Obituaries

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…

Melissa “Missi” Guillemette-Peterson, 47, of Red Lake Falls passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN with her loving family at her side. The service to celebrate Missi’s life will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Bethany Lutheran Church in …

Laurie Ann (Meyer) Benoit, 57, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, peacefully surrounded by loved ones in the comfort of her Crookston, MN home. Laurie was born on July 9th of 1962 at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston MN, the daughter of Henry and Norma (Sylvester) Meyer. Laurie was raised on the fami…

Timothy Marcell Amiot, age 68, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at his home. Tim was born on January 16, 1951, in Crookston, MN, the son of the late Rene and Dora (Raymond) Amiot. He was raised in Crookston, MN, and attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and t…

Cecilia Lucille “Sis” Raymond, age 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN, with her family by her side. Cecelia Lucille Desrosier was born on January 22, 1932, on the family farm in Beltrami, MN, the daughter of the late Albert and Stella…