Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Cindy LaFleur
Feb 1, 2015
Cindy Jo LaFleur, 62, of Crookston, MN, died Sunday evening, February 1, 2015, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND after a brief illness. Cindy was born at Crookston, MN on August 25, 1952, the daughter of Walter and Delores (Gullekson) Smith. She grew up in Crookston and was a graduate of Central High School. In 1970, Cindy married...
Louis Gelen
Jan 28, 2015
Louis O. "Louie" Gelen, age 91, of Crookston, MN, died late Wednesday evening, January 28, 2015, at the University of Minnesota-Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Louie was born at Aure, MN, near Bemidji, on February 13, 1923, the son of Olaf and Leora Gelen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up on the family farm, and...
Carolyn Miller
Jan 28, 2015
Carolyn Theresa Miller, 67, of Centennial, CO, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2015. Carolyn was born in Crookston on January 8, 1948, the youngest child of Emil and Theodosia Klava. She grew up in Crookston, was raised in the Catholic faith, and graduated from Mount St. Benedict High School. She loved her family, friends, and extended families dearly, and...
Doris Tuseth
Jan 22, 2015
Doris Adeline Tuseth, age 85, a longtime Beltrami-Fertile, Minnesota resident, died at the Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND on Thursday evening, January 22, 2015, with her loving family at her bedside. Doris was born on her parents farm, near Nielsville, MN, on November 17, 1929, one of eight children born to the union of Tom and Sena (Skretvedt)...
Lee Schafer
Jan 22, 2015
Lee Edward Schafer was born on November 4, 1926 to his beloved parents Leo and Reona. Lee was named after his father, Leo, and his grandfather, Reinder Edward Werkman. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston. Lee graduated from Crookston High School in 1944, served in the army of...
Lee Schafer
Jan 22, 2015
Lee Edward Schafer, age 88, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully at his home early Thursday morning, January 22, 2015. Lee was born in Crookston on November 4, 1926 to Leo G. and Reona (Werkman) Schafer, and named after his father, Leo, and grandfather, Reinder Edward Werkman. Lee graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1944. Soon after graduation, he entered...
Teresa Hendrickson
Jan 11, 2015
Teresa Roseland Hendrickson, age 58, of Bagley, MN, died at her home Sunday morning, January 11, 2015, with her husband, Miles, and family at her bedside. She had been very courageously battling cancer since last April. Teresa was born on November 12, 1956 at Anchorage, AK, the daughter of Paul and Bernice (Sterbakken-Field) Roseland. Her earliest years of schooling were...
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