Obituaries in Park Rapids, MN

Richard “Rick” Allen Stennes of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on December 27th at the age of 74. He departed peacefully at his daughter’s home while recovering from surgery, just days before his 75th birthday.Rick was a man of quiet kindness and genuine goodness, a steady and reassuring presence to h...

Wallace “Wally” Gordon Aery age 74 of Turtle River passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side after his battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Wally was born January 3, 1952 in Blackduck MN. He married the love of his life Mary (Biberg) April 1974. They had three children Jodi St Pet...

David Lee Hanson, 61, of Bagley, MN passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, in St. Cloud, Minnesota.A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a small service beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bagley, Minnesot...

John W. Derr, 84, of Park Rapids, MN, died January 7, 2026, with his wife Joy and four children, David, Elizabeth, Amy and Andrew by his side. The couple lived in Braddock Heights, MD for many years before retiring to their home on Long Lake, near Park Rapids, MN.Born in 1941, Jack was a 1959 gradua...

Beverly Jean Hamlin Midbo, 80, of Ebro, Minnesota died on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at her residence at Cornerstone Nursing Home in Bagley, Minnesota.Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bagley, Minnesota with a visitatio...

Joyce “Tootie” Ann Keffer (née Wise), age 88, of Walker, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, January 11, 2026, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.Joyce was born on September 2, 1937, in Kouts, Indiana, to Marion Henry and Emma Gertrude (Dilley) Wise. She was the ...

The sunsets over Big Turtle Lake will miss Betty’s appreciation and being captured in yet one more photo of them. Betty moved with her parents from Freeport, Illinois, at age nine helping to build the resort Sunset View Terrace, now known as Kohl’s Resort. Born in Redwood Falls, MN, 14 December 1930...

John Peter Kramer, 77, of Akeley Mn. Passed on Friday January 2nd, 2026.John was born on September 27,1948 to Louis and Rose (Menning) Kramer in Walker, Mn. After attending Akeley High School he graduated from Job Corp in Provost, Utah as a certified Heavy Equipment Operator. He served in the U.S Ar...

Ronald Dennis Judd Jr., 82, of Bemidji, MN, died Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji, MN.Committal Service arrangements are pending at the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.Ronald was born on April 26, 1943, in International Falls, MN, the so...

Kathy Burger, 82 of Bemidji Minnesota previously St. Louis Park and Edina.She was born January 15, 1944 daughter of Charles and Millie Freidheim. Kathy was the oldest of three girls, Sue and Debbie.After her graduation from high school she auditioned for and was accepted into the Ice Follies and tou...

Robert James Keezer, 88, Park Rapids, MN passed away Friday, January 23, 2026.Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids with visitation for 1 hour prior.Please check back for a full obituary.

Grace Louise Junge, 67, of Bemidji, MN, died Thursday, January 15, 2026, at her home in Bemidji, MN.Private Family Services will be held.