Obituaries
Leona Ness
Mar 18, 2018
Leona Louise Ness, 92, 0f Brainerd, MN passed away on March 18, 2018 at the Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Facility. Services for Leona will be at 11:00AM, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church of Brainerd with Pastor Mark Ford officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be 2:00PM, at Minnesota State Veterans...
Arlene Boesch
Mar 17, 2018
Arlene Boesch, age 86, of Baxter passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Her funeral service will be on Friday, March 23, beginning at 11 am at Brainerd Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Gaylen Pagel officiating. Friends are invited to visit from 10 am until the time of service. Interment will be at New Ulm...
Berniece Anderson
Mar 17, 2018
Berniece Anderson was born in 1921 in Sacred Heart, MN, to Knute William and Ovidia Rude. She attended country school through 8th grade. As a young woman she worked as a housemaid earning data-widget-version="329" data-widget-config="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" a week. In 1941 she married Clifford L. Anderson and raised five children during 49 years of marriage. In 1971 Clifford and Berniece moved to...
Jerry Speedling
Mar 16, 2018
Jerry D. Speed/p/’ling, age 73, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd, Minnesota. Services for Jerry will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11:00AM at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN with visitation beginning at 10:00AM at the church. He was born in New Richmond, Wisconsin, the son of Kenneth L. Speedling and...
Jerome Bahr
Mar 16, 2018
Beloved Husband, Father, and Brother Jerome (Jerry) W. Bahr, born April 11, 1943, passed away peacefully at his home with family early Friday morning, March 16, 2018. He was 74 years young. Jerome joined the Navy in 1961. He was a Seabee for a time and served three tours in Vietnam. While enlisted, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree. He...
Ricki Huber`
Mar 16, 2018
Rick Huber, age 64, of Brainerd passed away peacefully on March 16, 2018 at the St. Cloud Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer. His Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, March 24, at 11 am, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are invited to visit from 10:00 until the service. Ricki Gene Huber was born on...
Wendy Bassamore
Mar 15, 2018
Wendy Jean Bassamore, 57, of Hackensack passed away at home surrounded by the love of her spouse and son on March 15, 2018 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Wendy was born on June 8, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN to Bill and Florence (Bullis) Foss and was welcomed home by big siblings Sue and Dave. Wendy proudly delivered mail...
Gene Katzmarek
Mar 13, 2018
Gene M. Katzmarek, 88, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will take place Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 6 PM at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church (901 East 90th Street – Bloomington). Family and friends are invited to gather prior to Mass from 4-6 PM. Private Internment.
Gene was born May...
Pamela Holtz
Mar 12, 2018
Pamela Jo Holtz, 58, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at St, Mary Hospital, Mayo Campus, in Rochester, MN. Services for Pamela will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior services.
Pamela Jo was born March 23,...
Robert Clover
Mar 12, 2018
Robert LeRoy "Bob" Clover, age 92, of Hackensack, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born to Everett and Grace Clover on July 23, 1925, in Round Grove Township, IL. Robert is survived by his son, Tim (Sue Christensen). He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolly; sons, Robert and...
Brian Eide
Mar 12, 2018
Brian B. Eide, 77, of Brainerd passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Private family services are being planned.
Virgil Lundberg
Mar 12, 2018
Virgil “Virg” Frank Lundberg, 83, of Pine River, formerly of Apple Valley, passed away March 12, 2018.
Virgil was born February 27, 1935 to Mabel and Frank Lundberg in Cambridge, MN, the first of five children. When Virg was 6, the family moved to Minneapolis. He graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School. He spent four years in...
Merrill Pregler
Mar 11, 2018
Merrill “Bub” J. Pregler, 93, of Brainerd, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Cherrywood Assisted Living in St. Cloud. Services for Merrill will be at 1:00 PM, Friday, March 16, 2018 at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd with Pastor Justin Halbersma officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Military Honors will...
James Hertel
Mar 11, 2018
James Emil Hertel, 79, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 11, 2018. Family and friends are invited to gather Monday morning from 10 AM – Noon at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and attend a Graveside Service at 1 PM, Monday at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Jim was born June 17, 1938, in Carrington, ND,...
David Bartylla
Mar 11, 2018
David Bartylla, 68, of Motley, MN died Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Staples, MN. Services for David will be 11:00AM, Friday, March 16, 2018 at Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley, MN with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM, Thursday at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN and one hour prior to services at the...
Marcelle Armstrong
Mar 11, 2018
Marcelle ‘Marcie' Ann Armstrong, age 94, of Pine River, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Edgewood Vista Senior Living in Brainerd, MN, on March 11, 2018. She was born in Waconia Township, MN, on July 27, 1923, the first of 9 children born to Philip and Frances (Beversdorf) Lindner. Marcie was a resident of Pine River...
Olga Shake
Mar 10, 2018
Olga Shake, 96 of Leader, MN, died peacefully Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, MN, with her two daughters by her side. Services for Olga will be at 11 am, Monday, March 19th, at Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader, with Pastor David Stevens officiating. Visitation will be 3-5 pm Sunday, March 18th at...
Tracy Laughton
Mar 9, 2018
Tracy J. Laughton, 46, of Brainerd, MN passed away at her home on Friday, March 9, 2018. Services for Tracy will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 11:00AM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 5:00-7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter,...
Howard Kasheimer
Mar 8, 2018
Howard "Casey" Kasheimer, 74, of Backus, MN, formerly of Watertown, MN, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd, MN. He was born to Vincent and Eleanor (Learson) Kasheimer on July 21, 1943, in Rockford, MN. Casey leaves to mourn, his wife of 40 years, Joanne; two sons, Howard Jr. (Nancy), James (Gabriele);...
Lucille Sowers
Mar 7, 2018
Lucille Sowers, 80 of Poplar, MN died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Sanford Health Hospital in Bemidji, MN, surrounded by her loving family. Services for Lucille will be at 11:00AM, Monday, March 12, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Carl Larson and Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 3-5PM, Sunday at Brenny Funeral Chapel...
