Obituaries

Earl Buschette, age 71, of Twin Valley MN, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN. Earl Alois Buschette was born on July 25, 1951, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Lawrence and Rosemary (Johnson) Buschette. Earl grew up on the family farm outside of Waubun and att…

Nina Bakke, 87, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at  Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND surrounded by her loving family. Funeral service for Nina will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Jonathan Dod…

Joyce Ann Reynolds, 96, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, February 5, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her husband, Bill, by her side. Joyce was born in Jackson, MN on June 1, 1926, the daughter of Charles Joachim and Myrtle Petra (Jacobsen) Reppien. Sh…

Dewey James Walsh, 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home, in the early afternoon, Thursday, March 9, 2023, with his family by his side. He was born on December 27, 1934, in Grand Forks, ND, to Donald and Berget Walsh. He married his wife, Gloria Dompier, of Harvey, ND, on December 5, 1965. […

God’s newest Angel, William Dean Sewill, came into the world weighing 2 pounds 10 ounces and measuring 15 inches long. He was born to Nathaniel Kenneth Sewill and Breanna Elizabeth Hartl-Sewill of Moorhead, MN on Sunday evening, March 5, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, and went to his He…

LaVonne (Punky) B. Jallo of Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, peacefully at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile. LaVonne Beverly Jallo, the daughter of J. Luther and Leona (Wallace) Strem was born May 16, 1931, in Fertile, MN. She was raised in the Fertile area with her brother Je…

David Mark Przybylski, age 65, of Myrtle Beach, SC died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Oaks of Charleston in Charleston, SC. David Przybylski was born on May 21, 1957, in Park Rapids, MN son of Gordon and Eleanor Przybylski.  Soon after birth, the family moved to Crookston, MN where he was raised with…

Caroline Marion (Aagenes) Swenby Erickson, 94, a lifelong area resident of Fertile, MN, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 1, 2023. She was surrounded by her loved ones after living a full and dedicated life. She was born on October 14, 1928, in Garfield Township to Alfred and H…

Randy David Goosen, 62, of Fisher, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, February 2, 2023, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston. In failing health, he had gone into the Villa a few days before. Randy was born in Crookston on February 22, 1960, the son of David and Marilyne (Cormican) Goos…

John Robert Chambers, 57, of Crookston, MN, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023, in Crookston. John was born in Tacoma, WA on October 13, 1965, the son of James Lee and Deloris Elaine (Goulet) Chambers. While growing up John moved with his family to St. Paul, MN and then to Georgia. In 1986 he enlisted …