Obituaries

David Mahle, age 64, of Ada, MN passed away at his home on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation starting one hour before, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Twin Valley, MN. Burial will take place at St. Petri Lutheran [&h…

Mary Dahlen, age 83, longtime Anoka, MN resident, passed away Thursday morning, February 27, 2025, at the Northfield Retirement Community. Mary Irene (Hoffman) Dahlen, was born September 30, 1941, in Shelly, MN to Sylvester and Thelma (Bush) Hoffman. She was raised in Shelly and attended Halstad Pub…

Edward Joseph Beil, 79, of Yorkville, Ill., passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, Ill.  He was born on June 13, 1945, in New York, N.Y., the son of Michael and Josephine (Pastore) Beil. Edward was united in marriage on June 16, 19…

Kenneth Dean Visser, 78, passed peacefully and surrounded by family, on Sunday, June 8, 2025, under thecare of Hospice at Bethany Retirement Living on University in Fargo, ND. Kenny was born on May 16, 1947, to Kenneth and Margaret Visser in Crookston, MN. The first of three children, Kenny was the …

It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of Dr. Glenn William Olsen on June 4, 2025. His wife and daughters were with him in his final moments. Glenn was born on August 4, 1947, in Dayton, Ohio, to Kermit and Helen May (Clark) Olsen. During his elementary years, the family moved [&h…

Travis Shimpa, age 39, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Sunday, June 1st, as the result of a motorcycle accident. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14th, at Travis’ lake lot near Erskine (37592 180th Ave. SE, Erskine, MN 56535) with the Rev. Timothy Lundeen …

Madonna Katherine Sperling, age 88, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, Minnesota, with family by her side. She was born March 27, 1937, in Minto, North Dakota, to loving parents Edward and Isabel (Schultz) Korynta. Madonna’s early education took place at Park…

David Alan “Zuk” Isaacson, 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on Jun 2, 2025 at the Villa St Vincent in Crookston, MN. He was born on July 11, 1948, in Crookston to Adolf and Dolores (Melbye) Isaacson. He attended Central High School in Crookston, then joined the Army for 2 yea…

Janell Kay Thordarson, 60 years old, passed away at her home in Crookston, MN after a courageous battle with cancer. Janell was born on April 6th, 1965, at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN to Richard and Catherine (Flint) Englund. She lived in Blaine, MN until she was 9 years old when she moved t…

Gayle Augusta Birkeland, age 88, passed away Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Villa St. Vincent, surrounded by her family. She was born in Inkster, North Dakota on April 10, 1937, to loving parents LeRoy and Beulah (Ulvedal) Nelson. A funeral service to honor Gayle’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Su…