obituaries

Michael Aaron Johnson March 13, 1978 - Aug. 12, 2017 BLACKDUCK, Minn. - Michael Aaron Johnson, 39, Blackduck, died Saturday, Aug. 12, in his home. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m., today, Aug. 18, at Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji,...

Anna "Ann" Prince March 3, 1922 - Aug. 15, 2017 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Anna "Ann" Prince, 95, Bemidji, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, in GoldPine Home. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home in Bemidji. Visitation will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m.,...

Ricky Michael Aust Aug. 29, 1956 - Aug. 4, 2017 BENSON, Minn. - Ricky Michael Aust, 60, Marysland Township, Minn., died Friday, Aug. 4, in Swift County Benson Health Services. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21, at Trinity Lutheran...

Richard Arnold Peterson Dec. 12, 1940 - Aug. 13, 2017 BAGLEY, Minn. - Richard Arnold Peterson, 76, Bagley, formerly Duluth, Minn., died Sunday, Aug. 13, in his home. Interment will be at a later date in East Zion Cemetery in Leonard, Minn. Arrangements by Cease Family Funeral Home...

Gimiwan (Rain) Johnson-Headbird Aug. 13, 2017 - Aug. 16, 2017 FARGO, N.D. - Gimiwan (Rain) Johnson-Headbird, East Grand Forks, Minn., died Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Sanford Fargo Medical Center. A wake will begin 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, and will continue until the service at 10 a.m....

Zoogipon (Snow) Johnson-Headbird Aug. 13, 2017 - Aug. 14, 2017 GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Zoogipon (Snow) Johnson-Headbird, East Grand Forks, Minn., died Monday, Aug. 14, in Altru Hospital. A wake will begin 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, and will continue until the service at 10 a.m. Sunday,...

Jean Patsie May 17, 1930 - Aug. 14, 2017 BUTLER, Minn. - Jean Patsie, 87, Butler, died Monday, Aug. 14, in her home. A gathering will be from 4-6 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New York Mills, Minn....

Edith M. Allen Jan. 28, 1925 - June 29, 2017 ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Edith M. Allen, 92, Escondido, died Thursday, June 29, in Life Care Center of Escondido. A service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, in Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji, Minn. Arrangements by American Cremation Serv...

Pearl Rose Keenan June 5, 1925 - July 31, 2017 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Pearl Rose Keenan, 92, Bemidji, died July 31, in Sanford Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by the funeral at noon, Saturday, Nov. 4, at St. Phillip's Catholic Church in Bemidji. In lieu...

Isabelle "Bug" J. Thompson July 18, 1933 - Aug. 15, 2017 BAGLEY, Minn. - Isabelle "Bug" J. Thompson, 84, Rice Lake, Minn., died Tuesday, Aug. 15, in Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, at Samuel Memorial...

Patsy Jane Beaulieu December 1942 - Aug. 14, 2017 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Patsy Jane Beaulieu, 74, Red Lake, Minn., died Monday, Aug. 14, in Sanford Hospital. An overnight wake will begin 10:30 a.m. today, Aug. 17, and will continue until the funeral at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, at Red Lake...

Arlene Whiting Jan. 22, 1959 - Aug. 14, 2017 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Arlene Whiting, 58, Bemidji, died Monday, Aug. 14, in her home. Visitation will be from 3-4 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Church of Christ in Bemidji. Arrangements by Cease...

Stephen John "Packy" Pachel Jan. 25, 1956 - Aug. 13, 2017 PARK RAPIDS, Minn. - Stephen John "Packy" Pachel, 61, Park Rapids, formerly Ponsford, Minn., died Sunday, Aug. 13, in his home from cancer. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in...

Cheryl A. Goudge Cheryl Goudge passed away on Saturday August 12, 2107, at Lakewood Health Center hospital. Cheryl Ardis (Page) Goudge was born on February 19, 1941, in Hines, Minnesota to Darcy and Alice (Thireault) Page. The family moved to Washington, D.C. for a time due to Cheryl's...