Kathleen “Katy” Marie Harris, 71, Park Rapids, MN passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023 at her home. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 16, 2023 from 4 until 6 p.m. with tribute sharing starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Park Rapids. Katy was born in Newton, Iowa on…

Dorothy M. Byer, age 74 of Perham passed away in her home on June 12, 2023 after a brief battle of pancreatic cancer, with her loving family by her side. She was born on January 12, 1949 to Norman and Helen Arildsen in Sebeka, MN. Dorothy attended Sebeka Public School and Minnesota State Technical School,…

Jess W. L. James was born Wayne LeRoy James in Spencer, Nebraska on June 20, 1934, to Clyde Arthur James and Ada Pearle (Thiessen) James. Jess passed away peacefully with family by his side, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Goldpine Home in Bemidji, MN. While in the Navy the mailman would holler out, “Mail…

On Friday, May 31, 2023, Gene George Anttila, loving husband, brother, uncle, bonus father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend passed away at age 86. Gene was born on a very cold January 4, 1937 in the sauna on the Anttila Farm in Menahga, Minnesota to Helen and George. He was the first-born son of the Anttila’s…

Paul David Lepinski, of Northfield, passed away at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System in Minneapolis, a short time after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in October 2022, and then ALS in February 2023. Paul was 64. Paul was born to David and Ruth (Hennenman) Lepinski on January 1, 1959, in Wadena, Minnesota. He was…

Robert (Bob) Samuel Hoppe, Jr., 79, passed away peacefully after a long hard battle with Parkinson’s and Dementia diseases. He was born September 4, 1943, to Irene and Robert S. Hoppe, Sr. in Minneapolis. He grew up in Bloomington, graduating from Bloomington High School in 1962. He then attended and graduated from Brown University in…

Gary Harlen Ryhti of Menahga, MN passed away peacefully, holding the hand of his “Angel” Mary, at home on Friday, May 26, 2023 at the age of 70. He was born September 29, 1952, to Oiva and Arleen Ryhti in Grand Rapids. He grew up in Calumet and Pengilly – many of those years on…

Steven Allen Bayman was born in Park Rapids, MN on November 10, 1964.  He passed away on Wednesday May 31,2023 at the age of 58. Steve spent the majority of his life in Akeley. He spent a significant amount of time with his grandparents in his youth. His Grandpa Benson helped start his passion for…

Edward Frank Juelich, 99, of Alexandria passed away on May 31, 2023. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 3-5 p.m., with a prayer service at 2:30 p.m., at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Burial will take place at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Heidi Joanne Makela, 54, passed away unexpectedly on May 5, 2023. Heidi was born March 28, 1969, in Virginia, Minnesota to Clarence and Joanne (Ouren) Makela. Heidi spent her early years in Minnesota before the family moved to Boulder, Montana. Heidi graduated from Jefferson High School in Boulder in 1987. Heidi was best known for…