Obituaries

Cecilia Pettit

Cecilia Pettit

Dec 9, 2021

Cecilia Ruth Pettit, of Palm Desert, CA formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN died on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Palm Desert, CA.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner presiding.  Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic...

Roy Bakke

Roy Bakke

Dec 8, 2021

Roy Bakke, 90 of Newfolden, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Valley Home in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service to celebrate Roy's life will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Westaker Free Lutheran Church in Newfolden, MN with Pastor Kevin Hall officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior...

John Hiebert

John Hiebert

Dec 8, 2021

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John Hiebert, Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN at the age of 83.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Evangelical Free Church, 211 Arnold Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN,...

David Myhre

David Myhre

Dec 7, 2021

David Myhre of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on December 7, 2021 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Funeral service for David will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Jonathan Dodson officiating. Burial will be held later in the spring at...

Herman "Curtis" Sturre

Herman "Curtis" Sturre

Dec 7, 2021

Herman Curtis Sturre, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on December 7th, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls at the age of 70.

A Visitation in honor of Curtis will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN.

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Gene F Peterson

Gene F Peterson

Dec 6, 2021

Gene F. Peterson, 103 of Gatzke, MN passed away peacefully at LifeCare Greenbush Manor on Monday, December 6, 2021.

Celebration of Life for Gene will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls with Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. Visitation will be from Noon until 2:00 PM on Sunday. Burial...

Darlene Faye Stene

Darlene Faye Stene

Dec 6, 2021

Darlene Faye Stene, 75, died on Monday, December 6, 2021, at her residence in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 11AM at Trinity Lutheran Church Thief River Falls, MN.

Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be at Wild Rice Cemetery,...

Cheryl Boutain

Cheryl Boutain

Dec 6, 2021

Cheryl Boutain, 62, died Monday December 6, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Funeral Service will be at 3:00 PM on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls with Pastor Chris Thoresen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Cheryl Ann Klinke was born August 11,...

Clarice Floberg

Clarice Floberg

Dec 3, 2021

Clarice Floberg, 92 of Viking, MN passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2021 at North Valley Health Center in Warren, MN.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Rindal Lutheran Church, rural Viking, MN with Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. Burial will be at Viking Cemetery, Viking, MN. Visitation will be 5:00 PM...

Ashley Kay Burton

Ashley Kay Burton

Dec 3, 2021

Ashley Kay Burton, 38, and unborn baby boy, Troy George Jones, of Thief River Falls, MN, died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, December 3, 2021.

A memorial service will be held at Epiphany Station on Saturday, January 15,...

Luella Arveson

Luella Arveson

Dec 2, 2021

Luella Arveson, 100, of Thief River Falls, MN formerly of Trail, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Nazareth Lutheran Church, rural Trail, MN with Rev. Jeffery Merseth officiating. Burial will follow in...

Ronald Alberg

Ronald Alberg

Dec 2, 2021

Ronald Stuart Alberg – November 07, 1951 – December 2, 2021

Ronald Stuart Alberg (Ron or Ronny) was born November 7, 1951, to Stanley and Theresa (Hammer) Alberg. He grew up on the family farm in Roseau, MN, in a household full of love, laughter, and hard work.

At 18, he joined the...

Coleen Rae Norris

Coleen Rae Norris

Dec 2, 2021

Coleen Rae Norris, 60, died on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at her residence in rural Thief River Falls, MN, surrounded by family.

Her celebration of life will be announced at a later time. In lieu of flowers, you can send tribute donations to the American Cancer Society or offer a random act of kindness to others.

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Robert Schafer

Robert Schafer

Dec 1, 2021

Robert Schafer of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 with his son's at his side at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM     at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner Officiating and...

Bonnie M Van Schaick

Bonnie M Van Schaick

Dec 1, 2021

Bonnie Mae Van Schaick was a retired Registered Nurse (RN) whose nursing career spanned 60 years. She was born to mother Vera Evelyn (Gregory) and father James Walter, a railroad family, on October 2, 1930 in Vayland, South Dakota. Her father was a telegrapher/agent for the C&NW Railroad. After completing high school in 1948 in Tracy, Minnesota, she entered...

Rosita Lane

Rosita Lane

Nov 30, 2021

Rosita Janet Lane, 72, of Skime, MN, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her daughter's home in Plummer, MN.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, December 6, 2021, at 11 AM in the Johnson Funeral Chapel, Thief River Falls, MN.

Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Following the funeral...

Lillian Donna Marie Berry

Lillian Donna Marie Berry

Nov 30, 2021

Lillian Donna Marie Berry, 93, of Thief River Falls, MN, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Thief River Falls Care Center, Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral Services will be on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 2 PM, in St. John's Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN.

Visitation will be from 1PM until the...

Brooks Wagner

Brooks Wagner

Nov 29, 2021

Brooks Wagner, age 1, of Holt, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Sanford Hospital in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt, MN, with Rev. Kristin Ostercamp officiating.   Burial will follow at the German Evangelical Cemetery, rural...

Jesse Elzea

Jesse Elzea

Nov 28, 2021

Jesse Elzea Jr., of Thief River Falls, MN, age 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at the Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, December 3, 2021 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, MN, with Father Rick...

Joy Schmidt

Joy Schmidt

Nov 28, 2021

Joy Schmidt of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls with Father Bob Schreiner Officiating. Burial will be held at St. Dorothy Catholic...

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