Obituaries
Shirley Goering
Jan 5, 2018
Shirley Veronica Goering, 81, of Crookston, MN, passed away on January 5, 2018 at Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, under the care of Altru’s Hospice.
Shirley was born to Joseph G. and Veronica (Laubach) Felling on January 29, 1936 in Belgrade, MN. She married David A. Goering on April 18, 1955, and they were married...
Gregory Lee
Jan 3, 2018
Gregory Duane Lee, 59, of Fertile, MN, passed away at his residence early Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018. He and his family had together been battling his cancer for the past 3 ½ years.
“The Governor” as Greg was known to his family and friends was born on January 28, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN to Duane and...
Phillip Olson
Jan 2, 2018
Phillip Martin Olson, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston Tuesday evening, January 2, 2018, with his loving family at his side. He had been courageously battling pancreatic cancer for several months.
Phil was born at Shelly, Minnesota on May 4, 1926, one of three children of the union of...
Lillian Eid
Jan 1, 2018
Lillian Jempsa Eid, 84, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on January 1st at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, following a short illness.
Lillian was born in New York Mills, MN, on May 31, 1933 to Vernon and Ida Jempsa. The Jempsa family moved to Minneapolis when Lillian was three years old. She...
Jean Sudbury
Dec 26, 2017
Jean "The Can Lady" Sudbury, 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, Tuesday morning, December 26, 2017.
Jean Alice Sudbury was born June 8, 1929, to William Gerlach and Zettie Clendenin, in Huron, SD, and had a brother John Gerlech. Before moving to Crookston in the early 70's, Jean was married...
LaVerne Sevigny
Dec 22, 2017
LaVerne Sevigny, age 80, of Crookston, MN passed away on December 22, 2017 at Villa St. Vincent. LaVerne was born on October 30, 1937 to Harvey and Lorena (Delorme) Trudeau in Hibbing, MN. LaVerne grew up on the Iron Range until moving with her parents to Crookston, MN in 1947. She attended St. Joseph Academy and graduated in 1956. ...
Scott Wallace
Dec 13, 2017
Scott Earl Wallace, 37, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at RiverView Health early Wednesday morning, December 13, 2017, with his loving family by his side. Scott and his family had been courageously battling spindle cell sarcoma for the past two years.
Scott was born on June 12, 1980 in Crookston, MN to Corliss “Corky” (Rohrer) and...
John Kunkel
Dec 11, 2017
John "Jackie" Kunkel passed away peacefully, Monday December 11, 2017 at the Halstad Living Center and Heritage House after a short battle with liver cancer. He was born September 19, 1931 and raised in the Nielsville area. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl Kunkel and Gena (Gilbertson) Kunkel as well as his sister Donna Scanlon. He...
Duane Coauette
Dec 9, 2017
Duane Dennis Coauette, age 76, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully, with his family by his side, at Riverview Hospital on December 9, 2017.
Duane was born September 10, 1941 in Crookston to Bill and Lucille Coauette. He was raised on the farm with his 7 brothers and 2 sisters, and had very fond memories of that time....
Sister Michelle McGurran, OSB
Dec 7, 2017
Sister Michelle McGurran, 87, died Thursday, December 7, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. Sister Michelle was born August 6, 1930 in Grand Forks, ND, and was given the name Grace Colleen. Grace, called Colleen, was the second of the fourteen children of William and Grace (Brown) McGurran. Colleen attended Saint Michael’s Grade School and Saint James High School in...
Holiday Service of Remembrance
Dec 2, 2017
A recording of our annual Holiday Service of Remembrance held on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 1:30 p.m., in the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home can be found on the home page by scrolling down just past the recent obituaries. Also here can be found the slideshow presentation that was shown during the service.
Remembrance Slideshow Click to download...
Lloyd Reitmeier
Dec 2, 2017
Lloyd Julius Reitmeier, (BossMan), 94, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2017 at home, with family by his side.
Lloyd was born on April 11, 1923, in Crookston, MN to Edward and Ida (Wentzel) Reitmeier, Sr. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Crookston, MN. He attended school at the Cottonwood Shelter Country...
Michael Dale
Dec 1, 2017
Michael “Mike” Anthony Dale, 66, of rural Buxton, ND, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away peacefully on December 1, 2017 following his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Mike was born on January 5, 1951 at St. Francis Hospital in Crookston, MN, the first of six children born to Glenn and Kathleen (Peterson) Dale....
Gerald Glende
Nov 30, 2017
**ATTENTION, THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR GERALD HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW, DECEMBER 5, 2017, AT 1:00PM**
Gerald Leonard Glende, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Altru Hospital, in Grand Forks, ND, Thursday morning, November 30, 2017.
Gerald was born on May 12, 1939 in Battle Lake, MN to Leonard and Selma Glende...
Donna Karver
Nov 27, 2017
Donna Mae Karver, age 77, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND on November 27, 2017.
Donna was born in Woodside Township, near Erskine, MN, on January 27, 1940 to Anton and Margaret (Olson) Haugen.
She married Lawrence Karver on April 17, 1970...
Carmen LaPlante
Nov 22, 2017
Carmen Rita LaPlante, age 94, passed away peacefully with family by her side on November 22, 2017 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home, Crookston, Mn. Carmen was born Aug. 12, 1923 in Terrebonne, Mn. to Joseph and Alice Fournier. In 1939 she was united in marriage to Leonard LaPlante at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Terrebonne, Mn. Together they...
Ronald Reitmeier
Nov 21, 2017
Ronald Edward Reitmeier, 72, of Fisher, MN, passed away Tuesday morning, November 21, 2017, in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his loving family by his side.
Ronald Edward Reitmeier was born in Crookston, MN on July 24, 1945 to Edward and Lucille (Wagner) Reitmeier. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Our...
Patricia Renslen
Nov 13, 2017
Patricia Ann Renslen, 68, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, passed away at her home Monday evening, November 13, 2017, comforted by loving family members who were by her side. She had been bravely battling cancer for the last few months. Pat was born in Crookston on July 3, 1949, one of 8 children of the union of Oscar “Ike”...
James Kujawa
Nov 12, 2017
James Phillip “Jim” Kujawa, 85, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday evening, November 12, 2017 from Cancer, with his wife, Mary, and many of their children and grandchildren at his side.
Jim was born in St. Cloud, MN on April 24, 1932, one of 11 children of the union of Vincent and Mary...
David Rodriguez
Nov 12, 2017
David Balboa Rodriguez, 61, of Crookston, MN, died at his home Sunday morning, November 12, 2017 surrounded by his family. David was born in Idaho Falls, ID on September 20, 1956, the son of Juan and Carmen (Balboa) Rodriguez. He lived in several states while growing up and working with his family, as a migrant worker. In May of...
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