Obituaries

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...

Jun 1, 2024

Reuben Tretbar, age 90, of Ponsford, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at his daughter and son-in-law’s home in Osage, MN, with his loving family by his side.

Reuben was born on September 25, 1933, in Park Rapids, MN, to Albert and Mathilda (Bethke) Tretbar and was raised on the family farm in Ponsford, MN.   He graduated from...

May 30, 2024

Early Thursday morning of May 30, 2024, Everett Rodger Crandall, 82, peacefully passed away while in hospice care at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, MN., after a lengthy battle with heart and kidney disease.

Everett was born on the Crandall farm (located 4.5 to 5 miles off Hwy 34, West of Hwy 71 from the town of Park Rapids)...

May 19, 2024

Roberta “Bobbie” Ann Pickett, age 72 of Sebeka, MN, passed from this life to eternal life on Sunday, May 19, 2024 with her family by her side.  

 

Bobbie was born on March 11, 1952, in Minneapolis, MN, to Charles and Lavonne (Walberg) Beynon.   As a child she moved and traveled a lot with her family.  Her father was in...

May 2, 2024

Jacob Samuel Sellers, age 42 of Brainerd, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024 In Brainerd, MN.  Arrangements are pending with Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids, MN.   

Celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Lum Park in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Apr 28, 2024

Fredric (Fred) Charles Atton age 81, of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away April 28, 2024 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  He was born on July 15, 1942 in Lindsay, California to George and Dorothy (Gray) Atton.  

Fred married his current wife Charisse (Mattson) Atton on June 19, 1993 in Itasca State Park, Minnesota.  He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1960...

Apr 27, 2024

Barbara Jean Joki, age 84 of Menahga, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at CHI St Joseph Hospital in Park Rapids.  

Apr 26, 2024

Alexander G. Kovach, age 89 of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 at Diamond Willow Nursing Home in Park Rapids.  Arrangements are pending with Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids, MN.   For more information, please visit jonespearson.com.

Apr 20, 2024

Jacqueline (Jackie) Lura Swanson, age 97, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Saturday April 20th, 2024, at the Diamond Willow Nursing Home in Park Rapids, MN.

 

Jacqueline was born on April 18, 1927, in Rockport MA, to  Walter L. and Ruth E. (Harris) Cole. Her mother passed when Jackie was seven years old.  She was raised by her father and...

Apr 15, 2024

Darlene Joy Kimball, age 67, of Menahga, MN, passed away on Monday April 15th, 2024, at the Sanford Health Center in Fargo ND.

 

Darlene Arola was born on September 20th, 1956, in Park Rapids, MN, to Woodrow and Harriet (Johnston) Arola. She was raised in Wolf Lake, Osage and Perham.  On May 22nd, 1972, Darlene was united in marriage to Ernest...

Apr 15, 2024

Doris Mae Mitchell, 79, of Park Rapids passed away at home on April 15, 2024.

Doris was born July 22, 1944 to Raymond and Clarabelle Thielbar. The youngest of three children, she graduated in 1962 from Orono High School. After her first marriage in 1963 she was blessed with three daughters. She moved to Washington State in 1977 and in 1982...