Obituaries

Barbara June Oertwich, Age 92, of Fertile, MN passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN with her family by her side. Barbara was born on June 21, 1930, in Kennedy MN, the daughter of Elmer and Inga (Nessa) Turn. She graduated from Kennedy High School in 1948…

Claude Thomas Jr., 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, in the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, with family at his side. Claude was born at Cass Lake, MN on October 11, 1934, the son of Claude and Ella (Carpenter) Thomas Sr. He was educated in Cass Lake schools and at the [&h…

Beverly Leier, age 74, of Union Lake, near Erskine, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 21st, at her home surrounded by her family. A memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 6th, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, rural Mentor, MN with Father Larry Delaney presiding. Visitation …

English Version on top – Spanish Version on the bottom Ofelia “Katty” Canamar, 63, of Crookston, MN, entered Heaven’s gates on Monday evening, December 19, 2022, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Jose Oyervides Hinojosa and Casimira Trevino Cantu, who currently resides in J…

Janet Eleanor Armstrong, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday morning, December 15, 2022, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston. Janet was born on August 1, 1944, in Crookston, MN to Willis and Eleanor (Beattie) Hill. She was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church and …

Visitation: CANCELLED 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home, Fertile, MN, with a prayer service to begin at 6:30 PM. Sheldon A. Larson, 79, Fertile, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Sheldon (Shelly) Ardell…

Josephine Ann “Jo” Erdman, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2022, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family at her side.  Jo had been a resident there since 2020. Jo was born on June 5, 1931, in Winger, MN, the daughter of Jens and Alpha (Vraa) Bolst…

Mary Magdelene (Nirschl) Babler, 87 of Olivia, Minnesota died peacefully on November 27, 2022, surrounded by her family. Mary was born on July 5, 1935, to Carl and Amalia “Mollie” (Wallnofer) Nirschl at home in Ada, Minnesota, the eighth child of nine. She attended school in Ada until the 8th grade …

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…