Obituaries

Earl Radi

Earl Radi

Jan 26, 2013

Earl Alton Radi, age 91, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday afternoon, January 26, 2013, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, with several of his family, and his pastor, at his side. Earl was born in Lowell Township of Polk County, near Crookston, on November 7, 1921, and was the son of Emil and Selma (Reitmeier) Radi. He was...

Rosemary Dvorak

Rosemary Dvorak

Jan 25, 2013

Rosemary "Rosie" Dvorak, age 84, of Crookston, MN, died Friday morning, January 25, 2013, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Rosie was born in Crookston on September 1, 1928, one of five children of the union of Jacob and Anna (Hertweck) Salentine. She grew up in Euclid, MN and was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church. She...

Russell Parkin

Russell Parkin

Jan 20, 2013

Russell Lee Parkin, age 63, of Crookston, MN, died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his residence in Crookston. Russell was born on June 29, 1949 in Crookston, MN, son of Loren and Gertrude (Mahla) Parkin. He was baptized and confirmed at the Euclid Presbyterian Church. He grew up and was educated at Euclid, MN and graduated from Crookston Central High...

William Kurpius-Brock

William Kurpius-Brock

Jan 18, 2013

Bill Kurpius-Brock, age 70, passed away the morning of January 18, 2013, at his home in Crookston, MN. Bill, the son of John and Bernadette (Stefonik) Brock, was born in Washington, D.C. on June 27th, 1942. At the tender age of seven, Bill's father suddenly passed away due to heart disease. Bernadette then became a single mother to him and...

Larry Overgaard

Larry Overgaard

Jan 18, 2013

Larry A. Overgaard, 66, East Grand Forks, died Friday, Jan 18th at Altru Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on Aug. 13, 1946 in Crookston, MN, son of Albert and Belva (Berg) Overgaard. Larry was born and raised in Gentilly, Mn, attended Gentilly grade school and graduated from Central High School in Crookston in 1964. He worked...

Margaret Kasprick

Margaret Kasprick

Jan 17, 2013

Margaret A. Kasprick, 88, of Tacoma, WA, and formerly of Angus, MN, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 17, 2013, at the Olympia Adult Family Home in Lakewood, WA. Margaret was born in Roseau County, near Badger, Minnesota, on February 3, 1924, one of six children of the union of Max and Mary (Taus) Kasprick. At the age of four she...

John Bollig

John Bollig

Jan 7, 2013

John Ricky "Rick" Bollig, 59, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday morning, January 5, 2013, at the Hope Center of Care and Share in Crookston. He had been struggling with ill health for several months. Rick was born to John D. and Virginia (Harris) Bollig on April 8, 1953 at Brainerd, MN. He attended high school in Brainerd and worked in...

Allen Girodat

Allen Girodat

Jan 2, 2013

Allen Francis Girodat, age 82, Crookston, died Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 at Riverview Health in Crookston. Allen was born on February 8, 1930 in Mt. Carmel, ND, son of Frank and Loretta (Barnard) Girodat. He grew up and was educated at Mt. Carmel. He was united in marriage with Lorraine Hoffarth on November 18, 1959 at Langdon, ND. They moved...

Donald Braaten

Donald Braaten

Dec 31, 2012

Donald Lyle Braaten, age 72, LaPorte (formerly Crookston), died Monday, December 31, 2012 at LaPorte, MN. Donald was born on July 31, 1940 in McVille, ND, son of Theodore and Cleo Braaten. He grew up at Tolna, ND and attended schools there and in McVille. He served in the US Army in Maine and in Korea, following the Korean Conflict....

Clifford Vevea

Clifford Vevea

Dec 30, 2012

Clifford L. Vevea, age 93, of Crookston, died Sunday morning, December 30th, 2012 at the Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND. Cliff Vevea was born on December 19, 1919 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, son of Louis and Sophia (Haggen) Vevea. He grew up and was educated at Thief River Falls and worked at Oens Appliance in Thief River...

Eva Vevea

Eva Vevea

Dec 30, 2012

Eva Maria Vevea, age 90, of Crookston, died Sunday evening, December 30th, 2012 at the Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND. Eva Larsen was born on November 14, 1922 in Red Lake County, Minnesota on the family farm, daughter of John and Christine Larsen. She grew up and was educated in Red Lake County and graduated from Plummer High...

Aaron Applequist

Aaron Applequist

Dec 29, 2012

Aaron Mark Applequist died on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Mn of natural causes, at age 55. He was born Sept. 4, 1957 to Rudolph A. Applequist and Marjorie [Rustad] Applequist in Crookston, and was baptized and confirmed in the Hafslo Lutheran Church, rural Crookston. His mother was stricken ill in 1959 and...

Harold Peterson

Harold Peterson

Dec 28, 2012

Harold O. Peterson, 96, of Crookston, died Friday, December 28th at Villa St. Vincent with his loving family by his side. Harold was born on March 15, 1916 in Section 13, Roome Township, Polk County, Minnesota. He was the son of Anton and Lena (Anderson) Peterson. Harold attended country school at Eldred, Minnesota. He worked on the family farm with...

Sr. Marie Perreault

Sr. Marie Perreault

Dec 28, 2012

Sister Marie Germaine Perreault, CSJ, 89, of Crookston, Minnesota, member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, entered into eternal life on December 28, 2012 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. Sister Marie Germaine (Marie Elizabeth Zelia) was born on August 6, 1923 to Napoleon and Amanda (Paradis) Perreault of Terrebonne. Zelia attended grade school in Red Lake County and high...

Lucille Brule

Lucille Brule

Dec 23, 2012

Lucille Sauve Brule, 98, of Crookston, MN, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, December 23, 2012, at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, with her loving family at her side. Lucille was born on February 5, 1914 at Terrebonne, MN, the 3rd of 12 children of the union of Ernest and Annie (Jolly) Sauve. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony's...

Milan Samshal

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

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

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

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

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...