Obituaries

Irene Justina (Demarais) (MacDonald) Philion passed away peacefully with loving family at her side on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the age of 95 years, 11 months, and 19 days.  Irene was born February 17, 1923 on the family farm near Gentilly, MN, the daughter of John B. and Justina (Trudeau) Dema…

MaE Emmalu Huber, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 16, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. MaE was born on May 2, 1926 in Crookston, one of 5 children of Emil Carl and Elsie Bertha (Schroeder) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Chu…

Doris Schmidt, 96, Ada, MN, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Benedictine Care Community, Ada. MN. Funeral: 11:00AM Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Church, Ada, MN. Visitation: Friday, February 22, 2019, from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN Burial: Ada Mu…

Margaret Lucile “Peggy” Krause, 84, of Minnetonka, MN and formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 16, 2019, at the Legacy Care Home with her family at her side. Peggy, as she was affectionately known by her family and many friends, was born on June 24, 1934 in Fergus Fall…

Roger O. Fetting, 74, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Borup, MN, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Eventide Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Roger was born to Melvin and Lillian (Brager) on February 22, 1944, in Ada, MN. He worked at American Crystal in Moorhead for 38 years, retiring in 2009. Roger was a ha…

Angela “Angie” Josephine Sip, 38, of Fisher, MN, peacefully passed away at her residence Tuesday morning, February 12, 2019, with family at her side. She battled stage 4 colon cancer courageously for 11 months, choosing quality of life over treatments.  True to her spirit, she skillfully advocated f…

Dr. Patrick Alcorn, 68, of Cass Lake, MN died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at his home on Leech Lake, with his wife by his side. He loved his family more than anything in the world and nothing made him happier than having them all together at the lake. Patrick “Pat” Clifford Alcorn was born July [&hell…

LaVone “Vonie” Peterson, age 85, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Monday, February 11th, at Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 16th, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor with the Rev. Michael Sletto and Rev. Timothy Lundeen o…

Michael “Mike” Ray Peterson, 71, of Halstad, MN, passed away quietly on February 5, 2019, in the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.  Mike was born in Fargo, ND, to Albert and Imogene (Reno) Peterson on January 20, 1948. He attended school in Halstad. He joined the Job Corps and traveled for a bit…

Julius E. “JIB” Shimpa was born July 2, 1943 to Joseph and Marie Louise Moser Shimpa in Roseau, MN. When Jib was an infant, the family moved to Brooks, MN. He attended school in Plummer, MN. At the age of 15 the family moved to Crookston where he began working.  Jib met and eventually married Ramona…