George Albert Kettenacker, 85, of Richville, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Perham Living Nursing Home in Perham. Funeral services was held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dent, with a visitation one hour prior at the church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Rockford,… Read More

Roger Bajumpaa, age 81, of Menahga, passed away on July 26, 2026, at his home. Memorial Services was held on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Perham. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at church. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences on Roger’s Tribute… Read More

Joan Nelson, age 67, of Mitchell, S.D., passed away on July 27, 2026, at Altru Health in Grand Forks, N.D. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 4-7 p.m. with Parish Prayers at 6:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, rural Perham. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026,… Read More

Gary Parvi, 55, of Menahga passed away on July 13, 2026.  A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 27, 2026, at RelayT Church in Menahga at 11 a.m. with visitation held one and a half hours prior to the start of service.  Memorials and condolences may be left on Gary’s Tribute Wall at… Read More

Eva Monte, 76, of Motley, Minn., passed away peacefully at Lakewood Health Care Center in Staples, Minn.  No services are currently planned.   Memorials and condolences may be left on Eva’s Tribute Wall at www.karvonenfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements are entrusted to Karvonen Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Wadena.

Patti Jo Hagen, 73, of Sartell, Minn. (formerly Henning) passed away at St. Cloud Hospital on July 11, 2026.  A graveside service will be held at United/Good Shepherd Cemetery in Henning on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 10 a.m. and a celebration of life will be held on that same day at 3 p.m. at… Read More

Harold “Hal” McGowan, 92, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2026, at The Meadows in Wadena under the care of Hospice of St. Croix.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday August 15, 2026, at Basswood Baptist Church in Richville, at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to the start of service. Burial… Read More

Thomas Papenfuss, age 70, of New York Mills, passed away on July 5, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026, 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… Read More

The memorial Mass for Jeanne Katherine Roggenkamp of Wadena, formerly of Bluffton, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bluffton with Father Jean-Claude Duncan as celebrant. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a Rosary at 9:45… Read More

Jane Louise Frost was born on August 22, 1928, in Homestead Township, rural New York Mills, to Christ and Louise (Tranby) Frost. She passed away on July 4, 2026, in Perham, with family at her side. She was thCe 5th of 12 children. Jane was baptized and confirmed on April 17, 1946, by the Evangelical… Read More