Obituaries

Nov 21, 2025

 Sandra "Sandy" Bragg 

 Age 78 | Grygla, Minnesota 

 Sandra "Sandy" Bragg, 78, of Grygla, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21, 2025, at her home with her loving family by her side. 

 Sandy was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry and Mabel (Levang) McLean, and was the third of six children. She attended school in Grygla and Goodridge,...

Nov 20, 2025

Richard Jorde, born August 27, 1942, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83 years old.

Richard was the son of Clifford Thomas Jorde and Marzella (Rondorf) Jorde. He was raised in rural Excel Township in Marshall...

Nov 19, 2025

John George Kruta, 80, of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN.  Burial will follow at the Gust National Cemetery, rural Strathcona, MN.  Following the burial, everyone...

Nov 19, 2025

Robert Anthony "Tony" Goosen, also known as Tony Timm, passed away on November 19, 2025, at Riverview Health in Crookston, Minnesota.

Tony was born September 7, 1975, in Warren, Minnesota, to William Goosen and Annette (Micka) Timm. He grew up in Thief River Falls and attended Northrop Elementary School and Lincoln High School.

He enjoyed...

Nov 18, 2025

John Hill, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Oak Crossing Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, MN.

A Memorial Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM on Monday, December 1, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN.

John R. Hill moved to Thief...

Nov 18, 2025

Gerard "Gerry" Anthony DeHaan, 92, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN, surrounded by his loving family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Father...

Nov 12, 2025

Kevin Duane Brown, age 61, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Kevin was born on June 9, 1964, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Duane Glenn and Linda Marie (Johnson) Brown.

Kevin grew up in Thief River falls, graduating from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1982. He continued his education...

Nov 11, 2025

Robert "Bob" Baune of Plummer, MN passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Plummer.

Funeral service for Bob will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday November 18, 2025 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer with Jonathan Dodson officiating, a luncheon and cards will be held at the...

Nov 10, 2025

Janet "Jan" Osborn, 82, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, 2025 at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 17, 2025 at Black River Lutheran Church, rural Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Frank Ehling and Reverend Sheila Micheals...

Nov 9, 2025

Clarence Christianson of Oklee, MN passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at the Karlstad Senior Living in Karlstad, MN.

Funeral for Clarence will be held 11:00 AM on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church in Oklee, MN with SAM Lindi Christianson officiating. Burial will be held at St. Francis...

Nov 5, 2025

Neil Erickson, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully, in his sleep, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the age of 53.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN.  Burial will follow at the St. Hilaire Community Cemetery...

Nov 2, 2025

Elaine Wentzel, 100 of Thief River Falls, MN passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Thief River Care Center.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 7, 2025 at St. John Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Jeffrey Lytle officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial...

Oct 29, 2025

Deborah Larson, 61, of Thief River Falls, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2025, at her home.

Born on July 27, 1964, in Minneapolis to Jack and Mary Lou Rindahl, Debbie moved with her family shortly after birth to the Oklee area and later to a farm north of Gully where she spent her formative years helping...

Oct 26, 2025

Troy Scott Laugen, 55, of Windsor, Colorado passed unexpectedly on Sunday evening, October 26, 2025, at Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado with his beloved brother Tony by his side, holding his hand.

Troy was born October 6, 1970, at St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.  He was baptized at the United Free Church in...

Oct 20, 2025

Eugene "Red" Ardel Thurman Folden, age 88, of Newfolden, Minnesota, went to Heaven with the angels on October 20, 2025.

Born on January 18, 1937, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Eugene was the youngest of four boys born to Bergman E. Folden and Thorbjar (Aslekson) Folden. He grew up on the family farm in Marshall County near...

Oct 19, 2025

Avory Ross Erickson, age 28, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 19, 2025.

Visitation will begin at noon with the service to celebrate Avory's life at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Jonathan Dodson officiating. Burial will be at Presbyterian...

Oct 17, 2025

Vernon Curtiss Thygeson, age 88, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2025. He was born on August 13, 1937, in Thief River Falls, the beloved son of Hollis and Ida (Curtiss) Thygeson.

Vernon was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Thief Lake. He attended country school in the...

Oct 16, 2025

Idelle Joyce (Kasprick) Bjorgaard Born on January 1st, 1950 in Grafton ND to Bernard (Barney) and Audrey (Ebertowski) Kasprick passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 16th, 2025 at Glenfield Living with Care in Glenco, MN.

On May 25th, 1968 Idelle was united in marriage to George Edward Bjorgaard in Argyle, MN. In 1974, they moved...

Oct 15, 2025

Gerda Koskela, 86, of Plummer, MN passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family under the care of HIA Hospice.

Gerda (Kvasager) Koskela, the daughter of Ole and Kathrine (Mandt) Kvasager, was born on August 6,1939 on the family farm near Oklee, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem...

Oct 15, 2025

Richard Dale Beauchane passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.

Richard was born on October 30, 1946 in Crookston, MN to Alton Anthony Beauchane and Solange Rose (Asselin) Beauchane.  He attended grade school in Louisville Township, and then transferred to the Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston where he received...