Obituaries
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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