MN MN - Juanita Rosa, 85, Endangered, last seen driving a 2011 pearl white Buick LaCrosse, Hinckley, 4 Aug 2025

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MISSING PERSON ALERT: The Pine County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance in locating a missing woman. Juanita Mae Rosa, age 85, is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, and has long white hair and blue eyes. She was last seen on Aug. 4 in Hinckley driving a 2011 pearl white Buick LaCrosse with Minnesota license plate NBS-800. She was wearing dark pants and a white top. Anyone with information on Juanita Mae Rosa’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Pine County Sheriff's Office at 320-629-8380 or dial 911.

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Pine County authorities seeking help in finding missing 85-year-old

If you have seen Rosa or have information on her whereabouts, you can call the Pine County Sheriff's Office at 320-629-8380 or call 911.

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Search continues for missing 85-year-old Pine County woman

The search continues for a missing 85-year-old Pine County woman whose family says she went to take a nap and hasn’t been seen since – four days ago. FOX 9’s Leon Purvis has the latest details.

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August 8, 2025

Juanita Rosa just turned 85 on Monday.

The family tells FOX 9 that she was at breakfast with her two sons, then went home to take a nap. That’s the last time she was seen.

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Investigators say Rosa didn’t take main highways often.

"She took a lot of back roads. So that's what's making it really difficult for us, because we have so many back roads," said Scott Grice, Pine County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy.

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Hinckley community gathers to search for missing 85-year-old grandmother

Sunday morning, community members joined friends and family searching near Rosa's home in Hinckley, where she lives with family.

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Sunday morning, community members joined friends and family searching near Rosa's home on Highway 23 in Hinckley, where she lives with family.

Juanita Rosa, 85, was last seen Monday, which was her birthday. Kelly Carey, Rosa's granddaughter, told WCCO she is lucid.

"Her cell phone has been dead since Aug. 1. She doesn't use credit cards, the OnStar in her car is 2G so it's no longer traceable," said Carey.

The Pine County Sheriff's Office says there are no signs of foul play, and believe Rosa drove off on her own and may be lost.

 

[GraceG]

Unfortunately the decline in driving skills at that age can happen so suddenly, literally in a few weeks a person can go from navigating the easy routes to getting lost. I saw that with two elderly parents, who had to have driving privileges removed at age 82 and 86 respectivelty.

 

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Cell phone pings found from missing 85-year-old woman Hinckley woman’s phone

New developments are giving a family hope that their grandma, Juanita Rosa, is out there, after she disappeared on Aug. 4.

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August 20, 2025

The family tells FOX 9 that investigators say they have seen pings from her cell phone about an hour away.

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The family says that on Aug. 6, Juanita Rosa's cell phone was showing a location in Superior, Wisconsin.

Two of the pinged locations were at Holy Assumption Catholic Church and Bryant Elementary School.

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"I have to say, we're all shocked. We would have never thought that she would have gone that far, gotten that far. We have no clue what she could be doing in Superior," said Lindsay Greenlee, Juanita’s granddaughter.

The family is offering up a $5,000 reward for a tip that would lead to finding Juanita Rosa.

 

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Juanita’s body and her vehicle have been found in a rural area No foul play is suspected.

August 22, 2025

Missing Hinckley woman's body found in Superior

Juanita Rosa was found in a rural area.

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Juanita’s body and her vehicle have been found in a rural area No foul play is suspected.

August 22, 2025

Missing Hinckley woman's body found in Superior

Juanita Rosa was found in a rural area.

www.superiortelegram.com

Rest in peace, Juanita. I see you were loved and you loved the people and places in your life, and that is wonderful.

 

[GraceG]

So sorry to hear this, found 75 miles away. I'm regularly saying it here, from personal experience, but if you have older loved ones, please regularly check on their driving skills. Just because they could get around one month doesn't mean they can today. After age 80 (and earlier with dementia or other cognitive issues) the driving skills can go SO quickly. I found out after my Dad, who had NO dementia but was in his late 80's, and who normally drove with ease around his tiny town (no freeway driving was allowed), was found 350 miles away, safe, but scared after he picked up a (harmless) hitchhiker and drove him to a major city and didn't know how to get home.

Rest in Peace, Juanita.