Obituaries

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…

Patrick Jay Madigan June 5, 1967-November 26, 2022 Word of Pat Madigan’s untimely passing spread quickly on Saturday morning, November 26, 2022, and right away, for so many across the United States and Canada, the stories about him began pouring out. In one way or another, most of them had to …

Robert “Bob” Yanish, age 79, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 21, 2022, in Bethany on 42nd, Fargo. Robert Michael Yanish was born in Boise,  Idaho, on April 29, 1943, to a military couple, Robert J. and Alice M. (Stensgaard) Yanish.  Bob’s early years found them living at several mili…