Obituaries

Gordon Vind

Jan 12, 2018

Gordon Gram Vind, 87, of Bemidji, MN and formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away Friday morning, January 12, 2018 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, with his family at his side.

Gordon was born on November 15, 1930 to Hans and Katie (Baughman) Vind in Jackson, MN. He later moved with his family to Crookston, where he...

Junice Mulvaney

Jan 10, 2018

Junice Bernice Mulvaney, 94, of Crookston, MN, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 10, 2018, in Brooklyn Park, MN, at her daughter's home with family members at her side.

Junice was born on February 9, 1923 in Climax, MN. Her parents, Hans and Mary (Rarick) Thompson, farmed just northeast of Climax. Junice was baptized and confirmed at...

Shirley Goering

Jan 5, 2018

Shirley Veronica Goering, 81, of Crookston, MN, passed away on January 5, 2018 at Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, under the care of Altru’s Hospice.

Shirley was born to Joseph G. and Veronica (Laubach) Felling on January 29, 1936 in Belgrade, MN. She married David A. Goering on April 18, 1955, and they were married...

Ralph Hagen

Jan 5, 2018

Ralph Harlen Hagen, 92, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully with family by his side, Friday, January 5, 2018, at Valley Eldercare, in Grand Forks, ND.

Ralph was born on December 5, 1925 in Brainerd, MN, to Ruth Mulholland, and was later adopted by his parents Ephriam and Annette (Strom) Hagen, a few years later....

Gregory Lee

Jan 3, 2018

Gregory Duane Lee, 59, of Fertile, MN, passed away at his residence early Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018. He and his family had together been battling his cancer for the past 3 ½ years.

“The Governor” as Greg was known to his family and friends was born on January 28, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN to Duane and...

Phillip Olson

Jan 2, 2018

Phillip Martin Olson, 91, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston Tuesday evening, January 2, 2018, with his loving family at his side. He had been courageously battling pancreatic cancer for several months.

Phil was born at Shelly, Minnesota on May 4, 1926, one of three children of the union of...

Lillian Eid

Jan 1, 2018

Lillian Jempsa Eid, 84, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on January 1st at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, following a short illness.

Lillian was born in New York Mills, MN, on May 31, 1933 to Vernon and Ida Jempsa.  The Jempsa family moved to Minneapolis when Lillian was three years old.  She...

Jean Sudbury

Dec 26, 2017

Jean "The Can Lady" Sudbury, 88, of Crookston, MN, passed away in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, Tuesday morning, December 26, 2017.

Jean Alice Sudbury was born June 8, 1929, to William Gerlach and Zettie Clendenin, in Huron, SD, and had a brother John Gerlech.  Before moving to Crookston in the early 70's, Jean was married...

LaVerne Sevigny

Dec 22, 2017

LaVerne Sevigny, age 80, of Crookston, MN passed away  on December 22, 2017 at Villa St. Vincent.  LaVerne was born on October 30, 1937 to Harvey and Lorena (Delorme) Trudeau in Hibbing, MN.   LaVerne grew up on the Iron Range until moving with her parents to Crookston, MN in 1947.  She attended St. Joseph Academy and graduated in 1956. ...

Scott Wallace

Dec 13, 2017

Scott Earl Wallace, 37, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully at RiverView Health early Wednesday morning, December 13, 2017, with his loving family by his side. Scott and his family had been courageously battling spindle cell sarcoma for the past two years.

Scott was born on June 12, 1980 in Crookston, MN to Corliss “Corky” (Rohrer) and...

John Kunkel

Dec 11, 2017

John "Jackie" Kunkel passed away peacefully, Monday December 11, 2017 at the Halstad Living Center and Heritage House after a short battle with liver cancer.  He was born September 19, 1931 and raised in the Nielsville area.  He was preceded in death by his parents Carl Kunkel and Gena (Gilbertson) Kunkel as well as his sister Donna Scanlon.  He...

Duane Coauette

Dec 9, 2017

Duane Dennis Coauette, age 76, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully, with his family by his side, at Riverview Hospital on December 9, 2017.

Duane was born September 10, 1941 in Crookston to Bill and Lucille Coauette. He was raised on the farm with his 7 brothers and 2 sisters, and had very fond memories of that time....

Sister Michelle McGurran, OSB

Dec 7, 2017

Sister Michelle McGurran, 87, died Thursday, December 7, at Villa Saint Vincent, Crookston. Sister Michelle was born August 6, 1930 in Grand Forks, ND, and was given the name Grace Colleen. Grace, called Colleen, was the second of the fourteen children of William and Grace (Brown)  McGurran. Colleen attended Saint Michael’s Grade School and Saint James High School in...

Holiday Service of Remembrance

Dec 2, 2017

A recording of our annual Holiday Service of Remembrance held on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 1:30 p.m., in the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home can be found on the home page by scrolling down just past the recent obituaries. Also here can be found the slideshow presentation that was shown during the service.

Remembrance Slideshow Click to download...