Obituaries

Robert Raymond

May 27, 2016

Robert Wayne Raymond of Crookston passed away May 27, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Red Lake Falls, MN to Onezime and Helen (Perreault) Raymond. He graduated from Crookston High School and went to work for Harlen's Body Shop. He married Lynda Booren of Thief River Falls, MN. They had three children. Later Robert married...

LeVonne Grove

May 22, 2016

LeVonne Grove, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. LeVonne was born on August 6, 1935, in Crookston, MN to Nordean and Alice. He enjoyed biking, ice fishing at Lake of the Woods, and fishing in the summer time off of a pontoon. He will be missed at Oak...

Lou Randall

May 19, 2016

Lou Ellen Randall, age 82, of Crookston, MN, passed away on May 19, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Villa St. Vincent Chapel in Crookston, MN, on Friday, May 27th at 10:00 a.m. with visitation at 9:00 a.m. Patricia Lou Ellen Virginia Randall was born to Clarence and Ellen (Zakrison) Voxland of McIntosh, MN on June 10, 1933....

Beatrice Smith

May 18, 2016

Beatrice Irene (Urness) Smith, 91, of Crookston, MN, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday evening May 18, 2016 at the Villa St. Vincent. The funeral service for Bea Smith will be held on Saturday June 4, at 1:00 pm with visitation 1 hour before the service at the Evangelical Covenant Church, Crookston, MN. Burial will take place...

Sister Edith Bedard

May 13, 2016

Sister Edith Bedard, 97, died at Villa Saint Vincent on May 13, 2016. Sister Edith Bedard's journey of ninety-seven years, including seventy-five of them as a Benedictine sister, began on April 16, 1919, in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada. She was one of 22 children born to Alma and Barthelemy Bedard. Sister Edith recalls her mother relating that she was born in...

Lorraine Stainbrook

May 9, 2016

Lorraine Monadell Stainbrook, age 89 of Crookston, MN went to her heavenly home on May 9, 2016 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home, Crookston, MN. A celebration of her life and funeral mass will be at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Lorraine was born December 27, 1926 to parents Arthur...

Anna Gawrylow

May 7, 2016

Funeral Home: Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service 615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN US 56716 Previous Events cemetery Monday, May 9, 2016 Oakdale Cemetery

Memorial Drive Crookston, MN 56716

Service Sunday, May 15, 2016 10:00 AM Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home and Cremation Service

615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN 56716

Ronald DeLage

May 4, 2016

Ronald Wayne DeLage, age 69, of Crookston passed away at Altru Hospital surrounded by family May 4th, 2016 after a long battle with small cell lung cancer. Ronnie Wayne Joseph DeLage was born March 2nd 1947 to Laura (Page) and Louis DeLage at St. Francis Hospital in Crookston, MN. As a young child, the family moved to Pierre, SD and...

Kenneth Winger

May 1, 2016

Kenneth Winger, age 87, passed away peacefully with loving family by his side on May 1, 2016 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, Minnesota. He was born to Adolph and Anna (Berg) Winger on August 24, 1928 in Roome Township, near Eldred, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Kenneth was united in marriage to Juanita...

Wallace Martin

Apr 29, 2016

Wallace (Wally) Ray Martin was born on March 20, 1924 in Hewitt, MN to Roy Martin Anna Martin. Wally worked on the railroad at age 15, and bought his first guitar. He joined the Navy on 9/11/1943, and fought in the South Pacific on the Destroyer USS Greiner DE37. He was discharged on 12/21/1945. Wally then started working at Northern...

Sister Cornelia Gust

Apr 26, 2016

Sister Cornelia Gust, 91, died at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN, Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Sister Cornelia (Margaret) Gust was born June 27, 1924 on her grandfather's farm near Tabor, MN. She was the oldest of the eight children of George and Julia Gust: Joseph, Sister Mary Jean, Betty Ann, Gerard, Robert, Timothy and Philip. She and her siblings enjoyed...

Gladys Snyder

Apr 24, 2016

Gladys Snyder, ( Mrs. Donald) passed away on April 24 , 2016 in Crookston, Minnesota. Gladys was born to Sam and Annie (Gunderson) Peterson in Oklee, MN. She was a graduate of Oklee High School. While going to school she worked at the Green Lantern Restaurant in Red Lake Falls, MN. She was a member of the Cathedral of the...

Lorraine Regan

Apr 22, 2016

Lorraine D. Regan, age 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at the Villa St. Vincent on April 22, 2016, after an extended illness. Lorraine was born on September 20, 1926 to Henry and Lucille Snyder in Crookston, MN. She went to school at Dougdale, and later at Mount St. Benedict. Lorraine married Gale Regan on August 23, 1945. They...

Brigitte Haevers

Apr 14, 2016

Brigitte Renae (Landry) Haevers, age 54, passed away in her home on April 14, 2016 with family by her side. She was born at Rollette, North Dakota. She attended school in Rolla, and after moved to Salem, Oregon. There she met and married Mark Haevers. She worked at the local McDonalds, and later as the manager. She moved to Crookston...

B. Gustafson

Apr 14, 2016

Benjamin "Lee" Gustafson was born on May 7, 1939 to Ben and Mary Eva (Kennedy) Gustafson at home in Kerkhoven, MN. He and his family lived in Murdock, MN until 1951 when they moved to Thief River Falls, MN. Lee attended school at Murdock Public School, St. Bernard's School in Thief River Falls, and graduated from Lincoln High School in...

Diane Olson

Apr 11, 2016

Diane Ode Olson, age 61, of south of Laurel died peacefully Monday, April 11, 2016, at her home with her husband Roger by her side. She was born May 1, 1954 at Crookston, MN the daughter of Vernon and Delphine (Rice) Ode. She was raised in Crookston and graduated from Crookston Central High in 1972. Diane moved to Billings, MT...

Kenneth Lehman

Apr 5, 2016

Kenneth "Kenny" Lehman, age 87, of Crookston, MN passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at his home in Crookston. Kenneth Edward Lehman was born September 5th 1928 in Crookston Minnesota to Edward and Elsie (Von Holdt) Lehman. He was Baptized in the Lutheran faith. He lived on the family farm where he drove pickups, tractors and combines; he talked a...

Shannon Sanchez

Apr 4, 2016

Shannon Alysabeth "Shiny" Sanchez was born on November 15, 2002, and passed away in her home on April 4, 2016. Shannon was very known and sassy. She had many friends but her best friends were her siblings. Her favorite color was PURPLE, and if it was up to her, everyone would be wearing purple. Her place was Texas, even though...

Bernadette Blokzyl

Mar 29, 2016

God called Bernadette J. Blokzyl, age 91, of Crookston, MN. to her Heavenly home, March 29th, 2016 at Villa St Vincent, Crookston, surrounded by her loving family. Bernadette was born in Gentilly, MN. the daughter of Stanislaus & Albina Fortier, youngest of six children. She was baptized and confirmed at St Peter's Church in Gentilly. She attended a two room...

Annie Olson

Mar 28, 2016

Annie Olson, age 98, died March 28, 2016 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. Annie Cerkowniak was born April 21, 1917 at Caribou, MN. to parents William and Lena (Domenko) Cerkowniak. Her parents had emigrated from Ukraine in the early 1900's. She attended school at Caribou and then worked as a domestic on the Axel Norland farm. On...