Alvin J. Wensman

Alvin Joseph Wensman, 86, passed away Aug. 18, 2010, with his family by his side.

• Alvin J. Wensman

Shirley Carter

Shirley May (Bodin) Carter, 84, passed away Aug. 23, 2010, at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena.

• Shirley Carter

Richard Hansen

Richard LeRoy Hansen, 75, passed away Aug. 10, 2010, at the Lakewood Healthcare System Hospital in Staples.

• Richard Hansen

Richard Utermarck

Richard L. Utermarck, 85, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., passed away Aug. 14, 2010.

Death Notice: Dennis Plautz Sr.

Dennis Paul Plautz Sr., 61, formerly of Wadena, passed away Dec. 11, 2009. He was born Jan. 18, 1948, in Wadena. He resided in Fargo. A private ceremony was held at Greenlawn Cemetary in Verndale on Sunday, July 25.

Paul Lundell

Paul R. (Dick) Lundell, 62, of Fargo, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, Aug. 10 in Sanford Hospital, Fargo.

Marlene Peters

Marlene Katherine Sweere Peters, 67, passed away, surrounded by her children, on Aug. 14, 2010 at her home in Wadena.

• Marlene Peters

Fran Beringer

Francis G. Beringer, 58, of Maple Grove, Minn., passed away Aug. 11, 2010, at North Memorial Medical Center.

• Fran Beringer

Barbara Ranson

Barbara Karen (Bloom) Ranson, 60, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at her home in Park Rapids after a long illness.

• Barbara Ranson

Alvin Wensman

Alvin J. Wensman, 86, of Alexandria, formerly of Wadena, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, in Alexandria.

Evelyn Christopherson

Evelyn M. Christopherson, 82, of Staples, passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena.

• Evelyn Christopherson

Glenn Zaske

Glenn D. Zaske, 77, of Box Elder, S.D., died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Betty Cullen

Elizabeth J (Betty) (nee Theisen) Cullen, 74, of Roseville, Minn., passed away Aug. 5, 2010.

Paul Reynolds

Paul E. Reynolds, 64, of Elk River, Minn., died unexpectedly on Aug. 10, 2010, in Backus, Minn.

• Paul Reynolds