Obituaries
Della Montreuil
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...
Timothy Ek
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...
Leah Friebohle
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...
Dorothy VonHoldt
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,...
Howard Hanson
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...
Ann Evans
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...
Donald Peterson
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...
Janet Hawkins
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...
Mildred Hanson
Aug 31, 2014
Mildred Hanson passed away peacefully on August 31, 2014, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, with her family by her side. Mildred was born on January 10, 1916 to Christian and Marie Rude in Grygla, Minnesota. Mildred grew up here, and she attended Grygla Elementary School. In her teenage years, Mildred was one of the 35 students at...
Gerald Johnson
Aug 28, 2014
Gerald Roy "Jerry" Johnson, 73, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Thursday evening, August 28, 2014, at his home after a lengthy illness. Gerald was born on June 27, 1941 at Greenbush, MN, the son of Harold Sidney and Carol Fay (Keuhn) Johnson. He grew up in Greenbush, was baptized and confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and graduated from Greenbush...
Jason Perala
Aug 26, 2014
Jason Perala, 33, passed away unexpectedly and all too soon, on August 26, 2014 at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. Jason was born on August 22, 1981 in Crookston, MN, to Warren and Cheryl Perala. They knew from an early age what an independent and fun spirit he was, which followed him throughout his childhood and adult life. Jason...
June Shaver
Aug 26, 2014
June E. Shaver, 94, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at her Summit Apartment in the Villa St. Vincent. June was born on June 10, 1920 at St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Willis H. and Harriet (Ridley) Shaver. Her early years were spent at Gladstone, MN where she attended school through the 8th grade. She and...
Henry Goodyke
Aug 22, 2014
Henry Goodyke, 96, of Crookston, MN, died Friday afternoon, August 22, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Henry was born on March 27, 1918 at Blendon, MI, the son of Richard and Hattie (Gebben) Goodyke. At the age of two his family moved to rural Crookston, where he grew up and attended country school. Henry started working on...
James Carlson Jr
Aug 18, 2014
James R. Carlson Jr., 64, of Crookston, MN, died Monday morning, August 18, 2014, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Jim was born at Miles City, MT on June 1, 1950, the son of James and Nora (Hartse) Carlson Sr. He grew up in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School. He attended St. Johns University...
Linda Olson
Aug 9, 2014
Linda Diane Olson, 74, of Mentor, MN, died early Saturday morning, August 9, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Linda was born on June 25, 1940 in Crookston to Richard and Lucylle (Blasus) Berg. While growing up in Crookston she attended the McKinley School and Central High School. On November 21, 1958 she was united in marriage to...
Esther Vandervort
Aug 9, 2014
Esther Lorraine Vandervort, 90, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, August 9, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Esther was born at Leonard, North Dakota on October 9, 1923, and was the seventh of eight children of the union of Lewis and Henrietta (Swenumson) Qualley. Her early childhood years were spent on the family farm until moving...
Donald Staehnke
Aug 7, 2014
Donald Robert Staehnke, 75, of Erskine, MN, died early Thursday morning, August 7, 2014, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his loving wife, Gloria, and their children at his side. Don had been battling ill health for the past several years while never letting it defeat his spirit. Don was born at Clearbrook, MN on August 24,...
Gerald Brekken
Aug 6, 2014
Gerald Eugene Brekken, 59, of Fernley, NV, and a Crookston, MN native, died unexpectedly at his home of natural causes on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Gerald was born in Crookston on April 26, 1955, the son of Albert and Wanda (Pester) Brekken. He was baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, attended Cathedral School, and graduated from...
Marion Larson
Aug 6, 2014
Marion I. Larson, age 96, of Grand Forks, ND, and formerly of rural Climax, MN, died late Wednesday afternoon, August 6, 2014, at Woodside Village in Grand Forks, ND. The funeral service celebrating the life of Marion Larson will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the Sand Hill Lutheran Church, rural Climax, MN, with the Rev....
Carmel Espinosa
Jul 30, 2014
Carmel Espinosa, 87, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died peacefully Monday afternoon, July 28, 2014, at the Bridges Benedictine Care Center in Ada, MN, with her family at her side. Carmel had become a resident at Bridges in October of 2012. She was born at Crystal City, TX on March 27, 1927 to Panteleone and Josefa Sanchez I. Carmel was...
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