Obituaries

Jeanette Panzer

Jeanette Panzer

Apr 16, 2020

Jeanette Marie Panzer, 92, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, April 16, 2020 at Riverview Care Center in Crookston.

Jeanette was born in Crookston on July 1st, 1927, the daughter of Leo & Grace (Smith) Capistran.  She attended public grade school and St. Joseph Academy through her early years and worked at various jobs...

Lawrence Palmer

Lawrence Palmer

Apr 16, 2020

Lawrence “Larry” Palmer, 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home early Thursday morning, April 16, 2020, with members of his family at his side.

Larry was born in Crookston, MN on June 9, 1932, one of four children of the union of Emery and Lenore (Kotschevar) Palmer. He was baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral...

Janice Charchenko

Janice Charchenko

Apr 13, 2020

Janice Faye “Jan” Charchenko, age 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020, at Valley Senior Living on Columbia in Grand Forks, ND.

Jan was born on September 25, 1952, in Crookston, MN, the daughter of the late Prince and Lucille (Beving-Wheeler) Charchenko.  She was raised in Crookston, MN, and...

Mathilda "Tillie" Gebhardt

Mathilda "Tillie" Gebhardt

Apr 8, 2020

Mathilda Amelia “Tillie” Gebhardt, age 97, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

Mathilda “Tillie” Paulson was born on August 25, 1922, in Thief River Falls, MN, the daughter of the late Roman and Amelia (Reitz) Paulson.  She was raised in Thief Rivers Falls and...

Duane Palm

Duane Palm

Apr 8, 2020

Duane John Palm, age 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Duane was born on February 22, 1944, in Crookston, MN, the son of the late Edwin and Juliet (Aslakson) Palm.  He was raised in Cummings, ND, and graduated from Climax High School.  Afterwards, he went...

Lynette Joseph

Lynette Joseph

Apr 1, 2020

Lynette Marion “Pud” Joseph, 68, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday afternoon, April 1, 2020, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND after a brief illness. She was greatly comforted by family at her side.

Pud was born on July 20, 1951 at Waukon, IA, the third of four children of the union of Orrin...

Sister Carruth

Sister Carruth

Mar 26, 2020

Sister Shawn Carruth, 77, Prioress of Mount Saint Benedict Monastery in Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 26, 2020, at RiverView Health, where she was taken after suffering a stroke while in her room.

Mary Louise Carruth was the eldest of the three children of Frances (O’Leary) and Milton Carruth. She grew up in Benson, MN, where...

David Strommen

David Strommen

Mar 22, 2020

David James Strommen, age 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer with his family by his side.

David was born on August 21, 1956, in Crookston, MN, the son of Donald and Delores (Eck) Strommen.  He was raised in Crookston and graduated from Crookston...

Linda Ball

Linda Ball

Mar 19, 2020

Linda Louise Ball, age 52, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at her home.

Linda was born as Shara Lynn Hulst on May 29, 1967, in St. Paul, MN.  On December 29, 1968, she was placed in a permanent foster home with Leroy and Lois Ball and they named...

Louise Hoff

Louise Hoff

Mar 18, 2020

Louise Ellen “Lou” Hoff, age 91, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Crookston, MN, was reunited with her beloved husband and all five of her children in heaven on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  She passed at the Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND, where she received care over the past 8 years.

Louise Ellen...

Elayne Hannah

Elayne Hannah

Mar 16, 2020

Elayne Katherine Hannah, 89, of Mesa Arizona, and formerly of Maple Lake, near Mentor, MN, passed away peacefully Monday morning, March 16, 2020, at a Catholic Hospice in Mesa AZ, and is now with her Lord and Savior.

Elayne was born on April 19, 1930 at Crookston, MN, one of twelve children of the union of Ed...

Lorraine Amiot

Lorraine Amiot

Mar 15, 2020

Lorraine B. Amiot, 97, of Coon Rapids, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN  resident, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Park River Estates Care Center.

Lorraine was born at her parents’ home in Crookston, MN on December 4, 1922, the daughter of Eldage and Leontive (Reopelle) Brule....

Willard Brunelle

Willard Brunelle

Mar 13, 2020

Willard Arthur Brunelle, 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday morning, March 13, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent, comforted by his loving family who were at his side.

Willard was born on his parent’s farm near Crookston on December 19, 1930, the son of Joseph and Melvina (Brule) Brunelle. He was baptized and confirmed in the...

Timothy Prudhomme

Timothy Prudhomme

Mar 8, 2020

**********Due to concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic the family of Tim Prudhomme has made the decision to postpone Tim's memorial service and visitation from Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and Monday, March 16, 2020, to a date to be determined later.

Timothy James “Tim” Prudhomme, age 64, of Crookston, MN, passed away on...

Duane Berger

Duane Berger

Mar 8, 2020

Duane Lee Berger, age 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his family by his side.

Duane was born on October 20, 1948, in Red Wing, MN, to Ed and Olive Torkelson.  He was then adopted and raised by Clifford and Effie (Peterson) Berger.  He...

Charles Olson

Charles Olson

Mar 5, 2020

Charles Scott “Chuck” Olson, 63, of Bemidji, MN, passed away early Thursday morning, March 5, 2020, at the Cornerstone Nursing Home in Bagley, MN after battling cancer for the past several months.

Chuck was born on March 1, 1957 in Crookston, MN, the younger of two sons of the union of Phillip Martin and Veda Myrtle (Taylor)...

Virgil Dufault

Virgil Dufault

Feb 22, 2020

Virgil Ray Dufault, 65, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Saturday morning, February 22, 2020, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Virgil was born at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Crookston on November 27, 1954, one of three boys of the union of John and Myrtle (Audette) Dufault. He grew up on the family farm near...

Kathleen Brule

Kathleen Brule

Feb 18, 2020

Kathleen Yvette "Kathy" Brule, 73, of rural Gentilly, passed away Tuesday morning, February 18, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, due to treatment complications for pancreatic cancer with loving family by her side.

Kathy was born at St. Vincent's Hospital in Crookston on January 19, 1947, to Gerard "Minnie" and Gladys (Boucher) Menard.  She was...

Gerald Schultz

Gerald Schultz

Feb 16, 2020

Gerald Frederick “Jerry” Schultz, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home early Sunday morning, February 16, 2020, with family at his side. He had been bravely fighting cancer for many months and chose to discontinue his treatment for a better quality of life.

Jerry, as he was always known, was born in Crookston on October...

Carol Heinle

Carol Heinle

Feb 9, 2020

Carol Jean Heinle, age 64, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN, with her family by her side.

Carol was born on July 21, 1955, in Crookston, MN, the daughter of the late Edward and Clara (Meine) Klooz.  She was raised in Gentily, Fisher, and Crookston,...

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