Obituaries
09/25/2026
Mavis Patricia WingerSeptember 28, 1929 – August 29, 2026
Mavis Patricia Winger, 96, of Bemidji, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2026.
Mavis was born on September 28, 1929, at her childhood home on Sandy Lake in Debs, Minnesota, to Albert and Bertha Thompson. She grew up in a close-...
09/25/2026
Glen Brua, age 88, of McIntosh, MN, passed away on Friday, September 25th, at McIntosh Senior Living. A memorial gathering will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27th, at the McIntosh Community Center. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of McIntosh and...
09/22/2026
Mary E. Westrum (Utsinger) transitioned peacefully on September 20, 2026, at the age of 98. We all knew and loved her by many different names—Gramma Mayr, Snooks, Mare, and Mom.
Mary was raised on the Point in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, by her mother, Nellie, and father, Ruben. Utsinger Grocery...
09/21/2026
Paul Balstad, age 59, of Moorhead, MN and formerly of the McIntosh/Winger area, passed away on Thursday, September 17th, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3rd, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Winger with Theresa Sandness, SAM, officiating. Interment will...
09/21/2026
Kent Sylvester Schmitz, 67, of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Kent was born on December 19, 1958, in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, to Sylvester Jacob and Helen Gladys (Weiss) Schmitz. He was baptized...
09/20/2026
James Merle Trucke passed away on September 18th at the age of 83 at Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Jim on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bagley, MN with Fr. JohnMelkies Suvakeen presiding. A two...
09/20/2026
Derick Tollefson, age 34, of Lengby, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 17th, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26th, at Bethel Assembly Church in Fosston with Pastor Seth Johnson officiating. Family will greet friends for one hour...
09/15/2026
Delores Syverson, age 94, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 13th. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 17th, at Vernes Lutheran Church, rural McIntosh, MN, with the Rev. Will Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Vernes Lutheran Cemetery. Family...
09/15/2026
Donald LaCoursiere, 81, of Oklee, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 9, 2026 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN surrounded by his loving family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee, MN with...
09/11/2026
Brenda Kaye (Muzzy) Walberg, formerly of Thief River Falls, passed away peacefully at her home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Brenda was born to Lester and Violet (Hanson) Muzzy on August 18, 1952, the eldest of five children. She grew up in Thief River Falls and graduated from Lincoln High School...
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