Obituaries

Lucille Kjos

Lucille Kjos

Jun 4, 2024

Lucille Kjos of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton, ND, at the age of 86, with her daughter Kris at her side.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 14, 2024 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief...

Arley Schultz

Arley Schultz

Jun 4, 2024

Arley Schultz, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Villa St Vincent, Crookston, MN.

Funeral service for Arley will be held 10:30 AM, Monday June 10, 2024, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Jeffrey Lytle officiating. Burial will be held at Immanuel Cemetery at Wylie,...

Michele Rae Brennan

Michele Rae Brennan

May 31, 2024

Michele (Shelly) Brennan of Red Lake Falls, MN originally from Thief River Falls, MN passed away Friday May 31, 2024 at the age of 70 at Hillcrest Senior Living, Red Lake Falls, MN.

A memorial service will be held Thursday June 6, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Johnson Funeral Home in Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will...

Steven Soiney

Steven Soiney

May 30, 2024

Steve Soiney of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Oakland Park Communities in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service for Steve will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Dr. Reverend Betty Johnson officiating. The family is asking...

Evert Langelett

Evert Langelett

May 24, 2024

Evert Lorence Langelett of Thief River Falls, MN, was born December 20, 1936, in Bray Township, Pennington County, MN to August and Claire (Wesenberg) Langelett. Evert was the youngest of twelve children. At age 7, his father passed away from an infection. He had to man up and help take care of the farm. Evert enjoyed fishing, hunting, and...

Mike "Smitty" Schmidt

Mike "Smitty" Schmidt

May 23, 2024

Mike "Smitty" Schmidt, 73 of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Essentia Health in Fargo with his loving daughters by his side.

The Service of the Word to celebrate Smitty's life will be 11:00 AM on Friday, May 31, 2024 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN....

Joan Kalbakdalen

Joan Kalbakdalen

May 23, 2024

Joan Kalbakdalen, of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2024, at Hillcrest Senior Living, with her loving family by her side, at the age of 88.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN, with her son, Jeff Kalbakdalen officiating.  ...

Geraldine “Geri” Benitt

Geraldine “Geri” Benitt

May 22, 2024

Geri Benitt, 73, of Holt, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at her home.

Memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt, MN, with Rev. Sheila Michaels officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

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Jimmie Asp

Jimmie Asp

May 22, 2024

Jimmie Asp, 84, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

The service to celebrate Jimmie's life will be held at 5:00 PM on Monday, May 27, 2024 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls with visitation one hour prior to the service....

Ken Kube

Ken Kube

May 20, 2024

Ken Kube, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024 at the Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN, at the age of 83.

A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Gosen Church, 23482 390th St. SE, McIntosh, MN, with Pastor Gary Johnson...

Clifton "Cliff" Melby

Clifton "Cliff" Melby

May 19, 2024

I will make no excuses for myself; I simply don't have any.  -Clifton

I take a handful of vitamins every morning, I want to be healthy when I die.  -Clifton

Clifton Douglas "Cliff" Melby, 75, of Oklee, MN, passed away peacefully at his home with his loving wife, Barb, at his side. For the past...

Mitch Dicken

Mitch Dicken

May 18, 2024

Mitchell "Mitch" Dicken, of Brooklyn Park, MN, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 18, 2024, with his loving family by his side, at the age of 65 following a courageous 15 year battle with cancer.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, rural Oklee, MN,...

Mary May Johnson

Mary May Johnson

May 16, 2024

Mary May Johnson, 87, of Thief River Falls, MN, formerly of Brainerd, MN, died on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, MN.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 5-7 PM with a Service at 6:30 PM at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN.

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Sharon Deogny

Sharon Deogny

May 16, 2024

Sharon Diane Thygeson Deogny of Thief River Falls passed away Thursday May 16, 2024.

A graveside service will be held at Thief Lake Cemetery at 2 PM Sunday, May 19, 2024.

Sharon was born January 4,1940 at Thief River Falls to Hollis and Ida Mae (Curtiss) Thygeson. She attended Middle River High School and then...

Larry Wilhelm

Larry Wilhelm

May 16, 2024

Larry Wilhelm of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Funeral service for Larry will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Clark Hjelle officiating. Burial will be held at Holt Cemetery,...

Dorene Cote

Dorene Cote

May 12, 2024

Knowing of her love and skill in raising beautiful flowers and gardens, I can imagine that God saw the suffering and asked our Mom to join him to tend gardens in Heaven. Once she saw that her work on Earth was over, and her family will be safe in God's hands, Mom decided to join him in his gardens...

Ione Scott

Ione Scott

May 10, 2024

Ione Scott, St. Hilaire, MN, 77, passed away on Friday May 10, 2024 at her residence.

Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service on Thursday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church. Mass...

Lowell Swanson

Lowell Swanson

May 9, 2024

Lowell Swanson. Age 79, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, following a long battle with Parkinson's.

Funeral service for Lowell will be held 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN with Reverend Kris Snyder officiating. Burial will follow at the Goodridge Community Cemetery,...

Lonnie Thompson

Lonnie Thompson

May 6, 2024

Lonnie Thompson, 59, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 at his residence in Thief River Falls, MN.

Memorial service for Lonnie will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 17, 2024 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Stephanie White officiating. Visitation will be held one...

Marjorie Kuznia

Marjorie Kuznia

May 5, 2024

Marjorie Diane Kuznia, 83, passed away Sunday May 5, 2024, while residing at North Manor Nursing Home in Warren, MN.

Marjorie was born to Steven & Dorothy Zippa in Warren, MN on April 4, 1941, and was one of six siblings with one of the siblings dying early in life. She was baptized in the Catholic faith...

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