Obituaries
Jeannette Jones
Jun 8, 2018
Jeannette Jones, age 85, of Brainerd passed away quietly and unexpectedly at her home on Friday, June 8, 2018. Jeannette’s memorial service will be on Saturday, June 23 at2:00PM, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Brainerd, followed by a luncheon reception at Brenny Funeral Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1:00PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses...
Robert Simon
Jun 5, 2018
Robert Simon, age 92, of Fort Ripley, MN, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Hills Crossing Assisted Living in Nisswa, MN. Services will be 11 AM on Friday, June 15, at Lakes Area Church of Christ in Baxter. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls.
Eva Etzler
Jun 3, 2018
Eva “Jeanette” Etzler, 85, of Staples, MN died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00AM, Friday, June 8, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Fr. Lauren Germann officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be at...
William Kramer
Jun 2, 2018
William “Bill” Kramer, age 97, of Hackensack, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Parmly on the Lake in Chisago City, MN. He was born to Jerry and Amelia Kramer on June 5, 1920, in Akeley, MN. Bill was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps. He owned and operated a Texaco station in...
Maureen Busacker
Jun 2, 2018
Maureen Busacker, known as Mo, age 60, of Baxter passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society-Bethany in Brainerd. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, June 11th at 11 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter on Sunday, June 10th from 3 to...
Ada Kelling
Jun 2, 2018
Ada Josephine (Dahlin) Kelling, 78, of Pillager, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd after a long battle with cancer.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 8, 2018 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather...
Dean Fearing
Jun 2, 2018
Dean Fearing, 92, of Staples, MN died Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at NOON, Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Father Joe Korf officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7PM, Wednesday at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, with a prayer...
Myrna Swanson
Jun 2, 2018
Myrna Verle Swanson, 93, of Merrifield, passed away peacefully at her home with loved ones by her side on June 2, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2018 at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National...
Liala Forsberg
Jun 1, 2018
Liala M. Forsberg, 90, of Hackensack, MN, journeyed into her next great adventure June 1, 2018, while in hospice at the Good Samaritan Society in Pine River.
Liala was born December 16, 1927, in Pennock, MN, to Hjalmer and Mamie (Bergman) Johnson. She married Wayne G. Forsberg September 6, 1947. They lived in Willmar where...
Willow Clews
Jun 1, 2018
Willow Ann Clews, infant daughter of Lonnie Clews, Jr. and Amanda Cowan, was welcomed by her family Friday, June 1, 2018. Her wings were ready, but our hearts were not.
She is dearly loved and will forever be missed by her parents; grandparents, Gary and Bobbie Drake and Lonnie, Sr. and Amy Clews; great-grandparents Cowan; great-grandma Snook;...
Catherine Risnes
Jun 1, 2018
Catherine M. Risnes, 67, of Brainerd, MN died on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Essential Health/St. Jospeph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.
Marcine Jaschke
May 31, 2018
Marcine Marie (Turchin) Jaschke was born on December 5, 1935 on the Turchin farm near Brandon, MN to the late Nickodemus (Nick) and Frances (Ledermann) Turchin. Her beloved “Mama” passed away when Marcine was just three weeks old. At the age of two, Anna Turchin became her mother. She attended country school before attending Brandon High School where she...
Dorothy Niswonger
May 28, 2018
Dorothy Pedersen Niswonger, 85, of Hackensack, died on May 28, 2018, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Brainerd. Born May 22, 1933 in Milbank, South Dakota, the daughter of the late Theodor Pedersen and Mae Hendricks Pedersen.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Deane C. Niswonger; her brother, Theodor...
Russell Petree
May 27, 2018
Russ was a uniquely special person. He endured many struggles and also had many moments of joy. He loved music and dancing, long rides in the car, fishing, and his ample road trips to many locations with staff and his group home pals. Russ also had a fondness for any type of "dressing up." Our family would like to...
Lawrence Glassmann
May 24, 2018
After being separated from his beloved wife, Carol Glassmann, who joined God in 2015, Lawrence “Butch” Richard Glassmann, Jr. decided it was time to be with her in heaven on May 24, 2018. While holding the hand of his daughter, Kathleen Glassmann, he said, “I’ve lived a full life…” and he sure did.
Butch, as...
James Sherwood
May 23, 2018
James Lee Sherwood, age 80, of Pequot Lakes, passed away May 23, 2018. He was born March 10, 1938, in Brainerd, to Marion and Leota (Kater) Sherwood.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Jean Sherwood; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Garry Stephan; stepmother, Lorene (Woodruff) Sherwood; mother-in-law, Ruth...
Violet Floyd
May 22, 2018
Violet Floyd, age 95, of Hackensack, passed away Tuesday, May 22, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Jerry and Jennie Dvorak on August 5, 1922, in Walker, Iowa. Violet worked as a teacher’s assistant at the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley schools for many years. She was a 4-H leader and a member of the Hackensack...
Mildred Wetrosky
May 22, 2018
Mildred “Millie” Buryanek Wetrosky passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River, at the age of 96. She was born on a small farm in Westfield Township in Plymouth County, Iowa on March 7, 1922. Millie married Clyde Wetrosky on January 17, 1946 at Trinity Lutheran Church at Hinton, Iowa. She...
Debra Gratton
May 21, 2018
Debra S. Gratton, 65, of Brainerd died at St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, May 21, 2018. Service arrangements are pending. Debra was born on November 15, 1952 in Crosby, to Clyde and Josephine (Banks) Palmer. She graduated with a degree in accounting and book keeping. Debra was employed as a postmistress for The United States Postal Service. She enjoyed...
Maureen Holmberg
May 21, 2018
Maureen Ann Holmberg was born in Minneapolis, MN, on July 4, 1990. Maureen died unexpectedly in Aurora, CO, from complications of asthma on May 21, 2018. She attended school in Grand Marais, MN, and UMD.
Maureen was preceded in death by her brother, Dominic; grandparents, Carol and Howard Holmberg; and her aunt, Lydia. She is...
