Obituaries

Dec 1, 2018

Douglas Chester Bowen, age 83, of Nisswa, died December 1, 2018 at St Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born on January 31, 1935 in Mankato, MN, the only child of Chet and Olwen (Jones) Bowen. He married Dorothy Boushek on July 12, 1958. After graduating from Mankato State University and serving in the Army Reserves, Doug...

Dec 1, 2018

LaVonne Ruth Clink, 90, of Baxter, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society – Bethany in Brainerd. Services for LaVonne will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be held at 1:30...

Dec 1, 2018

Donald Marvin Peterson, age 95 passed away December 1, 2018. Don was born on May 20, 1923, in Swanburg, MN, to Nellie (Hamlet) and Marvin Peterson. He graduated from Pine River High School at the age of 17 as salutatorian of the class of 1940. He then attended Bemidji Teachers College for one year before joining the...

Nov 29, 2018

Judith “Judi” Sternal of Nisswa, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on November 29th, 2018 at the age of 75 at St. Cloud Hospital. Judi was born in Duluth, MN April 19th, 1943 to Eleanor and Edmond Sternal.

Judi was a social butterfly and loved being around people. In her younger years she enjoyed ice...

Nov 29, 2018

Levi Robert Fry was born on September 23, 2018. He surprised us by coming into the world early, when his mom was in North Dakota visiting her family. His first bed was an incubator at the Altru Hospital NICU. While there, he was cared for continually and expertly by nurses and hospital staff.

He worked on breathing....

Nov 28, 2018

Barbara (Lagerstrand) Newton of Jenkins, MN, passed away on November 28, 2018 at the age of 78. She was born in St. Paul, MN, on September 3, 1940, the eldest child of Eileen and Paul Lagerstrand.

Barb moved with her family to Saint Croix Beach at age 8 and graduated from Stillwater High School. She...

Nov 25, 2018

April Jean Gulso, 40, of Brainerd, entered in to the eternal kingdom of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 25, 2018 after complications of heart surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus. A Celebration of April’s life will be held on Saturday, December 1, at 11 a.m. at the Journey North Community Church located at...

Nov 24, 2018

Lorraine Hankey lived a fulfilled life having served in the US Navy as a nurse and leader. Commissioned in 1942, Lorraine served in three wars: WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, retiring as a Commander in the Navy Nurse Corp.

Lorraine traveled extensively; however, she lived on Lake Alexander, Cushing, MN. It was there she...

Nov 24, 2018

Larry M. Anderson, 59, of Brainerd, MN, died suddenly, Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his home. He was born in Minneapolis, MN, on June 19, 1959 to Arthur and Helen Anderson.

Larry is survived by his companion, Diane Anderson; his mother, Helen Anderson, of Greenbush, MN; brother, Lee (Loretta) Anderson, of Brighton, CO; five nieces and nephews;...

Nov 24, 2018

Mildred A. (Zelda Alberta Mildred Kortuem) Gjertson was born in Osakis, MN, the only child of Arlettie M. (Hooseline) and Albert H. Kortuem. Her father, grandfather, 4 uncles and several cousins worked for the Great Northern Railroad. Millie married Wilfred F. (Scut) Gjertson on June 14, 1946. After living briefly in Bird Island, Mora, and Faribault, they moved to...

Nov 23, 2018

Nancy passed away November 23, 2018, at 85 years young. She resided at Riverside Assisted Living in Pillager for the past 8 years, but lived in Cleveland, OH, Circle Pines, MN, Anoka, MN, Idaho Falls, ID, St. Cloud, MN, Las Vegas NV, Lincoln, MN and Motley, MN.

Nancy was born on January 15, 1933 to Edward and...

Nov 22, 2018

Terrence Ball, 73, of Nisswa, formerly of Austin, MN passed away November 22, 2018 after a long valiant battle with cancer. Born on Christmas Day in 1944, the oldest of nine children, it was fitting he left us Thanksgiving Day 2018. We are saddened, but thankful that he was such a big part of our lives. We will miss...

Nov 22, 2018

Judy Hittle, age 70 of Motley died November 22nd in Yuma, Arizona. A memorial service will be held Friday December 7th at 2:00pm at the United Methodist Church in Motley. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 6th from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Judy was born in Rochester Indiana on May 11th...

Nov 15, 2018

Harold Robert Derksen, age 83, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Senior Class Care, Pequot Lakes. He was born to Arnold and Bertha Derksen on April 24, 1935, in Pequot Lakes.

Harold enjoyed hunting, fishing and building things. He loved spending winters in Arizona. He was a member of Our Savior’s...

Nov 15, 2018

Peggy (Crandall) Kristoff, age 88, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd. She was born September 19, 1930, to Herbert and Lucille Crandall in Robbinsdale, MN.

Peggy attended and graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1948. She married Neil Wichterman in 1951 and had 3 sons....

Nov 14, 2018

Robert Juan “Bob” Arboleda passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents Emmett and Faith Arboleda. He is survived by his loving wife, Judy; his children, Bobbi (Travis) Hillen and Scott (Christie) Arboleda; grandchildren, Steven and Sean Hillen; his siblings: Rich (Aila) Arboleda, Keith (Bev) Arboleda, Donny...

Nov 14, 2018

Shirley Mae (Johnson) Blaisdell was born March 19, 1927, in Little Falls, MN, to Ruth and John H. Johnson. She lived in Aberdeen, SD until she was 6 when the family moved to Minneapolis. She attended Minneapolis schools and graduated from South High School in June 1945. Shirley continued her education at Hennepin Technical College and the University of...

Nov 13, 2018

Esther Burleson, born December 25,1924 in Park Rapids, MN passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Essentia Health/St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. A Celebration of Esther's life will be announced at a later date. On November 13, 2018, Esther received a once in a lifetime invitation to a very special reunion. God called her to heaven...

Nov 12, 2018

Joel Carey Spilman, 54, of Isanti, MN died Monday, November 12, 2018 at his home. Services for Joel will be 11:00AM, Saturday, November 17, 2018, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Burial will be in the spring at Poplar Cemetery.

Joel was born March 1, 1964 to...

Nov 12, 2018

Holly Sperr Bilodeau, age 68, of Hackensack, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd. She was born to Donald and Lorraine Sperr on December 27, 1949, in St. Paul, MN.

Holly owned and operated Sperr’s Point Resort in Hackensack. She loved animals and was an active member of Sacred...