Obituaries

Doris Viola Normandin, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on her 90th birthday, April 17, 2019, at the Ebenezer Meadows Nursing Home in Wyoming, MN. The funeral service for Doris will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, April 25, 2019, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Crookston with The Rev. Loren Me…

Jon Perry Jr. age 60 of Vergas formerly of Crookston passed away Wednesday April 17 at his home on Loon Lake. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday April 23 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Loon Lake, rural Vergas. Visitation will be Monday April 22 from 4 to 7:00 PM with a 7:00 PM […]

Anna Rose Keller, age 95, of Crookston, MN passed away on April 15, 2019 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN. Anna was born on June 18, 1923 in Crookston Township to Joseph and Olive (Fortier) Amiot. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN and…

Jeffrey Jay Pierce, age 57, of Crookston died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, April 13, 2019.  Jeff’s wishes were to have no services. Arrangements are with Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston.

Marjorie (Stene) Scott, 91, formerly of Ada, MN, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Sanford Hospital, Thief River Falls, MN.   Funeral: 11:00 AM Monday, April 15, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church, Ada, MN. Visitation: Sunday, April 14, 2019, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a Prayer Service at 6:30 PM at…

Helge “Manley” Helling, 89, Fertile, MN, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at his home under the care of his family and hospice. Manley was born March 8, 1930, to Knut and Randi (Fauske) Helling in Grand Forks, ND.  As a boy he went to a country school, often skiing 6 miles in the winter to […]

Lowell Jacobson, 84, Ada, MN, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Lowell Merlyn Jacobson, the son of Carl and Emelia (Grosfield) Jacobson, was born on April 1, 1935, on the home farm in Good Hope Township, near Shelly, MN.  He was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church…

Ray Berg, 81, died December 30, 2018, at Bethany On The Lake nursing home in Alexandria. Ray was born April 6, 1937, in Bagley, to Arthur and Ragna (Widseth) Berg. Ray graduated from high school in McIntosh and attended Concordia College in Moorhead. He married Jean Christenson in 1962 raising four …

Carlyle Duane Holen, age 66 of Erskine, MN, departed this life on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN with his loving family by his side.  Carlyle was born on September 30, 1952 in Minneapolis, MN to Ivend and Perrine (Larson) Holen, and grew up in Kimball, MN.  After gr…

Roger Leslie Sorenson, 87, Fisher, Minn., died Friday, March 29, 2019 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood, ND. Roger was born on July 25, 1931 in Grand Forks, ND to Soren O. and Josephine (Salverson) Sorenson. He grew up on their farm near Fisher, the third of eight children, and spent h…