Obituaries

Sheldon Orville Roningen, 91 passed away peacefully, with friends by his side, on December 10, 2024, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Sheldon was born on the family farm on October 28, 1933, in Fisher, MN to parents Sam & Sophie (Kvamme) Roningen. Sheldon never married. He lived in the Fish…

Vera Lorraine Pester, 90, of rural Fisher, MN, died peacefully Saturday, Dec 7, 2024, at Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, MN, with her loving family at her side. Vera was born in Fisher, MN, on January 26, 1934, the daughter of Clarence E. and Mabel (Larson) Hannah. She lived in Fisher, MN, until age 3…

Gen Svare, 95, of Ada, Minnesota, passed away in the early morning on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada, where she had been a resident for a year. Genevieve Estelle Mobraten was born on January 22, 1929 at her home in rural Carlisle, Minnesota to Frances (Houg) and…

Audrey Olson, age 85, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 10th, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 14th, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor with the Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Interment will be i…

Dolores “Lola” Rodriguez, 91, of Crookston, Minnesota, died peacefully on December 9, 2024,at her daughter and son-in-law’s Euclid home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 23, 1933 in Dolores, TX, Lola was known for her strong Catholic faith, beloved cooking, andunconditional love. Lola …

Tom Dean Johnson passed away on December 10th in Chanhassen, MN after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Crookston, MN on May 25, 1977. He was the second son of Wendell and Penny Johnson.   He graduated as Co-Valedictorian with the Central High School class of 1995. Tom went to…

Mylon Allan Coauette, 80, passed away on December 8, 2024 after a courageous four-year battle with cancer.  Mylon was born in 1944 in Crookston, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended Crookston Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1962.  In 1977, he married Patricia Ness Coauette, and t…

Jon Perry was called to his heavenly home December 7.  Jon was born on March 2, 1937 to Charles and Clarice (Thompson) Perry in Crookston.  Joining a family of sisters, Carol (Richard) DuCharme, Carolyn Perry, Patricia (Aurel) Ekvall, and Jana (Del Wall) John Capp.  He was baptized and con…

Rodney K. Olson, 59, Ada, MN, formerly Halstad, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Rodney K Olson, age 59, Ada, MN formerly Halstad MN, passed away peacefully, and contently, with all his stars in a line, on December 5th, 2024, at Essentia Hospital in Farg…

Sister Carol Jean Schroeder, age 95, died on December 3, 2024 at Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, Minnesota. She was born on July 8, 1929, in Farming, MN, the seventh of eight children of William Schroeder and Elizabeth Behnen Schroeder. They named her Angela Elizabeth at her baptism. Angela received h…