Obituaries
Milan Samshal
Dec 19, 2012
Milan Harlow Samshal, 81, of Crookston, MN, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, with loving family at his side. Milan was born on July 29, 1931, in Fargo, ND, to Oscar and Blenda (Olman) Samshal. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. As a child he lived in West Fargo, ND,...
Mildred Phalen
Dec 19, 2012
Mildred Theoline Phalen, 94, of Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, December 19, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Mildred was born in Glyndon, MN on August 14, 1918, one of eight children of the union of Conrad and Kristine (Andreason) Bakken. Her first years were spent in Glyndon, attending school there through the 4th...
Eleanor Isaacson
Dec 17, 2012
Eleanor Isaacson, 85, of Crookston, MN, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Monday, December 17, 2012. She passed away at the Riverview Hospital, Crookston. Eleanor Rosell Isaacson was born October 11, 1927 to Arthur and Louise (Demarais) Solie in Crookston, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, in Hafslo Lutheran Church, rural Crookston. She grew...
Lorraine McWaters
Dec 16, 2012
Lorraine McWaters, 95, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, December 16, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. She had just entered the Villa 10 days ago. Lorraine was born in Gentilly, MN on June 15, 1917, one of six children of the union of Arthur and Albertine (Sauve) Mercil. She was baptized and confirmed in...
Walter Keller
Dec 16, 2012
Walter Nicholas "Walt" Keller, 61, a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died unexpectedly late Sunday afternoon, December 16, 2012, in Barnesville, MN after becoming ill while traveling. Walt, his wife, Margee, and their family, were returning home after celebrating early Christmases with their families in Richmond and Paynesville, MN. Walt was born on October 25, 1951 in Richmond, MN, the oldest...
Eleanore Swift
Dec 14, 2012
Eleanore Rose Swift, 92, of Crookston, MN died Friday evening, December 14, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Eleanore was born on May 31, 1920, to Henry and Elsa (Goosemann) Weber on their farm near Vesper, WI. She moved with her family to a farm in Fairfax township, rural Crookston, on April 1, 1929. During the...
Robert Tabatt
Dec 13, 2012
Robert Ray Tabatt, age 75, and a longtime Crookston, MN resident, died at his home early Thursday morning, December 13, 2012, with his loving family at his side. Bob, as he best known, was born at Moorhead, MN on October 5, 1937, and was the son of Louis and Corrine (Ryan) Tabatt. He grew up in the Fargo-Moorhead area and...
Darlene Charron
Dec 10, 2012
Darlene Twilight Charron, 90, a longtime Crookston, Minn. resident, died early Monday morning, December 10, 2012, at the RiverView Care Center in Crookston. Darlene had been making her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Mark Christopherson, at Maple Lake, near Mentor, Minn., for the past 8 years. Her health had been in decline recently and she had become...
Dorothy Tronnes
Dec 9, 2012
Dorothy May Tronnes, age 87, of Crookston, MN, died early Sunday morning, December 9, 2012, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with her family at her side. Dorothy was born at Norton, MA on October 11, 1925, the daughter of James Patrick and Olive Garrity. After graduation from Attleboro High School, in Attleboro, MA, she was employed at...
Yvonne Engelstad
Dec 8, 2012
Yvonne Gail Engelstad, age 77, of Nielsville, MN, passed away early Saturday morning, December 8, 2012, at the Halstad (MN) Living Center, with her loving family at her side. Yvonne was born at Fosston, MN on October 25, 1935 to Joseph O. and Hilda (Egeland) Einess. As a young girl she moved with her family to Bingham, UT, returning with...
Kathryn Bakken-Dryden
Dec 4, 2012
After receiving skilled and compassionate care from the Mayo Clinic, the Chopra Center, Altru Health, and Riverview Health, Kathy's two-year journey with cancer came to an end on Tuesday evening, December 4th, 2012 with her loving husband, sister, and friends at her side. Kathy was born May 30, 1952 in Thief River Falls, MN, the daughter of Raymond "Jim" and...
John Corcoran
Nov 21, 2012
John H. Corcoran, 69, of Crookston, MN, died late Wednesday evening, November 21, 2012, at the Hillcrest Senior Living Center in Red Lake Falls, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the Care and Share Chapel in Crookston with The Rev. Vincent Miller, presiding. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is assisting with funeral arrangements....
Patricia Thoreson
Nov 19, 2012
Patricia Alice Thoreson, age 84, of Crookston, MN, and a former longtime Climax, Minnesota resident, died Monday morning, November 19, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, with her family at her side. Pat, as she was best known, was born on December 1, 1927 in Crookston, MN, the daughter of Wilbur and Asta (Cornelius) Ryan. She...
Darrell Maygra
Nov 19, 2012
Darrell Joseph Maygra, 62, of Gentilly, MN, died unexpectedly Monday, November 19, 2012, in Gentilly. Darrell was born in Crookston to Alfred and Adeline (Solie) Maygra on May 2, 1950. He grew up on the family farm in Kertsonville Township, was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gentilly, and attended Crookston Central High School. Darrell was employed...
Robert Johnson
Nov 17, 2012
Robert L. "Bob" Johnson, age 75, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, November 17, 2012, at RiverView Health in Crookston. Bob was born in Williston, ND, on September 4, 1937, and was one of six children of the union of Berthel J. and Clara (Weirson) Johnson. As a child he moved with his family to Grand Forks, ND, where...
Peter Kuchan Jr
Nov 16, 2012
Peter Kurt Kuchan Jr., 60, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully on Friday November 16, 2012 at St. Joseph's National Brain Aneurysm Center in St. Paul, MN with his loving family at his side. Pete was born on September 6, 1952 in Crookston, MN, the son of Peter Sr. and Amy Kuchan. He attended school in Crookston and Red Lake...
Stanley Sorenson
Nov 12, 2012
Stanley Roger Sorenson, age 90, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, November 12, 2012, at his Crookston home. Stan was born in Wheaton, MN on July 3, 1922, the son of Emil K. and Eleanor (Jones) Sorenson. He grew up in Wheaton and was a 1941 graduate of Wheaton High School. Stan enlisted in the United States Coast...
Edna Rognlie
Nov 10, 2012
Edna Beryl Rognlie, age 99, of Crookston, MN passed away on November 10, 2012 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Edna's funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston, MN, with The Rev. Greg Isaaacson, officiating. Visitation will be at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston on Friday...
Diane Urness
Nov 2, 2012
Diane Michelle Urness, 57, of Crookston, MN, died at her residence, of a heart attack, early Friday morning, November 2, 2012. Diane was born in Crookston on October 17, 1955, one of five children of the union of Milo and Blanche (Gullickson) Urness. She grew up in Beltrami, MN and graduated from Fertile High School in 1973. Diane then worked...
Elmer Doeden
Oct 30, 2012
Elmer Ordel Doeden, 83, of Nielsville, MN, went to be with his Savior early Tuesday morning, October 30, 2012, at the Sanford Health Palliative Care Center in Fargo, ND. Elmer was born on May 8, 1929, near Hillsboro, ND, and was one of four sons of the union of Fred and Alma (Amundson) Doeden. He grew up on the family...
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