Obituaries
Helen Barr
Jul 25, 2023
Helen Barr. Age 83 and a long-time area resident, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, at the Good Samaritan Society – Battle Lake, MN. Helen was born on December 2, 1939 in Pine River, MN to Albert and Esther (Larsen) Thoreson. She attended public school in Park Rapids until graduating with the Class of 1958. On September 21, 1958, she...
Carollyn Goldia Dennis
Jul 23, 2023
Carollyn Golda Dennis nee Geidel, age 88, a resident of Minnesota, peacefully passed into the eternal splendor of Heaven on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Serenity Living Solutions Center in Remer Minnesota.
Carollyn was born March 26, 1935, in Olivet, South Dakota to Fred and Della Geidel and was the youngest of 4 girls. The family moved from South...
Kurt Michael Schultz
Jul 22, 2023
Kurt Michael Schultz, 55, of Park Rapids, MN passed away July 22, 2023. Kurt was preceded in death by his mother Kay Schultz of Park Rapids, MN, bother-in-law Daniel Labrecque of Eagle River, AK, Aunt Mary-Lou Peck and cousin Mathew Shepard. He is survived by his partner Becky Petron and their children, Travis, Emma and Casey, his father Louis Schultz...
Doris Marie Sawyer
Jul 22, 2023
Doris (Klingenberg) Sawyer of Park Rapids was welcomed into heaven on early Saturday morning, July 22, 2023, at the age of 90. She is now in the arms of Jesus.
Doris was born in Swanville, MN to Carl and Mia (Esselstrom) Lindborg on November 08, 1932. She graduated from Swanville High School in 1950. Doris worked for Munsingwear and Land...
Judy Joann Girtz
Jul 20, 2023
Judy Girtz, age 69 and a lifelong area resident, entered into eternal life with her angels, at her home, Thursday morning, July 20, surrounded by her loved ones.
Judy was born on November 5, 1953, in Park Rapids to Ollie and Frieda (Holler) Kendall as the 8th child of 14 that blessed their family. As a child she attended public...
Eileen M Pulju
Jul 15, 2023
Eileen Myrtle Pulju, age 86, of Menahga, Minnesota, peacefully slipped from this life to eternity on July 15, 2023, at the Green Pine Acres Nursing Home located in Menahga, MN.
Eileen was born in Minneapolis on August 22, 1936, to Gunnar and Mildred (Isaacson) Berglund. She lived in Minneapolis, MN until her junior year of high school when she moved...
Erna Augusta Kable
Jul 10, 2023
Erna A. Kable, age 96, of Osage, MN, formerly of Jamestown, ND passed away on July 10, 2023, at CHI St. Joseph Hospital in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
Erna was born on January 12, 1927, to Oswald and Ida Schielke in Windsor, North Dakota. It was in this same area that she attended public school. In 1945, Erna was united in...
Geraldine Pearl (Kirsch) Hepola
Jun 18, 2023
Geraldine (Gerry) Pearl Hepola, 92, died peacefully on June 18, 2023, under the care of Hospice in Stillwater, MN.
Geraldine was born December 24, 1930 in Huntersville Township (Wadena County, MN) to John Van Fleet Kirsch and Florence Gertrude Reyman. She was raised in Sebeka, MN, and graduated with the class of 1949. After graduation, she moved to Minneapolis and...
Corinne Anna Zeller Stein
Jun 13, 2023
Corinne Anna Zeller Stein, 90 a Park Rapids, MN area resident, peacefully passed from this life to eternal life on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at the Heritage Cottages in Park Rapids, MN.
Corinne was born on April 11, 1933, in Miles City, MT to William and Evelyn (Westman) Collins. She graduated from Park Rapids School. On December 12, 1952, Corinne...
Roy Stanley Barten
May 17, 2023
Roy Stanley Barten, age 83 of Park Rapids, MN passed into eternal life on May 17,2023 at St. Mary's/Essentia Hospital in Duluth, MN. Roy was born on October 6, 1939 in Maquoketa, Iowa to Robert and Caroline (Krabbenhoft) Barten. He attended public Schools in Maquoketa and graduated from Maquoketa High School. He married Ruth Rickertsen and they were blessed with...
Eugene Charles Maves
May 2, 2023
Eugene “Gene “ Charles Maves age 64, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2023 at the family farm.
Gene was born on December 12, 1958 the son of William A. “Bill” and Jane A. (Morville) Maves of Park Rapids, MN.
He grew up and attended school in Park Rapids MN where he graduated with the class of 1977. He went...
Willard Rodney Yliniemi
Apr 27, 2023
Willard ‘Will’ Rodney Yliniemi, age 76, passed away peacefully at his home in rural Osage, Minnesota on April 27, 2023. Willard was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, neighbor, and friend to many. Willard was born January 23, 1947 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to William and Eleanor (Nelson) Yliniemi. He grew up on a dairy farm in rural...
Shane Plautz
Apr 26, 2023
Shane Garold Plautz. Age 50. Of Park Rapids, MN was suddenly promoted into Heaven on April 26, 2023 in Fargo, ND.
Shane was born on February 9, l973 in Wadena, MN to Garold and Rosemary Plautz. He grew up on Spider Lake as his parents built a home on Spider Island. He attended public schooling in Nevis, graduating from High...
Eino D Maninga
Apr 23, 2023
Eino Maninga, a resident of Menahga, MN, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023, in Menahga, MN. Eino was born on October 24, 1926, in Menahga to Erick and Annie (Kummala) Maninga. He grew up on the family farm. As a youth, during summers, he worked in the Dakota's harvest fields and spent three summers iron mining at Pacific Isle,...
Karen Marjorie Kok
Apr 21, 2023
Karen Marjorie (Wrabek) Kok, age 86, of Park Rapids, peacefully passed away on April 21, 2023 at the Heritage Cottages located in Park Rapids, MN.
Karen was born in Minneapolis on September 11, 1936 to Walter and Marian (McKay) Wrabek. She graduated from Anoka High School in 1954 and then attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree...
Brian Donald Luedtke
Apr 19, 2023
Brian Donald Luedtke, age 71, of Verndale, MN, died in his home surrounded by his family after making a valiant fight against heart disease.
Brian was born on September 30, 1951 in Estherville, Iowa to Donald William Arthur and Maxine Marie (Donahoe) Luedtke. He was in the lst grade when his parents moved to Minnesota. He attended grade school in...
David Wayne Wikman
Apr 8, 2023
David Wayne Wikman, one of the nicest, Kindest persons anyone could ever know. He didn't complain about anyone or anything. Not even the disease that took his life. David passed away at home with family at his side on April 8th after a lengthy struggle with pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs. He was 69 years of age.
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Russell Dale Brown
Apr 8, 2023
Russell D. Brown of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on April 8, 2023, in Fargo, ND. Born March 16, 1948, to Harley and Dorothy (Knapp) Brown in Toledo, OH, he grew up outside of Sylvania, OH, and graduated from Sylvania High School. Introduced by a friend to a family with seven daughters, Russ met his sweetheart Kathleen (Billings). They married...
Sharon Rose Crawford
Mar 31, 2023
Sharon Rose Johnson Crawford was born January 16, 1936, to Frank & Vera Johnson in Minneapolis. She died March 31, 2023, in Park Rapids.
Sharon attended Anoka schools & Hamline University. Her chemistry major led to work in 3M's research laboratory, where she helped to develop reflective tape. She married Jack Q. Crawford, whose family owned Kozy Kove resort on...
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