Mona Catherine Korsmoe

Mona Catherine Korsmoe, 67, of Grand Forks, ND passed away peacefully at home Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026, with her husband Tim by her side.

Mona was born in Crookston, MN on August 26th, 1958. She was the third of nine children in the family with her parents Jim and Mary Kujawa, there were three sisters and five brothers. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith.

Mona was married to Kurt Heldstab on September 13th, 1980, at the Crookston Cathedral. They lived in Crookston and had three children. Shane, Allison, who passed shortly after birth and Nathan.

Mona held several jobs in the area while raising her family. She loved to be around people and worked in clerical and service jobs that surrounded her with contact and conversation. She was a caring, selfless and loving friend to everyone she crossed paths with.

Mona, like many of us, had some struggles in life, it was not easy for her. She found sobriety almost 18 years ago, with the help of her friends and sponsors in AA. She affectionately called this group "My Peeps”. She found so much support from them through the years.

Mona married Tim Korsmoe on June 11th, 2011, in Las Vegas Nevada with her parents Jim and Mary Kujawa as their witnesses during the ceremony. June 11th also happened to be her parents wedding anniversary, and they were married for 62 years until her father passed in 2017

Mona loved her family deeply and the social time with her siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Lots of her energy was focused on hobbies. These included various types of crafting such as scrapbooking, painting, and etched glass. She also had a "green thumb" and always mentioned the time she got to spend on her mower. Another favorite hobby of hers was raising monarch butterflies. She’d name each and every one before they flew away in the summer. Mona had an infectious laugh and loved using it.

Mona will be greatly missed by her loving husband Tim Korsmoe and children, Shane (Nicole) Heldstab, Crookston, MN and Nathan (Jennifer) Heldstab of Ocoee, FL, Matt Korsmoe of Grand Forks, ND, Chelsea Korsmoe, Cincinnati, OH. She adored her time with her grandchildren Anna, Alice and Claire of Crookston, MN., Kennedy, Kenlee and KJ, Cincinnati, OH. Mona will also be greatly missed by her siblings and their spouses, Laura (Beau) Kujawa of Park Rapids, MN, Mike and Bonnie Kujawa of EGF, MN, Jaci and Glen Wilder of Crookston, MN, Paul and Sarah Kujawa of Detroit Lakes, MN, Tim and Kara Kujawa of EGF, MN, Julie Bigger of Alexandria, MN, Lee Kujawa of Crookston, MN, Michelle Kujawa and Shane Johnson of Alexandria, MN, Michael Korsmoe, Grand Forks, ND, Victor Korsmoe, Austin MN, Joyce Nopwaskey, PA, Tom Suedel, EGF, MN, Janice Naslund, TRF, MN Todd Suedel, Grand Forks, ND, Parents, Chuck and Sandra Korsmoe and 24 nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her daughter Allison, her parents Jim and Mary Kujawa and brother Beau Kujawa.

A Funeral Mass will be held to remember and celebrate the life of Mona on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 1:00pm at Holy Family Catholic Church in Grand Forks, ND. Visitation with the family will be held before the Mass, from 11:30am-1:00pm, with a lunch to follow.