Obituaries

Sheldon Ellsworth Bolstad (74) Grand Forks, ND passed away April 1, 2024 at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND with loving family by his side. Sheldon was born Thursday, April 28, 1949 at Bethesda Hospital Crookston MN to parents Alvin E Bolstad and Evelyn M (Skiple) Bolstad, Fertile, MN during a Partial …

Robert Harold “Bob” Ross, 79, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Fisher, MN on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Bob was born in Crookston on April 27, 1945, the son of Harold and Luverne (Buckman) Ross. Together with his sisters, Jan and Marilee, they were raised in a loving home on Locken Blvd. He was baptize…

Gail Lynn Carlson, 74, of Fertile, MN, passed away early Friday morning, May 17, 2024, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, with her beloved family by her side just as they had been throughout her illness. Gail was born in Crookston on August 8, 1949, one of 6 children of the union of Gerard “Minnie”…

Milo Jerome Aanenson, 86, of Fertile, MN died May 15, 2024 at Essentia Hospital, Ada MN, surrounded by family. Milo was born April 6, 1938, the youngest of nine children, to Elias and Christina (Aamodt) Aanenson on the family farm south of Fertile. He made the farm his lifelong home. On September 23…

Lyle D. Reitmeier, 81, of Battle Creek, MI, passed away in a hospital there on Monday, March 18, 2024. Lyle was born in Bethesda Hospital, Crookston, on March 31, 1942, the son of Leonard William and Amelia “Amy” (Drumheller) Reitmeier. His early years were spent growing up on a farm north of Crooks…

Delsie Darlene Foreman, 87, passed away March 28, 2024, at Eternal Spring Senior Living in Gilbert, AZ. Delsie was born on May 21, 1936 in Crookston, MN, the daughter of Clarence and Lelia (Steiner) Charais. She was baptized and confirmed at First English Church, Eldred, MN, and graduated from Crook…

Lisa Lynn Meine passed on to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on May 11, 2024. She had a brief battle with pancreatic cancer and passed away with her loving husband and children by her side at home. Lisa lived most of her life in Crookston, MN, where she was born and raised. She […]

Matthew George Reese, 82, of Mentor, MN, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and uncle was called to his eternal resting place surrounded by family on February 10, 2024, while at Sanford hospital in Bemidji, MN. He entered this world on November 3,1942 in Roseau, MN, bo…

Knowing of her love and skill in raising beautiful flowers and gardens, I can imagine that God saw the suffering and asked our Mom to join him to tend gardens in Heaven. Once she saw that her work on Earth was over, and her family will be safe in God’s hands, Mom decided to join […]

Joanne Winifred Koelling, from rural Fertile, MN, died on Friday, May 10, 2024, at the age of 77, in the Benedictine Living Community, Ada, MN, with her son and sister at her side. Joanne was born on December 29, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Robert Harry Hanson and Joan Winifred (Edwards) Han…