Obituaries

Mar 9, 2022

Longtime Crookston resident Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson, 87, passed away with her family by her side on March 9, 2022 at Touchmark in Fargo, ND.

Liz was born on May 7, 1934 in Fargo, ND to Bessie (Peterson) and John Hanson.  She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1952. She then attended Moorhead State Teacher’s College (MSTC),...

Mar 7, 2022

Virgil Robert Love Jr, 68, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday morning, March 7, 2022, at RiverView Health in Crookston.

Virgil was born on January 26, 1954 at Columbus, OH, the son of Virgil Robert and Margaret (Tiede) Love Sr. He grew up in Columbus and was a graduate of Ft. Knox High...

Mar 6, 2022

John Orvis Hennager, 84, of Crookston, MN, and formerly of Minnewaukan, ND, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with members of his family at his side.

John was born in Crookston on May 16, 1937 to Earl and Nettie (Dale) Hennager. He grew up in Crookston where he graduated from...

Mar 6, 2022

Carlos Hernandez Lopez, 69, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his residence early Sunday morning, March 6, 2022.

Carlos was born on February 18, 1953 in El Salvador where he spent his early years. At the age of 13 he moved to Mexico to find work. In March of 1988 Carlos immigrated to Texas and after several...

Mar 4, 2022

Alice Lydia Gruhot, 96, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday evening, March 4, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family by her side to comfort her.

Alice was born in Henderson, MN on January 14, 1926, a middle child of 16 born to the union of George Max and Anna (Stuedemann) Fries. Alice was baptized...

Feb 24, 2022

Donna Mae Koralewski, 84, of Brooks, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, February 24, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her family at her bedside.

Donna was born in Oslo, MN on May 4th, 1937, one of six children of the union of Florian and Helen (Czapiewski) Pokrzywinski. She graduated from Lincoln High School in...

Feb 24, 2022

Lee Edward Wall, 81, of Crookston, MN, was called home on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston. His last hours on earth were spent in the company of his children.

Lee was born in Enderlin, ND on May 19,1940 to Edward and Lillian (Arntson) Wall. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran...

Feb 18, 2022

Arline E. Romundstad Miller, long time resident of Crookston, Minnesota died on February 18, 2022 at age 99.

Arline was born to Oscar and Ragna (Rindal) Romundstad on August 15, 1922, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The family moved to rural Strum, Wisconsin.  She attended Norseville School through 8th grade, walking to school from the home farm. Arline...

Feb 18, 2022

The graveside service for Cookie Evenson will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston

Carol Jean “Cookie” Evenson, 76, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, died Friday morning, February 18, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with her husband, John, and son, Brent, at her side. She had been battling...

Feb 11, 2022

Arlene O. Ortloff, 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her home early Friday morning, February 11, 2022, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Arlene was born on April 21, 1934 on her parents’ farm near Beltrami, MN, the daughter of Oscar Helmer and Anna Mancena (Anderson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed...

Feb 10, 2022

The visitation and prayer service for Rosemary Tate scheduled for 5-7PM today at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception has been cancelled. Her Mass of Christian Burial will go on as scheduled tomorrow (Saturday), February 19, 2022, at 11AM with visitation for one hour prior to the Mass.

Rosemary Adele Tate, 84, of Crookston, MN,...

Feb 9, 2022

Larry Duane Ranum, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday, February 9, 2022, in RiverView Health with his wife, JoAnn, at his side. Larry and JoAnn had been doing all they could to keep his pancreatic cancer at bay that he was diagnosed with three years ago. Together they greeted each new day as a victory and made...

Feb 9, 2022

Daniel (Dan) Jon Romuld, 72, of Grand Forks ND, passed away February 9, 2022 at the Grand Forks Altru Hospital.  He was in the presence of his wife, Linda, and daughter, Cassandra.

In Crookston MN, on the 11th day of July 1949, Dan, the first of four children was born to John (Jack) and Helen (Reitmeier) Romuld. ...

Feb 6, 2022

Norine Dorathea Affeldt, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away on February 6, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston with family members at her side.

On Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1931, Norine Dorothea Nolting was born on the family farm in Readlyn, Iowa.  Norine was born to John and Sophia (Staack) Nolting.  She joined her brother Norvan...

Feb 5, 2022

Lillian F. Hulst, age 99, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston.  Lillian was born Lillian Florine Pierce in Euclid, MN, October 12, 1922, to Leon and Bertha (Veenstra) Pierce.

Lillian was united in marriage to Albert John Hulst on March 1, 1941. This union was blessed...

Jan 31, 2022

Katherine Marie Montez, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her downtown apartment of natural causes early Monday morning, January 31, 2022. A private Memorial Service will be held in Minneapolis, MN. There will not be an obituary. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.

Jan 31, 2022

Sherri Delores Helgaas, 65, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her home Monday morning, January 31, 2022, after a month-long battle with cancer.

Sherri was born in Crookston on May 8, 1956, the 6th of 8 children of the union of Walter and Delores (Gullekson) Smith. She grew up in a very loving home with her 4...

Jan 29, 2022

Sister Joan LaCoursiere (Hiltrudis), age 100, died on January 29, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. The Benedictine Sisters elected Sister Joan as their seventh prioress of Mount Saint Benedict from 1985-1989.

Sister Joan LaCoursiere was born in Terrebonne to Paul and Sophie (Violette) LaCoursiere in a family of two brothers and five sisters. Sister Joan grew...

Jan 27, 2022

Loren David Wilken, 69, lifelong Fisher, MN resident, died unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday morning, January 27, 2022.

Loren was born in Crookston on November 25, 1952, the son of Ferdinand and Victoria (Ross) Wilken. He grew up on the family farm near Fisher with his two sisters and brother, raised in a loving, Christian home. Loren...

Jan 19, 2022

Joye Marie Thompson, 79, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 19, 2022, in RiverView Health with her loving husband, Arvid, at her side.

Joye was born in Crookston on June 1, 1942, the daughter of Albert and Florence (Lend) Stengrim. She grew up on the family’s farm near Stephen, MN and graduated from Stephen...