Obituaries

Vincent Howard Flynn, 61, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his home of natural causes late Monday evening, August 26, 2019. Vinnie was born at Blue Earth, MN on May 4, 1958 to Clement and Betty Lou (Day) Flynn. He was baptized in the Catholic faith and grew up at Blue Earth and later [&…

The beautiful life of Edna Minnie Anderson ended on August 7, 2019.  Edna took her last breath with her family by her side at the same farm she had lived for the last 62 years.  Edna had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies.  Dementia is a horrible disease and Edna h…

Orville Nelson, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, August 21, 2019 at Oakland Park Communities in Thief River Falls, MN, at the age of 86. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River […

Sidney Carl Begley, 69, of Crookston, MN, and formerly of Beltrami, MN, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Sidney was born on July 14, 1950 in Scott County, VA, one of 12 children of the union of Arthur and Maggie (Vickers) Begley. He grew up on the family’s …

Richard Ronald Lunak, 87, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Eventide on Eighth, with loving family at his side. Richard was born on March 26, 1932 at Devils Lake, ND to Alfred and Victoria (Azure) Lunak. He graduated from the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, SD in 1950. …

Gail Corrine Berg, 66, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Friday afternoon on August 16th, 2019. Gail Corrinne (Haug) Berg was born on December 27th, 1953 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Norman Haug and Dora (Kroocmo) Haug. She was the third of four children. Gail grew up on a farm outside of Fisher and…

Beverly J. Tufte, 83, Ada, MN, died Monday, August 19, 2019, at Eventide Lutheran Homes, Moorhead, MN. Funeral: Services will be held at a later date.  Arrangements with Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Homes Ada, Minnesota www.fredriksonfh.com

Merle August Steinbrink, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Merle was born on June 17, 1927, in Crookston to Otto and Nora (Sylvester) Steinbrink, and was the oldest of three boys growing up on the family farm. He was ba…

Dewel E.Viker Jr., 78, rural Hillsboro, ND, died Friday, August 16, 2019 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Funeral: 11:00AM Thursday, August 22, 2019, at Halstad Lutheran Church, Halstad, MN. Visitation: One hour before the service on Thursday at the church. Burial: Halstad South Cemetery, Halstad, MN…

Sister Petronilla Hermann, 93, died Thursday, August 16, 2019, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN. Agnes Hermann was born in Georgetown, Minnesota on November 30, 1925, the oldest girl of four of Andrew and Delia (Denery) Hermann. They had a brother a year older than Agnes. When Agnes was born on…