All Obituaries

Larry Host, 76, of Little Falls passed away peacefully September 11, 2021, at home surrounded by family and loved ones.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., at the Double Eagle Golf Course. Larry was born to Eugene and Roselind (Luke) Host on October 2, 1944,  in Browerville, MN.  He loved deer hunting in the Fall with family and friends. Summer was for camping,  fishing and sharing his catch with others.  His...

Ruby was born July 10, 1934, in Solen, North Dakota to Alfred and Alice (Ennen) Jensen.  In 1936 the family moved to Brainerd, where Ruby attended her first years of school. In 1944 the family moved to a farm 8 miles north of Clarissa, where she spent her childhood.  She attended country school in Germania Township, then attended Clarissa Public School. On February 13,1952 Ruby married Frank Dvorak in Staples and after their marriage, they moved out to Reeder, North Dakota for a...

Orla Marlene was born to Morton and Vera Scott in Mountain Lake, MN on July 8, 1937.  She grew up on a farm outside of Clarissa and attended school in town where she graduated as Homecoming Queen for the Class of 1955. In 1956, she met the love of her life, Eugene Watts, while working at the Clarissa Drug Store. They were married on February 16, 1957, at the United Methodist Church and settled in Clarissa after Gene finished printing school in Minneapolis.  There they raised 4...

Ralph Wehrenberg, 67, of Browerville, passed away peacefully in his home on September 4, 2021.  Funeral services for Ralph will be held on Monday, September 13, 2021, 11:00 a.m., at the Iten Funeral Home in Browerville.  Friends may call on Sunday, September 12, 2021, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., at the Iten Funeral Home and on the day of the funeral one hour prior to the service. Ralph Francis was born December 1, 1953, in Fergus Falls to Richard & Florence (Haugen) Wehrenberg....

Bruce Allan Wagner, age 59, of Clarissa, MN, passed away peacefully at his home on September 4,  2021, surrounded by his family after his long battle with pancreatic cancer. Bruce was born to George and Connie Wagner on October 23, 1961. As a child Bruce enjoyed spending his time farming with the family and hanging out with the neighborhood kids. On July 2, 1983, he married the love of his life, Cindy Wagner (Martinek), and together they purchased the family farm and raised 4 beautiful...

Topsy was born April 8, 1934, in Stanley, North Dakota and welcomed home by her mother, Rose Munson. She attended school in Stanley, graduating in 1952. Topsy moved to Minneapolis where she immensely enjoyed her time there while working at the Foshay Tower. Growing up, she would frequently ride the train to Browerville with “Mama and Papa Pete”, who would assist with fall threshing on the May family farm. It was through this endeavor that she met her future husband, Herb May and...

Constance (Connie) Ann Brousseau age 79 of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away on August 31, 2021, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Connie was born August 23, 1942, to Francis and Sylvia Brousseau in Little Falls, Minnesota. She grew up in Eagle Bend, MN and graduated from Eagle Bend High School in 1960. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN in 1964. She was the first person in her family to go...

Joan Wettstein, 78, of Long Prairie, passed away on August 20, 2021.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 11:00 a.m., at St. Mary’s of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie with Fr. Mitchell Bechtold officiating.  Interment will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Long Prairie. Joan Mary was born September 19, 1942, in rural Browerville to Anthony & Olivia (Klimek) Pampy.  She married Norman Wettstein at St. Joseph’s...