Mike Harrison

Michael Vance Harrison, age 72, of Menahga, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN.

Michael was born on June 17, 1952, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of the late Robert and Juanita (Johnson) Harrison. He was raised in Minneapolis until the 9th grade when the family moved to Arizona. He moved back to Minnesota and met his partner Anne Wehmas in 1981. They then moved back to Arizona in 1982 to take care of his ailing mother. During this time their children, Sherri and Mike, were born. They then moved to Menahga, MN, in 1987 and have resided there ever since. Michael worked as a fire fighter with the Minnesota DNR until his retirement in 2009. In his free time, he loved to fish, feed the birds, and work on cars and engines, specifically Chevys.

Michael is survived by his partner and mother of his children, Anne Wehmas; daughter, Sherri Harrison; son, Mike Harrison; 5 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren; as well as close friends, Donnie Mullen, Stewart Limanen, Henry Schafer, Al Diamond, Pete Carnie, and Terry Novak. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Juanite Harrison.

A celebration of life will be held by the family at a later date.