Obituaries

Aug 20, 2018

Tina Marie Leonard, 47, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at Essentia Health – St. Joseph Medical Center. Services for Tina will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 26 at Lakewood Free Church in Baxter with Rev. Brent Costello. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior.

Tina was born April 1,...

Aug 19, 2018

Saundra “Sandy” Darlene Hall, age 80, of Pequot Lakes, MN, formerly Golden Valley, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday morning, Aug. 19, 2018. She was a loving wife, sister, mother and grandmother. Preceded in death by parents, George and Mildred Quinn; husband, Norman Michael Hall; sisters, Georgia (Jean) Swim, Barbara (Robert) Glodowski; and sister-in-law, Francis Quinn....

Aug 19, 2018

Marvin A. Gehrls, 94, passed away August 19, 2018 at Harmony House in Brainerd, MN. Services for Marvin are scheduled for 1:00PM on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Lakewood Free Church in Baxter. Burial at the Baxter City Cemetery.

Marvin was born on September 12, 1923 in Elysian, MN to Albert and Lillian (Mundt) Gehrls. As...

Aug 19, 2018

Donald Leroy Beck, 86, of Nevis, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids. Private services will beheld.

Aug 19, 2018

Robert Frank Wendel, age 88, of Pine River, MN, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Brookside Comfort Care in Pine River. He was born at home southwest of South Heart, ND, to Clement and Minnie Cinder Wendel on April 10, 1930. Bob graduated from South Heart High School and served in the Korean War. He married...

Aug 18, 2018

Darlene Collison, 79, of Motley, MN passed away peacefully Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Harmony House in Motley. Services for Darlene will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Motley Free Methodist Church, with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be at Poplar Cemetery near Leader,...

Aug 18, 2018

Charles E. Killian, 73, of Staples, MN made his last haul on earth Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center. Services for Charles will be 11:00AM, Friday, August 24, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN with Pastor Daryl Jacobson officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30AM until the time of service. Interment will be...

Aug 15, 2018

Jhonna Nichole Wasnie Loftis 33, passed away Wednesday August 15th at her home in Minneapolis, MN. Jhonna was born on September 21st, 1984, graduated from Brainerd High School and then moved to Minneapolis with the love of her life, Luke Loftis. They were married in 2005 and enjoyed many happy years together following the Timberwolves, going to concerts and just...

Aug 13, 2018

Arthur Noehring, 93, passed away on Monday, August 13th, 2018 in Brainerd, Minnesota, having fought one great war in the Pacific and another with cancer. Born July 20th, 1925 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this beloved father of six, grandfather of eighteen, and great-grandfather of sixteen leaves a legacy of love in his wake.

At eighteen, he left...

Aug 13, 2018

Martha Louise Hartnett, known as Lou, age 84, died on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Belgrade Nursing Home, Belgrade, MN. The Funeral Service for Lou will be Friday, August 17th at 2 PM at the Pleasant Hill Church, rural Pequot Lakes, MN, with Pastor Mike Kistner officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service. Interment...

Aug 13, 2018

Donna Wolfe, age 64, of Pine River, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018, at Brookside Comfort Care, Pine River. She was born to Lake and Jean Mongan on June 28, 1954, in Brainerd.

Donna is survived by her son, Patrick Wolfe (Betsy); sisters: Judi Barry, Jane Orth (Marlin), Jolene Schultz (Pete), Jeanine Hulke (Donald),...

Aug 12, 2018

Sharon Ann Rohr, age 75, of Pine River, and formerly Lakeville, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018, at her home. She was born to Ted and Winnifred Osowski on June 4, 1943, in St. Paul, MN.

Sharon is survived by her husband, Bill; children: Sherry Thurmer (Mark), Billy Rohr (Jacquie), Tammy Rohr (Paul F. Kuka);...

Aug 11, 2018

Debra Hopper, 62, Jenkins MN, passed away peacefully on August 11th, 2018, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN.

Debra was born in Stanton, ND, to Howard and Viola Bohrer. She moved to Bismarck, ND, where she raised her son and ran a successful daycare. She eventually moved to Minnesota where she made...

Aug 11, 2018

Kent Allan Heinlen, 45, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A Celebration of Kent’s Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel and again, Friday...

Aug 11, 2018

Wayne “Wheaties” Wallin passed away on Saturday, August 11 at the Cuyuna Care Center from cancer. He was born July 5, 1941, to Richard and Lucille (Potter) Wallin at home, the first of four children. Wayne attended Nisswa Elementary School grades 1-6 and then went to Pequot Lakes School where he graduated in 1959. When he started...

Aug 10, 2018

Richard “Dick” H. Michaelis, 82, of Lake Shore, MN passed away from his courageous battle with Leukemia on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany in Brainerd, MN. Services for Dick will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Living Saviors Lutheran Church in Lake Shore, MN at 11:00AM with Pastor Richard Hans officiating. Visitation will begin...

Aug 10, 2018

Shirley A. Thompson, age 82, Staples, died Friday, 8-10-2018 at the Lakewood Health Systems Care Center in Staples. The memorial service for Shirley will be at 11 AM, Tuesday, 8-14-2018 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Carl Larson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm, Monday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples and...

Aug 9, 2018

William Roosevelt Souther (1926-2018), age 92 of Crosslake, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 9th at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. Bill had resided at Guardian Angels by The Lake Assisted Living in Elk River Since October, 2013. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held on Thursday, August 16th at 2:00 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Home...

Aug 8, 2018

Chrisa K. Kraus, 67, of Nisswa, MN died at her home on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Services for Chrisa will be held on Monday, August 13, 2018 at 11:00AM at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, MN with visitation beginning at 10:00AM at the church before services. Interment will be at the Lutheran Church of the Cross Columbarium....

Aug 6, 2018

Lorraine Brack Ronnei passed on August 6, 2018 at the age of ninety at her home in Baxter, Minnesota. She was born May 22, 1928 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Ivar and Emelie (Berg) Brack. She graduated from Durand, Wisconsin High School.

Lorraine was united in marriage with Stanley Eugene Ronnei on February...