Obituaries

Sep 17, 2017

Evelyn Marion Audette, age 96, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

Evelyn was born in Crookston, MN on January 22, 1921 to Philias and Caroline (Dufault) Brule. She was raised on a farm near Gentilly, MN....

Sep 13, 2017

Audrie Ann Perina, age 75, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

Audrie was born on November 29, 1941 in New York City, NY to Alfred and Madeline (Goodwin) Jagusch. She grew up and attended grade school in New York City, and at age 16, she...

Sep 9, 2017

Jean Hoppe, 95, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, September 9, 2017, at the RiverView Hospital in Crookston, surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born at Crookston on May 4, 1922, one of 5 children of the union of Emil Arthur and Ada Cordelia (Lymburner) Johnson. She grew up on the family farm near Crookston, and began...

Sep 3, 2017

Donald George Peterson, 94, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, on September 3, 2017, at the Villa St. Vincent, in Crookston, MN. Don was born November 15, 1922 to Oscar and Viola (O'Neill) Peterson in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended Silver Lake High School through the 8th grade before moving to Bemidji in 1929. There he attended Bemidji High...

Sep 2, 2017

Trevis Allen Knutson, 43, of Crookston, MN passed away Saturday September 2, 2017, and is now in his Lord and Saviors arms. Trevis was born in Warren, MN on January 25, 1974 to Allen and Jeanette (Novak) Knutson. He grew up in Warren, where he also graduated from the Warren High School in 1993. Following high school Trevis continued his...

Aug 30, 2017

Amanda Jo Johanneck, 27, of Shoreview, MN passed away unexpectedly August 30, 2017. Mandi was born on December 1, 1989 in Grand Forks, ND to Dan and Jodi Johanneck of Crookston, MN. She attended elementary school in Red Lake Falls and Ada, MN, then moved to Somerset, WI where she graduated from high school. She attended the University of Wisconsin...

Aug 19, 2017

Alma Luella Melhouse, 100, of Woodside Village, Heartland Neighborhood, in Grand Forks, ND, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away peacefully in Woodside Village late Saturday afternoon, August 19, 2017, with family at her side. Alma was born in Crookston, MN on November 18, 1916, one of 9 children of the union of Oscar and Amanda (Buxengard) Wermager....

Aug 16, 2017

Doreen Mary Grove, 90, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, August 16, 2017, in the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with loving family members at her side. She had been a resident of the Villa for the past 5 years. Doreen was born in Kent, England on March 9, 1927, the daughter of William and Lillian (Waghorn) Collins....

Aug 8, 2017

Dr. Abdorrahman "Abdo" Alghamdi, 47, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his residence, Tuesday morning, August, 8, 2017. "Abdo" was born on September 13, 1969 in Bini Saeed, Saudi Arabia, where he was also raised. He began his studies at King Saud University where he earned his VMD and continued on to his English Program at Cornell University, earning his...

Jul 30, 2017

Josephine Christine Dewhurst, 103, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Sunday evening, July 30, 2017 in the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Jo, as she was affectionately known, was born on November 6, 1913 in Cummings, ND, one of four children of the union of Leland L. and Inez (Miller) Trump. She graduated...

Jul 30, 2017

Leo Rolland Billing Jr., 70, of Fertile, MN, and a longtime Beltrami, MN resident, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, July 30, 2017, in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile. Leo was born in Grand Forks, ND on November 20, 1946, the son of Leo Billing Sr. and Mary Jane (LaDouceur) Billing. He graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1964,...

Jul 29, 2017

Dorathea Belle Mosher, 86, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 29, 2017, in the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Dorathea was born at Terrebonne, MN on August 20, 1930, the daughter of Harry F. and Wilma B. (Menge) Logan. Her early years were spent with her family on their Terrebonne farm before moving to Beltrami, MN to make...

Jul 13, 2017

Allen Robert Pedersen, 101, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, on July 13th, 2017. Allen was born on May 22, 1916 at his parents' farm in Marsh Township, near Valley City, ND, the son of Fred A. and Eliza "Lizzie" (Fagerstrom) Pedersen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up...

Jul 13, 2017

Ethan Michael Hegge, 22, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home. Ethan was born in Grand Forks, ND on January 5, 1995, the son of Kenneth Allen and Kay Ann (Henre) Hegge. He grew up at Mentor, MN and was baptized at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He received his elementary education at the Cathedral...

Jul 12, 2017

Lorna M. Johnson, 97, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, July, 12, 2017 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Lorna was born May 27, 1920 in rural Strandquist, MN and was the youngest of four children of Peter and Aggie Hougard. Lorna spent her childhood on the family farm outside of Strandquist where she also graduated from...

Jul 3, 2017

Ricardo Hernandez Jr, 50, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his residence of natural causes Monday, July 3, 2017. Ricardo was born in Brownsville, TX on March 1, 1967, the son of Ricardo and Amparo Hernandez Sr. He was raised and educated in Brownsville before moving to the Crookston area 20 years ago. He had been employed on area farms...

Jul 3, 2017

Dad's Obituary - written by John Vraa Art Vraa was fat, mean and ugly, or at least that's what he would say if you asked how he was. Art arrived at the party on June 26th, 1926, son of Sander and Ida Vraa, on the family farm south of Climax. During WWII with older brother Oscar Pete at war, and...

Jul 2, 2017

Alice Marie Mattson, age 88, of Fisher, MN passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Riverview Nursing Home in Crookston, MN. Alice was born on October 10, 1928 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Joseph and Frances (Prokosch) Earl. She went to St. Mary's school in Sleepy Eye and graduated in 1946. On May 21, 1949 Alice married Harley Mattson....

Jun 25, 2017

Carol Ann Hoiseth, 73, of Crookston, MN, passed away at her home Sunday morning, June 25, 2017, with loving family at her side. Carol was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 16 months ago, and during every day of her brave journey since then took strength from her deep and abiding faith and the support of very caring family and friends. Carol...

Jun 20, 2017

Donald Daniel Jagol, 95, of Crookston, MN, passed away Tuesday morning, June 20, 2017, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. Don was born Sept. 21, 1921 near Grassy Butte in western North Dakota, to Carl and Thelma (Kostenko) Jagol, immigrants from Kiev, Ukraine. His siblings were Alec, Mary Lakedon Haugen, Nellie Biesiot, Rose Gaber, George, John, Steve, Amy...