Obituaries
Mildred Vilven
Dec 26, 2013
Mildred Rose Vilven, 85, of Crookston, MN, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent. Mildred was born on February 7, 1928 at Dorothy, MN to Napoleon and Emelda (Huot) Cota. She grew up on the family's rural Dorothy farm, was baptized and confirmed at St. Dorothy's Catholic Church, and attended a nearby country school. Mildred went on...
Elmer Larson
Dec 25, 2013
Elmer J. Larson, age 95, of Grand Forks (formerly Climax, MN) died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at the Woodside Village in Grand Forks. Elmer, son of Martin and Helga "Josephine" (Thoreson) Larson, was born on September 29, 1918 at rural Climax, MN. He grew up and was educated at Climax, graduating from Climax High School in 1941. He was united...
Norma Swenson
Dec 19, 2013
Norma Elaine (Meyer) Swenson, age 86, of Crookston passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born on April 23, 1927, to George and Geneva (Sylvester) Seaton in Crookston, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Norma graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston in 1945. She was...
Gladys Stadem
Dec 19, 2013
Gladys May (Davis) Stadem passed to join Dad, Karl, DeeDee, her siblings and friends, on the morning of Thursday, December 19th, at the Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks, ND. Mom was 87 years. She was the loving wife of Cliff who passed on February 6th, 2012. Mother of Karl, Paul, Rebecca, Mark and Hugh; and Beth, Neal, DeeDee, Bill,...
Pamela Davis
Dec 18, 2013
Pamela Kay Davis, age 43, Crookston, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Pamela Kay Tronnes was born on May 1, 1970 in Dumas, TX, daughter of Gary and Louise (Day) Tronnes. The family moved to Crookston when she was ten, at age fifteen she had her son Joseph, at age seventeen she had her son...
Coralouise Zaffke
Dec 17, 2013
Coralouise Zaffke, 90, of Rochester, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident, died unexpectedly Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Coralouise was born in Walker, MN on May 6, 1923, the daughter of Warren and Rena (Culver) Hill. She grew up in Backus, MN and graduated from Backus High School in 1940. She went on...
Pamela Thomas
Dec 12, 2013
Pamela Kay Thomas, 68, of St. Cloud, MN, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Thomas, and mother, Princella Hiller, both of Crookston, MN. A private funeral service will be held. Funeral Home: Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home 615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN US 56716 Previous Events...
Doris Heuer
Dec 10, 2013
Doris Johanna Heuer, age 102, of Crookston, MN, died early Tuesday morning, December 10, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Doris was born on January 11, 1911 in Crookston, the daughter of August and Hilda (Engstrom) Thurn, immigrants to the United States from Sweden in 1903. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, educated in Crookston...
Myrtle Moen
Dec 8, 2013
Myrtle I. Moen, age 94, Crookston, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Myrtle Irene Hegge was born on September 19, 1919 in Adams, MN, daughter of Klemmet and Rachel (Hippie) Hegge. The family moved to Eldred, MN, when Myrtle was a year old and she grew up and attended school there. She was confirmed...
Jean Strickler
Dec 6, 2013
Jean Strickler, 92, of Euclid, MN. passed away on December 6th, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Jean Louise Tiedemann was born on May 27, 1921, near Euclid, MN, the daughter of Emil and Marie (Schuler) Tiedemann. She attended country school near Euclid and graduated from Crookston High School. On September 25, 1939, she married William Strickler. They...
Arno Krueger
Dec 4, 2013
Arno "Arne" Krueger, age 87, Crookston, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Arne was born on January 2, 1926 in Fredonia, ND, son of Edward and Christina (Widmer) Krueger. He grew up in a farming family in Fredonia. He was the third youngest of fifteen brothers and sisters. Arne served in the US Army...
Ronald Parkin
Dec 2, 2013
Ronald Edward Parkin, 76, of Fisher, MN, died peacefully Monday evening, December 2, 2013, in the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND with members of his family by his side. Ron was born in Crookston, MN on November 19, 1937 to Harold and Grace (Yuergens) Parkin. He grew up in the Angus-Warren, MN area. Ron attended Warren High School and...
Michael Brault
Nov 30, 2013
Michael Thomas Brault, 56, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at the Villa St. Vincent Saturday morning, November 30, 2013, with his family at his side. Mike was born in Crookston on October 22, 1957, and was the son of Clarence and Elaine (Page) Brault. He grew up on the family farm near Gentilly, MN, and was baptized and confirmed at...
Madonna Estenson
Nov 29, 2013
Madonna Elizabeth Estenson (Shimek) of Climax, Minnesota passed November 29th, 2013 at the age of 97 years, while in the care of Altru Health Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Donna was born in the greater East Grand Forks, Minnesota area on August 21st, 1916, to Albert and Clara Shimek. She grew up as an only child on a rural...
Vernon Bratvold
Nov 24, 2013
Vernon A. Bratvold, age 83, Crookston, died Sunday morning, November 24, 2013 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Vern was born on August 31, 1930 in East Grand Forks, MN, son of Gilbert and Hilma (Johnson) Bratvold. He grew up and was educated at East Grand Forks, graduating from the Northwest School of Agriculture in 1948. He was united in...
Joan Ness
Nov 20, 2013
Joan Yvonne Ness, 76, of Fisher, MN, died early Wednesday morning, November 20, 2013, at RiverView Health in Crookston with her family at her side. Joan was born at Duluth, MN on January 22, 1937, and was the daughter of Sigurd and Olga (Jacobsen) Siversen. She was baptized at the Lakeside Bethany Lutheran Church, and was confirmed at the First...
Helen Bye
Nov 18, 2013
Helen Marjorie Bye, 85, of Crookston, MN and formerly of Devils Lake, ND, died at her residence Monday morning, November 18, 2013. For the past year she had been making her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Toby and Dennis Magsam. Helen was born in Devils Lake on February 16, 1928, the daughter of Henry and Barbara (Steffen) Englehart. She...
Clarice Anderson
Nov 18, 2013
Clarice Mae Anderson, 82, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Monday evening, November 18, 2013, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Several of her children were at her side. Clarice was born at Fisher, MN on August 3, 1931, one of ten children of the union of Clarence and Mabel (Larson) Hannah. She lived with her family at Fisher and...
David Johnson
Nov 15, 2013
David Allen Johnson, 61, of Crookston, MN, died at his home peacefully of natural causes on November 15, 2013. David was born in Crookston on November 20, 1951, and was the son of Reuben and Luverne (Urness) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended Crookston schools, graduating from Central High School in 1971. A few...
MaryLou Gruhot
Nov 12, 2013
MaryLou Gruhot, age 75, Crookston, died Tuesday evening, November 12, 2013, at her home with her loving family at her side. MaryLou Belle Donarski was born on November 8, 1938 in Crookston, daughter of Frank and Bella (Mackowick) Donarski. She grew up and was educated in Crookston. As a teenager, she worked as a waitress. She was united in marriage...
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