Karen Marjorie Wierima, 81, of Frazee, Minnesota, passed away on January 21st, 2025. Karen was born on September 18th, 1943, to Harry and Fairlee Austin in Breckenridge, MN.  She was the oldest of four children raised on a farm just outside Richville, MN.  She graduated from Perham High School in 1961 and Nursing School at Brainerd… Read More

Joshua Andreas Aho, 71, a lifelong Wolf Lake area resident, passed away peacefully at home on December 17th, 2024 from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He was born in Detroit Lakes on October 22, 1953 to Elsie and Hugo Aho.  Joshua attended elementary school in Wolf Lake. After graduating from Menahga High School in 1971, he continued to… Read More

Julie H. Matson age 69 of Detroit Lakes, died February 4, 2025 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Funeral Services were held on Monday February 10, 2025; 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation was held on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the West-Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a prayer… Read More

Theodore L. “Ted” Heisserer age 70 of Detroit Lakes, died January 31, 2025 at Baptist Health Shelby Hospital in Alabaster, AL. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday February 13, 2025; 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at the West-Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with… Read More

Joyce A. Rodewald age 78 of Detroit Lakes,  died February 5, 2025 at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo, N.D. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday February 12, 2025; 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. at the West-Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a… Read More

Harold Oscar Ness born March 6, 1944 passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 2, 2025, at the age of 80. Harold graduated from Granville High School, MN in 1961. Married Kathleen (Kitty) E. Cox June 1964, they went on to have two wonderful children Stephen and Katherine.  Harold retired from MN Highway Dept. and moved… Read More

Gary Lee Haataja, 78, a 1965 graduate of Frazee, passed away on January 1, 2025 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo after living peacefully among friends at Assisted Living. Born September 5, 1946 in Wadena, he later attended Mankato University. Gary enjoyed Bible study, reading, singing, church, and volunteering at Frazee elementary. He had a strong faith… Read More

Jane Marie Rice, age 93, passed peacefully on November 17th at her daughter Maribeth Lakin’s home in Lufkin, Texas. Born September 6, 1931 on the family farm in Frazee, Minnesota, Jane was the third child of John and Marie (Holzel) Ulschmid, among eight siblings. She was a graduate of Frazee High School and the College… Read More

Charles W. Boyer age 81 of Frazee, MN died January 2, 2025 at the Frazee Care Center in Frazee. No services are being planned at this time. Arrangements are being handled by the Furey Funeral Home in Frazee, MN.

Caitlyn Grace Jepson was born in Perham, MN on October 4, 1999, and passed away unexpectedly in her home on December 16, 2024 at just 25 years old.  She is survived by her fiancé Brandon Gray, her two cherished children Oliver and Vera, her parents DuWayne Sr. and Erin Jepson, her siblings DuWayne (Derek) James… Read More