Obituaries

Our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend climbed his last mountain, doing what he loved with his BFF, on January 15, 2020 in the Sawtooth Mountains. Kirk Douglas Rongen, 50, of Jerome, Idaho was born in Crookston, Minnesota on September 22, 1969 to Chuck and LaVerne Rongen. Kirk atten…

Ralph “Bud” Svedahl, 83, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND. A public visitation will be held at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home on Thursday, June 11, 2020, from 12:30PM to 2:30PM. A public graveside service will follow at 3:00pm, Thursday 11th, at t…

Renee Kimbro, 54, of Oklee, MN passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at her residence with her loving caregivers at her side after over a year of fighting ALS. Visitation for Renee will be held from 3:00 PM to 5 PM on Friday June 5, 2020 at Johnson Funeral Service, Oklee, MN. Graveside [&h…

Duane Lien, age 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away on May 28, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN, with his family by his side. Duane was a lifetime member of the Crookston community.  He was born on April 11, 1931, the son of Norton and Dorothy (Bollinger) Lien.  He was baptized at [&hel…

Charles Theodore Millard, Jr., age 72, of Nielsville, MN, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Charles was born on April 15, 1948, in Crookston, MN, the son of Charles and Lorraine (Christy) Millard, Sr.  He was raised in Crooksto…

Ronald Lee Beauchane, 74 lifelong resident of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully at his rural residence May 27, 2020 after spending the day in the outdoors surrounded by his loving family from advanced Dementia. The funeral service will be held at St. Dorothy Catholic Cemetery, Dorothy, MN on…

Eunice A. Wang, 93, Halstad, MN, passed away at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, on Friday, May 22, 2020. Due to public health concerns with the coronavirus called COVID-19, memorial services will be held at a later date.  Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.fredriksonfh.com. Arr…

Longtime KROX Radio announcer, Mark Anderson, passed away Tuesday morning after arriving for work. Just before 6:00 a.m., he called paramedics as he was having a hard time breathing.  He went to the hospital and KROX received a call during the 8:00 a.m. hour that he had passed away.  “We are s…

Aaron Bonde Benson, 41, Fertile, MN, passed away in his home on Saturday, May 23, 2020, with his family by his side, after a long 3 ½ year battle with cancer. Due to public health concerns with the Coronavirus called COVID-19, a family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Please view [&…

Marvin P. Peterson, 74, Lockhart, MN, passed away at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN, on Saturday, May 23, 2020, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley after a long and courageous battle with dementia. Due to public health concerns with the coronavirus called COVID-19, a private fam…