Obituaries
02/12/2026
Velma Ward, 91, of Bemidji, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at Sanford Health Trillium in Bemidji.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home in Bemidji, with Mike Naylor presiding. Visitation will take place one...
02/12/2026
Alice Qual (nee Redmon), a longtime Austin resident died peacefully on February 9, 2026, at age 96 in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she had moved in recent years. Alice was born in Statesville, North Carolina, the youngest of the three children of Hulda Swenson Redmon (later Holte) and William Parks...
02/12/2026
Rosella “Rosie” Cormican, age 80, of Fosston, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 10th, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Peter Lurvey officiating. Family will greet friends for one hour...
02/12/2026
April 19, 1949 — February 11, 2026
Fosston, MN, formerly Crookston, MN
Donald R. Johnson, age 76, of Fosston, MN, and formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 11th, at Cornerstone Living in Fosston. There are no services planned at this time. Arrangements are with...
02/10/2026
Yvonne Philipp, age 92, Thief River Falls and formerly rural Goodridge MN, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, under the care of Oakland Park Nursing Home and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral services for Yvonne will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 11 a.m. at St John’s...
02/10/2026
Ellen Burslie, age 97, of McIntosh, MN, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 8th, unexpectedly while enjoying a Schow family Super Bowl party at her daughter’s home, rural McIntosh. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21st, at Our Savior’s...
02/10/2026
James George Bingham, 96, of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at his home.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 16, 2026 at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Bemidji, MN. Visitation will be from 2 – 5 pm with a wake service at 3 pm Sunday Feb. 15 at the Cease...
02/06/2026
It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the loss of artist Paula Swenson.
She joins her longtime love and husband, artist Gary Thomton, who passed this last November. She was lonely and lost without him. He grounded her, looked out for her, and supported her creative spirit.
She is...
02/05/2026
Ilene Amy (Cleaveland) Sistad, age 83 of Fosston, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Peter Lurvey officiating....
02/04/2026
Betty Darlene Merseth, 72, of Clearbrook, Minnesota, died on Monday, February 2, 2026, at her home in Clearbrook.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior’s Church at Ebro corner, rural Bagley. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour...
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