The Mass of Christian Burial for Janet Wright of Bluffton was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday September 17, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bluffton. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. Janet was born the ninth child of fourteen to Joseph and Ann (Hopp) Lorentz on July 18,…

David Roger Kotila, 64, Park Rapids, MN passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at his home. David was born September 1, 1960 in Park Rapids to Martin and Martha (Haataja) Kotila. He grew up on a dairy farm in rural Menahga and helped on the farm. He had a large trap-line, trapping beaver, muskrat,…

Dennis Jalmer Lake, age 78, of Grand Rapids, MN, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital surrounded by his family holding his wife’s hand. Dennis was born May 1, 1946, to Jalmer and Norma Lake in Medford, OR. He was raised in Menahga, MN and moved to Grand Rapids in…

Shirley Ann (Rach) Olson, age 87 of Sebeka, MN passed away peacefully on Friday, August 23, 2024 surrounded by her family. Shirley was born to Dorothy and Elmer Rach on February 21, 1937 in Germania Township in Todd County MN. She was the oldest of three children with one brother Danny and one sister Jan.…

Memorial Services will be held for Vern Missling, age 79, of Menahga, Minnesota on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Hewitt Community Center. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the Community Center. Vernelle (Vern) Raymond Missling was born on January 24, 1945 to Raymond (Ray) and Mavis (Polzin)…

Laureen Marie (Downer) Huttunen, age 55, of Sebeka, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Lakewood Health System in Staples, MN, with her family by her side. Laureen was born on November 1, 1968, in Park Rapids, MN, to Blaine Downer and Deloris Shore. She was raised in Foley, MN, and graduated…

Roger Allen Tuorila, a beloved husband, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2024, at his home in rural Sebeka, MN, surrounded by family. He was born to Hazel and Eino Tuorila on September 3, 1953 and was a life-long member of the Sebeka community. Roger graduated…

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…

James “Jim” Eugene Wheeler quietly passed away on August 7, 2024, at a wizened 94 years of age. Jim was born on June 13, 1930, to Harry and Eugenie Wheeler in Breckenridge, MN. He was their eldest child, and as their sole son, would be joined by four sisters. At a young age, Jim showed…

Pamela Kay (Dorenbush) Eastlund went to meet Jesus on July 27; 2024. She was born February 7, 1955 to Louis and Joyce (Graba) Dorenbush in Wadena, MN. She was the fifth of six children. The family made their home on the Dorenbush farm near Sebeka, MN. Pam attended school in Sebeka and graduated with the…