Obituaries

Lorna Jorgens

Lorna Jorgens

Mar 28, 2015

Lorna Kay (Strom) Jorgens, 55, of Euclid, MN, died late Saturday evening, March 28, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with her husband, Jeff, and family at her side. Lorna was born at Crookston on November 29, 1959, the daughter of Wallace and Audrey (Pederson) Strom. She attended Crookston public schools and graduated from Central High School in 1978....

Sister Helen Obermiller

Sister Helen Obermiller

Mar 21, 2015

Sister Helen Margaret Obermiller died peacefully at Villa St. Vincent on Saturday, March 21st, 2015. Helen Margaret was born in Faith, Minnesota on November 21, 1918 to Francis and Josephine (Rubash) Obermiller, the youngest of 27 children. Her father had eleven previous children and her mother brought thirteen siblings to the union which concluded with another brother, Stan, and lastly...

Edward Kurpius

Edward Kurpius

Mar 21, 2015

A farmer went home… Edward Richard Kurpius, age 90, died peacefully at his home in Crookston, MN, on March 21, 2015. Ed was born at the family farm outside of Staples, MN, on October 13, 1924. He was the youngest of seven children born to Steve and Clara (Knosalla) Kurpius, first descendants of Polish immigrants to America in the late...

Bernice Samuelson

Bernice Samuelson

Mar 20, 2015

Bernice E. Samuelson, 83, passed away March 20, 2015, at Essentia Hospital in Fosston, MN. Bernice was born on September 4, 1931, in Crookston, MN, to Roy and Nora Tinkham of Fisher, MN, where she was raised and educated. She married Lester E. Samuelson on August 20, 1949, at the Fisher Lutheran Church. Throughout their life together they resided in...

Cyril Benoit

Cyril Benoit

Mar 18, 2015

Cyril Joseph "Cy" Benoit, 88, of Gentilly, MN, died Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston with his wife, Darlene, and other family members at his side. Cy was born on the family farm near Gentilly, MN on March 21, 1926, the son of Louis E. and Rose (Chouinard) Benoit. He was baptized and confirmed...

Arturo Rocha

Arturo Rocha

Mar 18, 2015

Arturo "Art" Rocha, 89, of Fisher, MN, died Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015, at the Senior Living Center in McIntosh, MN, with several of his family members at his bedside. Art was born at Maxwell, TX on May 27, 1925, one of six children of the union of Merced and Lorenza (Cordova) Rocha. He grew up in San Marcus, TX...

Eleanor Johnson

Eleanor Johnson

Mar 18, 2015

Eleanor Johnson, 99, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent, with her family at her side. Florence Eleanor Ueland was born on November 26, 1915 in Nielsville, MN, the daughter of Kalmer and Selma (Hanson) Ueland. While growing up on the farm near Shelly, MN she attended a nearby country school, and...

William Stromsodt

William Stromsodt

Mar 7, 2015

William Michael Stromsodt was welcomed into Heaven early Saturday morning, March 7, 2015 and is now watching over his very loving and heart-broken mom and dad, Laura Ann (Reiter) Stromsodt and Nicholas Scott Stromsodt of Fisher, MN. He is also watching over his grandparents: Craig and Cathy Reiter of Elgin, MN and Scott and Teresa Stromsodt of Bismarck, ND; great-grandparents:...

Rodney Spokely

Rodney Spokely

Mar 4, 2015

Rodney Alexander Spokely, 71, of Climax, MN, died Wednesday morning, March 4, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND with his family by his side. He had been battling ill health for several months. Rodney was born in Crookston, MN on August 20, 1943, one of four children of the union of Francis and Thelma (Bratteli) Spokely. He grew up...

Michael Marschall

Michael Marschall

Mar 4, 2015

Michael Dean Marschall, 57, of Fisher, MN , died peacefully late Wednesday evening, March 4, 2015, at the Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND, with family at his side. Michael was born at Minot, ND on July 7, 1957, one of four sons of the union of Elloide and JoAnn (Schmidt) Marschall. He grew up on the family's farm near Max,...

Emma LaCoursiere

Emma LaCoursiere

Mar 3, 2015

Emma LaCoursiere, 94, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at her home Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2015, under the care of Altru Hospice and with her family at her side. Emma was born in Gervais Township, near Red Lake Falls, MN, on January 20, 1921, the daughter of Bert and Mamie (Desotell) Dondoneau. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony's...

Gordon Salem

Gordon Salem

Mar 1, 2015

Gordon Richard "Bud" Salem, 86, a longtime Crookston, MN businessman, died Sunday morning, March 1, 2015, at RiverView Health in Crookston, with members of his loving family at his side. Bud was born in Crookston on July 15, 1928, the son of Lebanese immigrants, Barber and Emma (Joseph) Salem. He was baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate...

Joyce Olson

Joyce Olson

Feb 24, 2015

Joyce Olson, age 96, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Tuesday evening, February 24, 2015, at the RiverView Memory Care Center in Crookston, MN, with her family at her side. Joyce was born at Duluth, MN on August 15, 1918, the daughter of Victor E. and Agnes Cecelia (Johnson) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at Asbury United Methodist Church and...

Everett Anderson

Everett Anderson

Feb 19, 2015

Everett Harlan Anderson, 80, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Thursday evening, February 19, 2015, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, comforted by the presence of his four children and their families. Everett was born in Crookston on November 22, 1934, the son of Edward and Clara (Waterstrat) Anderson. He grew up on the family farm in Fairfax township, attended...

Ilene Hasty

Ilene Hasty

Feb 17, 2015

Ilene Mae Hasty, 84, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday evening, February 17, 2015, with family at her side. Ilene was born at Rindal, MN, near Fertile, on May 9, 1930, the daughter of John and Ida (Hovland) Hogenson. She grew up on the family farm and attended Pleasant View School #101; later graduating from Fertile...

Milo Urness

Milo Urness

Feb 16, 2015

Milo Ordean Urness, 84, of Crookston, MN, died late Monday afternoon, February 16, 2015, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Milo was born at Crookston on August 7, 1930, the son of Melvin O. and Myrtle (Kroken) Urness. He grew up on the family farm in Polk County, first in Russia Township and later in Onstad Township, and was...

Lulu Nelson

Lulu Nelson

Feb 7, 2015

Lulu Jean Nelson, age 90, of Crookston, MN, died February 7, 2015 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Her children were at her side. Lou, as she was affectionately known throughout her life, was born at Elmore, MN on September 8, 1924 to Leonard and Lillian Clara (Smith) Loge. She graduated from high school in 1942 in Montevideo....

Sister Flora Klier

Sister Flora Klier

Feb 6, 2015

Sister Flora (Alvina) Klier died peacefully at Villa Saint Vincent on Friday, February 6, 2015. She was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota on May 2, 1924 the third of four children born to Mary (Thiesen) and Anthony Klier. Sister Flora began thinking about a religious profession when she was about fourteen because of the Benedictines who taught summer catechism in...

John Stave

John Stave

Feb 2, 2015

John Elroy Stave, age 84, of Crookston, MN, died Monday afternoon, February 2, 2015, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. John was born at Lengby, MN on May 13, 1930, the son of John C. and Hazel I. (Larson) Stave. He grew up in there and attended the Lengby School. As a young man, John moved to St....

Doris Albright

Doris Albright

Feb 2, 2015

Doris Isabel Albright, age 105, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died Monday evening, February 2, 2015, at the Clayco Care Center in Barnesville, MN. Doris was born at Souris, ND on December 8, 1909, one of four children of the union of Henry and Jennie (Norgren) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up at Vergas,...