Obituaries

Dec 4, 2014

Earl Henry Lucht, 88, of Bemidji, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away peacefully at Trillium Memory Care in Bemidji on Thursday, December 4, 2014, with family at his side. Earl was born at New Rockford, ND on December 23, 1925, one of six children of the union of John Henry and Alma (Sievers) Lucht. He grew...

Nov 30, 2014

Mavis Jean Sprague, 83, of Crookston, MN, died Sunday afternoon, November 30, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston with her family at her side. She had been experiencing ill health for many months. Mavis was born in Crookston on July 20, 1931, the daughter of Emil and Gunna (Frandsen) Paulsen. She was baptized and later confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran...

Nov 5, 2014

Sister Agnes Kraft, 90, died unexpectedly at Mount Saint Benedict on November 5, 2014. She was born in Karlsruhe, ND, on September 19, 1924, the oldest of twelve children born to Johanna (Jennie Merck) and Fred Kraft. Influenced by the example of Sister Bonaventure Merck, her aunt, Agnes began thinking about being a sister when she was in the fourth...

Nov 2, 2014

James Edward "Jim" Prosje, 57, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, November 2, 2014, after a long and courageous battle against cancer. His wife, Peggy, and family were at his side bringing him comfort as he finished his earthly journey far too soon. Jim was born in Crookston on July 3, 1957, one of three children of the union...

Oct 27, 2014

God's newest Angel, Brooklyn Rae Sylvester, was born 4lbs 9ozs and 18 ½", to Nick and Danielle "Dani" (Persson) Sylvester, without a heartbeat early Monday morning, October 27, 2014, at RiverView Health in Crookston. In addition to her loving and heart-broken Mom and Dad, Brooklyn Rae would have been just as lovingly welcomed into the world by her grandparents, Dave...

Oct 26, 2014

Dominic August "Dom" Herkenhoff, 27 of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday evening, October 26, 2014, in a traffic accident in Crookston. Dom was born in Princeton, MN on November 9, 1986, the son of Michael "Mick" and Sandy (Johnson) Herkenhoff. He grew up in Elk River, MN, where he graduated from high school. Throughout his life Dom suffered from severe...

Oct 22, 2014

Vera Gelen, age 90, of Crookston, Minnesota passed away peacefully on October 22, 2014 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home. Vera was born on July 20, 1924 to Lambert and Evelina Lundmark in Leonard, Minnesota. In 1942, Vera graduated from Clearbrook High School, before going on to start her career. Directly out of high school, Vera moved to Washington...

Oct 20, 2014

Gladys Bernadine McCauley, age 93, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Monday morning, October 20, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with her daughter, Janice, and son, Dennis, at her side. Gladys was born on January 15, 1921, on the farm of her parents, Ben and Olive (Bendelow) Eagleson, near Union, North Dakota. She grew up on the farm,...

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

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 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 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 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 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...