Obituaries

Sister Evelyn Strei, age 96, died peacefully on June 12, 2025, at Villa St Vincent Nursing Home, Crookston, MN. Sister Evelyn was born was born March 24, 1929, in Big Stone City, South Dakota, the sixth of twelve children of Joseph and Cecilia (Karels) Strei. She was baptized Louise Jean and called …

Ronald “Ron” Joseph Capistran, 73 of Grand Forks, North Dakota passed away peacefully at home under the care of his wife and Hospice of the Red River Valley after a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. Ron was born in Crookston, MN to Duane Joseph Capistran and Violet Opal (Winger) Capistr…

Mark Andrew Anderson, beloved brother, uncle, and friend, passed away suddenly of unknown cause while bicycling with his dog on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the age of 62. Born on December 9, 1962, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mark was lovingly adopted by Dr. Clayton and Lila Anderson of Ada, Minnesota. H…

Richard Allen Hegg, age 90, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, June 13, 2025, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was born to loving parents Joseph and Hannah (Helgeson) Hegg on October 27, 1934, in Fisher, Minnesota. Growing up, Richard attended Crookston Public Schools. His educationa…

Anthony Edward Kuznik, age 85, of Hibbing passed away February 2, 2025, at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.  Tony was born September 23, 1939, in Ely, MN, to Anton and Katherine Kuznik.  He attended Ely Community College, Bemidji State University, The University of Minnesota, and attained h…

Robert Charles Pester, known fondly to many as Bob, peacefully passed away on June 5, 2025 at the age of 76 with his family by his side. He was born on August 9th, 1948, to Charles and Etha Pester and grew up on the Pester Farm just outside of Crookston, MN. He graduated from Crookston Central High …

William (Bill) F. Janssen, 89, died on June 13, 2025, at RiverView Hospital with his loving family by his side. Bill was born on February 27, 1936, in Crookston, Minnesota. He was united in marriage 69 years ago to Doris Ann Palmer. They raised four children, Cindy, Kathy, Scott, and Todd. Bill work…

David Mahle, age 64, of Ada, MN passed away at his home on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation starting one hour before, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Twin Valley, MN. Burial will take place at St. Petri Lutheran [&h…

Mary Dahlen, age 83, longtime Anoka, MN resident, passed away Thursday morning, February 27, 2025, at the Northfield Retirement Community. Mary Irene (Hoffman) Dahlen, was born September 30, 1941, in Shelly, MN to Sylvester and Thelma (Bush) Hoffman. She was raised in Shelly and attended Halstad Pub…

Edward Joseph Beil, 79, of Yorkville, Ill., passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, Ill.  He was born on June 13, 1945, in New York, N.Y., the son of Michael and Josephine (Pastore) Beil. Edward was united in marriage on June 16, 19…