Obituaries

Lori Radke

Lori Radke

Oct 23, 2015

Lori Radke, 53, of Crookston, MN died Friday, October 23, 2015 at her home in Crookston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston. Lori was born January 28th, 1962 to Beryl and Shirley (Johnson) Radke on Crookston MN. She was...

Lester Samuelson

Lester Samuelson

Oct 17, 2015

Lester E. Samuelson, 86, of Crookston MN, passed away Saturday October 17, 2015 in Riverview Hospital. A loving husband to his wife Bernice, theirs was a devoted partnership spanning over six decades and bringing forth three children, eight grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren and one great great grandchildren. 'Sammy', as many knew him, was born July 20, 1929 in Crookston,...

Scott Brown

Scott Brown

Oct 13, 2015

Scott Alan Brown, 61, of Crookston, died October 13, 2015 at Altru Rehaab Center in Grand Forks, ND. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral and Cremation Service. Scott was born January 27, 1954 in Wichita Falls, TX, to John and Delores (Mikleby) Brown. They later moved to East Grand...

Bennie Boyer

Bennie Boyer

Oct 13, 2015

Bennie Willard Boyer, 55 of Crookston, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks, ND. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2015 at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, MN. Bennie Willard Boyer, the son of Russell Boyer and Patricia (Borgen) Boyer was born in Warroad, MN on August 24, 1960. He...

Florence Dufault

Florence Dufault

Oct 9, 2015

Florence Marie (Prudhomme) Dufault Florence Marie (Prudhomme) Dufault, 95 died peacefully with family by her side Friday, October 9, 2015 while under Hospice care following a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was a resident of Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead and formerly a longtime resident of Gentilly and Crookston, MN. The Funeral Mass begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 17, 2015...

Richard Waslaski

Richard Waslaski

Oct 3, 2015

Richard "Rick" Waslaski Sr., age 64 of Crookston, Minnesota peacefully passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. At his bedside were his beloved wife and numerous family members. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 pm with visitation at 1 pm Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate...

Gladys Worman

Gladys Worman

Oct 2, 2015

Gladys E. Worman passed away peacefully on October 2, 2015 at the age of 94 while residing at Birchwood Senior Care Center in Forest Lake, MN. Her lively spirit and generous heart will be greatly missed by family and friends. Gladys was born April 7th, 1921 near Crookston, MN to Anna and Clarence Worman. She attended Northwest School in Crookston...

Reed Ortloff

Reed Ortloff

Oct 1, 2015

Reed Orville Ortloff, age 52 of Crookston, MN passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota.  Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with a visitation one hour prior to the service.  Stenshole-Houske Funeral Home of Crookston is in charge of the arrangements.   Reed Ortloff...

Wendy Shereck-Reitmeier

Wendy Shereck-Reitmeier

Sep 26, 2015

Wendy Shereck-Reitmeier, age 43 of Crookston, MN passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 near Crookston.  Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston.  Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday evening at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.  Burial will be in...

RaeDell Kaiser

RaeDell Kaiser

Sep 25, 2015

RaeDell Kaiser, 78, of Crookston passed away on September 25, 2015, at Villa Saint Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston Minnesota. RaeDell was born on December 23, 1936, in Crookston Minnesota to Leon "Pike" and Hazel (Haroldson) Dargan. She was united in marriage to James Merrill Kaiser on May 3, 1958 in Fertile, Minnesota. The couple made their home in Crookston,...

Rory Delage

Rory Delage

Sep 20, 2015

Rory Lee Delage, Age 34 of Crookston, MN passed away early Sunday morning September 20, 2015 unexpectedly at home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with a prayer service beginning at 7. Rory was born in Crookston on January 18, 1981 the son of Roger Delage...

Delores LaPlante

Delores LaPlante

Sep 20, 2015

Delores LaPlante, age 84, of Crookston, died on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Delores Cecilia Gruhot was born on October 9, 1930, in Stephen, MN to Stanley and Lucille (Kasprowicz) Gruhot. She attended rural school at Argyle, MN, the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, and graduated from Argyle High School. On October 9, 1950, Delores was united in marriage to...

Evelyn Wagner

Evelyn Wagner

Sep 18, 2015

Evelyn Rose Wagner, age 98 of Crookston, MN passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 at Villa St. Vincent Home in Crookston. Evelyn Rose Weiss was born August 4, 1917 in Browns Creek Township near Wylie, Minnesota the daughter of Fred and Mary (Hilse) Weiss. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Pastor Walter...

John Zak

John Zak

Sep 13, 2015

John Charles Zak, 66, of Saint Hilaire, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015, in the Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, with his wife, Deborah, at his side. John was born on January 19, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan, where he lived until moving with his parents to Little Falls in 1961. Following graduation from Little Falls High School, John enlisted...

Sarah Hanson

Sarah Hanson

Sep 6, 2015

Sarah L. Hanson, 31, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2015, at Altru Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Sarah was born in Crookston, Minnesota on April 6, 1984 to loving parents Lynn and Deb Hanson. She grew up in Crookston, Minnesota, and graduated from Crookston High School in 2004. Sarah loved to be outdoors where she...

Sister Germana Marthaler

Sister Germana Marthaler

Aug 31, 2015

Sister Germana (Teresa ) Marthaler, 88, died Monday, August 31, 2015, at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, Crookston, MN. Teresa was the sixth of eleven children of German-American parents, Albert and Nettie Marthaler on February 5, 1927 in Todd County, MN. She was raised on a farm. She knew how to help with milking the dairy herd, running the milk separator,...

Elizabeth Cassavant

Elizabeth Cassavant

Aug 29, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" Cassavant, 94, of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota died peacefully early Saturday morning, August 29, 2015 at RiverView Hospital in Crookston after a long battle with cancer. Betty was born on July 4, 1921 in Plummer, Minnesota to Charles and Anna (Mares) Schmidt. Betty married Lawrence Cassavant on November 2, 1941 in San Francisco, California prior to his serving...

Bodhi Billing

Bodhi Billing

Aug 27, 2015

Bodhi Oliver Billing, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully in his parents' arms on August 27, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN after a courageous battle with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Bodhi was born on March 30, 2015 in Rochester, MN to Jeremy Billing and Bianca D'Amato. Bodhi, our little turtle, was such a beautiful baby boy with...

Bonnie-Lee Johnson

Bonnie-Lee Johnson

Aug 27, 2015

Bonnie-Lee Johnson age 77 of Crookston died Thursday, August 27, 2015 in the Crookston Riverview Care Center. Visitation will be from 1-2 pm on August 31, preceding the funeral at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Crookston, Minnesota. Interment will be held at Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston, immediately following the funeral. Bonnie-Lee Johnson was born on August 3rd, 1938 in Long...

June Fortier

June Fortier

Aug 26, 2015

June Fortier was born June 29, 1923, daughter of the late Earl and Adrianna Chambers, in Roome Township. She was raised in Crookston and graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1941. On May 17, 1941 June was united in marriage to Andrew Fortier at St. Anne's Church in Crookston, MN. The couple lived in Bremerton, WA from 1942 to...

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