Obituaries

Sister Clariet G. Perreault, age 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Sister Clariet Perreault was born November 18, 1930 in Terrebonne, MN to George Arthur and Antoinette Marie (Remick) Perreault who named her Georgette Clariet.  She att…

Viola L. (Radi) Bergeron, 86, of Green River Lane, died Saturday 7/25/20 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Fisher, MN on July 15, 1934, the daughter of Herman and Virginia (Wagner) Radi. Viola was class valedictorian and graduated from Fisher high school, in 1952. Viola …

Darren Lee Smulan, 54, of Crookston, MN, passed away from end-stage liver disease Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2020, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with his daughters by his side. Darren was born on February 7, 1966 in Crookston MN, the son of Odine Edward and Donna Mae (Lee) Smulan. He was bap…

Lawrence James “Larry” Gruhot, 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home very unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Larry was born in Crookston on February 6, 1953, the 9th of 10 children of the union of Albert and Olive (Bacon) Gruhot. He grew up on the family farm near Red…

Julia Madonna Rutherford, age 86, formerly of Fisher, MN, passed away at Woodside Village in Grand Forks, ND. Julia Madonna Fladeland was born on October 27, 1933, in Grand Forks, ND, to the late Andrew and Pauline (Guenther) Fladeland. As a child, she lived in Buxton and Reynolds, ND, before the fa…

William “Bill” Baskerville, age 58 of Tracy, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019 at his home, after an extended illness. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, June 22 at the Tracy Alliance Church. A graveside burial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Ca…

Arthur Walter Schuschke, 89, Fertile, MN, went home to Heaven on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Funeral: 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fertile, MN, following all of the Minnesota and CDC COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Masks are required to attend.   Visitation: One …

Gary Harold Kiefert, 65, of Fertile, MN, passed away at his home in Fertile, on Friday, July 24, 2020. Funeral Mass: 11:00 AM, Friday, July 31, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fertile, MN, following all of the Minnesota and CDC COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Masks are required to attend.…

Clair Askelson, age 79, of Hawley, MN formerly Felton, MN, died on Monday, July 27, 2020 at his home in Hawley. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Tangen Farm -2994 220th Street South, Hawley, MN, 56549.  All are welcome to attend and encouraged to bring [&…

David LaChapelle, age 96, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, July 25, 2020, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at the Twin Valley Softball Diamonds, Twin Valley. We are encouraging all who are in attendance to bring a lawn chair. Following all …