1920-2018 Darrell Dean Boots, 98, Long time Park Rapids resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at the Diamond Willow Assisted Living facility in Park Rapids, where he had been a resident since April of this year. Darrell was born on May 30, 1920 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, to Howard and Bertha (Boots)…

1917-2018 Nora Elizabeth Wright, age 101 died at her home at Sunrise Senior Living in Roseville, Minnesota on December 6, 2018. Nora was born February 26, 1917 in Sebeka, to Arthur Mattie and Hulda Mattie, Nora spent her childhood on a farm west of Sebeka and graduated from Sebeka High School in 1934. Nora had…

Leona Hotakainen, age 90, of Sebeka, Minnesota, died on December 8, 2018 at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga. Leona was born February 7, 1928. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Wevley Funeral Home in Sebeka, MN with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment…

1999-2018 Austin David Bacon, 19-year-old resident of Nimrod, Minnesota passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 15 at United Methodist Church in Sebeka. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church.…

Sheryl Ann Polman-Biittner passed away on December 6, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 27, 1957, in Sebeka, Minnesota to Claire and Regina Polman. Sheryl and her husband Dan made their home in Barnum, Minnesota in 1989. She started teaching in Barnum in 1995. She is survived by her loving husband…

1922-2018 Lena Merl (Parker) Dunbar Parker Rogers passed away November 30, 2018 in Akron, Colorado at the age of 96. Funeral services were scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, at the Akron United Methodist Church, with burial following in the Akron cemetery. Memorials in her name can be made to the Washington County Nursing home. Lena…

Mae Annalou (Miller) Carlson, age 83, of Sebeka, Minnesota, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Serenity Living Solutions in Sebeka. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Wevley Funeral Home in Sebeka and one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. on…

1947-2018 Gale Alan Kreklau of Sebeka died of pancreatic cancer on November 28, 2018 at his home. Gale was born on March 1, 1947, along with his twin brother Larry, in Wadena, Minnesota to Robert and Mabelle (Milbradt) Kreklau. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Sebeka. In recent years he joined…