All Obituaries

Arvid Sten, 79, of rural Argyle, MN, passed away on Thursday evening, October 21, 2021 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10:30 AM on Friday, October 29, 2021 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Stephen, MN. VISITATION: After 5:30 PM with a 7:00 PM Prayer Service on Thursday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Stephen, MN and one hour before services at the church on Friday. INTERMENT: St. Stephen Catholic Cemetery in Stephen, MN A complete obituary will be...

Leonard Lubarski, 83, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021, in North Star Manor, Warren, MN, with his family by his side. Leonard Francis was born on March 7, 1938, in Wright Township, Marshall County, MN, to Florian “Floyd” and Agnes (Nadolski) Lubarski. He and his three siblings were raised on the family farm. From a young age, Leonard was skilled in operating machinery- he leveraged this into a 49-year career operating heavy equipment. He lived nearly 40 years in...

Dolores Setterholm, 94, formerly of Argyle, MN, died on Thursday morning, October 14, 2021, in North Star Assisted Living, Warren, MN. Dolores Mae was born on July 9, 1927, in Minneapolis, to Henry and Mildred (Thorson) Morberg. As a young girl, she moved to Argyle, attending the Argyle public school and teacher's training in Warren. On June 30, 1948, Dolores was married to Virgil Setterholm, the two making their home together on a farm east of Argyle. Dolores taught at two country...

Adeline Borowicz, 89, of Florian, MN, died on Monday morning, October 11, 2021, in Oakland Park Community, Thief River Falls, MN. Adeline Theresa was born on April, 4, 1932, on the family farm near St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Alma Township, MN. Her parents, John and Helen (Pawlowski) Bukowski, raised her and her two siblings to work hard and love God. She attended country school, with her father driving the horse-drawn school bus to pick up the neighboring kids. As a young...

Amber Aleksic, 38, of Argyle, MN, formerly of Strandquist, MN, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Amber was born on October 13, 1982 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Milan (Gig) Aleksic and Yelema (Lena) Aleksic. Amber and her father lived in Milwaukee where Amber attended various schools for special needs. In March of 2004, Amber and her father moved to Strandquist. At that time, Amber attended the Lake Bronson DAC until she moved to Marshall...

Paul Tulibaski, 60, of rural Argyle, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at his home. Paul Walter Tulibaski was born on November 10, 1960 in Warren, MN, the son of Steve and Barbara (Price) Tulibaski. He attended and graduated from Argyle High School in 1979. After graduating high school, Paul stayed on the family farm in Wanger Township where he was devoted to tending the Holstein dairy herd and small grains farm. He was a member of the former St. John the Baptist...

Janice Marie Sherlock-Smidt, 75, beloved long-time teacher lost her short courageous battle with Leukemia on October 6, 2021, surrounded by her daughter, son-in-law, and grandkids. Jan was born on September 3, 1946 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to James and Alice (Ljunggren) Sherlock. She graduated from Oslo High School in 1964 and University of North Dakota in 1970 with Elementary and Special Education degrees. Jan served in VISTA Americorps before moving to Anchorage, Alaska where she...

Robert "Rob" Blackwell, 66, of Alvarado, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his home. No services are planned at this time.

Richard Elliot “Rick” Solberg, 67, passed away peacefully in his home, holding his loved one’s hands on October 2, 2021 in Bismarck, ND. He was a beloved family member, a hilarious friend, a caring neighbor, and a teller of jokes and stories that were (mostly) true. Rick was born on June 19, 1954 in Warren Minnesota to Joyce and Ernest Solberg. Rick’s mother married Clarence Sather when he was a toddler. One of Rick’s first and most cherished memories was...

Irene Rud, 92, of Stephen MN, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in North Star Manor, Warren MN, under the care of Hospice. Irene Agatha Pietruszewski was born in Wright township, Marshall County, on Feb. 3, 1929, to Anton and Hedwig Pietruszewski. She attended Golden Glow country school. She helped area farm families in her younger years and moved to Duluth, where she worked at Bridgeman and did nanny work for a family in Duluth as well. She moved back to Stephen and was working at...