Obituaries

Norma Monson

Norma Monson

Jul 2, 2013

Norma J. Monson, age 78, Crookston, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born on January 12, 1935 in Fertile, MN, daughter of Amund and Dora (Johnson) Larson. She grew up and was educated at Fertile, attending the Willow Creek Country School. She was united in marriage with Clayton M. Monson on December...

Kent Bushard

Kent Bushard

Jul 2, 2013

Kent Allen Bushard May 2, 1958 – July 2, 2013 Kent A. Bushard, age 55, of Crookston, MN, died Tuesday morning, July 2, 2013 at his home in Crookston, with his wife and sister at his side. Kent was born on May 2, 1958 in Bismarck, son of Ronald and Roseann (Anderson) Bushard. He grew up there and went through...

Charles Wilder

Charles Wilder

Jul 1, 2013

Charles J. Wilder, age 77, died peacefully at Riverview Hospital in the early hours of July 1, 2013. He was born in Crookston, Minnesota on February 16, 1936 to Jay and Ruth (Gow) Wilder who predecease him. Charles was educated in the Crookston Public Schools and attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis following graduation. He served in the National Guard and...

Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton

Jun 29, 2013

Wayne Leonard Newton, age 73, of St. Cloud, MN, and formerly of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly of natural causes early Saturday evening in Crookston. He had been in town for a few days visiting longtime friends. Wayne was born at White Earth, MN on November 11, 1939, the son of Leonard and Cleone (Weum) Newton. He was a member of...

George Myrold

George Myrold

Jun 25, 2013

George Edwin Myrold, age 92, of Crookston, MN, died in the early morning hours of June 25, 2013, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND, with his daughter, Kristy, at his side. His death followed a stroke suffered on June 11th. George was born in Grygla, MN on April 3, 1921, the youngest of nine children born to Christian and Anna...

Dale Wagner

Dale Wagner

Jun 23, 2013

Dale H. Wagner, age 76, of Springfield, MO, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013, at his home. Dale was born on May 22, 1937 at rural Fisher, MN, one of four children of the union of Herbert and Olga (Ross) Wagner. He grew up on the family farm, was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and attended Fisher schools,...

Todd Peterson

Todd Peterson

Jun 22, 2013

Todd G. Peterson, age 59, of Faribault, MN, formerly of Crookston, died Saturday, June 22, 2013 while finishing the Senior Leg of a bicycle ride in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Todd was born on February 22, 1954 in Crookston, MN, son of Donald G. and Patricia (Wallgren) Peterson. He grew up and was educated in Crookston, graduating from Crookston Central High School...

Duane Wentzel

Duane Wentzel

Jun 13, 2013

Duane C. Wentzel, age 73, of Leesburg, FL, and formerly of Fisher and Crookston, MN, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Waterman Villages in Mount Dora, FL, under the care of hospice. Duane was born at Crookston on July 13, 1939, and was the son of Clarence and Margaret (Norton) Wentzel. He grew up on the family farm near Fisher,...

Jane Hutchins

Jane Hutchins

Jun 6, 2013

Jane Robinson Hutchins, age 77, of Colorado Springs, CO, died June 6, 2013. She was born at Fairfax, OK on September 15, 1935, the daughter of Jack and Alice Robinson. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class at Guthrie (OK) High School and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from the University...

Mary Pahlen

Mary Pahlen

Jun 5, 2013

Mary Ann Pahlen, age 89, Crookston, MN, and former longtime Euclid, MN resident, died Wednesday morning, June 5, 2013 at Riverview Health in Crookston with her loving family at her side. Mary was born on January 4, 1924 to Frank and Emma (Klos) Stroot in Belgium Township, where she also was raised and attended school. Mary was united in marriage...

Vivian Forseth

Vivian Forseth

Jun 2, 2013

Vivian Loretta Forseth, 87, longtime Fisher, MN resident, died peacefully Sunday morning at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls, MN. Vivian's funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2013, at the Fisher Lutheran Church in Fisher with The Rev. Karen Young Trenne, officiating. Visitation will be at the church for one hour prior to...

Rita Desrosier

Rita Desrosier

May 31, 2013

Rita Marie Desrosier, age 72, of Crookston, MN, died early Friday morning, May 31, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Rita was the daughter of Harvey and Florence (Audette)Normandin, and was born at Red Lake Falls, MN on October 15, 1940. She grew up near Huot in Red Lake County and was baptized and confirmed at St. Dorothy's...

Gertrude Hegstad

Gertrude Hegstad

May 28, 2013

Gertrude Hegstad, age 97, longtime Climax and Crookston resident, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, May 28, 2013, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. Gertie, as she was affectionately known to her family and friends, was born to Martin and Thea (Olson) Nygaard on February 27, 1916 at Holt, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith...

Elwood Hill

Elwood Hill

May 24, 2013

Elwood J. Hill, known as Cookie, age 81, Crookston, MN, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Elwood was born on August 22, 1931 in St. Paul, MN, son of James and Hattie (Jansen) Hill. He grew up in Crookston and attended public schools here. He attended the ag school here. He farmed from 1948...

William Leguee

William Leguee

May 24, 2013

William "Bill" Leguee, age 57, of Grand Forks, ND, died peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, May 24, 2013 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, following a short, courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on January 17, 1956 in Crookston, son of Gordon and Ardis (Capistran) Leguee. He was baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral in...

Wayne Radi

Wayne Radi

May 18, 2013

Wayne A. Radi, age 80, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully early Saturday morning, May 18, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with family at his side. Wayne was born in rural Crookston on March 1, 1933, and was the son of Arnold and Dora (Reitmeier) Radi. He attended Crookston schools and graduated from Central High School in 1952....

William Crane

William Crane

May 16, 2013

William Owen "Bill" Crane, age 78, of rural Eldred, MN, and a former longtime Crookston, MN resident and businessman, died Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Bill was born on March 21, 1935 at Winona, MN, the son of William and Otelia (Quamme) Crane. As an infant he moved with his family to Crookston,...

Norrine Rockstad

Norrine Rockstad

May 13, 2013

Norrine D. Rockstad, age 84, of Fisher, MN, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Riverview Health in Crookston. Norrine was born on August 19, 1928 in Ada, MN, daughter of William and Eleanor (Zenner) Lundon. She grew up and was educated at Ada, graduating from high school there. She was united in marriage with Richard Donald Rockstad on December 2,...

Arlen Hansen

Arlen Hansen

May 10, 2013

Arlen S. Hansen, 69, of Red Lake Falls, MN, and a former Crookston, MN resident, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at his residence of natural causes. Arlen's funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with The Rev. Larry Delaney, officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to...

Douglas Patenaude

Douglas Patenaude

May 4, 2013

Douglas Robert Patenaude, age 52, of East Grand Forks, MN, died at his home late Saturday evening, May 4, 2013, of natural causes. Doug had been in ill health for several years. He was born in Crookston, Minnesota on August 22, 1960, the son of Robert Dean and Ellen Theresa (Fortier) Patenaude. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Anne's...

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