Obituaries
Doris Matzke
Sep 5, 2016
Doris Claire Matzke, 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016. Her kind and loving heart gave out after a long life of service. Doris and her twin sister, Edith, were born on August 2, 1927, in St. Paul, MN, to Clarence and Edith Amundson. The talented twins spent their summers throughout their teens tap dancing at...
Elmer DeLage
Sep 3, 2016
Elmer John Delage, 51, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly Saturday, September 3, 2016. Elmer was born on October 16, 1964, in Crookston, MN to Clarence and Doritta (Prudhomme) Delage. He attended Crookston Public Schools, and remained in Crookston his whole life. Elmer held various jobs in the community, which included working at Gary's Body Shop, Joe Delage Construction, Phoenix Industries,...
Joseph Hollcraft
Aug 30, 2016
Joseph Lawrence Anthony Hollcraft, 22, of Phoenix, AZ, and formerly of Crookston, MN and Chico, CA, passed away on August 30th in Phoenix, AZ. Joseph was born in Chico, CA on July 16, 1994, the second of six children, to Ray and Monica Hollcraft. He was baptized at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Chico. When Joseph was three...
John Bratrud
Aug 27, 2016
John Martin "Jack" Bratrud, 83, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with his family at his side. John was born in Crookston on October 1, 1932 to Norman and Lulu (Peltier) Bratrud. He attended Crookston schools before enlisting in the U.S. Navy on April 9, 1952. Much of John's tour...
Edward Pester
Aug 26, 2016
Edward Allen Pester, 76, of rural Fisher, MN, died peacefully Friday, August 26, 2016, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, with his loving family at his side. Edward was born in Crookston, MN on September 1, 1939, the son of Harlan H. and Erin M. (Biever) Pester. He grew up on the family farm west of Crookston and attended Fisher...
Lowell Bernd
Aug 21, 2016
Lowell Emil Bernd, 77, of Alexandria, MN passed away on August 22, 2016 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Lowell was born on June 4, 1939 to Omar and Ellen (Nemitz) Bernd. He attended South St. Paul High School and graduated in 1957. He then went to NDSU in Fargo and obtained his B.S. in ME in 1961....
Jean Solheim
Aug 20, 2016
Jean Kathleen Solheim, 88, of Crookston, MN passed away on August 20, 2016 at Riverview Hospital surrounded by her family. Jean was born on November 13, 1927, the daughter of Frank and Una (Briden) DeBoer. She grew up on a farm east of Crookston with her four siblings. She attended Crookston schools throughout her education and graduated from Crookston Central...
James Kaiser
Aug 16, 2016
James "Jim" Merrill Kaiser, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away in his home on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. Jim was born January 19, 1932 to Frank and Stella (Perreault) Kaiser. He attended Crookston schools and obtained his GED in 1973. He joined the Army in January of 1953 and Served in the Korean War...
Brian Johnson
Aug 16, 2016
Brian John Johnson, 48, of Crookston, MN, died at his residence Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He had been in failing health for the last few years. Brian was born at Crookston on May 1, 1968, the son of Lowell and Diane (Wilkens) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church, attended Crookston schools, and graduated from Central...
Edith Coauette
Aug 14, 2016
Edith Marian Coauette, 100, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, August 14, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Edith was born on her parent's farm, near Wannaska, MN, on November 27, 1915. She was one of ten children born of the union of Luis and Minnie (Palm) Larson. She grew up on the farm and attended a...
Sabrina Rosen
Aug 13, 2016
Sabrina Juarez (Rocha) Rosen, 46, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Saturday morning, August 13, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Sabrina was born on February 9, 1970 at Crookston, the daughter of Juan and Felipa (Juarez) Rocha. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith, and attended several schools in Minnesota and Texas. On July 9, 2009...
Kenley Chapman
Aug 11, 2016
Kenley Urness Chapman, 79, of Crookston, MN, died Thursday morning, August 11, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with many loving family members at his side. Kenley was born on January 10, 1937 at his family's farm home, near Crookston, the son of Myron and Frances (Urness) Chapman. He grew up on the farm, was baptized and confirmed...
Jordyce Waxler
Aug 8, 2016
Jordyce Yvonne Waxler, 90, of Crookston, MN, died Monday evening, August 8, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Jordyce was born at Hunter, ND on January 8, 1926, the daughter of Carl and Annie Skue. She grew up at Hunter and during her high school years was employed at the local Gamble's Store where she continued working after...
Donald Jensrud
Aug 7, 2016
Donald (Don) Edwin Jensrud, age 86, of Crookston, MN, passed away August 7, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Don was born on June 13, 1930 in Crookston, MN to Gilbert and Eva Chapman Jensrud. He attended country school and obtained his GED from Crookston Central in 1984. He married Alma Desrosier in 1951 and together they had...
Hazel Engen
Aug 1, 2016
Hazel Engen, age 105, from Crookston, MN passed away on August 1, 2016 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with loving family members at her side. Hazel was born at Watertown, SD on April 15, 1911 to Charles and Laura (Baker) Johnson. She grew up in Watertown and graduated from the Watertown High School with the Class of 1930. She...
Diane Walker
Jul 28, 2016
Diane Sharon Walker, 71, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, on Thursday, July 28, 2016 after a long battle with COPD. Diane was born in Crookston, MN on February 28, 1945, the daughter of Virgil Aubol and Fern ( Davis) Ogaard . She spent most of her life in Crookston, and also lived for...
Doris Reitmeier
Jul 27, 2016
Doris Alma Reitmeier, 96, of Crookston, MN, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in RiverView Health, Crookston, with her loving family at her side. Doris was born in Fisher, MN on June 17, 1920, the thirteenth of fourteen children of the union of Ferd and Minnie (Wentzel) Ross, and was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church. She attended school...
Annetta Raymond
Jul 27, 2016
Annetta Klein Raymond, 91, of Crookston, MN, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in the Villa St. Vincent at Crookston, with members of her family at her side. Annetta was born in Eureka, SD on October 4, 1924 to David and Rosina (Hoffman) Klein. At the age of 3 she moved with her family to Red Lake Falls, MN. They later...
Sister Cecilia Smith
Jul 16, 2016
Sister Cecilia Smith, 95, died at RiverView Hospital, Crookston, on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Mary Cecilia Smith entered this world on May 8, 1921 in Devil's Lake, ND, the first of eleven children of Pearl and Alex Smith. Her mother's father, Fred Lang came from Germany and married a young French and Indian woman. Her father's parents were Metis (French...
Paul Damon
Jul 16, 2016
Paul Ray Damon, 37, of Lake Geneva, WI, passed away very unexpectedly on Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Lake Geneva. Paul was born on October 25, 1978 in Crookston, MN; the son of Pamela (Abrams) and Robert J. Damon. Paul grew up in Crookston, MN and attended Central High School. After high school, Paul worked at a group home in...
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