Obituaries

Anthony “Tony” Schmitz, 82 died on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Cornerstone Nursing Home in Bagley, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bagley, MN with Father Joe Richards presiding.  Visitation will be held one hour prior…

Richard Phillip Seeger, a man devoted to the rosary, went to live with the Lord at the age of 91 on January 26, 2020, at Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, February 3, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 112 Edwards Ave SW…

Hildegard Maria Katharina (Stark) Hatlestad, age 89, of rural Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN, with her family by her side. Hildegard was born on April 30, 1930, in Fisher, MN, the daughter of the late Carl and Meta (Ahde…

Phyllis Kittleson, age 77, of Fertile, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 25th, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 1st, at Maple Bay Free Lutheran Church in Maple Bay, MN with the Rev. David Jore officiating. Interment will…

Owen Edward Williams, age 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at his home with his family by his side. Owen was born on February 29, 1956, in Miles City, MT, and moved to Eldorado, WI, in 1964.  He was raised in Eldorado and graduated from Laconia High School in Rosenda…

Vernon Reopelle, of East Grand Forks, MN formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday January 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls with Father Bob …

Dale LeRoy Myerchin, 79 of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Villa St. Vincent with family by his side. Dale was born on June 14, 1940 in Grand Forks, ND, the third of ten children of the union of Walter and Mildred (Jeffrey) Myerchin.  He grew up in Warren, …

Henry John Jeuch, 80, of Euclid, MN, passed away late Saturday evening, January 18, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Henry had been resident of the Villa since December 5th of 2019. Born on February 7, 1939 at Crookston, MN, Henry was the oldest of three children of John and Frances (Zho…

Rowena Free Nelson, 102, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Villa St. Vincent early Friday morning, January 3, 2020, with her loving daughters, Marsha and Nancy, at her side. Rowena was born on September 30, 1917 at Ft. Griffin, TX, the daughter of William Riley and Ruth Lee (Thorp) Free. She was …

Kirk Douglas Rongen, 50, of Jerome, Idaho was born in Crookston, Minnesota on September 22, 1969 to Chuck and LaVerne Rongen. Kirk attended Crookston High School where he graduated in 1988. He played football at University of Minnesota Crookston and Moorhead State University where he received numero…