Obituaries

Wilfred (Bill) Denver Reynolds, longtime Crookston resident, passed peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Benedictine Living Community in Crookston, Minnesota. Bill was born in Ironwood, Michigan January 29, 1927, to Dorothy (Hoch) Kelley. They moved back to Crookston shortly there…

Loanne Marthaler, 72, formally from Crookston, MN passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 inEnglewood, CO. A Celebration of life will be held in the Spring.

Alan E. Montreuil, age 90, passed away on September 10, 2026 in Lakeville, MN. Alan was born in Crookston, MN, on June 6, 1936 to Fred and Emily (Fiedler) Montreuil, the fourth of eight children. Alan was working at the National Tea grocery store when a beautiful woman caught his eye. He had met Dol…

Joyce Ruth Dillon Reitmeier was born Sept. 29, 1928 in Crookston, MN and passed away Sept. 8, 2026, at Fair Meadow Assisted Living, Fertile, MN. Joyce lived 97 joyful years. Her parents were Michael and Lena (Haugen) Dillon; she was baptized at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Crookston. Joyce at…

Marion Rude, age 96, of Fergus Fall, MN, formerly Gary, MN, died on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at home under the loving care of her family and HIA Hospice. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Ness Lutheran Church, rural Gary, MN. Visitation will be held o…

Rebecca Anne Demarais, age 47, passed away on September 4, 2026, in a work-related accident. Rebecca was born on July 6, 1979 in Crookston, MN. She grew up in Plummer, MN and graduated as valedictorian from Plummer High School in 1997. She received an Associate in Applied Science degree in…

Donovan Theodore Majeres, of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Ch…

Thomas Phillip Jorgens, 79, of Long Lost Lake, Bagley, MN, passed away August 26, 2026. A devoted husband to Michal for 56 years, father to Gwen and Amber, grandfather and uncle. Tom loved nature, gardens, the Boundary Waters and his Norwegian heritage. An economist, entrepreneur and community leade…

Ione Tobin, age 99, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at the Farmstead Assisted Living In Moorhead, MN. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation 1 hour before, at Aspelund Lutheran Church, Flom, MN. Interment will be at th…

Drew Alan Emanuel, 79, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Monday, August 31,2026, leaving behind a life marked by laughter and devotion to the people he cared for most.Born December 12, 1946, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Paul and Violet (Lileks) Emanuel, Drewwas the oldest of three sibling…