Obituaries

Harriet Hendrickson

Harriet Hendrickson

May 30, 2012

Harriet Anne Hendrickson, 88, a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 30, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Harriet was born in Crookston on December 3, 1923, the daughter of Albert and Vella (Burkhardt) Menard. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in 1942. In 1945...

Roseanne Jackson

Roseanne Jackson

May 29, 2012

Roseanne Giannonatti Jackson, 91, of Mentor, MN, died Tuesday evening, May 29, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN, with many of her family at her bedside. Roseanne was born on June 22, 1920 at Ludlow, SD, and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret Claire (Welch) Giannonatti. She was raised in Ludlow and...

Jeanne Kreibich

Jeanne Kreibich

May 27, 2012

Jeanne Elizabeth Kreibich, 87, of Crookston, MN, slept away peacefully early Sunday morning, May 27, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Jeanne's strength and health had been in decline for many months and her last hours were spent with her loving family, comforted by her faith and looking forward to being reunited with her beloved husband, Jerry. Jeanne...

Rosemary LaPlante

Rosemary LaPlante

May 2, 2012

Rosemary Evelyn LaPlante, 86, of rural Fisher, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, May 2, 2012, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Rosemary was born April 17, 1926 to Stephen and Margaret (Bries) Altepeter in Crookston. She lived between Hammond and Lowell Township while attending school until moving to Crookston where she finished school and graduated from the Northwest...

Guadalupe Hernandez Sr

Guadalupe Hernandez Sr

Apr 25, 2012

Guadalupe Hernandez Sr., 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. Guadalupe was born to Felipe and Francisca (Gonzales) Hernandez in Crystal City, TX on June 18, 1951. Shortly after birth he moved to Dousman, WI, where he attended school and worked on a farm until he was...

Diane Mackowick

Diane Mackowick

Apr 25, 2012

Diane Renee Mackowick, 59, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, April 25, 2012, at the Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN. Diane was born to Milo and Mildred (Cota) Vilven on January 13, 1953 in Crookston. She lived much of her life on the family farm east of Angus, MN and graduated from Warren High School in 1971....

Ethel Grove

Ethel Grove

Apr 20, 2012

Ethel Butenhoff Grove, 91, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully early Friday morning, April 20, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Ethel was born at Renville, MN on July 21, 1920, and was the thirteenth of sixteen children born to the union of Gustav and Martha (Miller) Butenhoff. Ethel was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and as...

Freda Pedersen

Freda Pedersen

Apr 9, 2012

Freda Louise Pedersen, 98, of Crookston, MN, passed away at her home late Monday evening, April 9, 2012. Freda was born to Bern and Minnie (Everson) Mellin on December 25, 1913 at Turtle Lake, ND. She grew up in the Turtle Lake-Washburn, ND area and was the President of her graduating class at Turtle Lake High School in 1931. Freda...

Laurel Ambuehl

Laurel Ambuehl

Apr 8, 2012

Laurel Jean Ambuehl, 59, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, while surrounded by her loving family. Laurel was born in Crookston on July 21, 1952, and was the oldest of 6 children of the union of Morton and Phyllis (Aune) Swenson. She grew up in Climax, MN, was...

Lauverne Cormican

Lauverne Cormican

Apr 1, 2012

Lauverne Albert "Vern" Cormican, 92, of Euclid, MN, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 1, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN. Vern was born on October 4, 1919 in Stephen, MN, to John and Josephine Cormican. He lived in Warren, MN, where he attended school. He later received engineering training from the Caterpillar Company in Peoria,...

Walter Stromstad

Walter Stromstad

Mar 27, 2012

Walter Theodore Stromstad, 90, of Beltrami, MN, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, March 27, 2012, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Walter was born in Scandia Township, near Beltrami, on April 12, 1921, and was the 4th of 7 children of the union of Theodore and Helen (Evje) Stromstad. He grew up on the family farm, and was...

Shirley Carlson

Shirley Carlson

Mar 19, 2012

Shirley Ann Carlson, 59, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully, Monday afternoon, March 19, 2012 at the RiverView Hospital in Crookston . Shirley was born on October 2, 1952, in Crookston, to Woodrow "Woody" and Stella "Topsy" Carlson. She grew up in Crookston and was a 1972 graduate of Central High School. Shirley was a member of the Trinity Lutheran...

Bill Matzke

Bill Matzke

Mar 12, 2012

Bill George Matzke, 86, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully late Monday evening, March 12, 2012, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Bill was born in St. Paul, MN on March 24, 1925. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943, and served as a Pharmacist's Mate in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. On September 13,...

Kenneth Grove

Kenneth Grove

Mar 10, 2012

Kenneth W. "Ken" Grove, 70, of Crookston, MN, and a former longtime Climax, MN farmer, went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, March 10, 2012, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Ken was born in Crookston on May 26, 1941, the son of Arthur and Idella (Larson) Grove. He grew up on the family farm near Climax,...

Scott Anderson

Scott Anderson

Mar 9, 2012

Scott Lee Anderson, 51, of Crookston, MN, died Friday evening, March 9, 2012, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with his loving family at his side. He had been diagnosed with ALS in November of 2009. Scott was born at Perham, MN on February 25, 1961, one of 5 children of Verner and Ann (Johnson) Anderson. He grew...

Lyla Johnson

Lyla Johnson

Mar 8, 2012

Lyla Mae Johnson, 83, of Fargo, ND and formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services in Fargo. Lyla Johnson was born to David and Evelyn (Capistran) Altepeter on February 23, 1929 in Crookston, MN. She grew up in Crookston and graduated from the Cathedral High School in 1947. Lyla married Lester Olaf...

Stuart Bakke

Stuart Bakke

Mar 5, 2012

Stuart Allen Bakke, 63, of Crookston, MN, died Monday evening, March 5, 2012, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Stuart was born in Crookston on September 25, 1948, the son of Sherman and Alma (Dahl) Bakke. His early years were spent in Nielsville, MN, before moving with his family to Crookston in 1957. He was a 1966 graduate...

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Mar 4, 2012

Russell Strand Johnson, 82, of Crookston, Minnesota passed away the morning of March 4, 2012 in the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Russell was born to Oscar and Mathea (Strand) Johnson on October 17, 1929 on the family farm in Russia Township of Polk County. He attended country school while working on the family farm with his parents, and high...

Arlene Severson

Arlene Severson

Mar 1, 2012

Arlene Severson, 99, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 1, 2012, at the Riverview Care Center in Crookston. Arlene was born to Andrew and Pearl (Van Der Werff) DeYoung on October 15, 1912 in Mount Vernon, SD. She attended school in Platte, SD until moving to Eldred, MN with her family in 1921. Arlene was employed at the...

Daniel Strom

Daniel Strom

Feb 28, 2012

Daniel J. Strom, age 54, of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at his home. Dan was born in Crookston, MN on December 4, 1957 to Wallace and Audrey (Pederson) Strom. He was a 1976 graduate of Crookston Central High School. Following high school Dan was employed as an iron worker in Mandan, ND. In 1990 he moved...

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