Obituaries

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 …

Rosetta Jean LaRochelle, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Friday afternoon, September 25, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent. Rosetta was born in Crookston on November 17, 1947, to Alphonse and Martha (Froemming) LaRochelle. She grew up on the family’s turkey farm near Crookston in Kertsonville Town…

Doris Opsahl, age 87, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. An outdoor graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Calvary Lutheran Cemetery in Ulen. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the cemetery.…

Lyle Evenson, age 80, of Winger, MN, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND. Lyle Evenson was born on November 9, 1939, to Edwin and Belinda (Mork) Evenson. Lyle, along with his siblings, Allen and Beverly, grew up just outside of Winger on the family farm. Lyle gra…

Darlene N. Kronschnabel, of Fertile, MN, passed away after a brief illness at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the age of 84. A private family service will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Fertile, MN, following all of th…

Lois A. LeBlanc, 83, of Fertile, MN, passed away at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Funeral: A private family-only service has been planned for Saturday, September 26, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fertile, MN.  Friends of Lois and the LeBlanc family a…

Eldred Opsahl, age 89, of Twin Valley, MN, died Monday, September 21, 2020, at his home. Eldred was born on March 17, 1931, the youngest of four children to Mabel (Evenson) and Lewis Opsahl. He was baptized and confirmed in local churches. Eldred attended school in Twin Valley and graduated with the…

Robert I. “Bob” Durbin, age 75, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at his home with family by his side. Bob was born on May 14, 1945, in Cando, ND, the son of the late George and Mina (Richardson) Durbin.  He was raised in Cando and attended local schools.  At the […]

Roger Cornell Ulseth, 81, lifelong Crookston, MN and Hammond Township resident, passed away early Monday afternoon, September 21, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent Roger was born in Crookston on August 11, 1939 to Clarence and Evelyn (Broden) Ulseth. He grew up on the family farm and attended elementar…