of his parents Martin and Ida (Heydt) Wagner. He was baptized at the …

Fred Eldon Miller passed away at Heritage Living Center, Park Rapids, MN on November 6, 2020 at the age of 82. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Nell Miller, brother, Kent Miller and sisters Dorla Langfeld and Geraldine Greenwald. Fred is lovingly remembered by wife of 59 years, Ja…

Robert Conrad “Bob” Zammert, 82, of Grand Forks, ND, and a former longtime Euclid, MN resident, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Robert was born at Warren, MN on January 29, 1938, one of five children of the union of Henry and Suzie (Diedrich) Zammert. The …

Willa Mae “Willie” Mercil, age 93, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Willa Mae Gregoire was born on April 20, 1927, the daughter of the late Anee and Mabel (Ness) Gregoire.  She was raised on the family farm outside of Merr…

Jerome Neil Ness, 86, lifelong Fisher, MN resident and farmer, passed away early Saturday morning, November 7, 2020, at the Halstad (MN) Living Center where he had been living since December of 2017. Jerome was born on his parents’ farm in Roome Township, near Fisher, on March 5, 1934, the youngest …

Lyle Jensen of Sun City, California passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Gladwell assisted living facility. Lyle was born on April 20, 1927 in Minnesota; the son of Carl and Regina (Korsgarden) Jensen.  He grew up on the family farm east of Twin Valley, Minnesota and lived there through the…