Obituaries

Doris Marie Sterger, 71, of Crookston, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025, at the Benedictine Living Center. Visitation will begin on Friday, January 2, 2026, at 10:30 am at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home. The funeral service will start at 11:30, followed by a reception. A complete obituary wil…

Greg Burgoz IV, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, with his family at his side. He was born on June 20, 1961, to parents Greg Burgoz III and Mercy Petersen in San Bernardino, California. In Greg’s professional life, he worked serving others as a cook at RiverView Health and as a bi…

Frank A. Kaiser, born on May 22, 1967, passed away on December 21, 2025, at the Villa Comfort Care. Born in Washington and then brought back to Minnesota by Ceasar, he and his brother Gene grew up in Crookston. Frank worked at various jobs throughout his life, Dakota Bridge, Northern Rail, American …

Donnie LeRoy Olson, 65, of Holt, MN, passed away at his home on December 17, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Donnie was born on August 30, 1960, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Keith Olson and Vivian Peterson Olson. He was baptized into the Lutheran Church as a child. He attended school in Newfo…

Daniel Allen Swenson, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday December 18, 2025 after a battle with AML at his home surrounded by his loving family. Danny was born on May 5, 1953 in Crookston, MN to Donald Swenson and Theresa Perreault Swenson. He attended Crookston Central High School and gra…

James Donald Kelly, age 90, passed away peacefully in the early morning on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. He was born to loving parents, James and Dorothy (Webskowski) Kelly, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota on April 15, 1935. Jim attended grade school in Thief River Falls and graduated from Lincoln H…

Lynette Marie (Sutton) Boyer passed away in her home in Crookston, MN after a long battle with heart disease and reoccurring cancer on November 30, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. She was born in Robbinsdale, MN on March 14, 1968 to James E. Sutton and Barbara (Sutton, Tesch, Evaus) Laidlaw. Lynette loved life an…

Maxine “Mickie” Newhouse age 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Maple Lake, Mentor, MN, after a courageous battle with Pancreatic cancer. Mickie was born on December 29, 1951 in Crookston, MN.  She was the beloved daughter of Norman and Jeanette (Blokzyl) …

David “Dude” Prestegord, age 68, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at his home.  Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 5:00 pm until 7:0…

James (Jimmy) Bruce Duckstad, age 77, of Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by his loving family. James was born on January 12, 1948, in St. Vincent, MN, to Clifford and Agnes (Geddes) Duckstad. As a young child, he moved with his f…