Steven Vern Liimatta of Menahga passed away July 26 2024 at St Catherines, Fargo ND. Steven was born to Clinton and Ethel Liimatta (Olson) 11 Jan 1949 at the Park Rapids Hospital. Steve attended the one room schoolhouse in Spruce Grove Township and then attended school in Menahga where he graduated in 1966, except for…

William “Bill” Robert Williams, age 71, of Sebeka, Minnesota, passed away on July 7, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the tender care of Knute Nelson Hospice. William Robert Williams was born on June 27, 1953 to Robert and Ethel (Jensen) Williams in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from South High…

Betty Ann was born on August 15, 1950 to Fordyce and Ethel (Hanninen) Crandall in Park Rapids, Minnesota. She graduated from high school and Wadena Technical College. On February 17, 1968, she married Jim Johnson in Watertown, South Dakota. Their union was blessed with three children. Betty loved to garden, tend to her flowers, and…

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, on May 19, 1930, the daughter of…

Jason Robert Crabb, 49, of Tenstrike died on July 13, 2024 at Sanford in Fargo, ND. Jason was born September 2, 1974 in Wadena, Minnesota. He lived in Sebeka, Minnesota until they moved to Blackduck/Tenstrike in 1976. Jason attended school in Blackduck, graduating in 1993. He worked at Jerry’s IGA (Leevers) while in high school.…

Charles Elliot Peterson, age 95 of Menahga, MN, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home on Friday, July 12, 2024, with his family by his side. Charles was born on August 17, 1928, to Peter and Esther (Carlson) Peterson. He was baptized on December 2, 1928, and…

Martin Michael (Mick) Flanagan, age 91, died Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Sanford Hospital. Mick was born on a farm near Nimrod, MN on January 22, 1933, to Martin (Francis) and Anna J. (Carik) Flanagan. He graduated from Sebeka High School in Sebeka, MN and worked in the mining industry in Northern Minnesota before getting…

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Travis “Cowboy” Michael Hanks announce that he was called home to the Lord on June 22, 2024, at the age of 39. Travis was born in Bemidji, Minnesota to Glen and Tamie Hanks of Blackduck on December 18, 1984. Attending school and graduating from Kelliher High…

  Jim went to be with Jesus peacefully in his home with his wife Iris by his side on June 20, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Jim was born on March 29, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Lillian and James Watson. They moved to Sebeka, Minnesota when he was an infant to…

Russell Rasmussen, 90 of Menahga died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 26, 2024. A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at First English Lutheran Church, Menahga with Pastor Jim Hallaway officiating. Congregational hymns were accompanied by Ruth Kinnunen. Special music was provided by Pastor Jim, Karl Olsen, and…