All Obituaries

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Cindy Kasperson passed away peacefully on July 2, 2026, surrounded by loved ones at the age of 70. Cindy Lee Swanson was born on November 9, 1955, to DeLyle and Margurite Swanson in Princeton, Minnesota. She grew up in Zimmerman, Minnesota, with five sisters and one brother. She graduated from Elk River High School in 1974. She then attended the University of Minnesota Crookston, where she met the love of her life, Rick. Rick and Cindy were married on September 11, 1976, in a small church ...

 Joanne Weller, born on September 17, 1943, in Wadena, Minnesota, to Leo and Marie (Goeden) Andrie Sr., passed away peacefully at her home on July 6, 2026, in Ottertail, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family. Joanne pursued her education in nursing at Brainerd and began working at Wesley Hospital in Wadena, where she met Joe Weller. As Joe would often say, she caught his eye the moment they met. The two were married on June 21, 1965, and spent 61 years together building a ...

Daniel “Dan” Peter Hacking, age 80, of Wadena, MN, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2026, at Lakewood Care Center in Staples, Minnesota, with his family by his side. Dan had moved to Lakewood Care Center on March 13, 2026, where he received compassionate care in his final days. In keeping with Dan and Judy’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Karvonen Funeral Home in Wadena. Services will begin at ...

Kenneth was born on December 22, 1937, on the family farm west of Menahga, Minnesota, to Theodore and Mabel (Nelson) Oakland. He was baptized and confirmed at the First English Lutheran Church in Menahga and attended school district #28 through the 8th grade and graduated from Menahga High School with the Class of 1956. After graduation he went to Bisbee, North Dakota and worked on his uncle’s farm and that fall he went to Denver, CO to work and later he moved to Minneapolis, ...

Clifford "Cliff" Gronlund, age 96, of Sebeka, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at Vitality Living in Sebeka on June 30, 2026. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 11:00am at Grace Lutheran Church in Sebeka, with visitation beginning at 9:30am. Burial will follow at Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Sebeka. Acting pallbearers will be grandsons Timothy Hulm, Joshua DeBoer, Travis DeBoer, Dylan Gronlund, Jacob Malone, and great grandson Alex Hulm. He will be laid to ...

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Thomas Edward Papenfuss was born March 28, 1956, in Perham, Minnesota. His parents were the late Edward & Alvira (Wulf) Papenfuss. Thomas graduated from New York Mills High School with the class of 1974. After high school, Tom went to work on road construction with excavating contractors Kern & Tabery, Inc. in Wadena, Minnesota. Tom eventually joined working with his dad at Papenfuss Construction.  On May 14, 1988, Thomas was united in marriage with Sheri Lynn Winter at the ...

Jane Louise Frost was born on August 22, 1928, in Homestead Township, rural New York Mills, MN to Christ and Louise (Tranby) Frost. She passed away on July 4, 2026, in Perham, MN with family at her side. She was the 5th of 12 children. Jane was baptized and confirmed on April 17, 1946, by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sebeka, MN. She attended country school then New York Mills High School and graduated with the Class of 1946. On May 11, 1947, she was united in marriage to Harold ...

Sheila Ann Jans, 88, of Henning, Minnesota passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Henning, Minnesota. She was born on March 25, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerold and Aurelia (Sullivan) Jans as their youngest child. Sheila graduated from Christ of King grade school and then Holy Angels Academy, where she then moved with her parents to Southern California in 1956. There she would continue her education by going to and graduating with high honors from St. Mary’s College in ...