Obituaries

Nancy Bratvold, age 74, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing home under the care of HIA hospice. A Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Mahnomen. A Time of Gathering will be held…

Vicki Pederson, 77, Ada, MN, died on Monday, September 28, 2026, at her residence under the care of HIA Hospice, and surrounded by her loving family.Visitation will be held on Monday, October 5, 2026, at Anderson Family Funeral Home, Ada, MN, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with a prayer service beginning …

Colleen O. Ranz, 71, Fertile, MN, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Anderson Family Funeral Home, Fertile, MN with a prayer service beginning at 6:30 PM. A Funeral Servic…

Burton D Kvernevig, 99, of Fertile, MN passed away on September 25, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Saturday October 3, 2026 at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am. A full obituary will be posted shortly. 

Colene Fay Gibbons DeBoer, 93, of Crookston, Minnesota passed away on Thursday September 24, 2026, at the Benedictine Living Center in Crookston surrounded by her family. Colene was born on September 11, 1933 in Crookston, Minnesota, to Veral and Doris Burke Gibbons. On August 29, 1953 she married F…

Harry J. Nohre, 92, Fertile, MN, died on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Twin Valley Assisted Living in Twin Valley, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 26, 2026 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fertile, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 25, 202…

Kent Sylvester Schmitz, 67, of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Kent was born on December 19, 1958, in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, to Sylvester Jacob and Helen Gladys (Weiss) Schmitz. He was baptized an…

Dennis Charles Larsen, 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully with his family at his side, Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. A service to remember and celebrate Dennis’s life will be held Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 11:00am at University Lutheran…

Daryl Haas, age 78, of Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Fertile. A time of gathering will be one hour before the service at the church.  Inurnment will take plac…

Dennis “Denny” Dean Kesler, age 78, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 17, 2026, at Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN following a brief but courageous battle with Esophageal Cancer. Dennis was born in Crookston, on June 22, 1948, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Den…