Obituaries

Wyman Anderson, age 79, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 17th, at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND. Memorial graveside services and military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22nd, at First English Cemetery, rural Mentor, with Father Dave Super officiating. Milita…

Lee A. Marthaler, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on July 23, 2019, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born to Edward J. and Regina D. (Dueker) Marthaler on February 8, 1937, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He grew up and attended school in Sauk Centre and graduated from Sauk Centre High School.…

Marie Casavan passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019 at 10:00 AM  at St. John Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend John Bumgardner Officiating. Burial will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery near…

Mark S. Stevens, 68, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, August 12, 2019, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by his family. Mark was born April 25, 1951 to Thomas “Bud” and Addie Stevens in Crookston, MN.  He graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1970, and th…

Karen F. Knott, 70, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, at her home in Red Lake Falls, MN, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family and the care of Hospice of the RRV. Karen was born August 18, 1948, in Crookston, MN, the daughter of Ralph and Madeline (Perreault) Dupont. She was …

Alice E. Fetting, 96, Ada, MN, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Benedictine Care Community, in Ada. Alice was born July 16, 1923 to Elias & Christina (Aamodt) Aanenson, in Hegne Township, Norman County. Alice and Earl Fetting were married December 1st 1949 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Pleasan…

Norman Keith Meyer, 65, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday evening, August 7, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with his loving family at his side. Norman was born in Crookston on October 12, 1953, the 4th of 9 children of the union of Henry and Norma (Sylvester) Meyer. He grew up on …

Orville “Ole” Olson, age 77, of Erskine, MN and formerly of Rindal, MN and Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 8th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service and military honors on Thursday, Augus…

Phyllis Mickelson, 94, Moorhead, MN, formerly Shelly, MN, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Eventide Homes in Moorhead. A family graveside service will be held at a later date at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Shelly. Arrangements with Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Homes Halstad, Minnesota.

Herman Melbourne Thompson, 90, of Fertile, MN, died on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. He was born on March 13, 1929, to Hans and Mary (Rarick) Thompson at Climax, MN.  They moved to a farm in Woodside Township, near Maple Bay, MN, when Herman was 4 years old.  […