Obituaries

John Harley “Jack” Peterson passed away on January 21, 2019, at his home on Union Lake, near Erskine, MN. Jack was born on October 7, 1933, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Peter and Minnie Johnson Peterson.  At the age of 12, following the death of his mother, Jack went to live with his oldest [&hell…

Wayne E. Bennen, age 71, of Crookston died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 25 at 2 pm at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, with Pastor Loren Mellum officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service…

Ernest L. “Ernie” Hilde, 86, Borup, MN, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. Ernie was born in Keene Township, southwest of Ulen to Helmer C. and Clarice (Wang) Hilde on February 28, 1932 and was baptized in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Ulen. Ernie was raised…

Dwain Dale Tollefson, 85, of rural Crookston, MN, passed away at his home Friday, January 18, 2019, with his loving family at his side. Dwain was born on May 18, 1933 to Tinus and Theresa (Pullar) Tollefson of rural Beltrami, MN. He served his country with the US Navy from 1951 to 1955 and then [&he…

A. Marvin Olson, age 86, of Fertile, MN, died Friday, January 18, 2019, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. He was born on the family farm east of Fertile on January 2, 1933, the 3rd of 4 children born to Arthur and Clara (Rude). After graduating from Fertile High School in 1951, he [&he…

Dale Brian Hoff born December 3, 1954, in Fargo, ND to Henry Palmer and Valborg (Elton) Hoff. He grew up near Perley, MN, and attended Perley grade school and high school in Hendrum, MN. Dale was active in 4-H, receiving the 4-H Key award, many showmanship and breeding awards and attending National …

Ann (Mjolsness) Skaug, 97, Beltrami, MN, died peacefully with her children by her side on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN.  Ann was born at Perley, MN on November 22, 1921 to Alma (Borgen) and Nels Mjolsness.  Ann was one of 9 children that later moved to Felton a…

Sister Lucille Schafer (88) died at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, on January 17, 2019. Lucille Schafer, daughter of Rose (Kuld) Schafer and George Schafer came into this world on December 20, 1930. She was the third of four children, two brothers: Raymond and John and a sister, Sister Yvonne. Sist…

Ernest L. “Ernie” Hilde, 86, Borup, MN, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church, Ada, MN. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. pra…

Jill Huseby, 87, passed away on January 15th 2019 at River Bend Senior Living Center, Rochester, MN under hospice care.   She was born March 3, 1931 in Birkenhead, England, to Elizabeth and Thomas Wood.  She attended school in Birkenhead, England and spent several years working as a telephone operat…