Obituaries
Millie (Boyd) Miller
May 25, 2025
Millie (Boyd) Miller, age 88, of Lake Alice, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at her home with her family by her side.
Millie Boyd was born at home on August 26, 1936, in Berner Township, MN, the daughter of the late Ormanzo and Lillian (Erickson) Boyd. She lived in Berner until age 8 when her family moved to...
Sirkka M Seppala
May 22, 2025
Sirkka M. Seppala, age 94, of Menahga, MN, passed into eternal life on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 30, 2025, at Spruce Grove Apostolic Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. The burial will be held at...
Russell Dean Knowles
May 11, 2025
Russell Dean Knowles, age 74, of Menahga, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at Centra Care Hospital in Saint Cloud, MN.
Russell was born on June 4, 1951, in Park Rapids, MN, the son of the late Emmertt and Mildred (Willard) Knowles. He was raised in Menahga, MN, and graduated from Menahga High School in 1969. He was drafted...
Mike Harrison
May 11, 2025
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...
Richard Henry Ladely
May 7, 2025
Richard Henry Ladely, age 50, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at his home in Park Rapids, MN.
Richard was born on June 18, 1974, in Park Rapids, MN, the son of William and Wanda (Meier) Ladely. He joined the Cub Scouts and went all the way through until he received his Eagle Scout Award. He...
Harriet Lois Johnson
Apr 21, 2025
Harriet Lois (Madson) Johnson, age 89, of Park Rapids, MN, formerly of Nevis, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 21, 2025, at CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN, with her family by her side.
Harriet Madson was born on November 3, 1935, in Wright, MN, the daughter of the late Earl and Bernice (Whitton) Madson. She lived in...
Darrell L Trumble II
Apr 19, 2025
Darrell Lewis “Dooby” Trumble, II, age 47, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN.
Darrell was born on December 31, 1977, in Longview, WA, the son of Darrell and Linda (Humphrey) Trumble. He was raised all over and primarily attended school in Ephrata, WA. During the 11th...
Dean Walter Christianson
Apr 13, 2025
Dean Walter Christianson was born to Kent & Lola Christianson on April 30, 1953, in Park Rapids, MN. After a long battle with cancer, he passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 13, with his family by his side. He was raised on the family farm on the Ponsford prairie, attending school in Park Rapids graduating with the Class of 1972....
Sharon Jean Hamblin
Apr 7, 2025
Sharon Hamblin of Akeley, Minnesota, passed away in her home, on Monday, April 7, 2025.
Sharon Jean Wilbur was born on January 20, 1939 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Raymond and Mildred Wilbur. After living in the Twin Cities for more than seventeen years, the Wilbur’s relocated to Akeley, where her parents opened Hillside Resort. Sharon married in January of 1958...
Christopher Todd Mueller
Apr 2, 2025
Christopher “Chris” Todd Mueller was born on Thursday, May 6th, 1965 in Little Falls, MN to Kenneth “Ken” “Kenny” and Kathleen “Kathy” “Grace” (Hemry) Mueller. Chris passed away on Wednesday, April 2nd at the Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menaga, MN.
As a child Chris attended Swanville Schools, graduating with the Class of 1983. In his high school years, he...
George Bebe Richardson
Mar 30, 2025
George Bebe Richardson, Jr., age 66, of Park Rapids, MN, passed on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
George was born on December 26, 1958, in Red Lake, MN, the son of the late George and Geraldine (Beaulieu) Richardson, Sr.. He was the oldest child. He was raised and attended school in Minneapolis. He moved to Park...
Virginia Ada Haapala
Mar 17, 2025
Virginia Ada Haapala, Age 97, of Menahga, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025, at Rose Haven Assisted Living in Menahga. The funeral service will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Runeberg Apostolic Lutheran Church in Menahga. The visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the church, on Friday, March 21, 2025,...
Patricia "Patty" Louise Shepersky
Mar 17, 2025
Patricia “Patty” Louise Shepersky, age 82, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away at her home on Monday, March 17, 2025. A funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Park Rapids. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm with prayer service on Friday, March 28. 2025, at the...
Gary Lee Richardson, SR.
Mar 7, 2025
Gary Lee Richardson, Sr., age 63, of Park Rapids, MN, started his spiritual journey on Friday, March 7, 2025, at his home with his family by his side.
Gary was born on January 14, 1962, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of the late George and Geraldine (Beaulieu) Richardson, Sr.. He was raised and attended school in Minneapolis until joining the Job...
Calvin Shaver
Mar 5, 2025
Calvin Shaver, age 67 of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji, MN. Arrangements are pending.
Patricia "Patty" Jean Pachel
Feb 28, 2025
Patricia Jean “Patty” Pachel, age 61, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family. Patty was born on June 6, 1963, number 6 of 8 kids to John and Bette (Stephens) Pachel of Ponsford at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN.
She attended grades one through four at...
Ruth Ann (Salonek) Rolfzen formerly Berthiaume
Feb 24, 2025
Ruth Ann Rolfzen (Salonek) formerly Berthiaume, age 77, of Menahga, MN, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 24, 2025, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Ruth Ann was born in Watertown, MN, to Harold and Caroline (Otten) Salonek on Dec. 1, 1947, and was a devoted Catholic. She married Raymond F. Berthiaume, Jr., on Dec. 21,1964, in Wright County and they...
H. John Zentz
Feb 14, 2025
John Zentz
The Man, The Legend,
The Legacy
The Man
John Zentz, 92, of Park Rapids, MN, went home to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on February 14th, 2025. He is now walking on streets of gold with his loving wife, Patricia Zentz of Park Rapids, by his side. He was born Harry John, third son to Joe and...
Philip Lee Kaley
Feb 13, 2025
Philip Lee Kaley, age 88, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, MN, with his family by his side.
Phil was born on March 30, 1936, out in the country near DeLong, IN, the son of the late John and Bodie (Lang) Kaley. He attended country school in DeLong and...
Sharon Ruth Carlson
Feb 12, 2025
Sharon Ruth Carlson, age 85, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in her home in Park Rapids, MN, following a lengthy illness. Her family was by her side.
Sharon was born on September 10, 1939, to Einar and Claire (Hanson) Carlson in St. Paul, MN. She worked for many years as a receptionist at Regions, United...
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