Obituaries
Nancy Opitz
Nov 22, 2020
Nancy Jean Opitz of Platte Lake, MN passed away at Mille Lacs Health Systems of Onamia on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Funeral services will on Saturday, June 05, 2021 at 1 PM at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Mound, Mn. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at the Mound City Cemetery.
Nancy...
Donna Luehring
Nov 22, 2020
Donna J. Luehring, age 87, of Brainerd died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, November 22, 2020. A celebration of Donna’s life will be held in the spring of 2021. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter. Donna was born on January 13, 1933 in Brainerd to Clarence and Elvera (Swortout) Wickham. She...
Diane Addison
Nov 21, 2020
Diane Phulene Addison passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Diane was born to Dale and Fern (Murphy) Clark on April 22, 1940 in Tracy, MN. She was married to Eugene Addison on July 23, 1958. Together they had seven children. She was a teacher’s assistant...
William "Bill" Albrecht
Nov 21, 2020
William “Bill” F. Albrecht, age 78, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 1-4 PM at Eagles Club in Brainerd, MN. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Bill was born on...
Troy Spencer
Nov 19, 2020
Troy Brian Spencer, 54 of Pillager passed peacefully away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home. Services will be held on December 8, 2020 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, Minnesota at 5PM. Visitation will begin one hour prior.
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Melvin Nefstead
Nov 18, 2020
Melvin John Nefstead, Jr., 82, of Baxter, Minnesota, transitioned to his heavenly home November 18, 2020, following a brief hospitalization at Lakewood Health System to treat complications of COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease. Throughout his life, Mel (also known as Brotz) was consistently committed to being of service to others. His service included involvement in community and civic organizations, the...
Janice Bahr
Nov 18, 2020
Janice Marrie Bahr, 79, of Brainerd passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at her home. A private family funeral service will be held.
Janice was born to Omar and Eva (Wilcox) Preston on November 01, 1941 in Park River, North Dakota. She was united in marriage to Delbert Bahr on September 03, 1958 in Bemidji, MN...
Lloyd Westphal
Nov 17, 2020
Lloyd Earl Westphal was born to Willie and Mary Westphal April 8, 1930 and was raised on a farm in Porter, MN. He passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marlys; son, Michael; and son-in-law, Aldean Peterson. He is survived by his children: LeRoy Westphal (Florence), Marlene Peterson,...
Kimberly Braun
Nov 17, 2020
Kimberly Ann Braun (Karn) passed away on November 17th, 2020 at St. Cloud Centracare Hospital in the loving hands of a friend/caregiver, after a long battle of illness.
Kim was born on January 26th, 1963 in Fort Collins Colorado to Jim and Bonnie Karn (Alexandria, MN). Kim is survived by her mother Bonnie Dunker (Mike), daughter Kesha...
Larry Schultz
Nov 17, 2020
Larry Elmer Schultz, age 75, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. He was born on a farm outside of Seward, Nebraska, on June 16, 1945 and lived on this farm until his parents, Elmer and Luella Schultz took a chance and bought a resort in central Minnesota lake county in 1956. Leaving their...
Chet Durm
Nov 17, 2020
Chester “Chet” Durm, age 80, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. He was born to Eddie and Madge Durm on September 3, 1940, in Fifty Lakes, MN. Chet owned his own radiator shop for many years. His fondest memories were of working at the sawmill with his dad, driving horses in parades...
Joseph Doerfler
Nov 17, 2020
Joseph Henry Doerfler, 83, of Crosslake, passed away on November 17, 2020. Services will be 11am on September 11th, 2021 at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake.Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at the Pinewood Cemetery.
Joseph was born on September 12, 1937 to Philip and Mary (Reimer) Doerfler in Stewart...
Clarence "Bill" Jensen
Nov 16, 2020
Clarence “Bill” Jensen died November 16, 2020, at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born April 19, 1926, to Jens William and Thora (Anderson) Jensen in Dover, MN.
Bill enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served until 1945 in the South Pacific on a personal attack ship, USS Laurens, in WWII. He served...
Sherrie Cooke
Nov 16, 2020
Sherrie Laine Cooke, 63 of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Full Obituary to follow.
Bruce Wells
Nov 15, 2020
Bruce E. Wells, 78 year old resident of Hillman, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 from COVID-19 and underlying conditions.
Bruce was born on April 7, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1960. He married Judy (Bahns) Olson in May 1997. He was a printer a good share of his...
Comfort Yeske
Nov 14, 2020
Comfort “Comfy” Adeline Yeske passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Perham Living. Gathering of Friends will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 10:00- 11:30 am at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Comfy was born to John and Marie (Haugen) Stangeland on July 20, 1926 in Dawson, Minnesota. She attended the St. Cloud...
Shirley Krueger
Nov 13, 2020
Shirley Krueger, of Edina, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at her home in Lakeshore, MN. She died of advanced kidney failure.
Survived by her son, Tommy and Jenifer Krueger. They were at her bedside at the time of her passing.
No services are scheduled at this time due to the virus. Interment will...
John Taray
Nov 13, 2020
John Taray, age 94, of Pine River, passed away on November 13, 2020. He was born to Stanley and Ella Taray on July 7, 1926, in St. Paul, MN.
Services will be held at a later date.
Doris Palmer
Nov 13, 2020
Doris A. Palmer, age 84, of Crosslake died Friday, November 13, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society- Woodland in Brainerd. Private family services will be held. Messages of condolences and memories should be directed to P.O. Box 132 Crosslake, MN. 56442.
Doris was born on September 25, 1936 to Harold and Evelyn (Griep) Schneider. She married Albin “Jerry”...
Theodore Vanbuskirk
Nov 12, 2020
Theodore Vanbuskirk, 76, of Spooner, WI passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Lakewood Care Center in Staples. There will be no services held at this time.
