Obituaries
William "Bill" Jennings Johnson
Sep 23, 2024
William “Bill” Jennings Johnson, 88, a cherished member of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, on September 23, 2024. Bill was born on June 12, 1936, to loving parents, Edwin and Alice (Jensen) Johnson.
Bill was born one of five children in Audubon Township in Minnesota, and attended grade school and high school in Lake...
Mona L Sullivan
Sep 13, 2024
Mona L. Sullivan (Ellingson) of Eagan, MN died peacefully on September 13, 2024, after a long battle with dementia. Mona was born on February 26, 1930, in Crookston, MN. She was the 4th of 7 children born to Alton and Blanche. Mona grew up in a loving close-knit family with a strong Catholic faith. In her early years, she received...
Bonita Joanne Olson
Sep 6, 2024
Bonita “Bonnie” Joanne Olson, 73, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Villa St. Vincent, in Crookston, MN.
Bonnie was born in Crookston, Minnesota on February 18, 1951, at St. Francis Hospital to her doting parents Gerard and Gladys (Boucher) Menard. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. Growing up she attended Mount St. Benedict and...
David John Hegge
Mar 25, 2024
David John Hegge, 61, of Eldred, MN, passed away at his home on Monday, March 25th, 2024, of natural causes.
David was born in Crookston on May 28, 1962, the son of Orris Odin and Alice Erma (Thompson) Hegge. He grew up on the family’s farm, near Eldred, and was baptized and confirmed in the First English Lutheran Church in Eldred....
Nichole Gean Polendo
Sep 9, 2024
Nichole (Nikki) Gean, having said goodbye to her husband, 3 children & mother after a long battle with complications from cancer, fell asleep in death at Altru Hospital, North Dakota on September 9, 2024. She was just 13 days from her 42nd birthday.
Nikki was born to Maureen & Tim Drake on September 22, 1982, in Houston, Texas. She was a...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Burke
Sep 6, 2024
Jacqueline Joy Burke, 93, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday morning, September 6th, 2024, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her family by her bedside.
Jacqueline was born on September 18, 1930, one of 7 children of the union of Jack and Marie (Lubitz) Schipper. As a youngster her family gave her the nickname “Tootsie” while her friends and colleagues...
Susan Katherine Luce
Sep 4, 2024
Susan Katherine Luce, 84, known by her family for her graciousness and kindness, passed away peacefully at home in Crookston with her loving family close by her side. Susan was born on December 14, 1939, to adoring parents, Theodore and Myrtle (Cedarholm) Mills, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the past two years, Susan's family felt incredibly blessed to be able to...
Paul Leroy Bergeson
Aug 30, 2024
Paul Bergeson, age 87, passed away Friday, August 30, 2024, at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN.
Paul was born on February 14th, 1937, to Melvin and Olga Bergeson in their home on the grounds of Bergeson Nursery, near Fertile, MN. That winter saw record cold temperatures, reaching -51 degrees in January with a stretch of 45 days where the temperatures did...
Susan Claire Williams
Aug 28, 2024
Susan Claire Williams, 66, of Rochester, MN, and formerly of Lompoc and San Mateo, CA, passed away Wednesday evening, August 28th, 2024, in Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester, with her loving husband, Gerald, at her side.
Susan was born in Thief River Falls, MN on August 16, 1958, the daughter of Richard and Coreen “Connie” (Strand) Nelson. She grew up...
Shirley Mae Gaber
Aug 27, 2024
Shirley Mae Gaber, 87, of Euclid, MN, passed away peacefully in her home Tuesday evening, August 27th, 2024, while surrounded by her family.
Shirley was born at home near Red Lake Falls, MN on April 11, 1937, the daughter of Hubert and Agnes (Rode) Hinrichs. She grew up near Red Lake Falls in the areas of Wylie and Dorothy and was...
Amy Jeanette Follette
Aug 21, 2024
Amy Jeanette Follette, 24, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, on Wednesday evening, August 21st, 2024, with her family at her side. Together, they had all been battling Amy’s heath issues for the past several years.
Amy was born in Crookston on June 21st, 2000, the precious baby girl of Brian and Julie (Weber) Follette. She was...
Morris Eugene Haugen
Aug 11, 2024
Morris Eugene Haugen, 85, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Sunday, August 11, 2024. He was born the only boy out of four children, on January 31, 1939, in Erskine, MN, to adoring parents, Anton and Margaret (Olson) Haugen.
Growing up, Morris attended Erskine school and completed his education with a...
Wallace "Wally" Knutson
Aug 4, 2024
Wallace (Wally) Knutson, 86, passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston on Sunday, August 4th, 2024, with his niece and caregiver, Linda Morgan, by his side.
Wally was born in Warroad, MN on April 13, 1938, the oldest son of William and Hannah (Erlanson) Knutson. Together with his brothers, Conrad and Walter, they were raised on a farmstead 30 miles...
Joel Vaughn Amiot
Jul 28, 2024
Joel Vaughn Amiot, 56, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Joel, a New Year’s Baby, was born in Crookston on January 1, 1968, to Jerome "Jerry" and Priscilla (Veenstra) Amiot. He grew up in Crookston, surrounded by his three siblings and many extended family members. Joel attended Crookston Central High School, where he graduated...
Charles Louis Brouillard
Jul 21, 2024
Charles Louis Brouillard, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, July 21, 2024, in the Benedictine Living Community Crookston, where he had been a resident since this past May 29th.
Charles was born in Crookston on February 7, 1940, the 5th of 13 children of the union of Vital J. and Florence (St. Marie) Brouillard. While growing up in Crookston...
Dora Hjordis Moses
Jul 15, 2024
Dora Hjordis Moses (Oien), 93, passed away peacefully in the afternoon on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with her children present. She was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on November 20, 1930, to loving parents John and Dedrikka (Olson) Oien.
Dora spent the early years of her life in Detroit Lakes, where she attended and...
Orville Roy Radi
Jul 6, 2024
Orville Roy Radi, age 83, of Fisher, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, July 6, 2024, in the Altru Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Forks, where he had been recovering from recent hip replacement surgery.
Orville was born on February 23, 1941, in Fanny Township, rural Fisher, MN, to Herman and Virginia (Wagner) Radi. He attended Fisher School and graduated as Salutatorian...
Lavina F Krueger
Jul 5, 2024
LaVina Krueger (Franz), 92, passed away peacefully at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN, on Friday, July 5, 2024 with family in attendance. LaVina was born June 22, 1932 in Fredonia, ND, the oldest of 10 children born to Emil and Ella (Hein) Franz. LaVina grew up on the family farm in rural Fredonia, resided in Crookston, MN from...
Eric Jon Ambuehl
Jul 3, 2024
Eric Jon Ambuehl, 53, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away unexpectedly on July 3, 2024, at Tampa Hospital in Tampa Bay, FL, where he had currently been living.
Eric was born in Ada, MN on September 13, 1970, the son of Arlin Mark and Laurel Jean (Swenson) Ambuehl. While Arlin, better known as “Perry”, was serving with the US Army,...
Wayne Kalinoski
Jul 2, 2024
Wayne Kalinoski, 65, passed away at his residence in Crookston July 2nd from cancer. His son Jesse and grandson Jaxon were at his side.
Wayne was born July 9, 1958 in Ogema and adopted by Clem and Helen Kalinoski at age four. Wayne attended Greenbush School and worked construction for a number of years, then started System Facelift as his own...
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