Memorial services for Alice Knight of Warroad, MN will be held on Saturday, August 20th at 11:00 am at Woodland Bible Church. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. Private burial will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Warroad. Alice Edna Knight went peacefully and joyfully home to be with her Savior on August 12th, at the Warroad Senior Living Center, surrounded by her daughters and the loving staff of the WSLC. She was born at home in Newark, Vermont, to Carroll and Edna...

Donald Wayne Erickson passed away at home August 9, 2022 at the age of 69.  He was born in St Paul, Minnesota October 26, 1952 to Donald Leroy Erickson and Jeanette Irene (Welin) Erickson.   His parents were from Roseau, MN farming families who had immigrated from Sweden and Norway.   Don grew up in Roseau, a small town with strong roots and extended family near.  Don was able to go to Norway and see the small farmstead his Dad's family came from and understand...

A Funeral Service for Bonnie A. Grund of Williams, MN will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Pitt Community Church in Pitt, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at Pitt Cemetery in Pitt, MN.  Bonnie Arlene (Hooper) Grund passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on August 7, 2022 at the age of 81. She was born August 28, 1940 to George Milton Hooper and Ruth Larson Hooper Aery at her home in Pitt,...

Ward Glen Smith passed away at Sanford Medical Center Sunday, August 7 at 10:30 AM at the age of 87, surrounded by his family. Ward was the oldest of four children born to Glen and Irma Smith in Castlewood, SD on September 6, 1934. He lived in Castlewood until the age of 6, when the family moved to Warroad, Minnesota. He graduated from Warroad High School in 1953. He joined the United States Navy and completed boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois. He was stationed in Bremerton,...

Gerald “Jerry” Eugene Wellen of Badger passed away at the Warroad Senior Living Center on August 7, 2022, at the age of 76. Jerry was born on November 30, 1945, to George and Ethel (Peterson) Wellen in Roseau, MN. He went to school at Badger High School and “The School of Hard Knocks”.  After high school Jerry moved around doing painting, designing, and fiberglass. He worked at Polaris for 20+ years as a Senior Manager of Design Engineering and moved on to...

A Memorial Service for Jacob Osborn  of Baudette will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Wabanica Lutheran Church in Baudette at 10:00am with a visitation an hour prior. Jacob Marshall Osborn passed away unexpectedly on Saturday August 6th, 2022 at the family home. Jacob was born on July 12th, 2006 to Crystal Cauble and Howard Osborn in Roseau, Minnesota.  He was a fun loving child who enjoyed everything to do with motorcycles, classic cars and playing football.  In...

Sharon Kay Carlson Orvis, 79, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2022 in West Des Moines, Iowa.  She was born February 19, 1943, in Roseau, Minnesota to Pete and Lena Carlson.  Sharon grew up on the farm as one of nine children and developed both a love and appreciation for nature, as well as an unshakeable can-do attitude.  She loved skating, learning at school and helping to care for her cousins.  On September 30, 1961 Sharon was united in marriage to John A....

Donald Knute Grahn was born in Roseau, MN on May 6, 1935 to Lydia (Danielson) and Knute Grahn. Don was the youngest of three children in his family of Swedish descent. Grahn means spruce tree in Swedish. Donnie was quiet as a young man but industrious and busy with projects such as building his own bicycle and motorcycle from parts. After graduating from Roseau High School, Don attended and played hockey at the University of Minnesota and also the University of North Dakota....

Harlan Wellen passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 1, 2022 in Roosevelt at the age of 64. Harlan Duane Wellen was born on January 25, 1958, in International Falls, MN to Lloyd and Jeanette (Solem) Wellen, one of four children. Harlan grew up in International Falls, graduating from International Falls High School in 1976. After graduation, Harlan moved to Warroad to work at Marvin Windows and Doors. He was a highly devoted employee, working there for 42 years before retiring on July...

Bernard "Bud" Mans Jr. passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in Duluth at the age of 83. A Mass of Christian Burial for Bernard will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Williams at 11:00am with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will be held Monday, August 8, 2022 at 10:00am at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Williams. Bud Mans, 83 of Williams, MN passed away peacefully into the presence of his risen Lord on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 at...