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  • 3 days ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Robin Fish |Kate Almquist

    Lisa Ann (Whiteside) Hensel, 67, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025, in her sleep at her residence. Lisa was diagnosed with dementia in the spring of 2021. She became permanent resident of The Cottages at Heritage Manor in Park Rapids, MN, in October, 2021. Lisa was born on July 3, 1957, in Peoria, IL, to Fred and Claralene (Iles) Whiteside. As a child, Lisa would travel to Park Rapids, MN, to visit her grandparents, William and Ada Mae Iles at their lakeside resort, Birch Harbor.

  • 3 days ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Robin Fish

    Deer Lane isn’t a street. It shows up on Google Maps almost as if it’s a town: “Deer Lane, MN.” But it’s actually a place just off County 4, about a mile south of Emmaville. It’s equally “just off” the north side of Pickerel Lake, at 26373 Inward Loop, steps away from a row of lake homes that, in some cases, don’t have running water. So, the fact that Deer Lane offers a laundromat, a public shower, a bathroom and a place to fill water jugs is part of its appeal.

  • 3 days ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Robin Fish |Kate Almquist

    Gary Dale Evers was born 20 March, 1945 to Percy and Anna (Quiring) Evers in Comfrey, MN.  He grew up there on the family farm until August 1958 when the family moved to Browerville, MN. He graduated from Browerville High School in 1964 where he also participated in Varsity football and basketball. While attending Wadena Technical School for Auto Mechanics his roommate, Tom Vokes of Nevis, invited him home for deer season.

  • 3 days ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Robin Fish

    A 2023 Park Rapids Area High School graduate has been crowned Miss Minnesota 2025. Emma Vrieze, 20, of Osage, was chosen from among 23 candidates ages 18-28 on Friday, June 20. According to a Miss Minnesota competition news release, Vrieze received a $10,000 educational scholarship and will represent Minnesota at the 2026 Miss America competition.

  • 3 days ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Robin Fish |Kate Almquist

    Georgia Ann Nunn, of Yucca Valley, California, peacefully passed away in her home on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 9:30 PM. Early Life and EducationBorn and raised in Park Rapids, Minnesota, Georgia graduated from Park Rapids High School, where she embarked on a lifelong journey of faith, love, and service. While working at Super Values, she met the love of her life, Peter Nunn.

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