Obituaries

A graveside service for Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson will be held at 9:00 am, Friday, May 13, 2022, at the Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston and will be live-streamed by going to her obituary page at www.stenshoelhouske.com. Elizabeth JoAnn “Liz” Thompson, 87, passed away with her family by her side on Marc…

Dr. Otto Jerome Borchert, age 42, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, after battling complications from kidney failure. Dr. Borchert was born April 28, 1980, in Valley City, North Dakota to Curtis Borchert and Theresa (Fischer) Borchert. He grew up in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. He…

Kelly (Johnson) Woodruff, age 56, of Hackensack, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died as a result of her courageous battle with cancer. She passed away with her loved ones surrounding her on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Backus, MN. Kelly LeAnn Johnson was born on January 16, 196…

Julia Mae Gullingsrud, age 96, of Gary, MN, died Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN. Julia Mae was born in Ada, MN, the only daughter of Elias Nels and Isabelle (Ellingson) Stenson.  She grew up on the farm near Gary, where she attended school and graduated from high sch…

James “Jim” Earl Gustafson, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday evening, May 4, 2022, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with his loving family at his side. Jim was born in Crookston on November 14, 1943, the second of 3 children of the union of Earl R. and Mildred L. (Larson) Gustafso…

Diane Berhow, 69, Fertile, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Diane was born on April 18, 1953 and attended school in various places as she was in a military family and moved around a lot. She joined the Air Force in March of 1976 and […]

Myrdell Vern Skalet, 93, of Crookston, MN, and a former longtime Beltrami, MN farmer, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston after a brief illness. Myrdell was born in Nielsville, MN on May 27, 1928, one of five children of the union of Nils and Grace (…

John Onstad, age 56, of Ada, MN, died Monday, May 2, 2022 at Sanford Hospital on Broadway, Fargo, ND. John Mark Onstad, the son of Orville and Verona (Fetting) Onstad, was born on November 26, 1965, in Ada, MN.  John grew up in Ada and was fortunate to have the opportunity to reside, along with [&he…

Gail Petersen Harwell, 81,  passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at RiverView Care Center in Crookston, where she had been a resident since October of 2021. She was born October 7, 1940, to Norma and Jerry Petersen at Minette’s Maternity Home in Fertile, where she also attended school,…

Dean G. Schenkey, 78, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Riverview Care Center in Crookston, MN. Dean George Schenkey was born on March 14, 1943, in Thief River Falls, MN to George and Dorothy (Worman) Schenkey. He spent most of his life in the Beltrami area and grad…