Cease Family Funeral Homes

02/13/2026

Duane “Slick” Eck, age 83, of Bagley, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2026, at Sanford Bagley Medical Center, surrounded by the care of those who loved him.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bagley,...

02/12/2026

Patricia Ann Lewis, 83, of Bemidji formerly of Clearbrook, MN died Wednesday, February 11, 2026 in Bemidji.

Services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Clearbrook, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at...

02/12/2026

Mary Alice Foster, 83 of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at her home.

Services are pending for the spring.

02/12/2026

Jonathan “Jon” D. Ledford, 41 of Kelliher, MN died Friday, February 6, 2026
at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center.

Memorial services will be held at 3:00 pm, Thursday, February 19, 2026 at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in Kelliher, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service...

02/11/2026

Clarence E. Moss, 88 of Laporte, MN died Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Neilson Place in Bemidji.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

02/11/2026

Lawrence “Leash” “Leash” Belaire, 87, of Bemidji, MN died Monday, February 9, 2026 at Neilson Place in Bemidji, MN.

Celebration of Life arrangements are pending.

02/09/2026

James George Bingham, 96, of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 16, 2026 at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Bemidji, MN. Visitation will be from 2 – 5 pm with a wake service at 3 pm Sunday Feb. 15 at the Cease ...

02/09/2026

Elmer J. Sand, 95, of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at Gold Pine Home in Bemidji.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, February 16, 2026 at Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

02/06/2026

After losing a loved one, acts of remembrance are essential to the healing process. One way you can honor and remember a lost loved one is by celebrating their birthday every year. But what does that look like? Read this article to learn more!

Acts of remembrance are essential to the healing process. Read this article for 10 ways to celebrate a lost loved one on their birthday.

02/05/2026

It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the loss of artist Paula Swenson.
She joins her longtime love and husband, artist Gary Thomton, who passed this last November. She was lonely and lost without him. He grounded her, looked out for her, and supported her creative spirit.

She is p...

02/04/2026

Nancy Jean Flaherty, 73, of Bemidji, MN, died Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at her home in Bemidji, MN.

Committal Services are pending at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.

02/04/2026

Betty Darlene Merseth, 72, of Clearbrook, Minnesota, died on Monday, February 2, 2026, at her home in Clearbrook.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bagley. A gathering of family and friends will be held one h...