Obituaries

Rita Trandem, age 83, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 10th, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17th, at Rodnes Lutheran Church, rural Erskine, with the Rev. Joel Smeby officiating. Interment will be in Rodnes Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation …

lma Harriet (Sistad) Foss, age 102 years, 7 months, 11 days of Aitkin, MN, formerly of Mentor, MN passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin MN.  Alma was born on March 29, 1920 on the family farm near Grygla to the late Joel Melvin & Mina “Minnie&#8…

Rodger H. Thompson, 81, of Dilworth, MN passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2022, at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Family members include wife Michelle. His children, daughter Rachel (Glenn) Delage -Crookston, their children Bryce,Brett (Taylor),Brandt (Upasana). Son Travis (Alexis Simmons)-Crook…

Paul Jeffery Salentiny, 68, of Edinburg, ND, and a Euclid, MN native, passed away unexpectedly at his Edinburg home of natural causes Thursday, November 3, 2022. Paul was born in Crookston, MN on November 19, 1953, the oldest of 6 children of the union of Peter and Elaine (Stinar) Salentiny. He grew…

Phil Brekken was born January 22, 1952 in Crookston, MN, to Albert and Wanda (Pester) Brekken. He grew up on his family’s farm as one of twelve children. TView posthe competitive nature of his eight brothers shaped his athletic abilities, and they often played sports together when not working on the…

Sister Adeline Karels, age 92, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. Sister Adeline Karels was the second of five children of Marcus and Katherine (Kelzer) Karels. Though her parents baptized her Joanne Kathryn, she was called Annie. Annie attended Saint Joseph’s School…

Gordon “Bud” Melvin Thompson of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away November 4, 2022, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN. Bud was born July 3, 1926, in Ada. MN to Gilford and Alta (Bowyer) Thompson. In February 1947 he met the love of his life Beverly Nelson of Perley, MN whil…

Herbert Elmer Swift, 96, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston early Wednesday morning, November 2, 2022, with his family by his side. Herb and his mirror image twin brother, Hubert, were born in DeLand, FL on May 4, 1926, to Thurman and Alma (Lunos) Swift. When…

Allen T. Torpet, 88, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at his residence in Fertile, surrounded by family. Allen was born in 1934 in Garfield Township in the house where his father was born. Allen attended eight years of country school a mile from his hous…

Isabel Maxine (Gramer) Tronson passed away on October 1, 2022, surrounded by family, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN.  She was born on June 3, 1929, to Harold and Agnes (Strand) Gramer originally of Crookston.  Isabel was raised by her grandparents, Richard and Karoline Strand followi…