Obituaries

Douglas Allen Strommen, 58, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home on February 25, 2023, after battling ill health for many months. Douglas was born on June 6, 1964, to Donald and Delores (Eck) Strommen at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Churc…

Maria A. Garcia, 69, of Crookston, passed away Saturday evening February 25, 2023, peacefully at home with loving family by her side. Maria was born in Laredo, Tx. On April 08, 1953, the daughter of Sabas and Aurora (Valero) Garcia.  She grew up in Laredo and attended Martin School in Laredo, Tx.  M…

Gary Paquin of Oklee, MN passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center at Erskine, MN. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee, MN with Father Bryan Kujawa officiating. Burial will be h…

John Steer, 70, of Brandon, MN and long-time resident of Euclid and Crookston, MN died on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. In lieu of gifts, the family asks you to make a charitable donation in John’s name to an organization of your choice. John Edward Steer was born on October 7th, 1952, in Crookston, M…

Thomas Evans Hunt, 73, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his rural home Monday evening, February 13, 2023, comforted by family at his side. With the love and support of his wife, Carol, and their family, they had all been as one while valiantly battling Tom’s rare form of leukemia diagnosed in late 2…

Janice Brustad, age 86, of Yuma, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, February 9th, at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 25th, at Rodnes Lutheran Church, rural Erskine, with the Rev. Joel Smeby officiating. Interment will be in First…

Gene “Geno” Alan Whitehead, 61, of rural Red Lake Falls, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023. Geno was born in Minneapolis on August 30, 1961, the son of Harold and Janice (Herrmann) Whitehead. He was confirmed on May 1, 1977, at Anoka Covenant Church. Geno graduated from Anoka Senior High Scho…

Sister Norma Jean Edie died on February 10, 2023, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. Sister Norma Jean was born on September 10, 1933, in Saint Michael’s Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, the fourth of five children of Albert M. Edie and Claire Elizabeth (Murphy) Edie. She was given the name of Norma Jean …

Noel Carol Jacobson was born December 13, 1951, in Crookston, MN to Norris and Selma (Gullickson) Jacobson. Noel died at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on February 7, 2023, passing into the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with his daughter at his side. As a child, Noel had a sweet disposition and l…

Don Joseph Blaeser, 73, passed away on February 4, 2023, with his family by his side at the Sandford Broadway Hospice House in Fargo, after a year-and-a-half battle with cancer. Don was born in Crookston on April 29, 1949, to Ervin and Leona (Teuber) Blaeser. He grew up on the family farm near Mahno…