Obituaries

Milton W Stave, 79, of Crookston, MN passed away early Sunday, November 24, 2019, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. His wish was to have no service. www.stenshoelhouske.com

Hazel Perras, Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Oakland Park Communities, Thief River Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner Officiating and John …

Ronald Allen Stroot “Ron/Ronnie”, 63, of Euclid, MN, passed away at his home on the farm on Tuesday morning, November 19, 2019, with his family right by his side. Ron was diagnosed with stage IV renal cell sarcoma on July 19, 2019, and the cancer had already metastasized into his liver and lungs upo…

Douglas Alexander Weaver, age 99, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Douglas was born on January 10, 1920, in Devils Lake, ND, the son of the late Harold and Elsie (Leach) Weaver.  He was raised in Devils Lake and graduated from Dev…

Maurice Bjorgan, 79 of Jordan, MN formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Riverview Hospital in Crookston surrounded by his loving family. Funeral will be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Bethany Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend …

Elsie Starkweather, 96, Ada, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2019, at Sanford Hospital, in Fargo, ND. Funeral: 11:00AM Friday, November 22, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ada. Visitation: Thursday, November 21, 2019, from 5:00PM to 7:00PM with a 6:30PM prayer service at the chur…

Gerald “Jerry” Claassen, age 98, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Jerry was born on December 7, 1920, in Buffalo Center, IA, the son of the late Manly and Ila (Mitterer) Claassen.  He grew up in Buffalo Center, IA, and graduated…

Larry Dean Monson, 61, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly in Crookston at RiverView Health on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Larry was born at Fosston, MN on April 3, 1958 to Clayton and Norma (Larson) Monson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and moved with his family to Cr…

Thomas Leonard Melin, 68, Ada, MN, died Thursday, November 14, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer, at Essentia Hospital in Ada. Tom loved the community of Ada and all of the people of that great city.  He worked for the University of Minnesota Extension Service 4-H youth development for 30 …

Roy E. Hobbie, 93, Ada, MN, formerly of Godfrey, IL, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada. Roy Edward Hobbie was born on June 13, 1926, the son of Herman and Anna (Renken) Hobbie at Nokomis IL. He was baptized at home on his date of birth and later confirmed [&…