Ronald William Smith was born on May 16, 1963, in North Hollywood, Calif., the son of Harold Smith and Jeraldine (Chinberg) Callahan. After graduating from high school in California, Ron purchased a one-way bus ticket to Alaska, eager to explore. It was while attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks that Ron met two of his… Read More

Daniel Schmitz, age 65 of Verndale, passed away on December 17, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D. A Celebration of Life Open House will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 4-7 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Prayer Service and Sharing Time will begin at 6 p.m. with Pastor Chris… Read More

Gary Flicek, age 69 of Verndale, passed away on December 20, 2021 at his home. Services will be held at a later date.  Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences on Gary’s Tribute Wall.  Arrangements provided by Karvonen Funeral & Cremation Service of Wadena.

James Foster, age 90 of Wadena, passed away on December 12, 2021 at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.  Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials and condolences on James’ Tribute Wall.  Arrangements provided by Karvonen Funeral & Cremation Service of Wadena.

Nanette Neels, age 55, of New York Mills, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2021, at the Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D.   Nanette was born to Lawrence and Mary (Schill) Neels on May 8, 1966, in Wadena. She attended Wadena Public Schools and lived her entire life with her family.  Nanette had a happy disposition… Read More

Cecelia Dilley passed away December 13, 2021, at Elk Ridge Assisted Living in Perham, at the age of 90 years. Cecelia Pearl (Stoliper) Dilley was born in Wellsville, Ohio, on March 8, 1931. A funeral service was held on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at 2 p.m. United Methodist Church in Jackson, Minn., with a visitation at 1:30… Read More

John E. Bergum, age 73 of Perham, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021 in Fargo, N.D. John Edward Bergum, JEB, was born to Raymond and Florence (Rudebeck) Bergum on April 7th, 1948.  John was raised in Perham with his two brothers, Gary and Donald, along with over forty foster brothers and sisters.  He graduated from Perham… Read More

Visitation will be held for Kenneth Witte, age 98 of Deer Creek, on Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 4-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at the Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena.  Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to send Kenneth’s family a message of comfort and support.  Arrangements are provided by Karvonen Funeral and Cremation Service. 

Lori Ness, age 64 of Wadena, passed away on December 8, 2021 at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills.  Lori Ann Haakana was born on October 1, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minn. Her parents were the late Reno Richard and Virginia… Read More

Ralph David McQuiston, 71 of Sebeka, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena.   A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena, with a visitation one hour prior.   Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to send Ralph’s family a message of… Read More