Obituaries

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…

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 [……