Obituaries
Melvin Stern
Jul 30, 2020
Melvin Rudolph Stern, age 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30th at home in Emily, Minnesota.
Melvin was born in Springfield, Minnesota, on June 7, 1933 to Emil & Evelyn (Seidel) Stern. Melvin enlisted in the Army in 1953 and served until 1955. On February 9, 1957, Melvin married the love of his life, Mary Ann...
Rose Naumann
Jul 30, 2020
Rose Naumann, age 99, of Garrison passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Aitkin Health Services. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11AM on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Our Lady of Fatima in Garrison. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at the church in Garrison. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny...
Arizona "AJ" Anthony
Jul 29, 2020
Arizona "AJ" Jerome Anthony, age 24, of Brainerd died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at his home in Brainerd surrounded by his loving family. Private family services will be held at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter and a memorial service will be held at a later date at Oak Street Chapel, Brainerd.
James East
Jul 28, 2020
James East, 79, of Brainerd, MN passed away at Essentia Health- St. Joseph's Medical Center. Services will be held at a later date.
James Mead
Jul 28, 2020
James W. Mead, age 80, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. Jim was born on May 20, 1940, to Fallace and Laila Mead in Brainerd. He lived with his family in Iowa and North Dakota and later returned to Brainerd where he graduated from high school. Following the death...
Orlando Booker
Jul 27, 2020
Orlando Mathew Booker, age 23, of Backus passed away July 27, 2020, at his home. A private family gathering was held August 1, 2020, at Brenny Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes.
Orlando was born to Sarah Hasty of Backus on July 6, 1997, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is survived by and will be greatly missed by his...
Norbert Ackerman
Jul 26, 2020
Norbert John Ackerman passed away on July 26, 2020 at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born on April 26, 1923 at home in Walden Township, Cass County Minnesota, to Ben and Anna (Ruhl) Ackerman. He was the youngest of three children. Norbert served in the US Navy during WWII from January 1943 to February of 1946. He married...
Donald Ostergaard
Jul 25, 2020
Donald A. Ostergaard died Saturday, July 25, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
Donald Ostergaard was born to Arden and Majorie (Bronsrud) Ostergaard on July 24, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was united in Marriage to Monica Rogne on September 15, 1984, and they were blessed with two children Alan and...
Francis "Frank" Vargo
Jul 24, 2020
Francis 'Frank' Edward Vargo, age 91, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at home. He was born Nov. 27, 1928 to Stephen and Sophia (Bottary) Vargo in Pine River, Minn.
Frank married the love of his life, Irene Dibble, on June 10, 1950. They lived and farmed in rural Pequot Lakes and were blessed with seven...
Lois Meidinger
Jul 24, 2020
Lois Anne Meidinger died on July 24, 2020 at her home after a brief illness. Lois was born to Sam and Jessie (Ryan) Otton on July 28, 1943 in Unalakleet, Alaska. She was united in marriage to Jerry Meidinger, July 30, 1959 at the Great Falls, Montana Airforce Chapel. She was well known for her oil paintings of nature...
Marlys Brezinsky
Jul 23, 2020
Marlys Brezinsky, age 72, of Crosslake, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis. She was born to Joseph and Arlene Smisek on January 26, 1948, in Faribault, MN. Church was her life and she was a youth group leader and taught religious classes at Immaculate Heart in Crosslake. She also was a volunteer...
Dean Schwendeman
Jul 22, 2020
Dean Arthur Schwendeman, age 58, of Brainerd died unexpectedly due to a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in Nahant, SD. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 11-1PM at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Dean was born on August 22, 1961 in Brainerd to Duane and...
Eric McKinney
Jul 21, 2020
Eric Eugene McKinney, age 45, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Anoka. A Celebration of Eric’s life will be held at 1PM on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at the funeral home in Baxter.
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Amanda Munger
Jul 21, 2020
On July 21, 2020 the gates of heaven opened up welcoming Amanda Marie Munger to join our heavenly father above. A celebration of Amanda’s life will be held at 2PM on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples. Visitation will be on hour prior to services on Wednesday at the funeral home in Staples.
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Rose Zetah
Jul 19, 2020
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11AM on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Motley for Rose Marie Zetah, age 84, of Cushing who died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at her home in Cushing. Rev. Gabriel Walz will officiate and burial will be in Motley Public Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Barbara Seevers
Jul 17, 2020
Barbara Seevers of Brainerd died on July 17, 2020. Funeral services for Barbara will be at 2PM on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
She was born on December 7, 1927 to Alice and George Heintz in Portland Oregon. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1946. She married Robert O. Seevers...
Signe Aho
Jul 17, 2020
Signe (Nikkari) Aho was born to a Finnish farm family, April 28, 1921 in Sebeka, MN. Signe passed into her Savior, Jesus Christ’s presence on July 17, 2020. She attended grade school and graduated from Sebeka high school in 1939. Signe received a teaching diploma from Duluth State Teachers College. She taught at two county schools, Hay Creek and...
George Young
Jul 16, 2020
George Edward Young, age 75, of Hackensack, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at his home. He was born to George C. and Eulabel (Dvorak) Young on December 1, 1944 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. While living with his grandparents on Webb Lake he attended a few years of his schooling at the Hackensack School. In 1969 he married...
Irven "Mike" Bannister
Jul 15, 2020
Irven Theodore “Mike” Bannister, age 81, of Backus, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at his home. He was born to Irven E. and Ruth E. (Butterfield) Bannister on May 29, 1939, in Barclay Township. Mike graduated from Pine River High School where he held the track record for the fastest mile for over 50 years. He was a...
Eleanor Pilon
Jul 14, 2020
Eleanor “Lenore” Pilon, 86, Baxter, went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center.
Funeral Services will be on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 12:00pm at St Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Interment will be at the Sacred Heart Church Cemetery in Oakwood,...
