Shirley Askelson, age 101, of Perham, passed away on October 14, 2024, at Shiloh Assisted Living in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Perham. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass at church. Shirley will be laid… Read More

Charles Fjeld, age 80, of Detroit Lakes, Minn. passed away on October 12, 2024, at his home. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Elbow Lake, Minn. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at church. Charles will be laid to rest at… Read More

Lisa Maloney, age 57, of Deer Creek, passed away on October 15, 2024, at Centra Care Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn. Funeral Services were held on Monday, October 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Lisa will be… Read More

Allen Haapasaari (Al) was born to Oscar and Laura Haapasaari on November 11th, 1945. Hewas baptized and confirmed in the Apostolic Lutheran Church by Reverend George Wilson.Al learned to speak the Finnish language at an early age; his grandmother lived with themand spoke only Finnish. His mother taught school, during the day he would speak… Read More

Funeral services were held for Ronald Ehnert on Monday, October 7, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills, with Pastor Kirk Douglas officiating. The hymns were sung by the congregation, accompanied by Janell Brakel. The pallbearers were Kris Ostlie, Nick Ostlie, Wyatt Puttonen, Ethan Puttonen, Dan Ehnert and Trey VanOrsdel. Ron was laid… Read More

John A. Nousaine, age 70, beloved brother and uncle of Superior, Wisconsin, passed away suddenly on July 25, 2024. John was born on April 5, 1954 to August and Inez Nousaine of New York Mills. John graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth before beginning a life of public service to the disability community as… Read More

Mary Claflin, age 78, of Sebeka, passed away on September 23, 2024, at her home. She will be laid to rest at Menahga City Cemetery. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences on Mary’s Tribute Wall. Arrangements provided by Karvonen Funeral & Cremation Service of Wadena.

David Szathmary, age 55, of Wadena, Minn., passed away on September 22, 2024, at his home. Memorial Services will be held on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences… Read More

Irene Corbett, age 88, of Wadena, passed away on September 24, 2024, at Astera Health in Wadena. Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bluffton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass at church. Irene will be laid to… Read More

Patricia Biddle, age 85, of Pillager, Minn., passed away on September 22, 2024, at Riverside Assisted Living in Pillager. Visitation was held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 4-6 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena, Minnesota. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave… Read More