Obituaries

Sr. Marie Perreault

Sr. Marie Perreault

Dec 28, 2012

Sister Marie Germaine Perreault, CSJ, 89, of Crookston, Minnesota, member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, entered into eternal life on December 28, 2012 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Sister Marie Germaine (Marie Elizabeth Zelia) was born on August 6, 1923 to Napoleon and Amanda (Paradis) Perreault of Terrebonne. Zelia attended grade school in Red Lake County and high...

Lucille Brule

Lucille Brule

Dec 23, 2012

Lucille Sauve Brule, 98, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, December 23, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with her loving family at her side. Lucille was born on February 5, 1914 at Terrebonne, MN, the 3rd of 12 children of the union of Ernest and Annie (Jolly) Sauve. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony's...

Milan Samshal

Milan Samshal

Dec 19, 2012

Milan Harlow Samshal, 81, of Crookston, MN, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, with loving family at his side. Milan was born on July 29, 1931, in Fargo, ND, to Oscar and Blenda (Olman) Samshal. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. As a child he lived in West Fargo, ND,...

Mildred Phalen

Mildred Phalen

Dec 19, 2012

Mildred Theoline Phalen, 94, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, December 19, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Mildred was born in Glyndon, MN on August 14, 1918, one of eight children of the union of Conrad and Kristine (Andreason) Bakken. Her first years were spent in Glyndon, attending school there through the 4th...

Eleanor Isaacson

Eleanor Isaacson

Dec 17, 2012

Eleanor Isaacson, 85, of Crookston, MN, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Monday, December 17, 2012. She passed away at the Riverview Hospital, Crookston. Eleanor Rosell Isaacson was born October 11, 1927 to Arthur and Louise (Demarais) Solie in Crookston, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, in Hafslo Lutheran Church, rural Crookston. She grew...

Lorraine McWaters

Lorraine McWaters

Dec 16, 2012

Lorraine McWaters, 95, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, December 16, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. She had just entered the Villa 10 days ago. Lorraine was born in Gentilly, MN on June 15, 1917, one of six children of the union of Arthur and Albertine (Sauve) Mercil. She was baptized and confirmed in...

Walter Keller

Walter Keller

Dec 16, 2012

Walter Nicholas "Walt" Keller, 61, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died unexpectedly late Sunday afternoon, December 16, 2012, in Barnesville, MN after becoming ill while traveling. Walt, his wife, Margee, and their family, were returning home after celebrating early Christmases with their families in Richmond and Paynesville, MN. Walt was born on October 25, 1951 in Richmond, MN, the oldest...

Eleanore Swift

Eleanore Swift

Dec 14, 2012

Eleanore Rose Swift, 92, of Crookston, MN died Friday evening, December 14, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Eleanore was born on May 31, 1920, to Henry and Elsa (Goosemann) Weber on their farm near Vesper, WI. She moved with her family to a farm in Fairfax township, rural Crookston, on April 1, 1929. During the...

Robert Tabatt

Robert Tabatt

Dec 13, 2012

Robert Ray Tabatt, age 75, and a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died at his home early Thursday morning, December 13, 2012, with his loving family at his side. Bob, as he best known, was born at Moorhead, MN on October 5, 1937, and was the son of Louis and Corrine (Ryan) Tabatt. He grew up in the Fargo-Moorhead area and...

Darlene Charron

Darlene Charron

Dec 10, 2012

Darlene Twilight Charron, 90, a longtime Crookston, Minn. resident, died early Monday morning, December 10, 2012, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Darlene had been making her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Mark Christopherson, at Maple Lake, near Mentor, Minn., for the past 8 years. Her health had been in decline recently and she had become...

Dorothy Tronnes

Dorothy Tronnes

Dec 9, 2012

Dorothy May Tronnes, age 87, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, December 9, 2012, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with her family at her side. Dorothy was born at Norton, MA on October 11, 1925, the daughter of James Patrick and Olive Garrity. After graduation from Attleboro High School, in Attleboro, MA, she was employed at...

Yvonne Engelstad

Yvonne Engelstad

Dec 8, 2012

Yvonne Gail Engelstad, age 77, of Nielsville, MN, passed away early Saturday morning, December 8, 2012, at the Halstad (MN) Living Center, with her loving family at her side. Yvonne was born at Fosston, MN on October 25, 1935 to Joseph O. and Hilda (Egeland) Einess. As a young girl she moved with her family to Bingham, UT, returning with...

Kathryn Bakken-Dryden

Kathryn Bakken-Dryden

Dec 4, 2012

After receiving skilled and compassionate care from the Mayo Clinic, the Chopra Center, Altru Health, and Riverview Health, Kathy's two-year journey with cancer came to an end on Tuesday evening, December 4th, 2012 with her loving husband, sister, and friends at her side. Kathy was born May 30, 1952 in Thief River Falls, MN, the daughter of Raymond "Jim" and...

John Corcoran

John Corcoran

Nov 21, 2012

John H. Corcoran, 69, of Crookston, MN, died late Wednesday evening, November 21, 2012, at the Hillcrest Senior Living Center in Red Lake Falls, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the Care and Share Chapel in Crookston with The Rev. Vincent Miller, presiding. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is assisting with funeral arrangements....

Darrell Maygra

Darrell Maygra

Nov 19, 2012

Darrell Joseph Maygra, 62, of Gentilly, MN, died unexpectedly Monday, November 19, 2012, in Gentilly. Darrell was born in Crookston to Alfred and Adeline (Solie) Maygra on May 2, 1950. He grew up on the family farm in Kertsonville Township, was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly, and attended Crookston Central High School. Darrell was employed...

Patricia Thoreson

Patricia Thoreson

Nov 19, 2012

Patricia Alice Thoreson, age 84, of Crookston, MN, and a former longtime Climax, Minnesota resident, died Monday morning, November 19, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, with her family at her side. Pat, as she was best known, was born on December 1, 1927 in Crookston, MN, the daughter of Wilbur and Asta (Cornelius) Ryan. She...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Nov 17, 2012

Robert L. "Bob" Johnson, age 75, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, November 17, 2012, at RiverView Health in Crookston. Bob was born in Williston, ND, on September 4, 1937, and was one of six children of the union of Berthel J. and Clara (Weirson) Johnson. As a child he moved with his family to Grand Forks, ND, where...

Peter Kuchan Jr

Peter Kuchan Jr

Nov 16, 2012

Peter Kurt Kuchan Jr., 60, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully on Friday November 16, 2012 at St. Joseph's National Brain Aneurysm Center in St. Paul, MN with his loving family at his side. Pete was born on September 6, 1952 in Crookston, MN, the son of Peter Sr. and Amy Kuchan. He attended school in Crookston and Red Lake...

Stanley Sorenson

Stanley Sorenson

Nov 12, 2012

Stanley Roger Sorenson, age 90, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, November 12, 2012, at his Crookston home. Stan was born in Wheaton, MN on July 3, 1922, the son of Emil K. and Eleanor (Jones) Sorenson. He grew up in Wheaton and was a 1941 graduate of Wheaton High School. Stan enlisted in the United States Coast...

Edna Rognlie

Edna Rognlie

Nov 10, 2012

Edna Beryl Rognlie, age 99, of Crookston, MN passed away on November 10, 2012 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Edna's funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston, MN, with The Rev. Greg Isaaacson, officiating. Visitation will be at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston on Friday...

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