Obituaries

Margaret Valley

Margaret Valley

Oct 5, 2013

Margaret Marie Valley, age 72, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday afternoon, October 5, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, surrounded by her loving family. Margaret Marie Hamlin was born on April 2, 1941 in White Earth, MN, daughter of Felix and Susan (Kloeppel) Hamlin. She grew up at Fosston, MN and attended country school there. The family moved...

Kevin Baril

Kevin Baril

Oct 5, 2013

Kevin Virgil Baril, age 55, of Crookston, MN, died very unexpectedly of natural causes at his residence early Saturday evening, October 5, 2013. Kevin was born at Crookston on December 31, 1957, together with his twin brother, Kim, to parents Virgil and Beatrice (Brule) Baril. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith, attended Crookston public schools and graduated...

Marlene Jansen

Marlene Jansen

Oct 3, 2013

Marlene Rae Jansen, age 70, of Crookston, MN, died early Thursday morning, October 3, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with her husband, David, and other family members at her side. Marlene was born in Crookston on March 2, 1943, the daughter of Allen and Marion (Scarr) Muir. She was baptized and confirmed at Wesley United Methodist Church...

Fred Gebhardt

Fred Gebhardt

Oct 2, 2013

Fred G. "Freddie" Gebhardt, age 96, of Crookston, MN, died early Wednesday morning, October 2, 2013, at RiverView Health in Crookston. Freddie was born in Euclid Township of Polk County, near Euclid, MN, on July 21, 1917, the son of Henry George and Nettie Mary (Kosanda) Gebhardt. After the death of his mother when he was six years old, Fred...

Sylvia Grabanski

Sylvia Grabanski

Sep 25, 2013

Sylvia Grabanski, age 91, East Grand Forks, (formerly Crookston), died Wednesday at Essentia Health in Fosston, MN. Sylvia Norma Tinnes was born on November 3, 1921 at Oslo, MN, daughter of Julius and Clara (Olson) Tinnes. She grew up and attended school at Oslo. She was united in marriage with Joseph (Joe) Barney Grabanski on September 19, 1939 in Oslo....

Tyler Edwards

Tyler Edwards

Sep 25, 2013

Tyler Jon Edwards, age 30, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly in his sleep at Vernon, WI on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. He had been visiting his grandmother, Alicia Gregoire, for the past month. Tyler was born at Grand Forks, ND on May 26, 1983, the son of Gregory Edwards and Roberta Vervalen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran...

Dolores Montreuil

Dolores Montreuil

Sep 21, 2013

Dolores Ann Montreuil, 77, of Crookston peacefully passed away September 21, 2013 at home with her family surrounding her. Dolores was born March 15, 1936 near Dorothy, MN, the daughter of Hubert and Mildred (Schultz) Huot. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Dorothy's Catholic Church. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Lafayette High School in...

David Solberg

David Solberg

Sep 9, 2013

David Alyn "Toby" Solberg, age 73, of Crookston, MN, died unexpectedly of natural causes Monday evening, September 9, 2013, at RiverView Health in Crookston. Toby was born on June 19, 1940, on the rural Erskine, MN farm of his parents, Edward and Mabel (Martin) Solberg. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine. Toby received...

Gordon Leguee

Gordon Leguee

Sep 5, 2013

Gordon Dean Leguee, age 88, of Crookston, MN, died Thursday evening, September 5, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with members of his loving family at his side. Gordon was born in Crookston on October 6, 1924, the son of Gordon F. and Grace (Stainbrook) Leguee. He was a lifelong member of Crookston's Cathedral of the Immaculate...

Donald Juvrud

Donald Juvrud

Aug 27, 2013

Donald Wayne Juvrud, age 67, of Crookston, MN, died Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with his loving wife, Marilyn, and several family members at his side. He had been bravely battling cancer for the last several months. Don was born at Crookston on December 26, 1945, one of the three children of the...

Sally Bendickson

Sally Bendickson

Aug 26, 2013

Sally Bendickson, 93, of Rocklin, California, died Sunday August 26, 2013. Sally was born at Union, North Dakota, on December 6, 1919, the daughter of Claus and Marie (Johnson) Brottem. She moved with her family to rural Crookston in the early 1920's and attended country school. Following the death of her father, Sally moved into Crookston where she graduated from...

Marlys Benson

Marlys Benson

Aug 18, 2013

Marlys Ann Benson, 79, died Sunday, August 18, 2013, surrounded by some of the people she loved the most and people who truly loved her. Never complaining about the hand she was dealt, Marlys's strength, dignity and humor shaped a steadfast foundation that everyone could rely on. Marlys was born in Marshall County on February 12, 1934 to Emil and...

Clarence Sargent

Clarence Sargent

Aug 18, 2013

Clarence H. Sargent, 91, of Osakis, MN and formerly of Crookston, MN, died Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Clarence was born on July 5, 1922, the third child of J. Howard and Ethel (Rose) Sargent of Crookston, a farming family in the Red River Valley of northern Minnesota. As a boy he learned...

Elroy Kleven

Elroy Kleven

Aug 16, 2013

Elroy H. Kleven, age 83, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Fisher, MN) died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Elroy was born on February 20, 1930 in Crookston, son of Hartvig and Elinora (Erickson) Kleven. He grew up and attended country school at Fisher, MN, through the fifth grade and then the Fisher School through tenth grade,...

Jerry Hoiseth

Jerry Hoiseth

Aug 9, 2013

Jerry Wayne Hoiseth, age 65, of Crookston, MN, died late Friday afternoon, August 9, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, with his loving family at his side. He had been battling ill health for several months. Jerry was born at Crookston on September 30, 1947, the son of Lloyd and Hazel (Steinbrink) Hoiseth. He grew up on the...

Jose Ledesma

Jose Ledesma

Aug 2, 2013

Jose' G. Ledesma, age 33, Crookston, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at RiverView Health in Crookston. Jose' was born on January 9, 1980 in Carrizo Springs, Texas, son of Venseslado and Josefina Ledesma. At the age of six, his family moved to Moorhead, MN and then at age ten, they moved to Crookston. Jose' attended schools in Crookston, graduating from...

John Wiersma

John Wiersma

Aug 2, 2013

John V. Wiersma, age 66, Crookston, MN, died Friday, August 2, 2013, at his home in Crookston. John was born on May 13, 1947, in Maquoketa, Iowa, son of Harry and Gertrude (Easton) Wiersma, in the home next to the church he was married in 23 years later. He attended grade school and high school in Lost Nation, Iowa. Industrious...

Sister Victorine Fenton

Sister Victorine Fenton

Aug 1, 2013

Sister Victorine Fenton was born in Valparaiso, IN, on March 20, 1920, one of three children of Richard Edmund Fenton and Harriet (Hargreaves) Fenton. At her baptism, she was given the name Virginia Harriet Fenton. She attended Catholic schools in California, Arizona and Texas, and Saint Philip's School in Bemidji where she came in contact with the Sisters of Saint...

Sister Lois Spors

Sister Lois Spors

Jul 27, 2013

Sister Lois Spors, 75, died unexpectedly at Villa Saint Vincent early in the morning on July 27, 2013. Sister Lois Spors was born Lois Marie on December 19, 1937, the last of the six children of John Andrew Spors and Mary Elizabeth (Hackert) Spors. Lois was a twin to her brother, Leon, who was born 15 minutes before she was....

Glenn Newhouse

Glenn Newhouse

Jul 24, 2013

Glenn R. Newhouse, age 87, of Crookston, MN, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Glenn Raymond Newhouse was born on November 19, 1925 in Fairfax Township, Polk County, MN, son of Willie and Grace (Avery) Newhouse. He was baptized, confirmed and attended Sunday School at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Glenn attended country...