Obituaries

Ruth Beiswenger

Dec 5, 2020

Ruth Marie Beiswenger, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Fisher, MN, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent.

Ruth was born September 8, 1926, to Max and Mary (Taus) Kasprick, in Badger, MN, in Roseau County.

In 1928, her family moved to Angus, MN, where Ruth grew up and attended a rural...

Armando Rosas

Dec 4, 2020

Armando Rosas Sr., 74, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 4, 2020, at RiverView Health in Crookston.

Armando was born at Crystal City, TX on April 9, 1946, the son of Raul and Maria Luisa (Rodriguez) Maldonado. He was united in marriage to Virginia Alvarado at Crystal City. Armando was a hard worker all his...

James Grove

Dec 3, 2020

James Orris Grove, 74, of Climax, MN, and a longtime sugarbeet and small grains farmer, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, December 3, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent nursing home with family by his side.

James was born in Crookston on July 6, 1946, the son of Orris Theodore and Sophronia (Morgan) Grove. He grew up on...

Jana Steffen

Dec 3, 2020

Jana Mae Steffen, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday evening, December 3, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent, where she had been a resident since February 3rd of this year. She had been bravely battling cancer for some time.

Jana was born in Crookston on November 7, 1949, one of 8 children of the union of...

Sheryl Rae O'Gorman

Dec 2, 2020

Sheryl Rae “Sherry” O’Gorman, 71, of Maricopa, AZ, passed away in a Phoenix hospital on December 2, 2020, after bravely battling cancer for several months.

Sherry was born in Crookston, MN on July 18, 1949, the daughter of Mel and Rosie Hoeft. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and graduated from Crookston Central...

Bernard Stroot

Dec 2, 2020

Bernard E. Stroot, age 105, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

Bernard was born on November 15, 1915, on the family farm in Belgium Township, near Euclid, MN.  He was the son of the late Frank and Emma (Klos) Stroot and attended...

Marjorie Combs

Dec 1, 2020

Marjorie Bernadean Combs, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent.

Marjorie was born on her parents’ farm near Sharon, ND on January 1, 1930, one of five children of the union of Gilman and Josephine (Ostgard) Berg. She grew up on the farm and attended a nearby...

Darlene Sandberg

Nov 30, 2020

Darlene June Sandberg, 77, of Crookston, MN, passed away at her residence late Monday evening, November 30, 2020 with her loving husband Allan at her side. She had been in ill health for some time.

Darlene was born in Crookston on June 10, 1943 - one of four daughters from the union of Walter and Marie (Iverson)...

Karen Plante

Nov 29, 2020

Karen Louise (Lyngholm) Plante, 73, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, November 29, 2020, in the Benedictine Living Community in Crookston, surrounded by the love of her family, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s.

Karen was born in Crookston, Feb 19, 1947, the daughter of Lester and Evelyn (Gulseth) Lyngholm.

She grew...

Keith Dale

Nov 28, 2020

Keith Allen Dale, 62, Climax, MN, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Riverview Hospital in Crookston.  Keith was born on Sunday, June 8, 1958, the son of Glenn and Kathleen (Peterson) Dale.

As a young boy on the farm, Keith’s inquisitive nature often got him into trouble.  From experimenting with...

Beverley Sorenson

Nov 26, 2020

Beverley Ann Sorenson, age 74, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020, at her home.

Beverley was born on March 4, 1947, the daughter of the late Daniel and Nora (Skare) Sorenson.  She was raised in Fisher, MN, and graduated from Fisher High School.  Afterwards, she went to the University of North Dakota and...

Russel LaChance

Nov 24, 2020

Russel James LaChance, 81, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks on Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020 after a brief illness.

Russel was born at Red Lake Falls, MN on June 28, 1939, the son of Emery and Maebelle (Mercil) LaChance. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and attended...

Idalia Gatica

Nov 22, 2020

Idalia Gatica, age 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Idalia Cuellar was born on January 20, 1944, in Crystal City, TX, the daughter of the late Santiago and Josefa (Medena) Cuellar.  She was raised in Crystal City and graduated from Crystal...

Bernice Norman

Nov 21, 2020

Bernice Evelyn Norman, age 95, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN.

Bernice Schlenner was born on August 29, 1925 to Edwin and Anne Schlenner in Granite Falls, MN.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wood Lake, Minnesota.  She graduated from the...

Melissa Garza

Nov 21, 2020

Melissa Garza, age 50, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN.

John Lyczewski

Nov 19, 2020

John M. Lyczewski, age 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

John was born on November 26, 1956, in Crookston, MN, the son of the late Henry and Rosalia (Gruhot) Lyczewski.  He was a lifelong Crookston resident and well-known Crookston Pirates...

Earl Wagner

Nov 9, 2020

Earl Kenneth Wagner, 92, of East Grand Forks, MN, and formerly of Fisher, MN, passed away early Monday afternoon, November 9, 2020, at his residence.

Earl was born on April 14, 1928 at the Fisher, MN homestead of his parents Martin and Ida (Heydt) Wagner. He was baptized at the Trinity Lutheran Church on May 13, 1928...

Jerome Ness

Nov 7, 2020

Jerome Neil Ness, 86, lifelong Fisher, MN resident and farmer, passed away early Saturday morning, November 7, 2020, at the Halstad (MN) Living Center where he had been living since December of 2017.

Jerome was born on his parents’ farm in Roome Township, near Fisher, on March 5, 1934, the youngest of two sons of the union...

Robert Zammert

Nov 6, 2020

Robert Conrad  Zammert, 82, of Grand Forks, ND, and a former longtime Euclid, MN resident, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.

Robert was born at Warren, MN on January 29, 1938, one of five children of the union of Henry and Suzie (Diedrich) Zammert. The family moved from Warren to...

Willa Mae Mercil

Nov 4, 2020

Willa Mae “Willie" Mercil, age 93, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

Willa Mae Gregoire was born on April 20, 1927, the daughter of the late Anee and Mabel (Ness) Gregoire.  She was raised on the family farm outside of Merrifield, ND, and went to...