Obituaries

Allen Lee Laughery, 56 of Maddock, ND, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Allen Lee, son of Jesse and MaryJane (Lee) Laughery was born on May 11, 1962 at Crookston, Minnesota. Allen was raised in Crookston and graduated from Crookst…

Donald Bernard Herding, 86, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 1, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner presiding…

Margaret Susan “Sue” Steer, age 98, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent. Sue was born on November 7, 1920, in Fort Peck, MT to Henry Irwin and Mathilda (Bulger) McMahan. The family moved to Crookston, MN when Sue was a toddler and she attended Cathedra…

Susanne Rae Gayton, age 47, of Crookston, MN passed away on February 1, 2019. There will be a Memorial Service held at 1:00 p.m. with a visitation one hour prior to service on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, MN. Interment will be held in the spring. www.stenshoe…

Nancy Lee Asman, 65, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, passed away at her home Monday morning, February 18, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was comforted by the love of her family who were all at her side. Nancy was born in Crookston on May 8, 1953, the middle child of [&h…

Edward M. Pettit, 91, passed away on Sunday February 17, 2019 at his residence.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Church, Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner and Father Adam Hamness presiding. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholi…

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…