Obituaries

Scott William Crowe passed away November 6, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society in International Falls, Minnesota. He was born on November 8, 1950 at St.

Steven D. Petman, age 72, of Monticello, died Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the St.

Marlene Rose Erickson, 89, a resident of the Littlefork Care Center, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Rainy Lake Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 13, 1933 at International Falls, MN to parents, Anshelm and Vivian Borg.

7-27-1931 to 10-18-2022 Harold Robert Kelly, Husband, Father, Steward of the Land, Guardian of the Napa Valley, Community and Christian Leader, went to be with his Lord on October 18, 2022. He was 91 and passed peacefully at home.

Daniel Richard Stevens 84, of International Falls died Monday, October 31, 2022, at the Rainy Lake Medical Center in International Falls. Daniel was born on July 4, 1938, in Cheyenne Wyoming. He married Evelyn Woodbridge.

Ann (Stene) Bangen, 87, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022, at her home with her loving family at her side. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Duane Bangen, her parents Roy and Gladys Stene and a brother, Leland Stene.

Sandra Kay Sherk, 70, of International Falls, Minnesota, died Wednesday, October, 26, 2022, at the Rainy Lake Medical Center in International Falls. Sandra was born on September 17, 1952 in Nottoway, VA, the daughter of Albert and Judy (Kondo) Jones.

Gillette “Keith” Amidon, 87, of International Falls, passed away on October 19, 2022, at Good Samaritan. Keith was born June 19, 1935, in St. Paul, MN to George and Erma Amidon. The family was in Big Falls where he started school and then in 1949 moved to International Falls, graduating in 1953. During that time, he met Janet Thompson who would become his wife. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He returned and married Janet on December 30, 1955. They spent the next 62 years together. He was a lifelong member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 49 with 37 active years including heavy equipment operating, logging and trucking. He and Janet retired to Surprise, AZ and spent 13 years there. He filled his time volunteering with AARP repairing homes within the Navajo Nation in Arizona and was recognized as Volunteer of the Year for the Surprise Senior Center. He and Janet moved back to International Falls in 2012, and spent their final years back in their home community. Keith was preceded in death by his beloved wife Janet, parents George and Erma, sister Judy Dougherty and brother-in-law Dick Dougherty. He is survived by his brother Jim (Sue) Amidon of Bozeman, MT, daughter Elizabeth (Steve) Johnson of International Falls, son George (Susie) Amidon of Holland, MI, son Keith Amidon of International Falls. Grandchildren Stephanie (Lincoln) Jamrog, Ross (Libby) Johnson, Paul (Toriah) Amidon, Ashley (Mike) Oliver, Ben Amidon, Rachel Amidon, Autumn and McCain Martin. Great grandchildren Finley and Knox Johnson, Jesper Jamrog, Octavia and Sage Amidon, Gemma, Liam and Lincoln Amidon. Per Keith’s wishes, no funeral services will be held. Interment will be at Reedy Riverview Cemetery, Littlefork, MN, at a later date. If so desired, in-memoriam donations would be preferred to The Purple Pride Foundation. For those that remember the Purple Blazers worn in the 60’s and 70’s, Keith was instrumental in the fund-raising efforts to purcha

was designed to show how to determine the shape of the earth (flat or round) by observing and measuring an arrangement of targets over a distance of 10 km, taking terrestrial refraction into account and using modern equipment. The experiment was an advanced version of the Bedford Level experiment executed in 1838. George collaborated with Walter Bislins and Jesse Kozlowski during this project and Bislins wrote a paper “Proof of Earth Curvature: A Rainy Lake Experiment” that explains the project and the findings in detail. George had a plethora of projects and ideas (work and non-work) going on in his head that were sometimes committed to paper and regularly set in motion. A sun azimuth tracking system for solar panels, architectural drawings for an electronics warehouse, and plot drawings for an extensive garden to name just a few. All things George: good friend; kind stranger; loving son; avid photographer and videographer; exasperating, annoying, and exhausting debater; and the very best companion for his beloved Khan. Khan and George were always together and still are somewhere in the cosmos. A memorial service will be held November 2nd at 4 PM at the Green-Larsen Mortuary, 517 4th St. International Falls, MN. A reception will follow at the Ranier Community Hall, 2099 Spruce Street Ranier, MN. Please join us to remember George and celebrate his extraordinary life.