All Obituaries

Carol Ann (Hinrichs) Christianson died February 4, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held Friday, February 28th, 5:00-7:00pm at Nary Community Center, 25895 County 9, Nary, MN, with a prayer service at 6:00pm.  Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 29th, at 10:30am at Malvik Lutheran Church, 27689 474th Street, Guthrie, MN, with visitation one hour prior to service. Carol was born in Farmington, MN, on June 22, 1942, to Albert and Edna (Ross)...

Frances McKenzie, 94, of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 24, 2020 at Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Bemidji with Fr. Mathew Cobb officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN where she will rest with husband Dale who passed away in 2016. Frances Lucille Black was born July...

Virgil Silverthorn, 89, of Bemidji, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Cornerstone Nursing & Rehab Center, Bagley surrounded by his loving family.   A Celebration of Life will be held 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Eagles Club in Bemidji. Virgil Raymond Silverthorn was born in Breckenridge, MN on August 2, 1930 to Harry & Marie Silverthorn.  As a young boy the family moved to the Lavinia area near Bemidji, MN.  Virgil worked multiple jobs as he grew...

Mathis Dudley, 8, of Solway, MN died Monday, February 10, 2020 at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Tenstrike Community Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Lake George Cemetery. Mathis Israel Dudley was born November 1, 2011 in Wisconsin. He came into Shantel and Kent Dudley’s home in April of 2016. His...

Marian Elizabeth (Anderson) Blehm, 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2020 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center with her daughter Bunny at her side. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Bemidji with Pastor Mark Kindem officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. She will be buried next to her beloved husband at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Marian was born February 16, 1923 in...

Marian Berg, 97, of Bemidji, MN died Monday, February 10, 2020 at Havenwood Care Center, Bemidji. Graveside services will be held in the spring in Solway Cemetery. Guestbook at www.OlsonSchwartzFuneralHome.com

Judy Ann Bastien, 75, of Bemidji, MN died Friday, January 25, 2020 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji, with Pasto John Yingling officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in the spring in Southarm Cemetery. Judy Ann Erickson was born October 28, 1944 in Bemidji to Melvin and Olga Erickson. Judy grew up in Bemidji where...

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Peter William Standera, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 19 at his home in Bemidji, MN. Peter William Standera was born on September 18, 1950 in Melbourne, Australia. In 1966 the Standera family immigrated to West Des Moines, Iowa to rejoin family members separated by World War II. Peter graduated from Dowling High School in Des Moines, Iowa in 1968. He attended the University of Iowa for one year and then enlisted in the United State Navy, receiving an honorable...