All Obituaries

Karen Marie Osowski, 67, of Oslo, MN, formerly of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Karen was born on April 27, 1953, in Grafton, ND; the daughter of John and Marie Blanche (Campbell) Osowski. She graduated from Oslo High School in Oslo, the class of 1971. Karen worked in a variety of retail stores in Grand Forks and was manager of Pred’s Coats store before the store closed after the 1997 flood. She retired from Catherine’s in 2014 and moved back to her...

Kristie Anderson, 54, of Viking, MN, passed away on Thursday morning, January 7, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Kristie Kae Bjornrud was born on June 1, 1966 in Thief River Falls, MN, the daughter of Wayne and Carol (Schweitzer) Bjornrud. She was raised in Thief River Falls where she attended and graduated from Lincoln High School and Northland Community College. On June 11, 1988, Kristie married the love of her life, Scott Anderson, in Thief River Falls. They made their home...

Janet Carlson, 97, formerly of Alvarado, MN, died on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, in North Star Manor, Warren, MN. Born Janet Orvia Johnson, June 28, 1923 on a farm close to Alvarado, the third of six children born to Julius and Olga (Hendrickson) Johnson. At age four, Janet and her family moved to a farm in Higdem Township. She attended Lakeside Country School through the eighth grade and attended Oslo High School for two years. Janet helped her family with the farm work in the spring,...

Winton Rolland Knutson, 92, of East Grand Forks, formerly of Oslo, MN, a lifelong farmer, passed away with family at his side on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Winton was born on August 23, 1928, in Argyle, MN; the son of Orrie and Ruby (Efterfield) Knutson. He attended country school in Oak Park Township, and 7th and 8th grades in Argyle. He graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, the class of 1946. He married Theresa St. Germain on June 26, 1951, in St. Rose of Lima...

  Elaine Heck, 81, of Warren, MN, died unexpectedly in her home on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, following a Christmas weekend in which she got to see each of her daughters. Elaine Marie Amundson was born on January 24, 1939, in Langdon, ND, to Emil and Alda (Johnson) Amundson. She was raised in Langdon and graduated from High School in Walhalla before attending college at Mayville State. On February 2, 1958, Elaine was united in marriage to Selmer Heck in Vang, ND. The young couple...

Judy Yutrzenka, 80, of Argyle, MN, died on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Tom Yutrzenka, 83, followed his wife from this life just twelve hours later, early Monday morning, December 28, 2020, also in Altru. Together through life, they are together in death; both of them passing away from complications of the Covid-19 virus. Thomas Gerald was born on June 14, 1937, in Duluth, MN, to Mert and Irene (Dulinski) Yutrzenka. He was raised in rural Argyle alongside...

Rose Peterson, 60, of Brooklyn Park, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Rose Marie Peterson, daughter of Janet and Elmer Sabol, was the second of five children born on March 28, 1960, and grew up west of Warren, Minnesota on her parent’s farm. She completed High school in Warren then pursued Medical Assistant training at East Grand Forks Technical College, then proceeded to work for East Grand Forks Good Samaritan...

Linda Adlis, 82, of Argyle, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home at the Marshall County Group Home. Linda Lou was born on March 12, 1938 in Strandquist, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Elphie (Hegstrom) Adlis. She lived with her family on the family farm near Strandquist until moving to Faribault, MN. In February of 1977, Linda moved to the Marshall County Group Home in Argyle. She worked and participated in the Leisure Program at the Marshall County DAC/ODC. Linda was...

Verna Oseth, age 90, of Wasilla, AK, formerly of rural Oslo, MN, died on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, AK. Verna Mae Chester was born on August 30, 1930, in Bowesmont, ND, to Stanley and Ethel (Peppard) Chester. Her family moved around northeastern North Dakota, living in Bowesmont, Grafton and Drayton. She graduated from Drayton High School in 1948. Verna attended Carbon College in Price, UT and Valley City Teachers College in Valley City, ND,...

Jeffery “Swan” Swanson, 62, of Eagan, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, December 13, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Jeffery John Swanson was born on December 17, 1957 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Alfred and Lois (Wahl) Swanson. He was raised in Jamestown where he graduated from high school.After high school, Jeff graduated in 1980 from Moorhead State University with a degree in Physics and from University of North Dakota in 1982 with a degree in...