OBITUARIES
Sylvia Geraldine “Geri” Storey Staley
Sylvia Geraldine “Geri” (Storey) Staley passed away peacefully at Lexington Landing Arbor, St. Paul, MN, under hospice care, on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
John Duffner
John Dufner, age 79, was born on July 1, 1946, in Springfield, IL, and passed away at home on February 11, 2026, in Lake Havasu City, AZ.
Sandra R. Sitowski
Sandra R. (Mosher) Sitowski, age 86 passed away peacefully with family by her side, in Northern Minnesota on Friday, February 6, 2026.
Elizabeth Marie Agre
Elizabeth Marie Agre, age 62, of Longville, Minnesota, passed away on January 30, 2026, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City,
Susan Alice Strusinski
Susan Alice Strusinski, age 83 of Backus, Minnesota, was born in Minneapolis to Walter and Alice Helin on March 5, 1942, and passed away on January 30, 2026.
Lawrence “Larry” Van Werden
Lawrence “Larry” Van Werden, age 89, passed away on January 29, 2026, at Clarke County Hospital.
Arlene Patricia (Riggles) Bubar
Arlene Patricia (Riggles) Bubar, age 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Bemidji, MN, on February 11, 2026, Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day, surrounded by her girls.
Stephen Edward Fox
Stephen Edward Fox, 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Iowa Jewish Senior Center on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Clinton “Rusty” Lilyquist II
Born very quickly, a month after his original due date, Clinton “Rusty, Big Swede, Swede” Lilyquist II arrived on the scene September 30, 1969, just in time for hunting season and just after a category 5 tornado in Outing, Minnesota.
Betty Alice Fritze Johnson (nee Epland)
Betty Alice Fritze Johnson (nee Epland) of Hackensack, MN, passed away peacefully at Birchview Gardens, Walker, MN, on January 31, 2026, after 87 blessed years.
Lee A. Bray, Sr.
Lee Andrew Bray, Sr., 90, passed away with family at his side on January 17, 2026 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd, MN.
Thomas L. Carpenter
Thomas L. Carpenter, age 81, died peacefully at Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji, MN on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
Julie Pawlak
Julie Pawlak passed away on January 17, 2026.
Terry M. Gross
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Terry M. Gross, age 67, of Remer MN.
Lou Ann (Chalich) Rice
Lou Ann (Chalich) Rice, age 60, was born on September 11, 1965, and passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota.
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