Obituaries

Oct 24, 2020

Shirley Luvern Radke, age 83, of Williamsport, IN, formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020, with her family by her side.

Shirley Luvern Johnson was born on July 25, 1937, in Crookston, MN, the daughter of the late James and Annetta (Klooz) Johnson.  She was raised and attended school...

Oct 18, 2020

Jesse Lee Laughery, age 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the Sanford Medical Center on Broadway in Fargo, ND.

Jesse was born on October 11, 1928, in Orr, ND, the son of the late Charles and Rectina Jane (McCoy) Laughery.  He grew up in Grygla, MN, and...

Oct 13, 2020

Bonnie Rae Gorden, 71, of rural Climax, MN, passed at her home Tuesday afternoon, October 13, 2020, with her beloved husband, Reuben, at her side. She had been under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Bonnie was born in the old Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN on February 22, 1949 to Raymond and Evelyn...

Oct 10, 2020

Roderick Carlos Engel, 74, of Fisher, MN passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on October 10th, 2020 with his loving family by his side. He battled cancer and several other health problems in his final years.

Rod was born in Crookston, MN on September 13, 1946, the son of Carlos and Ardith (Rossberg) Engel. He...

Oct 4, 2020

Robert Easton Howe, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Sunday morning, October 4, 2020, with members of his loving family at his side.

Robert was born on December 27, 1939 at Sauk Rapids, MN, the oldest of 2 sons born to the union of Robert Paul and Elizabeth Beryl (Benson) Howe. After graduating from Shattuck Academy...

Oct 4, 2020

Gary LeRoy Cogley, 80, of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday evening, October 4, 2020, at RiverView Health in Crookston.

Gary, a native of Grand Marais, MN, was born there on May 15, 1940 to Leo and Lois (Kimball) Cogley. On August 5, 1958 he entered the US Army and served overseas during a portion of his tour...

Sep 26, 2020

Michael  (Mickey) Thomas Conneran, 61, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Mickey was born on May 16, 1959 at St. Michael's Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Michael Theodore and Joyce (Whiteman) Conneran. He grew up in Fisher, MN and graduated from Fisher High School in 1977. Mickey then attended North Dakota State...

Sep 25, 2020

Rosetta Jean LaRochelle, 72, of Crookston, MN, passed away on Friday afternoon, September 25, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent.

Rosetta was born in Crookston on November 17, 1947 to Alphonse and Martha (Froemming) LaRochelle. She grew up on the family’s turkey farm near Crookston in Kertsonville Township and received her education in local schools. She later...

Sep 21, 2020

Roger Cornell Ulseth, 81, lifelong Crookston, MN and Hammond Township resident, passed away early Monday afternoon, September 21, 2020, at the Villa St. Vincent

Roger was born in Crookston on August 11, 1939 to Clarence and Evelyn (Broden) Ulseth. He grew up on the family farm and attended elementary school at the little round school house in...

Sep 19, 2020

Robert Lee “Bob” Durbin, age 75, of Mentor, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at his home with family by his side.

Bob was born on May 14, 1945, in Cando, ND, the son of the late George and Mina (Richardson) Durbin.  He was raised in Cando and attended local schools.  At...

Sep 18, 2020

Robert L. “Bob” Mjoen, 78, of Donna, TX, passed aw ay at the Valley Grand Care Center in nearby Weslaco, TX, on September 18, 2020.

Bob was born in Fosston, MN on September 26, 1941 to Lloyd and Ann Mjoen. The family later moved to Crookston where he graduated from Central High School with the Class of...

Sep 14, 2020

Bruce Allen Mjoen, 73, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, passed away Monday evening, April 6, 2020, in the Villa St. Vincent with his loving family at his side.

Bruce was born at Valley City, ND on November 29, 1946, the oldest of 3 children of the union of Gordon R. and Betty Mae (Schulz) Mjoen. Gordon managed...

Sep 14, 2020

Brock Lawrence Altringer, 46, of Duluth, MN, and formerly of Crookston, passed away at his residence unexpectedly Saturday, December 19, 2020.

Brock was born in Minneapolis, MN on December 13, 1974 to birth parents, Jean Mittelsteadt and Denny Abbe. He grew up in Crookston where he was raised by his dad and mom, Larry and Diane (Jasper)...

Sep 14, 2020

Erwin Arthur “Mike” Reitmeier, 87, a lifelong Crookston MN farmer, passed away early Sunday morning, March 29, 2020, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, of injuries received from a fall at his home Saturday.

Mike was born on the family farm in Lowell Township near Crookston on September 7, 1932, the son of Edward H. and Ida...

Sep 14, 2020

Laurie Ann (Meyer) Benoit, 57, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, peacefully surrounded by loved ones in the comfort of her Crookston, MN home.

Laurie was born on July 9th of 1962 at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston MN, the daughter of Henry and Norma (Sylvester) Meyer. Laurie was raised on the family farm near Crookston with eight...

Sep 14, 2020

Evelyn Hanson, 95, of Crookston, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Villa St Vincent in Crookston, MN.  Evelyn Brekken was born September 22, 1924 in Crookston to Manley and Mayme (Mulvaney) Brekken. She graduated from the Cathedral High School and received her teaching certificate from East Grand Forks Teachers Training School. She then taught grades one through...

Sep 14, 2020

Due to weather conditions the service for Ernest "Ernie" Gudvangen has been postponed to 10:30am, Monday, December 28, 2020, with visitation beginning at 10am.

Ernest Clayton Gudvangen, 71, of Crookston, MN, passed away at the Benedictine Living Center, Crookston, early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2020. Ernie, as he was best known to family and friends, had...

Sep 14, 2020

Sister Dorothea Kripps, 104, died January 9, 2020, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston.

Dorothea Kripps, the first of three children born to Anton and Anne (Avenson) Kripps, was born in Park Rapids on June 27, 1915.  She attended both elementary and high school there and was the class valedictorian. Sister Dorothea’s musical talent led to her being...

Sep 14, 2020

Charles Lawrence “Chuck” Devos, 60, of Crookston, MN, passed away his home early Monday evening, March 23, 2020, with family and friends at his side. He had been bravely battling cancer for the past 2 years.

Chuck was born on November 23, 1959 at Grafton, ND, one of ten children of the union of Francis David and...

Sep 14, 2020

Berneil “Bonnie” Carrie Nelson, 95, of Crookston, MN, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, at the home of her niece, Becky Rickert and husband, Ted, in Brownton, MN, where she had been being cared for since September 1st.

Berneil Carrie Nelson was born on January 8, 1925 in Hallock, MN to Victor and Edith (Nelson) Nelson. She was...