Obituaries

Gladys LaCoursiere, 76 of Crookston, passed away on June 11, 2023. Gladys was born in Thief River Falls, MN on July 7, 1946 to Omer and Emma (Dondoneau) LaCoursiere. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls. She continued a life long devotion to her faith. She a…

Allen Leslie Wagner, 76, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023. Allen was born the oldest of four children to Elroy and Alyce Wagner in Crookston, MN on November 7, 1946.  He graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture in March 1964.   Allen served in the U.S. Army & Army Reserve for 6 year…

Sidney Palmer Anderson was born in Cummings, ND on April 19, 1930, to Olaf and Bessie Anderson and was baptized on June 9, 1930.   He grew up in rural Fisher, MN where he worked on the farm with his four brothers and sister.  He attended country school for the first several years then Fisher Public …

Victoria Florence (Lunak) Yates, 59, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a brief illness. Vickie, as she was known throughout her life, was born on February 9, 1963, at Thief River Falls, MN and as a preschooler moved to Crookston. Sh…

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…