Obituaries

Wayne Arthur ‘Wiener’ Melbye, 69, of Crookston, MN, lovingly known as “Wiener,” passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from natural causes at his home on Friday evening, June 9th, 2023. Wayne was born in Crookston on August 18th, 1953, to Erling “Butch” and Noella …

Luther Halstensgard, 62, Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at his residence in Fertile. Luther Allen Halstensgard was born on August 19, 1960, in Crookston, MN to Duane and Estelle (Flatten) Halstensgard. Luther graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School and went on to attend the Ea…

Dean Kittleson, age 87, of Fertile, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 7th, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile. A memorial graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 12th, at Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery in Maple Bay, MN. There will be refreshments and a time for visiting fo…

John Richard Garry, 88, a longtime Euclid, MN farmer, passed away Friday afternoon, June 2, 2023, at Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND where he had been in residence since April 18th. John was born on February 10, 1935, in Crookston, MN, the son of John S. Garry and Anne Beller Garry.  He grew up in…

Theresa ‘Terry’ Salem of Crookston passed away peacefully Sunday evening on May 28, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community surrounded by her loving family. Theresa was welcomed into this world on the family farm on December 23, 1937, in Karlsruhe, North Dakota by her parents John and …

Margaret Louise Law, 82, died peacefully on Saturday morning, May 27, 2023, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, Minnesota. Margaret was born in Greenbush, Minnesota on March 16, 1941 to Ernest and Theresa (Kranz) Oistad, and was baptized in the Catholic faith. The family lived in Greenbush and T…

Bradley Harold Jenkins, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Saturday morning, May 20, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, where he had been a resident since January 13, 2022. Brad was born on May 16, 1952, in Fargo, ND, one of four sons of the union of Harold and Angela (Erickso…

Ralph Vigoren, age 70, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, May 22nd, at Essentia Hospital in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31st, at Bethel Assembly Church in Fosston with Pastor Seth Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Froen Cemetery, rural Fosston. V…

Heather Irene Nelson passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 8, 2023, in Crookston, at the age of 39. Heather was born on June 21, 1983, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to her loving mother, Betty (Isum) Fitzpatrick and her father Winston Minor; Heather was also welcomed into the family by her two old…

Conrad Kvamme, 88, of Arlington, MN died Saturday, May 13, 2023. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 10:00 am, with visitation 1 hour prior, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, MN.   Arrangements entrusted to Anderson Family Funeral Home in Twin Valley, MN www.anders…