Obituaries
LaVonne Hinkley
Jan 7, 2022
LaVonne Jobe Hinkley, 85, of Batesville, Arkansas, and an Eldred, MN native, passed away January 7, 2022, at the Woodlawn Heights Nursing Center in Batesville. LaVonne was born on July 29, 1936, in Eldred, Minnesota to Henry and Irene (Wachter) Jobe. LaVonne was a loving and caring person with a gentle soul, who was a caregiver to all. She...
Wayne Yeager
Jan 6, 2022
Wayne LeRoy Yeager, 62, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home Thursday evening, January 6, 2022, comforted by his family gathered at his bedside.
Wayne was born in Fargo, ND on August 3, 1959, the son of Elton LeRoy and Eva Ingrid Elizabeth Maria (Ottl) Yeager. He grew up in Ada, MN and graduated from Ada High School...
Daniel Johnson
Jan 6, 2022
Daniel Leroy Johnson, 58, passed away Thursday night, January 6, 2022 in his home in Mentor, MN surrounded by his family.
Dan was born October 30, 1963 to Stanley and Betty (Hinkley) Johnson in Grand Forks, ND. At just eight months old, Dan had moved to the island of Guam where he lived for two years while...
Debra Paulson
Jan 6, 2022
Debra “Debbie” Jean Paulson, 66, a Crookston, MN native and lifelong resident, passed away at RiverView Health early Thursday evening with some family by her side, January 6, 2022, after a brief illness.
Debbie was born on July 13, 1955 to Donald and Delores (Eck) Strommen. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and raised...
David Benson
Jan 4, 2022
David “Dave” Anthony Benson died peacefully at Villa St. Vincent on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the age of 82.
David Benson was born in Thief River Falls, MN on July 5, 1939 to Sylvia (Jokela) and Alfred Benson, and grew up near Fourtown, MN. Dave developed a unique empathy and strength due to a childhood bout...
Dennis Kuzel
Jan 4, 2022
Dennis James Kuzel, 79, of Moorhead, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in the Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, with his family at his side.
Denny, as he was affectionately known by family and friends throughout his life, was born on March 24, 1942 in Grand Forks, ND to...
Myrdell Skalet
Jan 2, 2022
Please note the change of location for Myrdell Skalet's funeral service to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Beltrami, MN on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
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...
Marvin Reierson
Dec 26, 2021
Marvin Virgil Reierson, 83, of Federal Dam, MN, passed away Sunday morning, December 26, 2021, in Sanford Bemidji Medical Center with family at his side.
Marvin was born in Sleepy Eye, MN on October 8, 1938 to Henry and Hulda (Bendtsen) Reierson. He attended school in Sleepy Eye before going to work for the Minnesota Transportation Department...
Craig Reierson
Dec 22, 2021
Craig Marvin Reierson, age 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Sanford Broadway Medical Center, Fargo, ND, Wednesday morning, December 22, 2021, with family by his side.
Craig was born on December 6, 1961 in St. Louis Park, MN, one of three children of the union of Marvin and Verla (Carlson) Reierson. In 1968 he moved with...
Clarice Vik
Dec 20, 2021
Clarice Ann Vik, age 79, passed away early Monday morning, December 20, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston with family at her side. A graveside service for Clarice will be held at 4:30p.m., Friday, May 20, 2022, at St. Timothy’s Catholic Cemetery at Manvel, ND with The Rev. Joe Richards, officiating. The service will be livestreamed...
Dawn Newton
Dec 18, 2021
The Funeral Mass for Dawn Newton scheduled for today (February 18th) has been postponed to tomorrow, February 19, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. at the Cathedral. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the funeral (1:30-2:30p.m.)
Dawn Newton, 79 of St. Cloud, MN (formerly of Crookston,MN) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Quiet...
Judith Kirchoffner
Dec 17, 2021
Judith Elaine Kirchoffner, 79, of Crookston, MN and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, in her home.
Judy was born on July 26, 1942 in McVille, ND, one of fourteen children of the union of Theodore and Cleona (Hensrud) Braaten. She was raised in Tolna, ND and educated in schools in both...
Bernard Harrington
Dec 12, 2021
Bernard Paul Harrington, 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away December 12, 2021.
Bodie, as he was affectionately known to family and friends, was born in Manhattan, NY on October 23, 1945 to Bernard L. and Frances (Quigley) Harrington. He was raised in Grand Rapids, MN, and graduated from high school in 1964. In 1966 Bodie enlisted in...
Cecilia Plante
Dec 10, 2021
Cecilia Plante, age 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Friday morning, December 10, 2021, in RiverView Health, Crookston, with her family at her side.
Cecilia Regina Merschman was born on February 22, 1931, to the union of Frank and Regina (Illies) Merschman of Bagley, Minnesota. She attended elementary and high school at Bagley graduating with the...
Curtis Parkin
Dec 9, 2021
Curtis Allan Parkin, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away in his home early Thursday morning, December 9, 2021, with family at his side.
Curtis was born in Crookston on September 26, 1950, the son of Loren and Gertrude (Mahla) Parkin. He grew up in Euclid, MN and attended Crookston schools, graduating from Central High School with the...
Paul Dragseth
Dec 9, 2021
Paul Allan Dragseth, 56, of Eldred, MN, passed away unexpectedly late Thursday evening, December 9, 2021, at his home of natural causes.
Paul was born in Crookston, MN on September 29, 1965, the son of Allan and Judy (Hanson) Dragseth. He was raised on the family farm, near Eldred, and baptized and confirmed at the First English...
James Wallace
Dec 6, 2021
James Leo Wallace (Sarge), 73, passed away on December 6, 2021. Jim was born on March 19, 1948 to Earl and Harriet Wallace. He was raised on their farm in Euclid with his six siblings. He attended grade school in Euclid with many very dear, life-long friends, followed by the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston where he played...
William LaPorte-Lewis
Dec 6, 2021
William Roger LaPorte- Lewis age 73, passed away in his home in Crookston, MN surrounded by his family on December 6, 2021 after a lengthy fight with many health issues.
William was born on November 20, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Wendell and Priscilla (MacArthur) Lewis.
William grew up and lived in Seattle, WA until...
Holiday Remembrance
Dec 3, 2021
The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home Holiday Service of Remembrance will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 615 South Minnesota Street, Crookston. We will be livestreaming the service and it can be viewed by logging on to www.stenshoelhouske.com and going to the Holiday Service of Remembrance announcement 10 minutes before the scheduled start and clicking on the...
Earl Abrahamson
Dec 1, 2021
Earl Milo Abrahamson, 94, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 1, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston with family at his side.
Earl was born on the rural Crookston farm of his parents, Bert and Edna (Hoiseth) Abrahamson on May 15, 1927. He grew up on the farm, was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith,...
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