On Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, James Eugene Tureson passed away at the age of 76. James was born on June 19, 1945, in Hallock, Minn., to Eddie and Elaine Tureson. My dad was one of four siblings: Allan (Jeannie) Tureson, Larry (Diane) Tureson and Betty (Steve) Ness-his angel here on earth. Each one of you…

Dewayne William Sjostrand, 74, formerly of Hazen, N.D., and recently of Kentucky passed away on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Louisville East Post-Acute Care Center in Louisville after a 25-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Dewayne was born Nov. 10, 1947, in Hallock, Minn., to Chester and Nancy (Anderson) Sjostrand. Dewayne graduated from…

June Karol, 86, of Halma, Minn., passed away at the Karlstad Healthcare Center on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. June Joanne Karol was born Jan. 17, 1935, to Frederick and Clara Levenhagen, near Monona, Iowa. She attended country school there until she moved to Minnesota at the age of 11. After making their home near Lake…

Joshua Aaron Blomquist was born on Nov. 11, 1978, to Bruce and Judy Blomquist of Lake Bronson, Minn. Josh was called home on Jan. 14, 2022, his heart giving away in his sleep. He was the third of four children. Josh went to school at Tri-County School in Karlstad, Minn., graduating in 1997. Over his…

Mona Mae Fertig, 90, passed away peacefully at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock, Minn., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Mona was born on Jan. 15, 1931, to John Laurence Fertig and Alice (Marie) Garceau Fertig in Kennedy, Minn. She lived on the family farm southwest of Kennedy until her father passed away in 1942.…

Ruth A. Gatheridge, 91, passed away at home on Jan. 9, 2022. Ruth was born at Orleans, Minn., on July 28, 1930, to Emmy (Johnson) and Edward Cashman. She and Robert Gatheridge were married on Oct. 14, 1948. They had three children: Deborah (Debbie), Hallock, Minn.; Robert (Beth), Kennedy, Minn.; and Alan, South Heart, N.D.…