Obituaries

Michael  (Mickey) Thomas Conneran, 61, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Mickey was born on May 16, 1959, at St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Michael Theodore and Joyce (Whiteman) Conneran. He grew up in Fisher, MN, and graduated from Fisher H…

Jesse Lee Laughery, age 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the Sanford Medical Center on Broadway in Fargo, ND. Jesse was born on October 11, 1928, in Orr, ND, the son of the late Charles and Rectina Jane (McCoy) Laughery.  He grew up in Grygla, MN, and attended Spurs …

“Bunny” James Nicholai Broekemeier, 91, of Cass Lake passed away on October 10, 2020, at his home on Midge Lake with his loving family by his side. A celebration of life with Bunny’s family will be held at Cease Funeral home in Bemidji, MN on Friday, October 16, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, with a [……

Bonnie Rae Gorden, 71, of rural Climax, MN, passed at her home Tuesday afternoon, October 13, 2020, with her beloved husband, Reuben, at her side. She had been under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Bonnie was born in the old Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN on February 22, 1949, to Ra…

Cammie F. Sorenson, 76, of Ada, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Benedictine Mission Court, Ada, MN. Graveside Service is at 1:00 PM, Friday, October 16, 2020 at Petri Cemetery, Rural Ada, MN. A walk through visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at G…

Roderick Carlos Engel, 74, of Fisher, MN passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on October 10th, 2020 with his loving family by his side. He battled cancer and several other health problems in his final years. Rod was born in Crookston, MN on September 13, 1946, the son of Carlos and Ardith (R…

Mabel Irene Hagen, 94, of Fertile, MN, passed away at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Graveside Service: A private family-only service will take place on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Fertile, MN, following all of the Minnesota and CD…

Douglas “Doug” Noel Grove, 76, passed away on October 9, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Douglas Grove was born to Adolph and Gladys (Evenson) Larson on February 22, 1944 in Crookston, Minnesota. After the death of his father, his mother married Art Grove. After the death of h…

Gloria D. Ramstad, 93, of Gary, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN. Funeral: A private family funeral will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN. Visitation: A walk through public visitation will be held from…

Victor Hemmesch, age 56, passed away from Covid-19 on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Victor was born on March 22, 1964, in Richmond, Minnesota to Harold and Leona (Ruegemer) Hemmesch. He married Elizabeth Krenz on November 19, 1993, in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Ric…