Obituaries
Marlene Cox
Oct 23, 2024
Marlene Elaine Stanford Cox, born on April 8, 1940, passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on October 23, 2024. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister-in-law and friend. A Funeral Service for Marlene will be held on November 16, 2024, at 12:00pm at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Family and friends are invited to gather an...
Robert Hill
Oct 23, 2024
Robert Hill, 93, of Baxter, passed away on October 23, 2024.
Full obituary will follow.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Sally Armitage
Oct 22, 2024
Sally Armitage, age 81, passed away on October 22, 2024, in Pequot Lakes, MN.
Sally Jean Armitage was born on August 13, 1943, to Howard and Edna (Hoppe) Albee in Minneapolis, MN. Sally was a true tomboy. She enjoyed carpentry, fishing, gardening, and anything outdoors. She was a longtime employee of Honeywell, working in the torpedo division.
Sally is survived by her...
Carolyn Stevenson
Oct 21, 2024
Carolyn Jo (Vober) Stevenson
Born: August 20, 1944
Passed Away: October 21, 2024
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday November 8, 2024, at 11:00am at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in St. Anthony Village, MN. There will be a visitation and Rosary service held one hour prior to the service at the church. Please join the family for lunch following...
Myrna Schrupp
Oct 20, 2024
Myrna Amelia Schrupp passed away on October 20, 2024, in Pine River, MN.
Myrna was born on September 26, 1940, in Swanville Township, MN, to Philip and Clara (Wolters) Petersen. She married Kenneth Schrupp Jr. on October 14, 1959, in Minneapolis, MN. They shared 65 very happy years together.
Myrna was a true homemaker through and through. She was a talented cook...
Jon Green
Oct 19, 2024
Jon Green, born on June 17, 1939, passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on October 19, 2024. He was a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.
Jon is survived by his two sons, Brad Green (Paula) and Todd Green (Mandy), along with four grandchildren; Jake Green (Brianna), Jaydee Archer (Sam), Trey Green, and Mitch Green; and three great-grandchildren; Greyson,...
Lenore Siemsen
Oct 19, 2024
Lenore Siemsen, 62, of Motley, MN, passed away on October 19, 2024 in Motley. Funeral Services will be held on Friday October 25, 2024 at 11:00am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the start of the service at the church.
Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Duane Minor
Oct 18, 2024
Duane Henry Minor, 88, of Lakeshore, passed away Friday afternoon October 18, 2024, at Good Samaritan in Pine River.
A celebration of his life will be held, Wednesday November 13th, 2024, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter from 1-3pm. Military Honors will be presented by the Nisswa Legion at 3:00pm.
Duane was born January 1st, 1936, in Mason Township, to Howard and...
Fred Eiklenborg
Oct 15, 2024
Fred (Fritz) Eiklenborg, 70, passed away unexpectedly on October 15, 2024.
Fred is survived by his three children, Duane Anderson, Vanessa Eiklenborg, Becky Lynch; three grandchildren; siblings, Marcia Oeschlager, Arlys Kramer, Doug Eiklenborg; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Charles 'Chuck' Kestner
Oct 15, 2024
Charles (Chuck) Kestner
Born July 10th 1956 to James and Margaret Kestner in Little Falls, MN
Date of death: October 15th 2024
At the age of 68 years
Celebration of Life at the Randall VFW, Tuesday, October 22nd at 3, services at 5 with a meal to follow. Chaplain Connie Friebohl will officiate.
Survived by wife Deb Kestner, daughter Amanda Gilder, grandsons Brady and Sam...
Daniel 'Dan' Shire
Oct 15, 2024
Daniel Jay Shire, born May 7, 1947, to Daniel H. Jr and Ruth (Peek) Shire in Mason City, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday October 15, 2024, in Brainerd, MN. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday October 26, 2024, at 11:00am at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to...
Curtis Evert
Oct 13, 2024
Curtis Evert, 79, of Brainerd, passed away on October 13, 2024. He grew up in Saint Paul, attended Central HS, played basketball for Macalester College and graduated from the U of M. Curt raised his family in Eden Prairie, retired from the insurance and financial planning business and moved to Gull Lake and Arizona.
Curt is survived by his high school...
Kay Draves
Oct 12, 2024
Kay Louise Draves, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at her home in Nisswa, MN.
Born on December 15, 1937, in Minneapolis, Kay was the daughter of Martha and Wendell Draves. She lived first in Robbinsdale and then in Minneapolis, where she had her mother’s teacher! The family later moved to Richfield where Kay was in the first...
Marna Novotny
Oct 11, 2024
Marna Novotny passed away on October 11, 2024. She was born August 17, 1959, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to Majorie and Glenn Lund. She was raised in Eagle Grove, Iowa. After her father died in 1970, her mother remarried in 1974 and moved the family to a farm near Hardy, Iowa. As a child, Marna enjoyed living on the farm...
George Rickert
Oct 11, 2024
George William Rickert, 81, of Breezy Point, passed away on October 10, 2024.
Full obituary to follow.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Crosslake.
Peter H. Bowman
Oct 7, 2024
Bowman, Peter (“Pete”) H. Bowman
We mourn the death and celebrate the life of Peter (“Pete”) H. Bowman, 74, of Brainerd, who died October 7, 2024 of heart failure at the Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. Pete was born November 3, 1949 to Robert and Blanche (Hardy) Bowman in Crosby, Minnesota. He is preceded in death by both parents,...
Brad Fossum
Oct 7, 2024
Brad Fossum, 68, of Pillager, MN passed away unexpectedly at home on October 7, 2024. Private family services will be held.
Brad was born in Minneapolis on April 13, 1956, and raised by his parents Clayton and Lillian (Anderson) Fossum in Willmar, MN. Brad married Laurie Ditmarson in Spicer, MN in 1975 and made their home in Willmar. Brad became a...
Peggy Saatzer
Oct 5, 2024
Peggy Rae Silker Saatzer, 79, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully in her home on October 5, 2024, after a valiant fight this past year with cancer. A Memorial Service for Peggy will be on Tuesday October 15, 2024, at 4:00pm at First Baptist Church in Baxter, MN, with a dinner served after the service at the church. Visitation will...
Mark Gorton
Oct 4, 2024
Mark Gorton, 67, of Brainerd and Little Falls, MN, passed away on October 4, 2024 in Little Falls. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the start of the service.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Arrangements...
Darrell Slotrem
Oct 3, 2024
Darrell Lloyd Slotrem, age 82, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on July 22, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN, to Lloyd and Edith Slotrem. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis where he met his high school sweetheart, Carol Lucas, and later married on May 11, 1963. In 1976 Darrell...
