Arnold Carl Kingbird, Sr., whose Ojibwe name is Niizhobines (Two Thunder) 64, of Bemidji, MN died on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at his home in Bemidji. Traditional Indian Services were held on Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Ponemah Boys and Girls Club in Ponemah, MN.Interment in the Family Burial Grounds, Ponemah. Arnold was born…

John Patrick Smith, 76, of Walker, MN, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, following a long and rare illness. John was born in Cass Lake, MN, on March 29, 1946, to John and Frances (Gould) Smith. He was raised in Onigum and attended Walker schools until he left the area at age 16 to…

Melvin Ernest Kinnunen, 85 of Menahga, was called to his eternal home with the Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2023. He passed peacefully after his Alzheimer’s Dementia progressed, surrounded by family under the care of the St. Joseph’s Hospice team and the amazing staff at Crystal Brook memory care. Melvin was born on January 5,…

Robert Bantilan Johnson, 54, of Menahga, MN passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 at his home after a long illness. A Celebration of Life is planned for this Spring in Chaska. Arrangements are with the Cease Family Funeral Home in Park Rapids. Robbie was born November 4, 1968, in Quezon City, Philippines. He arrived in…

Jess W.L. James, 88, passed away March 18, 2023. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Northern Peace Funeral Home, Walker, MN. Online condolences may be left at www.northernpeace.com. A full obituary will appear in an upcoming issue of the Northwoods Press.3-29c

Kathleen Ann “Kathy” (Hasbargen) Spadgenske, age 79, of rural Frazee, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at The Cottages in Detroit Lakes, MN, where she had been residing the last three years. Kathy was born in Menahga, MN, on July 23, 1943, a daughter of the late Clarence and Florence (Kimball) Hasbargen. She attended local…

Memorial services will be held for Gwendolyn Schoon at Church of Christ in Staples on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to service. Pastor Barry Klein will preside. Burial will be held at Greenhill Cemetery in Sebeka, Minnesota. Gwendolyn Carol Schoon, 80, of Sebeka, Minnesota passed away on March…

Frederick Elmer Halonen, passed away on March 22, 2023 at the age of 93, at his home in Cokato, MN. He was born December 7, 1929, in Linton, ND, the 5th of 14 children, to Charles and Tyyne (Oikelmus) Halonen.  Fred was a lifelong member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church. Fred graduated from White…

Frances Genevieve Rapatt (Tanko) passed away peacefully at the age of eighty-three on Friday, March 17, at 6:15 a.m. Visitation with prayer service and a time for sharing memories was held on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Karvonen Funeral Home in New York Mills, Minnesota. On April 27, 1939, a tiny three pound baby girl…

Ruby Aho, age 82, of Frazee, Minnesota passed away on March 20, 2023 at Frazee Care Center in Frazee, Minnesota. Memorial Services were held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Christ Lutheran Church in Wolf Lake, Minnesota with Pastor David Walsh officiating. Ruby will be laid to rest at Wolf Lake Cemetery, Wolf Lake, Minnesota…