Area Obituaries

Joseph “Joe” Bouvette, 79, a lifelong Hallock, Minn., resident passed away at his summer home near Walker, Minn., on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 1 p.m. at the Two River Golf Course in Hallock. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock. Please bring lawn chairs for…

Eunice (Erickson) Steinman, 70, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away April 13, 2020, at Sapphire Nursing Home. Eunice was born on Sept. 29, 1949, in Hallock, Minn., to Algot and Idie Erickson. She was raised on a farm in the Lancaster area, attended school there and graduated in 1968. She married Edward Steinman on July 16,…

Andrea “Andi” Lynn (Noel) Olsonawski, 41, Moorhead, Minn., died peacefully at home on June 23, 2020, surrounded by her family after a nearly five-year long cancer journey. Andi was born Jan. 21, 1979, in Thief River Falls, Minn., to Jeff and Peggy (Breiland) Noel.  She grew up in Stephen, Minn., where she attended Stephen-Argyle Central…

Lettie Larter, 85, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D. Lettie Jean Lilja was born to Edwin and Olive Lilja on Feb. 24, 1935, in Caribou Township of Kittson County, Minn. With heavy hearts, LeRoy, her husband of 66 years, Les (Pam), son, and…

Allan Ray Gustafson, 96, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Allan Ray was born June 1, 1924, the son of Oscar L. and Ida (McKibbin) Gustafson, at the family farm in Granville Township, Kittson County. He attended rural school district #54 (Grasshopper School) in…

Ernest J. Gieseke, 70, of Greenbush, Minn., passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D. Ernest John Gieseke was born April 28, 1950, to Herbert H. Gieseke and May Christine (Eidem) Gieseke. He was baptized and confirmed at Zoar Lutheran Church. He grew up at Marietta, Minn., and graduated Class…

Roger Lundberg, age 96, died Jan. 30, 2020, at the  Kittson Memorial Nursing Home in Hallock, Minn. Roger was born on April 22, 1923, on the family farm 6 miles northwest of Kennedy, Minn., to  Gottfred and Betsy Lundberg. He was the seventh of nine children. No hospital for him as he was born in…

Marvella “Judy” E. Krabbenhoft, 83, of Blackduck, Minn., died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society, Senior Living, Blackduck. Judy was born on June 12, 1936, in Kennedy, Minn., to Robert and Ellen (Bjornberg) Gunnarson.  She attended a country school in Jupiter Township and graduated from Kennedy High School in 1954.  She attended…

A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go. With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Lorraine Marilyn Dunn, our amazing mom and friend to all whose lives she touched. She passed from this life into the arms of our loving, heavenly Father on May 7, 2020, the National Day of Prayer, at Methodist…

  Melba L. Younggren, 89, of Hallock, Minn., passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Kittson Memorial Healthcare  Center in Hallock. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Austin Funeral Home, Hallock, is in charge of the arrangements.