Gail Corrine Berg, 66, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Friday afternoon on August 16th, 2019. Gail Corrinne (Haug) Berg was born on December 27th, 1953 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Norman Haug and Dora (Kroocmo) Haug. She was the third of four children. Gail grew up on a farm outside of Fisher and started her education at Fisher Public school from which she graduated in 1971. Gail continued her education at the University of Minnesota Crookston where she earned an Associate Degree in...

Merle August Steinbrink, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Merle was born on June 17, 1927 in Crookston to Otto and Nora (Sylvester) Steinbrink, and was the oldest of three boys growing up on the family farm. He was baptized at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Crookston, attended country school in his early years, then Washington School, and graduated with the class of 1947 from  Crookston Central High...

Sister Petronilla Hermann 93, died Thursday, August 16, 2019, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN. Agnes Hermann was born in Georgetown, Minnesota on November 30, 1925, the oldest girl of four of Andrew and Delia (Denery) Hermann. They had a brother a year older than Agnes. When Agnes was born on the feast of Saint Andrew, her parents considered naming her Andrea, but her baby brother was named Andrew, so the name Agnes was chosen instead. Agnes attended Georgetown Elementary School (a...

Dennis “Rocky” Lee Kaiser, 75, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on July 25, 2019 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN after a courageous battle with myelofibrosis. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Irishman’s Shanty in Crookston on August 15, 2019. Family and friends are welcome to visit between the hours of 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Rocky will be laid to rest in the Kaiser family plot at Calvary Cemetery in Crookston. Dennis was born on November 12, 1943...

Norman Keith Meyer, 65, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday evening, August 7, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with his loving family at his side. Norman was born in Crookston on October 12, 1953, the 4th of 9 children of the union of Henry and Norma (Sylvester) Meyer. He grew up on the family farm near Crookston and was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Norman received his education in the Crookston Public School System and attended Central High...

Sister Mary Jean Gust, OSB, died on July 31, 2019, at Mount Saint Benedict, Crookston, MN at the age of 91. Sister Mary Jean was born on September 15, 1927, the third child of George and Julia Gust of rural East Grand Forks, Minnesota.  She said that her childhood days were filled with peace. She loved school and loved to read. She also enjoyed weeding in the family garden, though not neglecting household chores.  Sundays were special days of going to church and visiting with...

Herman Melbourne Thompson, 90, of Fertile, MN, died on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. He was born on March 13, 1929, to Hans and Mary (Rarick) Thompson at Climax, MN.  They moved to a farm in Woodside Township, near Maple Bay, MN, when Herman was 4 years old.  He attended Hillside Country School and Mentor High School, Mentor, MN, graduating in 1947. In 1952, Herman enlisted in the United States Air Force.  He was based in Amarillo,...

Joan Bernadette Barrus, 87, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 17, 2019, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston after a courageous battle with lung cancer, and with her loving family at her side. She had been a resident of the Villa since this past February. Joan was born on June 25, 1932 at St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Dennis and Mary (Mattock) Harty. She grew up in Albert Lea, MN and was baptized and confirmed at the St. Theodore Catholic Church. She began her...

Gary Michael Sannes, 69, of Fertile, MN, passed away at the Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN on Friday, July 12, 2019   Gary was born on January 4, 1950 at Crookston, MN, one of four children of the union of Charles and Bernice (King) Sannes. He was raised in Crookston and Bemidji, MN, baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and educated in Crookston and Bemidji schools through the 6th grade. In 1963 Gary moved with his family to Santa Ana, CA where he...

Diane Lynn (Opperud) Domier 62, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday July 9, 2019 following a two-year courageous battle with Serous Uterine Lymphoma cancer. She passed away peacefully in her home, in the arms of her loving husband Jody, with her mother holding her hand, and surrounded by her family in Colorado Springs, CO. Diane was born on May 6, 1957 in Crookston, MN, to Raymond and Gladys (Meine) Opperud on her parents 7th wedding anniversary. Diane worked in the family Grand View...