Obituaries
Sylvia Moen
Jun 6, 2015
Sylvia Inez Moen, 72, of Crookston passed away June 6, 2015 with her loving daughters by her side. She was born the daughter to William and Edna Olava (Messelt) Harstad on September 24, 1942 in Fertile MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Faaberg Lutheran Church, and graduated Fertile High School in 1960. After high school, Sylvia moved to Crookston...
Jessie Brolsma
Jun 5, 2015
Jessie( Epema) Brolsma, age 95, of Crookston, MN passed away on June 5, 2015 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Jessie was born on her parent's farm 3 miles West of Crookston on February 1, 1920. She was the 8th of 10 children to Dutch immigrants Rients and Marie (Woudstra) Epema. Growing up, Jessie attended Crookston public schools, graduating...
Leona Holzer
Jun 3, 2015
Leona E. (Silbernagel) Holzer, 47, of Crookston, MN passed away June 3, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. Leona was born November 17, 1967 in Perham, Minnesota the daughter of Stanley and Marcella (Sazama) Silbernagel. She was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Church in Dent, Minnesota where she grew up and attended...
Neil "Bubba"
Jun 1, 2015
Neil Walter Parkin (Bubba), age 59, of Euclid MN, passed away at his home June 1, 2015. Neil was born November 23, 1955 in Crookston MN, the son of Loren and Gertrude (Mahla) Parkin. He was baptized and confirmed at Euclid's Presbyterian Church. He grew up in Euclid and attended school in Crookston, graduating from Crookston Central High School with...
Lois Grove
Jun 1, 2015
Lois Jeanette Grove, 85, formerly of Crookston, passed away June 1, 2015 at St. Therese of New Hope, MN where she had lived the past 2 1/2 years. She was the 3rd child of 11 born to John and Inga (Teigen) Pederson on Nov. 14, 1929 in Crookston. She graduated in 1947 from Crookston Central as well as Fargo Business...
Doris Polley
May 31, 2015
Doris Polley (Brule), passed away May 31, 2015 at home with family by her side. Doris was born on July 4, 1928 in Stephen, Minnesota to Isaac and Margaret Trudeau. She was united in marriage to Harvey Brule, and from that union came 8 children. Sadly, Harvey passed away in 1995. She spent her life being a devoted wife, mother...
John Schraeder
May 26, 2015
It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the death of John Eugene "Buddy" Schraeder, who passed away on May 26, 2015 at The Villa in Crookston with loving family members by his side. Buddy was born in Crookston Minnesota on November 13, 1927 where he lived his entire life. When not plotting his next successful business deal,...
Etta Borkenhagen
May 18, 2015
Etta Borkenhagen, 84, of Crookston, formerly of Argyle, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Villa St. Vincent. Etta Mary Jane Nelson was born on August 7, 1930, in Argyle, Minnesota, the daughter of Olaf and Elsa (Mattson) Nelson. She attended school in Argyle, graduating from Argyle High School on May 27, 1948. Etta furthered her education by attending Bethesda School...
Lois Noah
May 18, 2015
Lois K. Noah, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away at her home Monday, May 18, 2015. Lois was born on April 4, 1931 at Bismarck, ND, the only child of Arnold and Helen (Eggert) Klick. She grew up at Hebron, ND and graduated from Hebron High School in 1949. She was a proud graduate of the University of North Dakota...
Adeline Fontaine
May 16, 2015
Adeline Fontaine, 84, of Aitkin, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on May 16, 2015 at her home. Adeline was born to Andrew and Marie (Oistad) Melhouse on November 10, 1930 at her parents' home near Trail, MN. She was raised in the Crookston area, graduating from Crookston High School in 1948. She worked in the Polk County Treasurer's Office...
David McCleary
May 8, 2015
David McCleary, 87, of East Grand Forks, formerly of Fisher, died Friday, May 8, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. David Elliot McCleary was born near Fisher, MN on May 19, 1927, the son of Elliot and Ellen (Merrill) McCleary. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended Fisher High School, graduating in 1945. In the middle of...
Delia Lanctot
May 7, 2015
Delia Lanctot, 106, of Crookston, formerly of Gentilly, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Villa St. Vincent. Delia Rose Marie Brule was born on September 23, 1908 in Gentilly Township, MN, the daughter of Philias and Caroline (Dufault) Brule. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly. Delia attended Kripple Kreek country school near Gentilly, through...
Sister Rita Bonneprise
May 4, 2015
Sister Rita Marie Bonneprise, CSJ, passed away quietly at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, Minnesota on Monday, May 4, 2015. Sister Rita Marie was born January 10, 1929 to Joseph and Matilda (Kromrey) Bonneprise in Osceola, Wisconsin. Her early formative years were spent in Osceola with her sister Joan and brothers, John and Ben. Her parents enrolled her at St....
Gladys Thorp
May 1, 2015
Gladys Mary Thorp, 72, of Crookston, MN, died at her home Friday afternoon in the arms of her loving husband, Bill. She had been fearlessly battling cancer for more than a decade. Born May 19, 1942 in Ada, MN to Albert and Josephine (Boutain) Brantl, Gladys graduated from Ada High School in 1960 and then attended St.Francis School of Nursing...
Nadine Miller
Apr 30, 2015
Nadine L. Miller, 83, of Crookston, MN, died Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2015, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston with her family at her side. The funeral service for Nadine will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service. A graveside...
Wanda Puppe
Apr 24, 2015
Wanda Ann Puppe, 74, of Crookston MN, died peacefully Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. She had been a resident of Pioneer since January of 2014. Wanda was born at Minot, ND on June 15, 1940, one of four children of the union of Melvin and Agnes (Olson) Armstrong. She grew up on...
Pearl Goosen
Apr 18, 2015
Pearl Clarise (Okeson) Goosen, 92, of Crookston died on Saturday evening, April 18, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with her four children and other family members at her side. The funeral service for Pearl Goosen will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with the Rev. Jo Gast,...
Pearl Goosen
Apr 18, 2015
Pearl Clarise (Okeson) Goosen, 92, of Crookston died on Saturday evening, April 18, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with her four children and other family members at her side. The funeral service for Pearl Goosen will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with the Rev. Jo Gast,...
Sister Florentine Goulet
Apr 7, 2015
Sister Florentine (Cecelia) Goulet died peacefully at Villa Saint Vincent on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. She was born in Gentilly, Minnesota on October 10, 1916, the youngest of five children born to John J. and Alphonsine (St. Martin) Goulet , second generation French-Canadians. At the age of two, Cecelia's mother died in the flu epidemic following World War I. Her...
Theodore LaFleur
Apr 7, 2015
Theodore T. "Ted" LaFleur, 90, of Crookston, MN, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at RiverView Health in Crookston, with members of his family at his side. Ted was born on the family farm, east of Crookston, on December 3, 1924, and was the son of William and Rica (Gelder) LaFleur. He attended country school and Crookston public schools, and after...
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