Obituaries
01/08/2026
Dave Ward, age 75, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 6th, at his home with his family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 12th, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church near Mentor, MN with Father John Kleinwachter presiding. Interment will be...
01/06/2026
Alton “Fritz” Frethem, age 98, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, January 5th, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Peter Lurvey officiating. Interment will be in Hope Lutheran...
01/06/2026
Gunder Andrew Aos, 58, of Bagley, MN died on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab in Bagley, Minnesota.
A Celebration of Life will be held on May 23, 2025 at Amanda Thorssen’s Residence at 12:30 p.m. in Bagley, Minnesota. A full obituary will be posted soon.
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01/06/2026
Wayne was born August 6, 1936, to Helge and Beryl (Haney) Johnson at home in Dudley township near Leonard, MN. Wayne grew up on a small farm North of Shevlin, MN along with his parents and one sister, Rachel. He attended grade school at the little country school in Dudley township where he met many...
01/06/2026
George Vernon Larson was born on April 2, 1938, at home in Hill River Township in Polk County and died at home on January 1, 2026, in Bagley, Minnesota.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel of Bagley at 2:00 p.m. with the visitation at...
01/06/2026
Donna Rose Stenseng, 92, of, Bagley, Minnesota passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Neilson Place in Bemidji, Minnesota.
Services will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Leonard, Minnesota with a visitation one hour prior to the service at...
01/05/2026
Kenneth Lee Forbragd, 76, of Leonard, Minnesota, formerly of Bemidji, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at home after a long illness.
Ken, or Kenny Lee, was born on May 28, 1949, in Bagley, Minnesota, to Lamoine and Edna (Knutson) Forbragd. He grew up on the family farm outside Leonard....
01/03/2026
Doris Cleven, a cherished member of the Grygla and Warroad communities, was born on August 7, 1934, in Hamre Township, rural Grygla, Minnesota, the daughter of Oliver and Serine (Tanem) Howland. Doris passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, at Warroad Senior Living, with her loving family by...
01/03/2026
Ida Nancy Stanley, 91, of Grygla, MN, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025 at the Lakehouse Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis with her loving daughter Gwen by her side.
She was born at home, 10 miles northeast of Fourtown. Ida was the second oldest of fourteen children to...
01/03/2026
Dennis Sistad, age 87, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 1st, at Cornerstone Living in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Peter Lurvey officiating. Interment will be in Hope Lutheran...
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