Area Obituaries

Helen Jeannine Howe, 91, of Greeley, Colo., and formerly of Hallock, Minn., passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at Bonell Good Samaritan Community in Greeley. Helen was born on Dec. 22, 1928, in Sigourney, Iowa, to Charles O. and Helen E. (Dupuis) Dalbey. She grew up and received her education in Sigourney, graduating in 1946.…

Lorraine Carlson, 90, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Hospital in Hallock early Friday morning, Feb. 7, 2020. Lorraine Elsie Spilde was born March 16, 1929, at Halma, Minn., to  Severt and Cora (Thomson) Spilde. Lorraine attended school in Halma for eight years, attended high school in Karlstad and graduated from there. After…

John Krawchuk, 76, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away at his home on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. John Roy Krawchuk was born Nov. 9, 1943, at Hallock, Minn., to Bill and Mary (Sandul) Krawchuk. He grew up near Lancaster and graduated from high school there in 1961. John went on to attend Mayville State Teachers College…

Marwood “Woody” Laurence Hunstad died peacefully at home in rural Pillager, Minn., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Woody was born Aug. 11, 1940, in Thief River Falls, Minn., to Jens and Agnes (Stanghelle) Hunstad. He graduated from Agricultural College in Crookston, Minn., and spent a year at the University of Minnesota. He married his wife,…

Eleanore Grace (Locken) Lang, Spokane, Wash.,  passed peacefully on Jan. 13, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Selmer and Selma Locken; husband, Clarence Forrest (Red) Lang; two brothers, Kenneth and Russell; two sisters, Doris Sele and Marilyn Aubertin. She is survived by a sister,  Sandy Martin, and several nephews and nieces,  great-nephews…

Wilbert Edwin Charles Schulte, age 90, of Osceola, Wis., died Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at his home with his loving family by his side. Edwin was born July 24, 1929, in Hill Township, Kittson County, Minn., to August and Paulina (Plieman) Schulte. He enlisted into the Army in 1948, where he received his G.E.D. and…

Roger Lundstrom of Thief River Falls, Minn., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls surrounded by his loving family. Roger Dale Lundstrom was born on May 26, 1942, at Strandquist, Minn., son of Clarence and Dagney (Grafstrom) Lundstrom. He was raised in the Strandquist area and attended…

Jonathan Wade Muir, 57, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, unexpectedly at his home in Fergus Falls. He was born Dec. 7, 1962, to James and Karen (Wilebski) Muir in Karlstad, Minn. He attended Adams Elementary during grade school and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1981. Jonathan loved spending time…

On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, Char Langen, loving wife, mother of three, and grandma of two passed away after a long battle with cancer at the age of 62. Char was born on Aug. 7, 1957, in Duluth, Minn., to Chuck and Georgian (Paulson) Abele. Shortly after they moved to Mahnomen, Minn., where she graduated…

Kristin Ann Erickson, 48, passed away on Dec. 29, 2019, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Kristin was born on March 1, 1971, in Crookston, Minn., the daughter of Kendall and Kathleen Hunter. She was raised and graduated from high school in Lancaster, Minn. She attended the University of Minnesota Crookston and Minnesota…