Obituaries

Sep 30, 2019

Gary Wayne Tronnes, age 69, of Crookston, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 30, 2019.

Gary was born on November 9, 1949, in Ada, MN, the son of the late Irvet and Dorothy May (Garrity) Tronnes.  He grew up in Shelly, MN, and graduated from Shelly High School.  He...

Sep 29, 2019

JoAnn M. Palmer, 86, of Crookston passed away peacefully with her family by her side at home on Sunday, September 29, 2019.

JoAnn was born August 2, 1933 to Erwin and Fern (Johnson) Brunelle in Crookston, Minnesota. She grew up in Crookston and graduated from the Cathedral High School in 1951. On May 4, 1954 she married...

Sep 29, 2019

Gloria I. Garrison, 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Sunday morning, September 29, 2019, at RiverView Health in Crookston.

Gloria was born in Crookston on August 21, 1932 and was the daughter of Ervin and Esther (Johnson) Ray. She was a 1950 graduate of Central High School. Gloria was united in marriage to Robert Garrison and...

Sep 22, 2019

Floyd Harvey Stave, 82, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 22, 2019, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with his family at his side.

Floyd was born at Lengby, MN on April 13, 1937 to John and Hazel (Larson) Stave. He grew up on the family farm and attended a nearby country school. For...

Sep 18, 2019

Glen Vernon Torkelson, child of God, died peacefully at age 89, on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at the Villa Nursing Home in Crookston. Glen had a cheerful spirit and celebrated daily devotions with his wife, Lucile. He was a devoted Christian who lived a life of service.

Glen Torkelson was born to Ameel and Ellen (Johnson) on...

Sep 16, 2019

Elwyn Wesley “Ike” Harrington, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at his home Monday afternoon, September 16, 2019, with his loving wife, Phylis, at his side, just as she had been throughout his years of illness. Though also known as E.W. Harrington, Ike was always “Ike” to his family and friends.

Ike was born at Grand...

Sep 14, 2019

Elsie Marie Bateman, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston with her loving family at her side.

Elsie Marie was born to the late Edward R. and Kathleen (Norton) Keefe on December 21, 1926, in Walker, MN. In 1930 the family moved to Larimore, ND...

Sep 14, 2019

Harvey A. Straw, 96, a longtime Crookston MN resident and businessman, passed away early Friday morning, July 5, 2019, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston, with family at his side.

Harvey was born in Forsyth, Montana, on March 14, 1923, to William Roy and Gertrude Marie (Johnson) Straw. Harvey was raised in Forsyth, MT, along with...

Sep 14, 2019

Scott Kevin Wikstrom, 54, of Crookston, MN, died at his residence on Saturday, November 23, 2019.

Scott was born at St. Paul, MN on April 18, 1965 to Mable Yost. He was raised by Allan and Mable (Yost) Wikstrom Sr. at Emily, MN and received his education in nearby Crosby, MN schools. As a young man he...

Sep 14, 2019

Ada Luverne Bredman, 92, of Ada, MN, passed away peacefully at Bridges Care Center Wednesday morning, October 30, 2019. She had been a resident of Bridges since October 15th.

Luverne, as she was known throughout her life, was born on March 27, 1927 in Fossum Township of Norman County, near Twin Valley, MN, the youngest of 11...

Sep 14, 2019

Lynn Elisabeth (Oliver) Thoen, 83, of Crookston, Minnesota, died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Villa St. Vincent with family by her side. As Lynn requested, there will be no service.

Lynn was born on April 13, 1936, in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of Loren and Grace (Westenborg) Oliver. She grew up in Fargo, attending public...

Sep 14, 2019

Shirley Arlene Snyder, 64, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday morning, January 3, 2019, at the REM Home in Crookston with family by her side.

Shirley was born in Crookston on December 29, 1954, one of 6 children of the union of Sidney Allen and Irene Mildred (Rude) Snyder. She was baptized at the Trinity Lutheran Church...

Sep 14, 2019

Delores Mae Page, age 92, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home.

Delores was born on May 9, 1926 in Red Lake Falls, MN to August and Florence Hinrichs. She attended Country School and graduated from Lafayette High School in 1944.

On May 25,...

Sep 14, 2019

Nancy Augusta Tollefson, of rural Crookston, MN, passed away at her home early Saturday morning, September 21, 2019, with members of her loving family by her side.

Together with Dwain, her husband of 60 years, they raised 8 children: Susan, Sandy, Valerie, Dawn, Mike, Diane, Robert, and Heidi.  Their son, Mike, passed away in 1992, leaving a...

Sep 14, 2019

Delores Mary Nelson, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Villa St. Vincent on Friday, January 4, 2019, with members of her family at her side.

Delores was born in Crookston on June 9, 1938, the daughter of David and Alice (Thibodeau) Beauchene. She grew up in Crookston where she attended St. Joseph’s Academy and Crookston...

Sep 14, 2019

Ronald Edwin Beggs, 81, of Crookston, MN passed away at the Villa St. Vincent on Monday, December 23, 2019, with his family at his side.

Ron was born on December 30, 1937 at McGregor, MN to Kenneth and Edith (Cohen) Beggs.  Most of his life growing up was spent in Minneapolis and he graduated from Anoka High...

Sep 14, 2019

Carlyle Duane Holen, age 66 of Erskine, MN, departed this life on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN with his loving family by his side.  Carlyle was born on September 30, 1952 in Minneapolis, MN to Ivend and Perrine (Larson) Holen, and grew up in Kimball, MN.  After graduating from high school he continued...

Sep 14, 2019

Herman Melbourne Thompson, 90, of Fertile, MN, died on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. He was born on March 13, 1929, to Hans and Mary (Rarick) Thompson at Climax, MN.  They moved to a farm in Woodside Township, near Maple Bay, MN, when Herman was 4 years old.  He attended Hillside Country School...

Sep 13, 2019

Frances L. Chandler, 93, a longtime Euclid, MN resident, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, at the Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN with her loving family at her side.

Frances was born January 25, 1926 to James and Louise (Potucek) Vonasek in rural East Grand Forks, Minnesota. She attended school in rural Tabor and graduated with the...

Sep 13, 2019

Lonnie R. Sullivan, 58, of Crookston transitioned into spirit on September 13, 2019 with her family by her side at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston.

A Celebration of life for Lonnie Sullivan will be at 7pm Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Stenshoel – Houske Funeral Home, 615 S. Minnesota St. Crookston, MN 56716 with visitation from...