Obituaries

Milo Urness

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

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

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...

John Stave

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....

Doris Albright

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,...

Cindy LaFleur

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...

Louis Gelen

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...

Carolyn Miller

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...

Doris Tuseth

Doris Tuseth

Jan 22, 2015

Doris Adeline Tuseth, age 85, a longtime Beltrami-Fertile, Minnesota resident, died at the Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND on Thursday evening, January 22, 2015, with her loving family at her bedside. Doris was born on her parents farm, near Nielsville, MN, on November 17, 1929, one of eight children born to the union of Tom and Sena (Skretvedt)...

Lee Schafer

Lee Schafer

Jan 22, 2015

Lee Edward Schafer was born on November 4, 1926 to his beloved parents Leo and Reona. Lee was named after his father, Leo, and his grandfather, Reinder Edward Werkman. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston. Lee graduated from Crookston High School in 1944, served in the army of...

Lee Schafer

Lee Schafer

Jan 22, 2015

Lee Edward Schafer, age 88, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at his home early Thursday morning, January 22, 2015. Lee was born in Crookston on November 4, 1926 to Leo G. and Reona (Werkman) Schafer, and named after his father, Leo, and grandfather, Reinder Edward Werkman. Lee graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1944. Soon after graduation, he entered...

Teresa Hendrickson

Teresa Hendrickson

Jan 11, 2015

Teresa Roseland Hendrickson, age 58, of Bagley, MN, died at her home Sunday morning, January 11, 2015, with her husband, Miles, and family at her bedside. She had been very courageously battling cancer since last April. Teresa was born on November 12, 1956 at Anchorage, AK, the daughter of Paul and Bernice (Sterbakken-Field) Roseland. Her earliest years of schooling were...

Robert Brule

Robert Brule

Jan 11, 2015

Robert G. Brule, 83, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Sunday evening, January 11, 2015, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Bob was born on the family farm near Gentilly, MN on November 30, 1931, the son of Eldage and Leontine (Reopelle) Brule. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church and attended a nearby country school....

Joseph Goulet

Joseph Goulet

Jan 9, 2015

Joseph Andrey Goulet, 74, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully early Friday morning, January 9, 2015, at his residence with his loving wife, Roxanne, and many of his family at his side. Andy, as he was best known, was born on October 12, 1940 at Walhalla, ND, the son of Joseph Arthur and Lena Mae (Bartlett) Goulet. He was baptized at...

Alma Davis

Alma Davis

Dec 28, 2014

Alma Vernice Davis, age 88, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully late Sunday evening, December 28, 2014, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with her loving family at her side. Alma Johnson was born on February 11, 1926 at Holt, MN, one of seven children of the union of Gilbert and Clara Johnson. She grew up at Holt and attended...

Anne Yves

Anne Yves

Dec 27, 2014

Anne (Grenier, Weber) St. Yves, 99, of Crookston, MN died on December 27th 2015 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Anne, the daughter of Eugene and Alyda (Laliberte) Grenier, was born on October 28, 1915 in rural Red Lake Falls, MN. She graduated from Red Lake Falls Highs School in 1934 and went on to get her...

Beverly Peltier

Beverly Peltier

Dec 26, 2014

Beverly Jean Peltier, 83, of Crookston, MN, died early Friday morning, December 26, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. She had been a resident of the Villa since August of 2012. Beverly was born in Crookston on April 9, 1931, the only child of Lawrence and Mildred (Schuler) Williams. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith...

Allan Wigand

Allan Wigand

Dec 25, 2014

Allan Adolph Wigand, 77, of Crookston, MN, died Thursday, December 25, 2014, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND after a brief illness. Allan was born in Crookston on May 12, 1937, the son of Adolph and Edythe (Saunders) Wigand, and was a graduate of Crookston Central High School. He enlisted in the Army National Guard in March of...

Lorraine Olson

Lorraine Olson

Dec 14, 2014

Lorraine Bernice Olson, 64, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly at her residence Sunday, December 14, 2014. Lorraine was born at Crookston on November 4, 1950, and was one of eight children of the union of John and Alice (Fries) Gruhot. She grew up at Crookston, was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and graduated from Central High School with...

Romeo Ramirez Jr

Romeo Ramirez Jr

Dec 13, 2014

Romeo Ramirez Jr., 43, of Crookston died at his home Saturday morning, December 13, after bravely battling ill health for the last several years. A memorial mass for Romeo Ramirez Jr. will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. Visitation with the family will be for one hour prior...