Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Aug 26, 2015

Virgie was born on January 21, 1927, the daughter of Robert and Gertrude Symonds. She grew up in Crookston and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1945. She married the love of her life Leonard Johnson on October 19, 1946 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Virgie worked at Sears Catalog Co, Crookston Public Schools, Osmon Drug, Thomas Drug...

Aug 18, 2015

Virgil E. Hennager, 79, of Crookston, MN, died August 18, 2015 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks ND. Funeral services will be at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, MN August 24, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Oakdale Cemetary in Crookston. Virgil was born March 3, 1936...

Aug 6, 2015

Noel Fred Rusling, age 83, of Crookston, Minnesota passed away on Thursday evening of August 6, 2015 at Riverview Hospital with his family by his side. He was born on March 26, 1932 to the late DeWitt Rusling and Gladys Isley Rusling in Stephen, Minnesota. During Noel's life he worked as a laborer on the railroad, as a newspaper printer...

Jul 11, 2015

Janet K. (Kirchberg) Pillatzki, 74, of Crookston passed away July 11, 2015 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks ND. Janet was born December 20, 1940 in Madison Minnesota to Raymond and Mildred (Auchsetter) Kirchberg. She graduated from Madison High School in 1958. On June 10, 1958 Janet married Ralph A. Pillatzki, and together had two children Janet Marie and Daniel...

Jul 11, 2015

Douglas Eugene Wick, 64, of Crookston passed away July 11, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Doug was born May 21, 1951 in Crookston Minnesota to Kenneth and Marge (Steinert) Wick, he was the oldest of the three children. He attended Mount St. Benedict, and graduated from Central High School in 1969. He then began working for Donarski...

Jul 9, 2015

Juan Manuel Morales, 18, passed away July 9, 2015. Visitation will be 5PM - 7PM Wednesday July 15 at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 2PM Thursday July 16 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Crookston. Funeral Home: Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home 615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN US 56716 Previous Events Visitation Wednesday, July 15,...

Jul 3, 2015

Richard "Dick" Paul Maves, 80, of Crookston MN, passed away, Friday July 3 2015, with family by his side at Riverview Hospital. Dick was born September 24, 1934 to Clarence and Margaret (Enright) Maves in East Grand Forks MN and graduated 1952 from Sacred Heart Catholic School. He attended NDSU, receiving his B.S. in Pharmacy. Dick married Delores Krom in...

Jul 3, 2015

Richard "Dick" Maves, 80, of Crookston passed away unexpectedly July 3, 2015 at Riverview Hospital with family by his side. Services are pending at this time.

Jul 1, 2015

Eugene "Frenchy" LaJesse, 68, of LaMoure ND, passed away July 1, 2015 at the St. Rose Care Center in LaMoure. He was born April 13, 1947 to Peter and Kathryn (Solheim) LaJesse in Little Falls MN. Eugene attended neighborhood schools in Crookston and graduated from Central High School. He entered the United States Marine Corps where he served his country...

Jun 27, 2015

A service for JosieElizabeth Marie Luna will be 10AM Wednesday July 1 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery. Funeral Home: Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home 615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN US 56716 Previous Events Service Wednesday, July 1, 2015 10:00 AM Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

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Jun 14, 2015

Robert "Bob" Janorschke Sr, 79, of Crookston passed away peacefully surrounded by family, June 14, 2015. He was born June 10, 1936 in Mentor MN to Anton and Josephine (Hoffman) Janorschke. Graduated from Mentor Public School in 1954, after graduating Bob joined the United States Air Force. On December 23, 1957 Bob married Nancy Webster at St. Andrews Church in...

Jun 13, 2015

Robert "Bob" Wayne Patenaude, 72, of Red Lake Falls, passed away June 13th, 2015. He was born in Crookston on May 30th, 1943 to John and Marion (Korvela) Patenaude. Beginning his education in Red Lake Falls, he completed his senior year of high school in Crookston. Bob attended Bemidji State University for three semesters before joining the army reserve where...