Obituaries

Erwin Arthur “Mike” Reitmeier, 87, a lifelong Crookston MN farmer, passed away early Sunday morning, March 29, 2020, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, of injuries received from a fall at his home Saturday. Mike was born on the family farm in Lowell Township near Crookston on September 7, 1932, the…

Harvey Donald Waters, 75, of Ada, MN, formerly of Apache Junction, AZ and Chisholm, MN died on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at Twin Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care. Harvey was born March 7th, 1945 in Chisholm, MN, to Ellen and Donald Waters. His red hair, blue eyes and motorcycle caught Karen Sue’…

Bruce Max Blatchford, 69, of Crookston and East Grand Forks, passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks on July 6, 2020. Bruce was born in Crookston, MN on November 28, 1950, the son of Clarence E. “Butch” and Agnes (McDonald) Blatchford. After graduating from Central High School with the Class of…

Bonnie Gail King, 68, died on Sunday, July 5, 2020, peacefully in her home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Red Lake Falls, with Father Bob Schreiner officiating. Visitation will be held 3-6 PM on Sunday, July 12, 2020 a…

Jude Olson, 16, Fertile, MN, passed away due to injuries sustained in an ATV accident near Fertile, on July 2, 2020. Funeral: 3:00 PM, Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Hope Evangelical Free Church (The service will be held outdoors on church grounds), Fertile, MN, following all of the Minnesota and CDC COV…

Charles Ray Yernberg, age 77, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at his home. Charles was born May 15, 1943, in Duluth, MN, as Peter Grams along with his twin sister, Charlotte. They lived in an orphanage until the age of four upon being adopted by Carl and Gladys Yernberg; t…

Linda R. Ek, 69, of Fertile, MN, passed away at home, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Funeral: 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fertile, MN, following all of the Minnesota and CDC COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. All a…

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…

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Anderson, age 86, of Fisher, MN. Passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at her home. Betty was born to Melvin and Irene (Reader) Fenno on February 20, 1934 in Berlin, North Dakota. Over the years that Betty was growing up the family moved several times, first to Colman, South Dak…

Marlene Madonna Helling, 85, Fertile, MN, died Sunday, June 28, 2020 under the care of Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Hospice after her long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Marlene was born June 7, 1935, to John and Alice (Sanders) Hornung in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She attended school at Sacred H…