Obituaries
Margaret Bjorgo
Dec 9, 2016
Margaret Bjorgo, 93, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, on Friday, December 9, 2016, with members of her family at her bedside. Margaret was born at Monterrey, Mexico on February 19, 1923, the daughter of Jesus and Maria Martinez. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and grew up in a...
Loretta Ross
Dec 7, 2016
Loretta Kaye Ross, 70, of Fisher, MN, passed away December 7, 2016. Loretta was born on October 1, 1946, to Truman and Neva (Davis) Wermager in Crookston, MN. She attended Crookston Public School. Loretta was united in marriage to Robert Harold Ross on July 5, 1963. Through the years, they lived in Fisher, MN and Crookston, MN. Loretta found much...
James Halstenson
Nov 28, 2016
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VISITATION AND FUNERAL SERVICE FOR JAMES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER AND FAMILY TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS. James William Halstenson, 5 day old son of Benjamin Greenlee and Lacie Mae (Stroot) Halstenson of Crookston, went to be an Angel in Heaven, on Monday, November 28, 2016. Sweet Baby James, as he was lovingly known to his Mom...
Charles Averill
Nov 26, 2016
Charles Lee "Chuck" Averill, 77, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Chuck was born at Tracy, MN on March 4, 1939 to Delmar and Ruby (Hulett) Averill, and graduated from Tracy High School in 1957. He served in the Minnesota National Guard...
Margaret Prudhomme
Nov 24, 2016
Margaret Elma Prudhomme, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side, on Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Riverview Hospital in Crookston. Margaret was born on April 25, 1924 to Emil and Ada Johnson in rural Crookston. She attended the District 68 grade school and graduated from Central High School in 1941. Margaret was very active...
Margaret Prudhomme
Nov 24, 2016
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Erin Koplitz
Nov 18, 2016
Erin Leigh Koplitz, 34, of Crookston, MN, died Friday, November 18, 2016, in RiverView Health at Crookston. Erin was born at Edina, MN on April 28, 1982, the daughter of David Koplitz and Rebecca Thamert. She grew up in Richfield, MN where she attended public schools, later earning her GED. Erin traveled and lived in various cities in Minnesota for...
Jesus Ibarra
Nov 18, 2016
Jesus Ibarra, 78, of Crookston, MN, died at his home peacefully early Friday morning, November 18, 2016, while surrounded by his loving wife, Rosa, and family. Jesus was born at San Carlos, Coahuila, Mexico on April 18, 1938 to Perdo Ibarra and Maria Antonia Davila Ibarra. On December 10, 1961 he was united in marriage to Rosa Elia De La...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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