Richard Alton “Dick” Widseth, 89, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Friday morning, October 15, 2021, with family at his side. Dick was born in Gonvick, MN, on August 10, 1932, the son of Albert and Emily (Peterson) Widseth.  He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and grew up in Gonvick and McIntosh, MN, before following in the footsteps of his father and five uncles by attending high school at the Northwest School of Agriculture, the forerunner of...

Lillian Myra (Larson) Ellis, 97, of Seattle, WA, passed away on August 14, 2021 in the Foss Home and Village Nursing Home in Seattle.  Lillian, or Lil as she was best known to her friends and family, was a Crookston, MN native, born on October 21, 1923 to Martin T. and Clara H. (Hoiseth) Larson. She grew up on the family farm and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. Lil began her education in the Crookston Valley View District 255 country school. She would later...

Loren Duane “Butch” Seaton, 70, of Brighton, CO, passed away in the Surprise Health & Rehab in Arizona on December 31, 2020. Loren was born in Crookston, MN on June 19, 1950, one of three children of the union of Oren and Edna (Butenhoff) Seaton. He grew up in Crookston and graduated from Central High School with the Class of 1968. On April 4, 1970 Butch entered the US Army. While proudly serving his country, he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal,...

Marian Ann Devos, age 98, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at the Villa-St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Crookston. A visitation will begin an hour prior. Burial will at St John’s Catholic Cemetery in Grafton, ND. Marian was born on March 15, 1923, to Frank and Mary (Janousek) Rose, in Veseleyville, North...

Juan Manuel Garcia, age 33, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at his home in Crookston.  A memorial service will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, with a time of gathering an hour prior. 

Dianne Benson, age 74, of Crookston, MN, died on Friday, October 8, 2021, at her home in Crookston.  A memorial service will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, with a visitation at Noon. Dianne Rogers was born at Mercy Hospital in Thief River Falls, MN, on June 12, 1947, to Anna (Hendrickson) and Dwight Rogers. Dianne grew up in Fourtown, MN (rural Grygla area), where she attended Grygla Elementary and gained a deep appreciation of...

Kathleen Mary “Kathie” Peterson, 80, of Union Lake, near Erskine, MN, passed away at her home Sunday, September 5, 2021. Kathie was born in Warren, MN, on January 28, 1941, the daughter of Cyril and Bertha (Goosen) Wavra. She grew up on the family farm near Dorothy, MN, was baptized and confirmed in St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church, and received her early education in the Dorothy school. She then attended LaFayette High School in nearby Red Lake Falls, MN, graduating as...

Janet Karelynn Opgrand, 83, of Crookston, MN, passed away in her home early Friday morning, August 20, 2021, with her daughter and son-in-law, Kari and Neil, and son, Kip, at her side. Jan, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born in Mayville, ND on August 8, 1938, one of 4 children of the union of John and Cora (Ophaug) Bakke. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from Mayville High School as a member of the Class of 1957. She went on to...

Harold Jerome Opgrand, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday morning, June 13, 2021, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, with family at his side. Harold was born in Halstad, Minnesota on November 10, 1929, the son of Carl and Therese (Vennes) Opgrand. He attended rural elementary school at Harmony School District Number Nine in Norman County and graduated from Halstad High School in 1946. He soon entered the U.S. Navy and completed Basic Training at Great Lakes, Illinois.  He then...

Kevin J. Boyle, 84, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday morning, October 16, 2021, in the Benedictine Living Community of Crookston with his family at his side. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is assisting with funeral arrangements.