Obituaries

Gary LeRoy Cogley, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday evening, October 4, 2020, at RiverView Health in Crookston. Gary, a native of Grand Marais, MN, was born there on May 15, 1940, to Leo and Lois (Kimball) Cogley. On August 5, 1958, he entered the US Army and served overseas during a portion…

Robert Easton Howe, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Sunday morning, October 4, 2020, with members of his loving family at his side. Robert was born on December 27, 1939, at Sauk Rapids, MN, the oldest of 2 sons born to the union of Robert Paul and Elizabeth Beryl (Benson) Howe. After graduat…

June Violet Domier, 87 of Climax, MN died Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Center, Crookston, MN under Hospice of the Red River Valley’s care. June Violet Domier was born June 30, 1933 in Shelly, MN the daughter of Peter and Edna (Johnson) Merkins.  She grew up in Shelly, MN …

Michele Stroot, age 64, of Red Lake Falls, MN, died on Friday, October 2, 2020, surrounded by her family at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Michele Joy Dahl was born on May 15, 1956, to the loving parents of David and Doris (Barnes) Dahl in Ada, MN. She was raised on the family farm […]

Charles Everett Braseth, 70, of Mentor, MN, formerly of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, September 28, 2020, at the Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Charles Braseth was born March 20, 1950, in Grand Forks, ND the son of Charles Sr. and Mary (Samborsky) Braseth.  He grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from …

Ruth Spielman, age 98, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Ruth Louise, the daughter of Henry and Helen (Specht) Schroeder, was born in Mahnomen County on October 24, 1921. Ruth attended Popple Grove school through 8th grade and was conf…

Margaret Kaasa, age 87, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, September 28th, at McIntosh Senior Living in McIntosh, MN. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5th, at Maple Lake Lutheran Cemetery, rural Fertile, MN with the Rev. Phil Larsen officiating. Visitation will be…

Cheryl Ann Reese, 74, of Mentor MN, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt was called to her eternal resting place surrounded by family on September 27, 2020, while at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. She entered this world on October 24, 1945 in Burlington, VT, born…

Michael Thomas “Mickey” Conneran, 61, of Scottsdale, AZ, and a Fisher, MN native, passed away on September 26, 2020. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Mickey will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston, MN within the next several weeks, and a complete obituary will …

Rhonda Gunderson, age 39, of Ada, MN, died on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. A graveside service will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at St. William Catholic Cemetery, Twin Valley, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the …