Jeanette Trimble (93) passed away on September 2, 2022 in hospice care in Sioux Falls with both of her children at her bedside. Jeanette was born May 30, 1929 to James and Lavena Lemon (Pike) on the family farm in Hubbard County, MN. She loved living on the farm and helping her dad, which attributed…

Michael Bernstetter died at the age of 73 years old on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at his home at Southview Acres in West Saint Paul, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alexandria with Father Matthew Kuhn. A visitation will…

Beatrice G. Janson, 93 years old, formerly of rural Wadena, MN passed away on May 15th, 2023 at Perham Living Transitions Unit in Perham. She was born on December 29, 1929 to Emil and Sigrid (Puttonen Mattson) Mattie at their farm home in Blowers Township, East Otter Tail County. Beatrice attended Haycreek Country School and…

Earl M. Benson, age 81, of Park Rapids, passed away on May 12, 2023 at his home. Earl was born on November 21, 1941 in Akeley, Minnesota to Emil and Mary Benson. He graduated from Akeley High School in 1959. Then, in addition to joining the National Guard, he began working at the Red Owl…

David Barrett Wehmas, 46, of Ankeny, Iowa passed away at home on February 14, 2023. Services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church in Wolf Lake, MN on May 19, 2023 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Wolf Lake Cemetery. He was born in Duluth, MN, on February 21, 1976, to parents Kenneth and…

Arthur “Art” Elwood Skoog of Menahga, Minnesota passed away at Rosehaven Assisted Living at the age of 92 years, nine months, and five days. He was born in Wolf Lake Township July 23, 1930 to Olaf and Saima (Hillukka) Skoog. He attended 8 grades at a country school near his home. After finishing school he…

Allen Michael Milbradt entered Heaven on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Earp, CA. Allen was born July 7, 1956 in Wesley Hospital in Wadena, MN, to Harold and Evelyn (Tappe) Milbradt. When Al was young, he and his brother Keith worked summers on a family farm in North Dakota. During his high school years, Al…

Dorothy “Dot” Creechley, 82, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2023, surrounded by her family in Boise, Idaho. Dot was born on September 5, 1940, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Brunislaw and Victoria Rutkowski. When Dot was a young child, the family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dot attended St. Anthony’s Grade School, and graduated from…

Karen Marjorie (Wrabek) Kok, age 86, of Park Rapids, peacefully passed away on April 21, 2023 at the Heritage Cottages located in Park Rapids, MN. Karen was born in Minneapolis on September 11, 1936 to Walter and Marian (McKay) Wrabek. She graduated from Anoka High School in 1954 and then attended the University of Minnesota…

Shane Garold Plautz, age 50 of Park Rapids, MN was suddenly promoted into Heaven on April 26, 2023 in Fargo, ND. Shane was born on February 9, l973 in Wadena, MN to Garold and Rosemary Plautz. He grew up on Spider Lake as his parents built a home on Spider Island. He attended public schooling…