The funeral service celebrating the life of Richard “Bud” L. Riemer, of Perham, was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 26,  at the Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills with Pastor Kirk Douglas presiding. Richard “Bud” Lee Riemer died on February 18, 2024 after a short illness with gentle care provided by the Perham… Read More

Jesse Erickson, age 79, of Ottertail, passed away on February 22, 2024 at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Perham. Visitation was held one hour prior to Mass at church. Jesse will be laid to rest at St…. Read More

Funeral services will be held for Marie Gruidl, age 69 of Jamestown, N.D. on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church on State Highway 106, rural New York Mills. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at church. Please visit karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave a message of comfort and… Read More

Clayton Duane Hahn, age 95, of Frazee, Minn. (formerly New York Mills) passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Frazee Care Center with his family by his side. Visitation was held on Friday, February 16, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. with Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in New York Mills. Funeral… Read More

An Open House, Celebrating the Life of Jim Parks, age 63 of Perham, will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 from 1-3 p.m. with a sharing time at 2 p.m. and Military Honors at 2:30 p.m. at the Karvonen Funeral Home in New York Mills.  Please wear your favorite Minnesota Vikings or Twins gear… Read More

William C. (Bill) Knapp, recently of Staples, Minn., previous of Henning, passed away on February 10, 2024 in Anoka, Minn., following a lengthy illness.  Funeral service were held on Friday, February 16, 2024 at 2 p.m., with visitation one hour prior to service, at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences… Read More

Funeral services were held for Darlene Truax age 90 of Deer Creek, on Thursday, February 22 at 12 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Deer Creek, with Pastor Donald Wagner presiding. Music was sung by the congregation and accompanied by Marcus Lueders. Pallbearers were Darlene’s Grandchildren: Shelly Gowan, Brad Truax, JJ Truax, Matt Blevins, Dana… Read More

Alice “Toots” Erkenbrack, age 98, of New York Mills, passed away on February 4, 2024, at Mills Manor in New York Mills. Funeral Services were held on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Karvonen Funeral Home in New York Mills with Pastor Kathy Hodges officiating. Toots was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery in New York Mills…. Read More

Gloria Curtis, age 77, of New York Mills, passed away on January 31, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D. Funeral Services were held on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills with Pastor Dan Larsen officiating. Congregational Hymns were accompanied by Janell Brakel. Honorary Pallbearers were Kendra Burger,… Read More

Marlene Alice Wright, known to all as “Molly,” passed away on January 13, 2024, in Yucaipa, Calif. She was surrounded by loved ones. Molly was born on July 5, 1936, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, to Bert and Della Pihlaja. She grew up on a farm in New York Mills. After graduating from School District 192,… Read More