Obituaries

Oct 1, 2024

Joanne Beth (Hughes) Wright, age 77, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND

Joanne Hughes was born on December 3, 1946, to Joseph and Hilma (Harstad) Hughes at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN. As a young girl she grew up on the family farm located in Savannah Township...

Sep 27, 2024

Carole Kathryn Anderson, age 82, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024. Born on December 14, 1941, in Park Rapids, Minnesota, Carole lived a life of deep compassion, dedication, and love. 

Carole was a lifelong resident of Park Rapids graduating from there to go on and make a profound impact in her career as a social worker. For 44 years, Carole...

Sep 21, 2024

Candise “Candy” Verna (Lutz) Helleson, age 65, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at her home. 

Candy Lutz was born on March 4, 1959, and was raised in St. Paul, MN, with her parents, Wayne and Iva (Saxe) Lutz. She graduated from Johnson High School in St. Paul, MN and later received her CNA. She lived...

Sep 20, 2024

Lucille Beatrice (Buhl) Feela, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2024, at her home in Park Rapids, MN, with her family by her side.

Lucille Buhl was born on November 4, 1935, to Frank and Bertha (Mikel) Buhl in Bertha, MN. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school. On December 22, 1952, she was married to Thomas...

Sep 15, 2024

In Loving Memory ofPatricia (Yliniemi) Ervasti December 29, 1951- September 15, 2024

Patricia (Yliniemi) Ervasti, age 72, of Bertha, MN, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 15, 2024. She passed away peacefully at her home in the loving care of her family and Knute Nelson Hospice following an unexpected battle with sepsis after being hospitalized...

Aug 31, 2024

Mabel Nina Carson was born on May 15, 1931 in Lake George, MN to James and Nina (Bingham) Carson. It was in Lake George that she attended public school through the 8th grade. She went on to attend high school in Park Rapids where she graduated with the class of 1949. Following high school, Mabel attended St. Paul Bible College...

Aug 24, 2024

Cindy Louisa Gunsolus passed away at Astera Health in Wadena, MN on August 24, 2024, ten days after her 69th birthday.

Cindy was born on August 14, 1955 in Decorah, IA to Billie Ralph and Victoria Louise (Pennington) Gunsolus. She was the second of their two daughters. Cindy grew up in New Richland, MN, graduating from the New Richland-Hartland High School...

Aug 24, 2024

James Edward Peck (Jim) 83 of Sun City, CA, formerly of Austin, MN, completed his earthly journey and peacefully entered the safety of God’s presence and eternal life on August 24, 2024. Jim was born in Rushville, Nebraska on April 29, 1941, to Magdelena (Abbenhaus) and Walter Peck. His early years were spent at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, where his...

Aug 12, 2024

Dennis Sagedahl, 82 years of age, passed away from Alzheimer’s on Monday, August 12th, at Diamond Willows Assisted Living in Park Rapids, MN. He was born on March 25th, 1942, in Brooten, Minnesota, to Hattie and Henry Sagedahl. Dennis is survived by his sister Betsey Isane, his two daughters, Amy (Dwight) Villars and Kari (Trevor) Frank, and his grandchildren Annelie...

Aug 3, 2024

Robin Lee Foster, age 63 of Hackensack, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Birchview Garden Assisted Living Center in Hackensack, MN. He will be missed by all his family and friends. 

Jul 29, 2024

Mitchell Carver passed Monday, July 29, 2024 at Crystal Brooke Assisted Living center in Park Rapids, MN. No services will be held at this time. 

Jul 27, 2024

Geraldine “Gerry” Marie (Berthelsen) Jensen, age 90, of Park Rapids, MN, passed on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. 

Geraldine Berthelsen was born on November 30, 1933, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of the late Henry and Pearl (Torrey) Berthelson. She was raised in Minneapolis, MN, and attended Roosevelt High School. Afterwards, she went to work on...

Jul 26, 2024

Steven Vern Liimatta of Menahga passed away July 26 2024 at St Catherines, Fargo ND. Steven was born to Clinton and Ethel Liimatta (Olson) 11 Jan 1949 at the Park Rapids Hospital. 

Steve attended the 1 room schoolhouse in Spruce Grove Township and then attended school in Menahga where he graduated in 1966, except for his 6th grade when he attended...

Jul 23, 2024

Rodney Donald Friday, age 77 of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at his home in Park Rapids. 

Jul 18, 2024

Sophie Elina (Johnson) Limanen, age 94, of Cloquet, MN, formerly of Menahga, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, MN, with her family by her side. 

 Sophie Johnson was born at home in Meadow Township, MN, now Menahga, MN, on May 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillian...

Jul 13, 2024

Jun 27, 2024

Bridget Lynn Kaiser age 4 of Park Rapids MN passed away on June 27, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born on November 15, 2019, in St. Cloud, MN to Jesse and Jennifer Kaiser. 

She attended Century Elementary School. Bridget enjoyed dancing, especially with her mother, and loved listening to her father sing to her. Her favorite color was brown....

Jun 18, 2024

Clark Wayne Smith, age 81, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Sanford Roger Meris Cancer Center in Fargo, ND. 

Clark was born on October 24, 1942, in Dover, MN, to the late Clifford and Betty (Schaffer) Smith. He was raised on the family dairy farm and attended rural country school in Elmira, MN, until...

Jun 11, 2024

Leslie Seward, age 85, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2024, at the St. Williams Living Center in Parkers Prairie, MN. Leslie was born on February 18, 1939, in Chudleigh, Devon, England to Walter John and Belinda Mary (Tope) Seward. At age 11, Leslie began attending Exter Tech School for the advanced. All his life, Leslie was able to fix...

Jun 5, 2024

Elizabeth Caroline “Betty” Robbins, age 81, a longtime resident of Park Rapids, MN, passed peacefully Wednesday evening, June 5, 2024 in her home surrounded by her family.

Betty was born on September 12, 1942 in Hubbard Township, MN to Howard and Mary Annis. She attended school at the Hubbard country school and later Park Rapids High School.  After High school she...