Funeral Homes in International Falls, MN

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Kevin Constantine (engineer and coach), Bob Mason (coach), and Dean Blais (coach).

International Falls is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,424 at the 2010 census.International Falls is located on the Rainy River directly across from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. The two cities are connected by the Fort Frances – International Falls International Bridge. Voyageurs National Park is located 11 miles east of International Falls. There is a major U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry on the International Falls side of the toll bridge, and a Canadian Customs entry point on the north side of the bridge.International Falls is nicknamed "Icebox of the Nation." With 109.4 days per year with the high temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), the airport has the most such days of any incorporated city in the contiguous United States, just surpassing nearby Duluth and Houghton.

International Falls Obituaries

It was revealed on January 10th, 2020 that David Dougherty passed away in Florida.  Dougherty was 88 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor David's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on December 18th, 2018 that Debra May Frehse (Frehse) passed on in Waterloo, Iowa.  Ms. Frehse was 63 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Debra May's life.

It was written on December 12th, 2018 that Nancy "Tine" Ricman (Larson) died in Arizona.  Ms. Ricman was 89 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Nancy "Tine"'s life.

It was revealed on November 16th, 2018 that Helen "Tine" Wicklund (Larson) passed on in Arizona.  Ms. Wicklund was 89 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Helen "Tine"'s life.

It was disclosed by Kalamazoo Gazette on May 10th, 2018 that Dwight Norman Forsythe passed away in Battle Creek, Michigan.  Forsythe was 55 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dwight Norman's life.

It was revealed by The Daily News on September 25th, 2017 that Norman James Bacon passed on in Longview, Washington.  Bacon was 91 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Norman James's life.

It was disclosed by Eau Claire Leader-Telegram on August 18th, 2017 that Wayne Alvin Shoberg passed away in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Shoberg was 87 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Wayne Alvin's life.

It was reported by The Mail Tribune on April 20th, 2017 that Janet Miriam Dunlap (Pavek) passed away in Medford, Oregon.  Ms. Dunlap was 81 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Janet Miriam's life.

It was reported by The News Tribune on March 21st, 2017 that Harold Norman Jornlin passed on in Tacoma, Washington.  Jornlin was 89 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Harold Norman's life.

It was reported by LadySmith N on July 14th, 2016 that Arden Von Hoff Engelhardt Switzer passed on in Exeland, Wisconsin.  Switzer was 62 years old and was born in International Falls, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Arden Von Hoff Engelhardt's life.

History

Purchased by Boise Cascade Corporation in 1965, and sold to an investment group in 2003, the company remains the largest business and employer in the area. In 1901 the village was incorporated and two years later its name was changed to International Falls in recognition of the river's role as a border between the United States and Canada. This promising community originally was known as Koochiching, an Ojibway word meaning "bass field." The inhabitants gave the names Rainy Lake and Rainy River to the nearby bodies of water because of the mist-like rain present at the falls where the lake flowed into the river. Realizing the potential for water power and mills in the area, industrialist Edward Wellington Backus Backus, president of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company in the early 1900s, built a dam on the Rainy River to power the company's mills. The population was 6,703 at the 2000 United States Census census.

Although the International Falls area was well known to explorers, missionaries and voyagers as early as the 1600s, it was not until the late 1800s that a small village was founded by Lingren Stamfhouse.

The official website for the city of International Falls is https://www.ci.international-falls.mn.us/.