Obituaries

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…

Our dear mother, Irene Capistran Burke, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Sunday morning, March 31, 2019 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Irene Elizabeth Gruhot was born on June 18, 1926 at Warren, MN, one of 6 children of the union of Stanley and Lucille (Kasprowicz) Gruhot. She was bap…

Duaine A. Sheridan, age 63, of Crookston died Sunday, March 24, 2019, unexpectedly at his home.  Funeral services will be held, Friday, March 29, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church in Crookston.  Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will take pl…

Oral M. Bjorem, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at his home in Albuquerque, NM with his loving family next to him.  Oral was born and raised on the family farm at Ada, MN, and attended schools there.  He was an active member of Valley Lutheran Church in Tome, New Mexico. He s…

Harvey F. Windels, 86, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Monday morning, March 25, 2019, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his loving family at his side. Harvey was born January 23, 1933, in Blowers Township, near Sebeka, MN, to Harry C. and Esther (Limanen) Windels. He grew up with his f…