Obituaries

Oct 20, 2014

Rosemary Elaine Menard, age 90, of Crookston, MN, died Monday morning, October 20, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston, with members of her family at her side. Rosemary was born on June 10, 1924 at Dickinson, ND, the daughter of John L. and Anna (Kampa) Gauer. She grew up in Dickinson where she was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick's...

Oct 16, 2014

Henry E. Gredvig, age 95, of Edina, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, died Thursday morning, October 16, 2014, at The Willows of Vernon Terrace in Edina. Henry was born to G.H. and Clara (Morvig) Gredvig on November 12, 1918 in Garfield Township, rural Fertile Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and was a graduate of...

Oct 13, 2014

Clarence Edgar "Frenchie" Vaudrin, age 81, of Gentilly, MN, died Monday afternoon, October 13, 2014, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his loving family at his side. Frenchie peacefully left this world for another after courageously battling failing health for many months. He was the fifth of seven children of the union of Albert and Mary (Derosier)...

Oct 13, 2014

Kimberly Kay Bruley, age 52, of Thief River Falls, MN, died unexpectedly Monday morning, October 13, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Kim was born in Crookston, MN on August 18, 1962, one of ten children of the union of Lloyd and Helen (Gust) Bruley. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN, and...

Oct 8, 2014

Alma Jensrud, 83, passed away peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on October 8, 2014 with her loving family by her side. Alma was born in Crookston, Minnesota on January 3, 1931, to Albert and Stella Desrosier. Alma was the second of eight children, and she stayed close with her siblings through the remainder of her childhood...

Oct 8, 2014

Alma Jensrud, 83, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2014 at Altru Hospital with her family by her side. Funeral services are pending. Online Registry: www.stenshoelhouske.com Funeral Home: Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home 615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN US 56716 Service: Saint Peter's Catholic Church Gentilly, MN US Cemetery Details Location Saint Peter's Cemetery

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Oct 7, 2014

Doris B. Sweep, age 78, of Crookston, MN, died early Tuesday afternoon, October 7, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston, comforted knowing that her family was at her side. Doris was born in Crookston on October 28, 1935, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Fontaine) Prudhomme. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN, attended...

Oct 5, 2014

Viola C. Berg, age 90, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Sunday morning, October 5, 2014, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Vi had been a resident of the Care Center since June of 2011. She was born at Dubuque, IA on December 18, 1923, the daughter of Arnold and Mildred (Birch) Block. Vi grew up in Dubuque where she...

Sep 30, 2014

Edith Virginia Hanson, 96, of Crookston, MN, died Tuesday afternoon, September 30, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Edie was born at Lockhart, MN, on June 9, 1918, one of 10 children of the union of Alfred H. and Hilda R. (Sauer) Olson. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Beltrami High School in 1936....

Sep 22, 2014

Scott E. Christians, 59, of Crookston, Minn., passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., Monday, September 22, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Scott was born April 10, 1955 to Donald Dahl and Arlyce Jordahl in Montevideo, Minn. His family relocated to Hillsboro, N.D. in 1972. He was married to Barb Beck in 1975, and blessed with...

Sep 20, 2014

George Hanson Jr, age 83, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly at his home early Saturday morning, September 20, 2014, with his wife, Nancy, at his side. George was born at Fisher, MN on January 11, 1931, one of five children of the union of George and Mabel (Strande) Hanson. He grew up on the family farm in Fairfax Township, near...

Sep 18, 2014

Sister Margaret Thueringer, OSB, 86, died peacefully at Villa Saint Vincent in Crookston, September 18, 2014. Margaret was born in Britton, SD, on June 17, 1928. She was the second oldest of John and Annie Thueringer's four children. Her father was a farmer and the family lived in various places: Britton, SD, Rutland, ND, and finally Beaulieu, MN, located east...

Sep 17, 2014

Della Evon Montreuil, of Euclid, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly in her home on September 17, 2014. Della was born in Warren, Minnesota, on November 2nd, 1947 to Lauverne and Lillian Cormican. As Della was raised in Euclid, she attended Euclid Elementary School. From there, she went to Crookston for middle school, as well as high school. Sadly, when Della was...

Sep 16, 2014

Timothy John Ek, 46, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on September 16, 2014. Timothy was born in Mahnomen, Minnesota, on February 15, 1968 to Ronald and Linda (Orre) Ek. Growing up in Gary, Minnesota, Tim was baptized at Gary Lutheran Church. As a child, he attended Gary Elementary, and went on to graduate from Gary High...

Sep 15, 2014

Leah Martina Friebohle, 95, of Crookston, MN, died Monday morning, September 15, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with her loving family at her side. Leah was born on August 12, 1919, on her parents' farm in Woodside Township, near Fertile, MN, the daughter of Iver and Betsy (Nesheim) Bergum. She was baptized and confirmed at the Maple...

Sep 13, 2014

Dorothy Elaine VonHoldt, 85, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away at her residence on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Dorothy was born in Crookston on March 1, 1929 to Andrew and Bertha VonHoldt. As a child Dorothy grew up on her parents' farm in Beltrami, where she also attended Ashland School in District 253. She moved to Crookston during her adolescent years,...

Sep 12, 2014

Howard A. Hanson, 90, of Crookston, MN, died early Friday morning, September 12, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston with his wife, Evelyn, and their family at his bedside. Howard was born on his parents' farm near Fisher, MN, on June 3, 1924, one of five children of the union of George and Mabel (Strande) Hanson. At the age of...

Sep 10, 2014

Ann M. Evans, 88, of Crookston, MN, died early Wednesday evening, September 10, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston, with her family at her side. Ann was born on her family's farm near Gentilly, MN on May 11, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Helena (Scharmer) Page. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly and...

Sep 6, 2014

Donald Alfred "Rewind" Peterson, 84, a longtime Crookston, MN businessman, died early Saturday evening, September 6, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston, with his wife, Betty, at his side. He had been battling illness for several months. Don was born on January 17, 1930 at Grand Forks, ND, the son of Peter A. and Minnie (Johnson) Peterson. He grew up...

Sep 4, 2014

Janet Eleanor Hawkins, 74, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly at her home Thursday morning, September 4, 2014, with her husband, Chuck, at her side. Jan was born on August 16, 1940 at Virden, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Leslie and Elizabeth (McNab) Shoemaker. She grew up in Virden, graduated from high school there in 1958, and went on to receive...