Obituaries

Gerard "Gerry" Dehaan

Gerard "Gerry" Dehaan

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...

Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown

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...

Robert "Bob" Baune

Robert "Bob" Baune

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...

Janet "Jan" Osborn

Janet "Jan" Osborn

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...

Clarence Christianson

Clarence Christianson

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...

Neil Erickson

Neil Erickson

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...

Elaine Wentzel

Elaine Wentzel

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...

Debbie Larson

Debbie Larson

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...

Troy Laugen

Troy Laugen

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...

Eugene "Red" Folden

Eugene "Red" Folden

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...

Avory Ross Erickson

Avory Ross Erickson

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...

Vernon Thygeson

Vernon Thygeson

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...

Idelle Bjorgaard

Idelle Bjorgaard

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...

Gerda Koskela

Gerda Koskela

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...

Richard Beauchane

Richard Beauchane

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...

Robert "Bob" Anderson

Robert "Bob" Anderson

Oct 15, 2025

Robert "Bob" Anderson, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at his home, at the age of 85.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN, with Fr. Craig Vasek presiding.  Burial will follow at...

Joan Minks

Joan Minks

Oct 15, 2025

Joan Marie Minks, age 74, of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at Oakland Park Nursing Home in Thief River Falls.

Born in Cloquet, Minnesota, on July 22, 1951, to Reuben and Rose Marie (Nelson) Liimatainen, Joan was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Cloquet. She graduated from...

Russell Jasperson

Russell Jasperson

Oct 12, 2025

Russell Jasperson, of Plummer, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at First Care Living Center in Fosston, MN, at the age of 85.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN, with Pastor Ollie Urdahl officiating.  Burial will follow at Greenwood...

Gary Bert Johnson

Gary Bert Johnson

Oct 12, 2025

Gary Bert Johnson, 85, died on October 12, 2025 at his home in rural Goodridge, Minnesota. Gary was born on March 22, 1940, to Bert and Josie (Lendobeja) Johnson.

In his youth, he played war with his two older brothers. They used their mom's kitchen utensils for helmets, sticks for weapons in the summer and icicles in...

Alan Hyland

Alan Hyland

Oct 9, 2025

Alan Keith Hyland, age 82, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by loved ones.

Alan was born in Marysville, California, on September 29, 1943, while his father, Alvin Hyland, was stationed there with the United States Army. During Alvin's overseas deployment, Alan...

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