Charleen West was born was born March 23, 1956 in Graceville, Minnesota and raised on her family farm.  She attended and graduated from Graceville High School in 1974.  Char then attended Fergus Falls community college where she earned her Associates degree and met her future husband Stephen West.  They moved to the Twin Cities and…

Melroy (Mel) Stewart Holtan passed away on December 31, 2022 at 90 years old. He was born September 2, 1932 to Edward Holtan and Agnes (Larson) Holtan in Byron, MN. Melroy graduated from Kasson High School in 1950. Mel worked in construction until he was drafted into the Army in 1952. Mel served his country…

Louisa Elizabeth Buckley, age 89, entered the gates of Heaven on Monday, January 2, 2023 at the Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, with her sister Lena at her side. Louisa was born on June 12, 1933 on the family farm near Park Rapids, MN. As a girl she attended country school near her…

Hilman Maynard “Jake” Jacobson, age 91, a long time resident of the Park Rapids area, passed from this life to eternal life on Friday, December 30, 2022 at the CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids with his loved ones at his side. Jake was born on December 18, 1931 in Sisseton, South Dakota to…

Kenneth Eino Tuorila, 85, Silver Bay, passed away at home on December 28, 2022. Ken was born November 5, 1937 to Eino and Hazel (Hotakainen) Tuorila in Blowers Township. He graduated from Sebeka High School in 1955. After graduation he moved to the North Shore where he met the love of his life, Carol Nelson.…

Dennis Carl (Pinky) Hudson was born on Friday, October 13, 1939 in Willmar, MN to Rose (née Hookom) to Dallas Hudson. He died on December 28, 2022. Dennis moved to Akeley when he was five years old. He graduated from Akeley High School. Dennis married Edith Myers, August of 1962. From this marriage they had…

  Deloris Lamb, 80, of Akeley, MN passed at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN from this life to eternity on December 23, 2022. Deloris Ruth Rogers was born in Pine River, MN on January 18, 1942, to Harold (Pep) and Ruth Rogers. She was raised on a farm west of Backus and graduated…

James Newhouse, age 78, of Menahga, Minnesota passed away on December 19, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, Minnesota. Services will be held in the Spring or Summer of 2023. James Edward Newhouse was born on May 7, 1944, to Arvid and Anna (Bimberg) Newhouse in Wadena, Minnesota. He attended Country School through…

Lindsey Jay Gustafson was born on March 4, 1949 in Wadena, Minnesota. His parents were the late Clarence William and Viola Gertrude (Mietzel) Gustafson. Lindsey was Baptized and Confirmed at the First Congregation Church in Wadena. He graduated from Wadena High School with the class of 1967. While he was in high school Lindsey was…

Lorraine Margaret (Hasbargen) Vogt, 86, of Sedalia, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residential Care Center in Sedalia, MO. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. The family will receive friends from 10-11…