Obituaries

Doris Krause

Doris Krause

Feb 25, 2013

Doris Jean Krause, age 80, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at her home late Monday evening, February 25, 2013. Members of her loving family had been her faithful caregivers for several months during her final illness. Doris was born at Crookston on September 27, 1932, and was the daughter of Harry and Anna (Kaiser) Herberg. She was raised on the...

Rev. Orlin Ness

Rev. Orlin Ness

Feb 23, 2013

The Rev. Orlin E. Ness, age 87, of Crookston, MN, and a Fisher, MN native, went to be with the Lord on Saturday afternoon, February 23, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Orlin Ness was born on his parents farm near Fisher, MN, on August 19, 1925; the first-born of two sons of the union of...

Eugene Panzer

Eugene Panzer

Feb 21, 2013

Eugene Ralph "Gene" Panzer, age 95, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, February 21, 2013, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. Gene was born in Crookston on January 31, 1918, and was the son of Frank and Mabel (Johnson) Panzer. He attended Crookston Public Schools and graduated from Central High School in 1936. Gene...

Charles Holmquist

Charles Holmquist

Feb 20, 2013

Charles P. "Chuck" Holmquist, age 80, of Crookston, MN, died at his home Wednesday afternoon, February 20, 2013, with his wife, Maxine, at his side. Chuck was born at Hallock, MN on December 27, 1932, the youngest of 7 children of the union of Victor and Emma (Olson) Holmquist. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and received...

Dale Watnemo

Dale Watnemo

Feb 18, 2013

Dale Stuart Watnemo, 64, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Monday afternoon, February 18, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his family at his side. Dale had been diagnosed with cancer just three weeks ago. He was born at Fosston, MN on April 22, 1948, one of two sons of the union of Vergil and Mavis (Paulson)...

Orella Rustad

Orella Rustad

Feb 15, 2013

Orella E. Rustad, 93, a lifelong Crookston resident, died Friday afternoon, February 15, 2013 at RiverView Health in Crookston, with her family at her side. Orella Hedberg was born on October 4, 1919 at Gentilly, MN, daughter of Henry and Delia (Patnode) Hedberg. She grew up at Gentilly and Duluth, settling in the Red Lake Falls (MN) area. She was...

Emily Jobe

Emily Jobe

Feb 5, 2013

Emily Jobe, age 89, of Cambridge, MN, and a longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 5, 2013, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, with her family at her side. Emily was born near East Grand Forks, MN on February 10, 1923, and was one of eight children of the union of William and Mathilda (Kopecky) Kluzak....

Marjorie Holmes

Marjorie Holmes

Feb 3, 2013

Marjorie Ann Holmes, age 68, Winger, formerly Crookston, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Marjorie Ann Noah was born on July 26, 1944 in Crookston, daughter of Gabriel (Gib) & Agnes (Hanson) Noah. She grew up and was educated in Crookston, graduating from Cathedral High School. She moved to Minneapolis, where she worked...

Donald Strommen

Donald Strommen

Feb 2, 2013

Donald James Strommen, age 83, Crookston, died Saturday morning, February 2nd at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Donald was born on February 15, 1929 in Crookston, son of Olaf and Thelma (Ness) Strommen. He was baptized and confirmed at the Sand Hill Lutheran Church at rural Climax. He grew up and was educated at Climax, MN, graduating from high...

Sister Carmella Buckley

Sister Carmella Buckley

Jan 30, 2013

Sister Carmella Buckley, 99, died at Villa Saint Vincent on Wednesday, January 30. Florence Mary Buckley was born in Pine City, MN, the second of nine children in the family of William and Mary Agnes (McPhillips) Buckley. She began grade school at age five in the Pine City Public School. In 1919, the family moved to Bagley, MN where she...

Mildred Overgaard

Mildred Overgaard

Jan 29, 2013

Mildred Myerchin Overgaard, 95, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, January 29, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston with family at her bedside. Mildred was born in Grand Forks, ND on November 19, 1917 to Albert and Roseanne (Burton) Jeffrey. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and grew up on the...

Scott Proulx

Scott Proulx

Jan 29, 2013

Scott John Proulx, age 31, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at his residence in Moorhead. Scott was born on November 15, 1981 in Crookston, MN, son of John and Janice (Fetsch) Proulx. He grew up and was educated in the Crookston (MN) area, graduating from Crookston High School in 2000. He then attended St. Cloud State University, where...

Earl Radi

Earl Radi

Jan 26, 2013

Earl Alton Radi, age 91, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday afternoon, January 26, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with several of his family, and his pastor, at his side. Earl was born in Lowell Township of Polk County, near Crookston, on November 7, 1921, and was the son of Emil and Selma (Reitmeier) Radi. He was...

Rosemary Dvorak

Rosemary Dvorak

Jan 25, 2013

Rosemary "Rosie" Dvorak, age 84, of Crookston, MN, died Friday morning, January 25, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Rosie was born in Crookston on September 1, 1928, one of five children of the union of Jacob and Anna (Hertweck) Salentine. She grew up in Euclid, MN and was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church. She...

Russell Parkin

Russell Parkin

Jan 20, 2013

Russell Lee Parkin, age 63, of Crookston, MN, died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his residence in Crookston. Russell was born on June 29, 1949 in Crookston, MN, son of Loren and Gertrude (Mahla) Parkin. He was baptized and confirmed at the Euclid Presbyterian Church. He grew up and was educated at Euclid, MN and graduated from Crookston Central High...

Larry Overgaard

Larry Overgaard

Jan 18, 2013

Larry A. Overgaard, 66, East Grand Forks, died Friday, Jan 18th at Altru Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on Aug. 13, 1946 in Crookston, MN, son of Albert and Belva (Berg) Overgaard. Larry was born and raised in Gentilly, Mn, attended Gentilly grade school and graduated from Central High School in Crookston in 1964. He worked...

William Kurpius-Brock

William Kurpius-Brock

Jan 18, 2013

Bill Kurpius-Brock, age 70, passed away the morning of January 18, 2013, at his home in Crookston, MN. Bill, the son of John and Bernadette (Stefonik) Brock, was born in Washington, D.C. on June 27th, 1942. At the tender age of seven, Bill's father suddenly passed away due to heart disease. Bernadette then became a single mother to him and...

Margaret Kasprick

Margaret Kasprick

Jan 17, 2013

Margaret A. Kasprick, 88, of Tacoma, WA, and formerly of Angus, MN, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 17, 2013, at the Olympia Adult Family Home in Lakewood, WA. Margaret was born in Roseau County, near Badger, Minnesota, on February 3, 1924, one of six children of the union of Max and Mary (Taus) Kasprick. At the age of four she...

John Bollig

John Bollig

Jan 7, 2013

John Ricky "Rick" Bollig, 59, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday morning, January 5, 2013, at the Hope Center of Care and Share in Crookston. He had been struggling with ill health for several months. Rick was born to John D. and Virginia (Harris) Bollig on April 8, 1953 at Brainerd, MN. He attended high school in Brainerd and worked in...

Allen Girodat

Allen Girodat

Jan 2, 2013

Allen Francis Girodat, age 82, Crookston, died Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 at Riverview Health in Crookston. Allen was born on February 8, 1930 in Mt. Carmel, ND, son of Frank and Loretta (Barnard) Girodat. He grew up and was educated at Mt. Carmel. He was united in marriage with Lorraine Hoffarth on November 18, 1959 at Langdon, ND. They moved...

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