Funeral services were held for William Koplin age 86, of Champlin, Minn. on Saturday, June 8, 2024 at the Karvonen Funeral Home in New York Mills, with Pastor Nicholas Kandoll officiating. Military Honors were provided by the United States Marine Corps Funeral Honors team of Wahpeton, North Dakota. William was laid to rest in Emmanuel… Read More

A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Deann Ament age 86, of Bluffton, on Tuesday, June 10, 2024 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Bluffton, with Fr. Aaron Kuhn officiating. The pallbearers were George MacFarlane, Brad MacFarlane, Wayne Ament, Donald Goeden, Tom Cavallin and Rick Kuntz. Honorary Pallbearers were her grandchildren: Tessa,… Read More

Gerald “Dean” Griffith, age 72, of Verndale, passed away on May 27, 2024, at Lakewood Care Center in Staples, Minn. Memorial Services were held on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com to leave memorials… Read More

Iris Farr, age 97, of Staples, Minn. passed away on May 31, 2024, at Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 11 a.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… Read More

A Celebration of Life will be held for Carol Mammenga age 76, of New York Mills, on Friday, June 21, 2024 from 2-4 p.m. at the Karvonen Funeral Home, in New York Mills. On May 24, 2024 Carol passed away at her home at 76 years of age. She will be dearly missed by her family… Read More

Funeral Mass was held for Alvina Feela, age 91, of Alexandria, Minn., on Friday, June 14, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Wadena with Fr. Aaron Kuhn officiating. Alvina was laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery, Wadena.   Alvina Teresa Karst was born May 10, 1933, to Frank and Teresa (Gast) Karst… Read More

Funeral Mass was held for Lucille Schik age 11, of New York Mills, on Friday, May 31, 2024, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Perham with Fr. LeRoy Schik, Fr. Jerry Schik, Fr. Tom Skaja, and Fr. George Michael officiating. Pallbearers were Lucille’s Uncles: Dan Schik, Jake Nohl, Bryan Maijala, Scott McCall, Jacob Ritteman, and… Read More

Clyde Ellingson, age 80, of Fergus Falls, passed away on May 26, 2024, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Belmont-Karvonen Funeral Home in Henning. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Clyde will be laid to… Read More

Funeral services were held for Mary Clasen age 60, of Nimrod, Minn., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Visitation was held on Monday, June 3, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at the Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Visitation resumed one hour prior to the funeral service. Please visit www.karvonenfuneralhome.com… Read More

Russ Hepola, age 89, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 11 a.m. with Visitation (9-10 a.m.) prior to the service at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills, with Pastor Kirk Douglas officiating. Russ will be laid to rest in Topelius Cemetery, New York Mills. Russell Delano… Read More