All Obituaries

Arliss Joslyn, 87, of Bemidji, MN passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Greenwood Connections in Menahga, MN. Visitation will be held for family and friends on Friday, May 3, 2024 from 3-6 p.m. at Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji. She was born on September 17, 1936 to Iva (Vezina) and Leroy Braman in Lengby, MN.  She grew up and attended school in Cass Lake, MN. Arliss married Devere (Slim) Rognstad and they had six children, Sue, Deewayne, James Dean, Rodney, Tim and Mike. She...

Ricky Schlee, 64 of Becida died Sunday, March 31st, 2024 at his home from a heart condition. Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 26th at 2:00 at the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji with Kent Dudley officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be at the Fern Township Cemetery in Becida. Pallbearers will be Roop Roberts, Dave Schneider, Mike Schlee, Merlin Bannor, Jeff Mayer, Dale Malterud, Keith Roberts, and Jered Malterud. He was born...

Lucille Wright, 85 of Bemidji, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2024 at Christian Community Home in Osceola Wisconsin.  Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji. Lucille Margeret Klasen was born July 24, 1938 to Herman and Clara (Huewe) Klasen in Puposky MN. She grew up and attended school in Bemidji. She married John “Cort” Rowles on April 13, 1956 in Grand...

Pete Hoie a proud Vietnam Veteran passed away peacefully at the Mahnomen Health Care Center at the age of 75.  Pete fought a tough battle against cancer since 2017 and always hoped he could win the fight but God’s plan was to take Pete to his heavenly home in the afternoon, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Bagley. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in...

Rebecca Jean Miller, 73, of Grand Rapids, Minnesota died Friday, April 12, 2024 at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2024, at Aardahl Lutheran Church, Bemidji, MN with visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Rebecca Jean Miller was born in Bagley, MN on September 2, 1950, to Walter and Marion Doyle. The family moved to Bemidji when Becky was a baby. She attended Lincoln Elementary School, Bemidji Junior High, and Bemidji High School, graduating in...

Livestream for Kell's service can be reached at this address:  https://youtube.com/live/Panl8Jfa_l0 Kell Erwin Lovell (94), passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2024 in Bemidji, Minnesota.   Mass of Christian Burial will take place 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 11, 2024 at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Bemidji.  Father Bill DeCrans will officiate.  Visitation will start one hour prior. Inurnment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Bemidji. Born on July...

Lovingly remembered, Mariann Caroline (Setterberg) Dickinson peacefully passed away on March 22, 2024, in Bemidji, Minnesota, at the age of 94. Born on January 20, 1930, in Forest City, Minnesota, Mariann was one of five children born to Walter and Signe Setterberg. Her childhood home was in Cokato, Minnesota where she attended school, graduating in the class of 1948. After taking a year off to travel with her parents, she attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree...

Jerry Cartier, 83, of Bemidji, MN died Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Neilson Place, Bemidji. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 1, 2024 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wilton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. On October 26, 1940, Jerry was born to Leo and Marguerite (St. Pierre) Cartier in Crookston, MN. He grew up in “The Hollow” in Red Lake Falls, MN with his parents and...

Philip Albers, 61, of Bemidji, MN died Thursday, February 29, 2024 of natural causes. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji. Philip John Albers was born September 29, 1962 in Paris, France to Darold and Joy (Batchelder) Albers.  The family moved to Arizona when he was a baby and they also lived in...

Carol Christian, 83, of Bemidji, MN and formerly of Warroad, MN and Naples, FL passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Neilson Place, Bemidji. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 22, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church, Warroad, MN with visitation one hour prior to the service at church.  Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Warroad, MN. Carol Ann Christian was born in Roseau, MN on August 4, 1940 to Norval and Doris (Danks) Ness.  Carol passed away on Monday,...