Obituaries

Aug 21, 2022

Debora Ann (Smith) Strande, age 66, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at her home with her family by her side.

Debbie was born on September 26, 1955, in Bagley, MN, the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Kincaid) Smith. She graduated from Crookston...

Aug 20, 2022

Margaret “Peggy” Jane Proulx, 92, of rural Crookston, MN, passed away at her home Saturday evening, August 20, 2022, surrounded in love by many of her family.

Peggy was born at St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks on August 13, 1930, to Emmet and Mary (Quirk) Kane.  She grew up in East Grand Forks, MN, the oldest...

Aug 10, 2022

Henrietta Jeannette Beiswenger, 94, a lifelong Eldred and Crookston, MN resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 10, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston (Villa St. Vincent).

Hank, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born on June 30, 1928 in Andover Township, near Eldred, MN, the daughter of Frank and Rosa (Slyt) DeBoer. When...

Aug 8, 2022

Jean Marie Svedahl, 81, of Crookston, passed away on Monday, August 8th, 2022, in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home at Fertile.

Jean was born in Crookston on November 21, 1940, one of three children to Henry and Delia (Warner) Fortier.  She graduated from Crookston High School in 1958.  Jean married Ralph (Bud) Svedahl in Pittman NJ on...

Aug 8, 2022

Steven John Matzke, 71, of Crookston, MN, died at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND on Monday, August 8, 2022, after a brief illness.

Steve was born in Crookston on April 24, 1951, the son of Bill and Doris (Amundson) Matzke who themselves had settled in Crookston from the Twin Cities a few years earlier in 1948....

Aug 4, 2022

Joan Carol Ray, 83, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday evening, August 4, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston.

Joan was born in Detroit MI on September 17, 1938, the 2nd of 4 children of the union of Adolph Edward and Mamie (Morin) Rhode. At the age of 4 she moved with her family to Thief...

Aug 2, 2022

Arlene Margaret Moen, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday morning August 2, 2022. Arlene was born in Crookston, MN, on April 15, 1951. She was the oldest child born to the union of Norman and Margaret (Andersen) Moen. Growing up she was baptized by Pastor Larsen and confirmed by Pastor Tellefson at Trinity Lutheran Church. After graduation from...

Jul 30, 2022

 

Dora Mae LaMour, 70, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston on Saturday morning, July 30, 2022 after a lengthy illness.

 

Dora was born in Abernathy, TX on November 26, 1951, the daughter of Bruce and Dellie Mae (McDonald) Sr. She was raised in Abernathy and baptized in to the teachings of the Baptist...

Jul 30, 2022

Donald Wayne Christie, age 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home, surrounded by his daughters and his friends, on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Don was born in Devils Lake, ND, on August 30, 1945, to Edward L. and Helene R. (Hingtgen) Christie. He was the youngest of five brothers, and he would recall an idyllic...

Jul 30, 2022

Russell Dwain Sylvester, 85, of Fargo, ND, and a former longtime Eldred-Fisher area resident and farmer, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2022 in Fargo, ND under hospice care at Sanford Hospital with his loving family at his side.

Russell was born on May 29, 1937 to Clarence and Bertha (Thompson) Sylvester in Crookston, MN.  He was...

Jul 27, 2022

Daniel Robert Tuseth, 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday morning, July 27, 2022.

Dan was born in Crookston on January 9, 1955, the son of Robert Kenneth and Mary Deloris (Stainbrook) Tuseth. He grew up in a loving home with his sister and 2 brothers and was baptized...

Jul 25, 2022

Terryl Leahtrice Garry, 71, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Monday afternoon, July 25, 2022, at Essentia Health-St Mary’s in Detroit Lakes with members of her family at her bedside.

Terryl, or Terri, as she was also affectionately known, was born in Crookston on July 24, 1951, one of six children of the union of Terrance “Terry”...

Jul 23, 2022

JoAnne Stainbrook Schroeder, 59, of Jamestown, ND, and a Crookston, MN native, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo with family at her side to comfort her. She had fought illness so hard for the last year and a half and literally to her very last breath.

JoAnne Marie Stainbrook was...

Jul 22, 2022

Sister Lorraine Kraft died on July 22, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston.

Sister Lorraine was born on May 10, 1933, near Fisher, MN, the third of 15 children and the oldest daughter of Elizabeth (Wald) and Joseph Kraft. When she was a young child, the family moved to Pontiac, MI, where she started school at Saint...

Jul 21, 2022

Marvin Merle Magnuson, age 83, Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on July 21, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, with his family at his side.  Marv had a great sense of humor, was good-natured and was especially happy when he was singing and playing his ukulele.  Marv was born to Carl William and Mable (Parker) Magnuson in St. Paul, Minnesota, on...

Jul 19, 2022

Jerold Jerome Monson, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 19, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, with family at his side.

Jerold was born on the family farm of his parents, Carl B. and Myrtle (Bartz) Monson, near Fertile, MN, on August 24, 1929. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran...

Jul 16, 2022

Jul 7, 2022

Annette Elaine Heiberg, 60, of Crookston, MN, died July 7, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN with family members at her side.

Annette was born on October 7, 1961, in Lake Forest, IL, to Owen and Michele (Johnson) Heiberg. She grew up in Lake Forest, Hopkins, MN, and Herman, MN. She...

Jul 7, 2022

Heather Aileen Beiswenger, 50, of Grand Forks, ND, and a Fisher, MN native, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her residence Thursday, July 7th, 2022.

Heather was born on May 23, 1972 to Roger and Carol (Hegge) Beiswenger of Fisher, MN.  She was the 2nd out of the 5 “Beiswenger Girls”. Her childhood was spent riding...

Jul 6, 2022

Sharon Rae Sims (Tollerud) was born on January 19th, 1941 in Jamestown, North Dakota to parents Vernon and Dagny Tollerud (Johnson). Sharon passed away peacefully in Crookston, MN on July 6th, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.

Sharon was baptized in Jamestown, ND and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from...