All Obituaries

Corrine “Tiny” Johnson, 63, of Cass Lake, MN died unexpectantly in her sleep July 6, 2021. A Celebration of Life with potluck will begin at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, August 8, 2021 at the Bena Community Center. Corrine Marie Stangel was born August 6, 1957, in Bena, MN.  She grew up and graduated from Cass Lake High School in 1975.  She met and married Michael Johnson on September 17, 1979, in Minneapolis, MN.  Tiny worked as a waitress all her life.  Her family...

Bernie R. Berg, 79, of Bemidji, MN died July 23, 2021, after battling brain cancer. A celebration of life will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021, at his home. He was born on September 9, 1941, in Sinclair Township, Clearwater County, MN to Oswald & Bernice Berg.  After attending rural grade school, he went to Clearbrook for 9th grade and dropped out of school in the 10th grade.  He went on to take a correspondence course in mechanics.  He loved to tinker with motors...

Melvin Stoa, 100, of Laporte, MN died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Heritage Living Center, Park Rapids, Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Laporte with Pastor René Mehlberg officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Moscow Lutheran Church Cemetery, Austin with Rev. Allan Stoa officiating. Melvin Berthol Stoa was born March 2,...

Al Darrell Bennington, 75, of Glencoe, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2020. Al was born September 21, 1945 in Bemidji to Inez Viola Bennington (Larson) and Albert Walters Bennington.  He had a brilliant mind for mechanics and could always be found in his garage working on cars, building trailers and numerous other things.  He always had a joke or story for anyone who came over.  Blessed with a gift for gab, Al had never met a stranger he couldn’t...

Patricia Anne Conner passed away peacefully on the afternoon of November 12, 2020. She Was 88. She was born Patricia Anne Maring on May Day 1932, in Seattle, WA, to Glenn and Muriel Maring. She grew up in Yakima, WA, and was very fond in adulthood of relating the identity of her childhood librarian, the famed children’s author Beverly Cleary. She received a degree in English from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, and had a long career teaching the subject to adoring students at...

Lois Statton, 91, of Bemidji, MN passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Neilson Place, Bemidji, MN.  A celebration of life will be 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 2, 2021 at the United Methodsit Church, Bemidji. Lois was born in Tenstrike, MN on July 15, 1928, to Roy and Ella Gregg.  They lived in Tenstrike, Red Lake and Bemidji.  Lois graduated from Bemidji High School and French’s Business College.  She...

Frances Arthur, 87, of Bemidji, MN passed away July 27, 2021, in Good Samaritan Home, Blackduck. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 31, 2021, at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service at church.

Teri Malbraaten, 69, of Bemidji, MN died Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Neilson Place, Bemidji. Memorial services will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 30, 2021 at Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji with Pastor Mike Naylor officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Teri Lyn Pemberton was born June 15, 1952, in Bemidji, MN to Louis & Lorraine Pemberton.  She grew up and graduated from Bemidji High School in 1970, and then went on to attend...

Adrian A. DeVries, 84, of Puposky, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Essentia Health-Fargo after a long illness. He spent his last hours in the company of his grandchildren as they spoke to him and shared memories of their beloved Grandpa Ad. Adrian Alan DeVries was born April 25, 1937, in Puposky to John and Marie (Anderson) DeVries. He attended rural Pleasant Valley School and graduated from Bemidji High School in 1955. He trained in carpentry at Dunwoody Institute in...

Bradley Earl Carter, 67, of Wilton, MN died July 23, 2021, in his home. A private Celebration of Life was already held by his loving family. Bradley Earl Carter was born October 31, 1953, in Redding, California to Clifford & Ruth Carter.  He worked all his adult life as a construction worker in deep tunnel operations throughout the country.  Brad was an avid watcher of Westerns, Sci-Fi, and the History Channel.  He was also a devote Chicago Bears & Cubs...