Obituaries

Paul Heng, 90, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at his residence with his loving wife at his side. Paul had recently been receiving outstanding supportive care from Hospice Red River Valley. Services will be announced when scheduled at a later date, due to the c…

Lorraine B. Amiot, 97, of Coon Rapids, MN, and a former longtime Crookston MN resident, passed away at Park River Estates Care Center in Coon Rapids on Sunday, March 15, 2020. A Memorial Mass for Lorraine will be held at a later date. www.stenshoelhouske.com

Willard Arthur Brunelle, 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday morning, March 13, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent, comforted by his loving family who were at his side. JoAnn Brunelle and her family have made a decision to postpone the Funeral Mass and Visitation for Willard Brunelle to a later dat…

Gary Kolstad, age 70, of Mentor, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11th, at his home with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17th, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor with the Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Family will greet friends fo…

Joyce Stotts, age 87, of Ulen, MN, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Sanford Broadway, Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ulen, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

Timothy James “Tim” Prudhomme, age 64, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at his home with his family and friends by his side after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Due to concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the family of Tim Prudhomme has made the decision to po…

Duane Lee Berger, age 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his family by his side. Duane was born on October 20, 1948, in Red Wing, MN, to Ed and Olive Torkelson.  He was then adopted and raised by Clifford and Effie (Peterson) [&hell…

Michael Leroy Stene, Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Ada, MN, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Essentia – St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN, after complications from surgery. Mike was born July 27, 1948, in Ada, MN, to Marjorie and Albin Stene. He grew up on the family farm in Antho…

Charles Scott “Chuck” Olson, 63, of Bemidji, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, March 5, 2020, at the Cornerstone Nursing Home in Bagley, MN after battling cancer for the past several months. Chuck was born on March 1, 1957, in Crookston, MN, the younger of two sons of the union of Phillip Mart…

Judith Ann Olson, 80, of Halstad, MN passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in her home in Halstad after a courageous battle with cancer. Judith Ann Jacobson was born August 24, 1939, to Philip & Harriet (Bjorge) Jacobson. She attended grade school in Caledonia, ND, graduated from Climax, MN High…