Obituaries
Aaro Tanney
Aug 28, 2016
Aaro August Tanney, 85, of Menahga, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2016 in a Bemidji nursing home. Aaro was born on February 26, 1931 to August and Lempi (Lolli) Tanney at the family home in Spruce Township in Becker County. He attended a little schoolhouse in Spurce Grove Township before transferring to Frazee High School, where he graduated in...
Marlene Virginia Geraud
Aug 27, 2016
Marlene Virginia Geraud, age 79, went home to be with her Lord on August 27, 2016 in Nevis, MN after battling lung cancer. She had been staying with her good friends, Don and Jan Francis. Marlene was born October 25, 1936 to Alfonse and Violet (Lund) Geraud in Wenatchee, Washington. When she was five, the family moved to Grand Coulee,...
John Patrick "Pat" Sargent
Aug 26, 2016
John Patrick “Pat” Sargent, age 78 of Park Rapids, MN, formerly of Brainerd, MN was too quickly taken from this life due to a boating accident while he was fishing and doing what he loved most on Fish Hook Lake just north of Park Rapids on Friday, August 26, 2016. Pat was born on April 6, 1938 in Brainerd, MN...
Warren Joseph Fisher
Aug 26, 2016
Warren Joseph Fisher, age 95, a long time Nevis, MN resident, peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, August 26, 2016 in his home north of Nevis, MN. Warren was born on January 14, 1921 in Sauk Rapids, MN to Joseph P. and Kathrine (Okonek) Fisher. At a young age, he moved with his family to Minneapolis where he attended public...
Olga Teske
Aug 20, 2016
Olga Teske May 11, 1937 – August 20, 2016 Olga Colacecchi Teske, age 79, of Walker, MN and formerly of Clinton, Kentucky passed away Saturday August 20, 2016 in her son’s home in Park Rapids where she has stayed during her short illness. Olga was born on May 11, 1937 and spent her early years in the Chicago Heights, Illinois...
Fern Marie Crocker
Aug 15, 2016
Fern Crocker, age 73, of Park Rapids, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at her home. A Memorial Celebration of her life will be held at a later date in the Balaton or Pipestone, Minnesota area where Fern spent most of her life. Please leave her family online condolences here on our website. Service information will be posted once...
Gary Lee Bohall
Aug 13, 2016
Gary Bohall, age 60 of Park Rapids, MN passed away at his home on Saturday, August 13 2016 with his loved ones by his side. Gary was born February 17, 1956 in Crosby, MN to Garold Dean & Lorretta Ann (Buchite) Bohall. Gary served in the military and was a welder for many years. No public services are being planned,...
Lyola A. Girtz
Aug 11, 2016
LYOLA A. GIRTZ March 16, 1925 – August 11, 2016 Lyola A. Girtz, age 91, a long time Park Rapids, MN area resident and formerly of Pierz, MN, peacefully passed into eternal life on Thursday evening, August 11, 2016 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Park Rapids surrounded by her loved ones. Lyola was born on March 16, 1925 in...
Walter "Wally" Frank Hejhal
Aug 11, 2016
WALLY HEJHAL December 13, 1948 – August 11, 2016 Walter Frank “Wally” Hejhal, age 67, of Park Rapids passed away suddenly at his residence on August 11, 2016. He was born December 13, 1948 in St. Paul, MN the son of William & Dorothy (Phillips) Hejhal. He graduated from Monroe High School in St. Paul in 1967 and later that...
Vernie Melvin Anderson
Aug 4, 2016
Vernie Melvin Anderson, age 90, a lifelong resident of Sebeka, MN passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Henning, MN.Vernie was born on August 9, 1925 on his family's home near Sebeka to Frank and Lydia (Roiko) Anderson. He graduated from the Sebeka High School in 1944. Vernie went on to proudly serve his...
Colleen M. Conley
Jul 30, 2016
Colleen Marie Conley, age 58, of Menahga, MN passed away at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, MN on July 30, 2016 surrounded by her family and close friends. She was born on March 8, 1958 in Buffalo, New York the daughter of Vincent & Lois (Rittenburg) Conley. She married David Magaard in Denver, Colorado on March 17, 1979 and...
Robert L. "Bob" Nash
Jul 29, 2016
Robert L. Nash, 88 of Park Rapids, MN died on Friday, July 29th after a long battle with CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) in Bethany on 42nd Nursing Home, Fargo ND with his wife JoAnn by his side. Robert Lloyd Nash was born to Lloyd G. and Blanche M. (Gustafson) Nash on March 8, 1928 in St. Paul, MN. He grew...
Margaret "Marjean" Jean Engelhart
Jul 22, 2016
Marjean Engelhart, age 90, a long time Park Rapids, MN area resident, passed into eternal life on Friday, July 22, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids with her loved ones at her side. Marjean was born on January 21, 1926 in Middleton, Ohio to Charles and Alice (Ulmer) Henderson. As a small child she moved with her family...
Karen E. Hinton
Jul 20, 2016
Karen E. (Pollock) Hinton, age 74, a long time Park Rapids, MN resident, peacefully entered Heaven on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids with her loved ones at her side. Karen was born at home on the family farm in Green Valley township of Becker County, MN to Louis and Laura (Schmidt) Pollock. She attended...
Lawrence Philip Buck
Jul 17, 2016
?Lawrence P. Buck, age 80, of Lake George, MN, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away on Sunday morning July 17, 2016 at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, MN. Lawrence was born to John P. and Mary A. (Krueger) Buck in a small two-room shack North of Emmaville, MN in the early spring of 1936. Shortly after...
Delphine Anderson
Jul 17, 2016
Delphine Anderson, age 93 of Park Rapids, Mn formerly of Dillworth, MN passed away July 17, 2016 in Sanford University Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral mass will be held 11 AM Friday, July 22, 2016 at St Peters Catholic Church in Park Rapids with visitation one hour prior to mass at the church. Burial will be at 3 PM Friday...
Mavis M Huot
Jul 13, 2016
Mavis Mae Huot, age 82 of Hutchinson, MN and formerly of Menahga passed away in her home on July 13, 2016. She was born March 5, 1934 in Menahga, MN to Edward & Mayme (Ollila) Grangruth. She spent most of her adult life as a laundress working several years for Leef Brothers Laundry in Minneapolis. She lived in Menahga, Minneapolis,...
Vance A. Larson
Jul 12, 2016
Vance Allen Larson, age 63 of Indian Harbour Beach, FL passed away July 12, 2016 while at his summer cottage in Big Pines RV Park in Park Rapids, MN. No local services are being planned at this time.
James William Gray
Jul 8, 2016
JAMES WILLIAM GRAY July 8, 1925 – July 8, 2016 James William Gray, son of James R. and Elizabeth (Blood) Gray, was born July 8, 1925 at the farm in Traverse County, MN. The Dr. came out 14 miles by buggy to deliver him. He went to country school through 8th grade and then graduated from Graceville Public School in...
Wilbert "Bert" Ahern
Jul 6, 2016
WILBERT H. “BERT” AHERN July 12, 1942 – July 6, 2016 Wilbert H. (Bert) Ahern, Horace T. Morse-Alumni Distinquished Professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, Morris, passed away July 6, 2016, after handling cancer with the grace, courage, and optimism with which he lived his entire life. Bert saw the good in every person and every situation, and he...
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