obituaries

Virginia Pollard Dec. 13, 1914 - April 18, 2018 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Virginia Pollard, 103, Bemidji, died Wednesday, April 18, in Cedar Cottage. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m., followed by the funeral at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, at Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji. Pastor...

Alfred James Benais July 7, 1934 - April 23, 2018 KELLIHER, Minn. - Alfred James Benais, Red Lake, Minn., died Monday, April 23, in Corner Stone Residence. A wake will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26, and will continue until the service at 1 p.m., Friday, April 27, at New Little...

Heidi Huewe June 1, 1981 - April 22, 2018 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Heidi Huewe, 36, Puposky, Minn., died Sunday, April 22, in Sanford Medical Center. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., with a prayer service at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 29, at Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home in Bemidji. Visitation...

Nordis Christenson May 8, 1929 - April 20, 2018 NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Nordis Christenson, 88, Northfield, died Friday, April 20, in Northfield Retirement Community. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Benson and Langehough Funeral Home in Northfield. Visitation will...

Craig Lee Littleghost Sept. 16, 1976 - April 18, 2018 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Craig Lee Littleghost, 41, Bemidji, died Wednesday, April 18, in Sanford Medical Center. The procession to the wake will leave at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at City Plaza in Devils Lake, N.D. The wake will be...

Evelyn Krummel Evelyn S. Krummel, age 89, died of a stroke on April 18, 2018 in Edina, Minnesota. Her sudden passing has left a void in our lives, but her indomitable spirit lives on in our hearts. Evelyn is survived by her three daughters, Susan, Karen (Leon), and Barbara (Russ),...

Donna Claire Okerman Okerman, Donna Claire, Born February 11, 1933, died after short battle with cancer on April 6, 2018, in San Diego, CA, at the age of 85. Donna was born in Little Falls, MN, and graduated from St. Francis High School in 1951. She then completed a two-year secretarial...

Jolene Annette Goose Jan. 27, 1971 - April 19, 2018 CASS LAKE, Minn. - Jolene Annette Goose, "Waaseyiigad asini ikwe," which means "Shining Stone Woman," 47, Cass Lake, died Thursday, April 19, in Cass Lake IHS Hospital. A wake will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, April 23, and will continue...