Obituaries

Sep 16, 2022

 

Debra Lynn (Common) Kopecky, 65, of rural Euclid, MN, passed away Friday evening, September 16, 2022, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND surrounded by family.

 

Deb was born in Grand Forks, ND on July 21, 1957, the youngest of 4 children of the union of Duane and Dolores (Armentrout) Common. After graduation from Red River High School in...

Sep 15, 2022

 

Sister Paschal Martin, OSB, age 99, died on September 15, 2022, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston, MN.

Lyda Martin was born in Oslo, Minnesota, on June 27, 1923. Her father, John J. Martin, of German descent, came from Canada; her mother, Laura Iverson, was of Norwegian descent. Lyda, the youngest of fourteen children, went to a country elementary school...

Sep 14, 2022

Bernice Katherine Sherry, 92, of Crookston, died early Wednesday morning at the Riverview Memory Care unit, where she had moved to just over a month ago.

Bernice's faith-filled life began on May 27, 1930 when she was born to Werner and Minnie (Behlke) Schulz, in the home that herfather built on the original Schulz family homestead west of Euclid, MN....

Sep 13, 2022

 

Thomas “Tom” James McWaters, 42, of Fisher, MN, died Tuesday morning, September 13, 2022, in a traffic accident on Grand Forks County Road 7 while enroute to work at Interstate Power in Grand Forks, ND.

 

Tom was born in Crookston on April 26, 1980, the son of William and Barbara (Gebhardt) McWaters. He  attended Crookston schools and spent...

Sep 12, 2022

Lawrence “Larry” Douglas Hanson, 71, passed away early Monday morning, September 12, 2022, at the Villa St. Vincent Memory Care Unit in Crookston with his loving wife, Nancy, by his side. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease for many years.

Larry was born on August 7, 1951 in Fargo, ND to Arthur and Virginia (Hegland) Hanson and...

Sep 9, 2022

 

Donna Jean Jensen, 99, long time resident of Crookston, MN, and for the last year in Litchfield, MN, passed away September 9, 2022, at Bethany Assisted Living in Litchfield.

Donna was born in Crookston, MN on March 8, 1923, to Joseph and Myrtle (Droppo) Brule. She grew up in Crookston and was a 1941 graduate of Crookston High School....

Aug 29, 2022

Priscilla Amiot-Waslaski, 78, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, August 29, 2022, at home surrounded by her family.

Priscilla was born on February 25, 1944, in Crookston, the daughter of Joseph (Joe) and Hazel (Frisbie) Veenstra. She grew up in the country with her younger brother in a loving home with a beautiful garden...

Aug 24, 2022

Bruce Alan Anderson, 77, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home early Wednesday morning, August 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Bruce was a lifelong Crookston, MN resident, born on February 17, 1945, to Charles and Hannah (Hanson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and attended Crookston schools from Washington Elementary...

Aug 23, 2022

Kathleen Mae Boucher, 86, formerly of Crookston and East Grand Forks, passed away at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN early Tuesday morning, August 23, 2022. Mae, as she was best known throughout her life, had been a resident of Pioneer since June 30, 2021.

Mae was born in Salida, CO on April 16, 1936,...

Aug 21, 2022

Debora Ann (Smith) Strande, age 66, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at her home with her family by her side.

Debbie was born on September 26, 1955, in Bagley, MN, the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Kincaid) Smith. She graduated from Crookston...

Aug 21, 2022

Joy Ann Goulet, 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND early Sunday morning after battling health issues for several years.

Joy was born in Crookston on June 25, 1962 to Betty Lou Peterson. She grew up in Euclid and was educated in Crookston schools, graduating from Central High School with the...

Aug 20, 2022

Margaret “Peggy” Jane Proulx, 92, of rural Crookston, MN, passed away at her home Saturday evening, August 20, 2022, surrounded in love by many of her family.

Peggy was born at St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks on August 13, 1930, to Emmet and Mary (Quirk) Kane.  She grew up in East Grand Forks, MN, the oldest...

Aug 10, 2022

Henrietta Jeannette Beiswenger, 94, a lifelong Eldred and Crookston, MN resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 10, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston (Villa St. Vincent).

Hank, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born on June 30, 1928 in Andover Township, near Eldred, MN, the daughter of Frank and Rosa (Slyt) DeBoer. When...

Aug 8, 2022

Steven John Matzke, 71, of Crookston, MN, died at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND on Monday, August 8, 2022, after a brief illness.

Steve was born in Crookston on April 24, 1951, the son of Bill and Doris (Amundson) Matzke who themselves had settled in Crookston from the Twin Cities a few years earlier in 1948....

Aug 8, 2022

Jean Marie Svedahl, 81, of Crookston, passed away on Monday, August 8th, 2022, in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home at Fertile.

Jean was born in Crookston on November 21, 1940, one of three children to Henry and Delia (Warner) Fortier.  She graduated from Crookston High School in 1958.  Jean married Ralph (Bud) Svedahl in Pittman NJ on...

Aug 4, 2022

Joan Carol Ray, 83, of Crookston, MN, passed away Thursday evening, August 4, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston.

Joan was born in Detroit MI on September 17, 1938, the 2nd of 4 children of the union of Adolph Edward and Mamie (Morin) Rhode. At the age of 4 she moved with her family to Thief...

Aug 2, 2022

Arlene Margaret Moen, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday morning August 2, 2022. Arlene was born in Crookston, MN, on April 15, 1951. She was the oldest child born to the union of Norman and Margaret (Andersen) Moen. Growing up she was baptized by Pastor Larsen and confirmed by Pastor Tellefson at Trinity Lutheran Church. After graduation from...

Jul 30, 2022

 

Dora Mae LaMour, 70, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Benedictine Living Community Crookston on Saturday morning, July 30, 2022 after a lengthy illness.

 

Dora was born in Abernathy, TX on November 26, 1951, the daughter of Bruce and Dellie Mae (McDonald) Sr. She was raised in Abernathy and baptized in to the teachings of the Baptist...

Jul 30, 2022

Donald Wayne Christie, age 76, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home, surrounded by his daughters and his friends, on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Don was born in Devils Lake, ND, on August 30, 1945, to Edward L. and Helene R. (Hingtgen) Christie. He was the youngest of five brothers, and he would recall an idyllic...

Jul 30, 2022

Russell Dwain Sylvester, 85, of Fargo, ND, and a former longtime Eldred-Fisher area resident and farmer, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2022 in Fargo, ND under hospice care at Sanford Hospital with his loving family at his side.

Russell was born on May 29, 1937 to Clarence and Bertha (Thompson) Sylvester in Crookston, MN.  He was...