All Obituaries

Tommy John Schultz was born and raised in Faribault, MN. He attended school in Faribault where he played baseball and football graduating in 1993. He worked at Mercury Minnesota Inc. in Faribault for seven years. During the first year he attended South Central Technical College for welding and became a production welder. Tommy pursued roofing all over south central Minnesota and the metro area. In 2002 he moved to Talmoon in Northern Minnesota to be closer to his parents John and Mary...

Micheal passed away January 30, 2020 in his home in Bigfork, MN with loved ones by his side. Micheal was the son of Betty & Myron Zielke. Survivors include his wife Mary of 47 years, their children Mike, Mark, Martin, Melissa & Misty, 11 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren, his sister Barb & brother Byron. “When someone you know becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” A private family service will be at a later date.  Arrangements were made...

Roy Halverson, 92 died unexpectedly along with his daughter Christie Kurtz in Bigfork. He was proceeded in death by his wife Carol. He is survived by brother Donald, sister Beverly, daughters, Cheryl (Jim), Christie’s husband Ray, Cathy, Kelly (Dennis), Lisa (Jeff), 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Roy served in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Ralston Purina and enjoyed the north woods for many years at his lake home. A celebration of life...

Christie Lee Kurtz (Halverson) Age 67 of Milaca, passed away unexpectedly with her father, Roy Earl Halverson, on January 23, 2020 in Bigfork, MN. She was preceded in death by her mother Carol Marie Halverson. Survived by her loving husband Raymond, Daughters Jennifer (Jack) Lemmon, Cassandra Kurtz, Grandchildren Madison, Conner Lemmon, and Aspen Kurtz. Sisters Cheryl (James) Anderson, Cathy Wellens, Kelly (Dennis) Perenich, Lisa (Jeff) Stenbeck. She will be sadly missed and remembered...

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our sweet charming boy Marshall “Turbo” Charles Bader, age 9, from Boy River, MN. Marshall was a third-grade student at Murphy Elementary School in Grand Rapids, MN. When Marshall wasn’t playing hockey with his buddies, he loved to spend time on his family farm helping his dad with cattle, haying, building things, and zipping around on the go-kart he bought with his own hard-earned money. He also loved to...

there will be no services per Chuck's request. Charles (Chuck) Watson of Bigfork, MN, formerly of Palisade and Aitkin, MN, was born on November 17, 1936 at Palisade to Walter and Pearl (Emmert) Watson. He grew up in the Palisade area. He entered the Air Force on May 14, 1957. He took his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, and his technical training at the Air Base at Wichita Falls, TX. After that he was based at the Rome Air Force Base at Rome, NY. He married...

Shirley Mae (Bahls) Howard, 84 years of age, resident of Oak Hills Assisted Living, formerly from Squaw Lake Minnesota and Granada Minnesota, passed on to meet her Savior in Heaven on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Grand Itasca Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Shirley was born in Fairmont Minnesota on December 6, 1935 to Walter and Martha Bahls of Huntley, Minnesota. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Richard Lee Howard; Sons Dean (Wendy) Howard and Dennis (Jackie) Howard;...

Glorianna (Pequette) Jerry, age 72, Deer River, MN passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at the Homestead Living and Rehab Center in Deer River MN. Glorianna was born on September 29, 1947 in her parents car between Ball Club and Bena, MN she was the daughter of John & Rose (Donnell) Pequette. She married Rodney G. Jerry on July 16, 1965. She worked at various places such as Gibbs Wild Rice, Eagles Nest & High Banks Resorts and Bahrs Hotel all of Deer River MN area....