Obituaries
Willard VanHorn
Nov 17, 2016
Willard Van Horn, 86, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Crookston, MN, died at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead on Thursday, November 17, 2016, with his family at his side. Willard was born at Crookston on January 23, 1930, the son of Frank and Anna (DeBoer) Van Horn. He grew up on the family farm and attended Crookston Central High...
MaryAnn Barstad
Nov 6, 2016
MaryAnn Jeanette Barstad, 71, of Crookston, MN, died at her home Sunday morning, November 6, 2016, with family and friends at her side. Mary was born at Bagley, MN on April 11, 1945, the daughter of Ralph and Sophia (Boorman) Anderson. She was raised at Leonard, MN where her early education began in a 2-room school. From 3rd grade on...
Sister Brigetta Buckley
Oct 31, 2016
Sister Brigetta (Mary Catherine) Buckley, 95, died Monday, October 31, 2016. Joseph and Mary Agnes (McPhillips) Buckley welcomed their sixth child, Mary Catherine, into their very musical, very Irish and very Catholic family on November 20, 1920. Though the family lived near Bagley, she was baptized in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (now known as Saint Mary's) in Fosston...
Sister Eulalia Brophy
Oct 21, 2016
Sister Eulalia Brophy, died Friday, October 21, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 28, 2016, at the Chapel of the Mount St. Benedict in Crookston with Msgr. Roger Grundhaus, presiding. Visitation will be there on Thursday from 5-7:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service,...
Dolores Doda
Oct 21, 2016
Longtime local business owner Dolores "Chic" Mae Doda, age 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away on October 21, 2016 at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN with her family by her side. Dolores was born on October 25, 1931 to Wilbert "Ernie" and Ruby (Sheperd) Wagberg in the Republic Township of Marquette County, Michigan. She spent most of her childhood in...
Signe Vraa
Oct 18, 2016
Climax, MN. Signe Vraa has died. Russel and Bernice Wahl had their fourth baby girl on March 30th, 1960. Russel's mother, Borghild, declared it a great blessing to have a granddaughter born on her birthday, so the child must be named Signe, which means "blessing" in Norwegian. Signe did her growing up around Hitterdal, MN and early on met a...
Ronald Thompson
Oct 17, 2016
Longtime teacher and coach, Ronald Wayne Thompson, age 86, of Crookston, MN passed away with his family by his side, on October 17, 2016 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Ronald was born on July 19, 1930, in Sioux City, IA, to Ricka (Lehne) and Carl Thompson. The family moved to Staples, MN, where Ron spent his school...
Sister Mary Fay
Oct 11, 2016
Sister Mary Fay, 93, died October 11, 2016 at Villa Saint Vincent in Crookston, MN. Sister Mary was born February 27, 1923, in Moorhead where her family was among the early settlers in the area. Mary was the second of four children of James and Emma (Thedens) Fay. She attended Saint Joseph's School in Moorhead where she was taught by...
Leone Viehauser
Oct 8, 2016
Leone Viehauser, 87, of Crookston, MN, and formerly of East Grand Forks, MN, died early Saturday morning, October 8, 2016, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Leone, daughter of Aanond and Sigri Rystad, was born on her parent's farm in Lessor Township, north of McIntosh, MN, on September 25, 1929. She grew up on the farm and attended school...
Arturo Alcozer
Oct 2, 2016
Arturo Aguilar Alcozer, 61, of Crookston, MN, died Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Arturo was born in Milwaukee, WI on July 30, 1955, the son of Santos and Maria (Aguilar) Alcozer. He grew up in Crystal City, TX, where he received his education. He later moved to the northern United States and was...
Kathleen Keislar
Sep 27, 2016
Kathleen (Quigley) Keislar, 94, of Minneapolis, MN, and formerly of Crookston, MN, died May 31, 2016. Kathleen was born on November 18, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Dolly Quigley. She was raised on her family's farm near Fisher, MN, and graduated from Mount St. Benedict High School in Crookston. Kathleen went on to earn her Register Nurse degree from...
Mark Hohman
Sep 25, 2016
Mark W. Hohman, 63, of Ada, MN, died suddenly of natural causes on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 1, 2016, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston with Fr. Joseph DeCrans, officiating. Friends may call at the Cathedral for 1 hour prior to the Mass...
George Delage
Sep 19, 2016
George Allen Delage, 54, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home on Monday, September 19, 2016. George was born on July 4, 1962, to Clarence and Dorita "Mickey" (Prudhomme) Delage in Crookston, MN. He attended school in Crookston, MN and graduated in 1980. On May 3, 1985, he married Kristi Lorraine Glas. George held various jobs in the area,...
Donald Rau
Sep 16, 2016
Donald Duane Rau, 79, of Crookston, MN, passed away on September 16, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by his family. Donald was born on April 12, 1937 in Appleton, MN to Walter and Alice Rau. He went to school in Appleton, MN. Donald married the love of his life, Monna Haggerty, on June 14, 1958 in...
Signe Boucher
Sep 15, 2016
Signe Gladys (Olson) Boucher, 85, passed away very unexpectedly in New Orleans, LA on Thursday, September 15, 2016, while on a bus trip with her daughter, Peggy, and sister, Beverly. Gladys was born on November 10, 1930 (also her father's birthday) to Helmer and Margaret (Duffy) Olson in Baudette, MN and was raised in a two-bedroom log home. She was...
George Meyer
Sep 14, 2016
George Walter Meyer, 84, of Crookston, MN, died early Wednesday morning, September 14, 2016, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. George was born in Crookston on February 5, 1932, one of six children of the union of Johann Theodor and Marie (deWall) Meyer. He grew up on the family farm in Fairfax Township and was baptized and confirmed at...
Norma Brown
Sep 12, 2016
Norma Lillian Brown, 89, entered into eternity on Monday, September 12, 2016, at the Riverview Care Center in Crookston, MN, surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born on August 19, 1927 in Fosston, MN, the daughter of Andrew and Ingeborg (Rodland) Anderson. She graduated from Fosston High School on May 31, 1945. Norma was united in marriage to Donald...
Sister Irene Lemire
Sep 12, 2016
Sister Irene Lemire, CSJ, died peacefully at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, Minnesota on September 12, 2016. Irene Louise Lemire was born on January 16, 1923 in Somerset, Wisconsin to Gasper and Rosa Lemire. She was the sixth child in a family of nine all of whom had a lively spirit and filled their French-Canadian home with laughter and fun....
Linda Boerner
Sep 12, 2016
Linda Lou Boerner, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016. Linda was born on October 17, 1940, in Crookston, MN to Marcel and Clarabell (Londo) Peet. Growing up, Linda attended the Crookston Public Schools. Linda married James George Boerner on April 21, 1971, in St. Paul, MN. Linda and Jim lived in St. Paul for many years. After retiring, they...
Juneth Palmer
Sep 6, 2016
Juneth "Junie" Rose Pearl Palmer, age 87, passed away peacefully in her daughter's home, with her family by her side, on September 6, 2016. Juneth was born on August 2, 1929, to Oscar and Marvel Sather at the Sather Homestead in Rural Mentor, MN. She went to rural school for eight years, followed by 4 years at Mentor High School....
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