Obituaries
Bernice Samuelson
Mar 20, 2015
Bernice E. Samuelson, 83, passed away March 20, 2015, at Essentia Hospital in Fosston, MN. Bernice was born on September 4, 1931, in Crookston, MN, to Roy and Nora Tinkham of Fisher, MN, where she was raised and educated. She married Lester E. Samuelson on August 20, 1949, at the Fisher Lutheran Church. Throughout their life together they resided in...
Arturo Rocha
Mar 18, 2015
Arturo "Art" Rocha, 89, of Fisher, MN, died Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015, at the Senior Living Center in McIntosh, MN, with several of his family members at his bedside. Art was born at Maxwell, TX on May 27, 1925, one of six children of the union of Merced and Lorenza (Cordova) Rocha. He grew up in San Marcus, TX...
Cyril Benoit
Mar 18, 2015
Cyril Joseph "Cy" Benoit, 88, of Gentilly, MN, died Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with his wife, Darlene, and other family members at his side. Cy was born on the family farm near Gentilly, MN on March 21, 1926, the son of Louis E. and Rose (Chouinard) Benoit. He was baptized and confirmed...
Eleanor Johnson
Mar 18, 2015
Eleanor Johnson, 99, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent, with her family at her side. Florence Eleanor Ueland was born on November 26, 1915 in Nielsville, MN, the daughter of Kalmer and Selma (Hanson) Ueland. While growing up on the farm near Shelly, MN she attended a nearby country school, and...
William Stromsodt
Mar 7, 2015
William Michael Stromsodt was welcomed into Heaven early Saturday morning, March 7, 2015 and is now watching over his very loving and heart-broken mom and dad, Laura Ann (Reiter) Stromsodt and Nicholas Scott Stromsodt of Fisher, MN. He is also watching over his grandparents: Craig and Cathy Reiter of Elgin, MN and Scott and Teresa Stromsodt of Bismarck, ND; great-grandparents:...
Rodney Spokely
Mar 4, 2015
Rodney Alexander Spokely, 71, of Climax, MN, died Wednesday morning, March 4, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND with his family by his side. He had been battling ill health for several months. Rodney was born in Crookston, MN on August 20, 1943, one of four children of the union of Francis and Thelma (Bratteli) Spokely. He grew up...
Michael Marschall
Mar 4, 2015
Michael Dean Marschall, 57, of Fisher, MN , died peacefully late Wednesday evening, March 4, 2015, at the Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND, with family at his side. Michael was born at Minot, ND on July 7, 1957, one of four sons of the union of Elloide and JoAnn (Schmidt) Marschall. He grew up on the family's farm near Max,...
Emma LaCoursiere
Mar 3, 2015
Emma LaCoursiere, 94, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at her home Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2015, under the care of Altru Hospice and with her family at her side. Emma was born in Gervais Township, near Red Lake Falls, MN, on January 20, 1921, the daughter of Bert and Mamie (Desotell) Dondoneau. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony's...
Gordon Salem
Mar 1, 2015
Gordon Richard "Bud" Salem, 86, a longtime Crookston, MN businessman, died Sunday morning, March 1, 2015, at RiverView Health in Crookston, with members of his loving family at his side. Bud was born in Crookston on July 15, 1928, the son of Lebanese immigrants, Barber and Emma (Joseph) Salem. He was baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate...
Joyce Olson
Feb 24, 2015
Joyce Olson, age 96, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Tuesday evening, February 24, 2015, at the RiverView Memory Care Center in Crookston, MN, with her family at her side. Joyce was born at Duluth, MN on August 15, 1918, the daughter of Victor E. and Agnes Cecelia (Johnson) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at Asbury United Methodist Church and...
Everett Anderson
Feb 19, 2015
Everett Harlan Anderson, 80, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Thursday evening, February 19, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, comforted by the presence of his four children and their families. Everett was born in Crookston on November 22, 1934, the son of Edward and Clara (Waterstrat) Anderson. He grew up on the family farm in Fairfax township, attended...
Ilene Hasty
Feb 17, 2015
Ilene Mae Hasty, 84, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday evening, February 17, 2015, with family at her side. Ilene was born at Rindal, MN, near Fertile, on May 9, 1930, the daughter of John and Ida (Hovland) Hogenson. She grew up on the family farm and attended Pleasant View School #101; later graduating from Fertile...
Milo Urness
Feb 16, 2015
Milo Ordean Urness, 84, of Crookston, MN, died late Monday afternoon, February 16, 2015, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Milo was born at Crookston on August 7, 1930, the son of Melvin O. and Myrtle (Kroken) Urness. He grew up on the family farm in Polk County, first in Russia Township and later in Onstad Township, and was...
Lulu Nelson
Feb 7, 2015
Lulu Jean Nelson, age 90, of Crookston, MN, died February 7, 2015 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Her children were at her side. Lou, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born at Elmore, MN on September 8, 1924 to Leonard and Lillian Clara (Smith) Loge. She graduated from high school in 1942 in Montevideo....
Sister Flora Klier
Feb 6, 2015
Sister Flora (Alvina) Klier died peacefully at Villa Saint Vincent on Friday, February 6, 2015. She was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota on May 2, 1924 the third of four children born to Mary (Thiesen) and Anthony Klier. Sister Flora began thinking about a religious profession when she was about fourteen because of the Benedictines who taught summer catechism in...
Doris Albright
Feb 2, 2015
Doris Isabel Albright, age 105, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died Monday evening, February 2, 2015, at the Clayco Care Center in Barnesville, MN. Doris was born at Souris, ND on December 8, 1909, one of four children of the union of Henry and Jennie (Norgren) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up at Vergas,...
John Stave
Feb 2, 2015
John Elroy Stave, age 84, of Crookston, MN, died Monday afternoon, February 2, 2015, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. John was born at Lengby, MN on May 13, 1930, the son of John C. and Hazel I. (Larson) Stave. He grew up in there and attended the Lengby School. As a young man, John moved to St....
Cindy LaFleur
Feb 1, 2015
Cindy Jo LaFleur, 62, of Crookston, MN, died Sunday evening, February 1, 2015, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND after a brief illness. Cindy was born at Crookston, MN on August 25, 1952, the daughter of Walter and Delores (Gullekson) Smith. She grew up in Crookston and was a graduate of Central High School. In 1970, Cindy married...
Carolyn Miller
Jan 28, 2015
Carolyn Theresa Miller, 67, of Centennial, CO, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2015. Carolyn was born in Crookston on January 8, 1948, the youngest child of Emil and Theodosia Klava. She grew up in Crookston, was raised in the Catholic faith, and graduated from Mount St. Benedict High School. She loved her family, friends, and extended families dearly, and...
Louis Gelen
Jan 28, 2015
Louis O. "Louie" Gelen, age 91, of Crookston, MN, died late Wednesday evening, January 28, 2015, at the University of Minnesota-Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Louie was born at Aure, MN, near Bemidji, on February 13, 1923, the son of Olaf and Leora Gelen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up on the family farm, and...
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