Obituaries

Joan Tierney

Joan Tierney

Apr 6, 2015

Joan Marie Tierney, 68, of Fertile, MN, and formerly of Crookston, died Monday evening, April 6, 2015, at RiverView Health in Crookston. Joan was born on April 28, 1946 at Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Elwin and Barbara (Lankas) Fontaine. She grew up in Inkster, ND where she received her education. Joan was united in marriage to Roy Pierson...

Arnold Benson

Arnold Benson

Apr 6, 2015

Arnold Benson, 91, of Duluth, MN, and formerly of Crookston, MN, died Monday, April 6, 2015, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, with his family at his side. The funeral service for Arnold will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 11, 2015, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Crookston with The Rev. Bill Reck, officiating. Visitation will...

Roger Hinkley

Roger Hinkley

Apr 2, 2015

Roger Leslie Hinkley, 76, of Halstad, MN, died early Thursday evening, April 2, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, with his loving family at his side. Roger was born in Crookston, MN on August 18, 1938, the son of Irie and Rena (Wilkens) Hinkley. He graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1956. Roger enlisted in the U.S. Air Force...

Paul Caillier

Paul Caillier

Mar 30, 2015

Paul E. Caillier, 89, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly Monday, March 30, 2015, at his home. Paul was born on October 11, 1925 at Gentilly, MN, one of thirteen children of the union of Edward and Maria (LaFramboise) Caillier. He grew up on the family farm, was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly, and attended District...

Marvin Purrier Sr

Marvin Purrier Sr

Mar 28, 2015

Marvin John Purrier Sr., 62, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday morning, March 28, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Marvin was born at Faribault, MN on July 5, 1952, and was the son of Leroy and Bernice (Luebke) Purrier. He attended Morristown, MN public schools and later worked in maintenance and as a painter in a several state area,...

Lorna Jorgens

Lorna Jorgens

Mar 28, 2015

Lorna Kay (Strom) Jorgens, 55, of Euclid, MN, died late Saturday evening, March 28, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with her husband, Jeff, and family at her side. Lorna was born at Crookston on November 29, 1959, the daughter of Wallace and Audrey (Pederson) Strom. She attended Crookston public schools and graduated from Central High School in 1978....

Sister Helen Obermiller

Sister Helen Obermiller

Mar 21, 2015

Sister Helen Margaret Obermiller died peacefully at Villa St. Vincent on Saturday, March 21st, 2015. Helen Margaret was born in Faith, Minnesota on November 21, 1918 to Francis and Josephine (Rubash) Obermiller, the youngest of 27 children. Her father had eleven previous children and her mother brought thirteen siblings to the union which concluded with another brother, Stan, and lastly...

Edward Kurpius

Edward Kurpius

Mar 21, 2015

A farmer went home… Edward Richard Kurpius, age 90, died peacefully at his home in Crookston, MN, on March 21, 2015. Ed was born at the family farm outside of Staples, MN, on October 13, 1924. He was the youngest of seven children born to Steve and Clara (Knosalla) Kurpius, first descendants of Polish immigrants to America in the late...

Bernice Samuelson

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...

Cyril Benoit

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...

Arturo Rocha

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...

Eleanor Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...