Obituaries

George Arnold Aalgaard, age 88, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. George was born on February 15, 1934, the third of four children born to Ida (Nelson) and Arne Aalgaard at the home of a midwife in Ada, MN. He grew up on the family farm, rural Lockhart, and [&hel…

Anna Mae Schear, 84 of Mentor, MN passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, with her loving family near her side at Villa St Vincent in Crookston, MN. Memorial service will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 7:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Mike Sletto O…

Peggy (Yon) Bray, 86, Portland, OR passed away on November 25, 2022 with her family by her side. Peggy is survived by her daughters; Shari Young of Portland Oregon, Mary (Jeff) Erdmann of Happy Valley, Oregon, and Barbara (Bill) Armstrong from Clackamas, Oregon.  And a sister Marilyn LeBlanc of Croo…

Kenneth Allen Ortiz, 57, of Crookston, MN passed away on November 22, 2022, at Sanford West in Fargo, ND. Ken was born on November 24, 1964, in San Antonio, TX, to Adelaida “Ann” Ortiz. Ken grew up and attended school in Karnes City, TX. He enlisted in the US Army in 1984 and was honorably [……

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…

Marshall Hegreberg, age 83, of Ada formerly of Borup, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at Moorhead Rehab Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Monday, December 5, 2022. Marshall Duane Hegreberg was born on January 16, 1939, in Ada, MN, to Edgar and Marvella (Eastvold) Hegreber…

Due to snow build-up, burial will take place in the Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery, rural Drayton, ND, in the spring of 2023. Clarence Oden Carlson, 101, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away late Saturday afternoon, December 3, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society-Sacred Heart in Bismarck, ND. Clar…

Anthony Paul “Tony” Gamer, 47, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at  RiverView Health in Crookston early Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022. Tony was born in St. Paul, MN on February 7, 1975 and as a baby came to Crookston with his parents, Harold Carl and Donna Mae (LaJes…

Joanne C. Rude, 90, formerly of Shelly, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN. Joanne Carol was born at home on June 27, 1932 to Albert and Emma (Stigen) Foss in Caledonia, ND. Joanne attended elementary school in Caledonia and graduated from Climax P…

Zona Danielita Kaml (Knox) was called home to rest on November 22, 2022. She was born on February 9, 1959, in Kalispell, Montana, to Mary Ann (Dunham) Mushel and Gerald Mushel, and was the third of four daughters. Her father later remarried, and Zona gained a loving stepmother, stepsister, and stepb…