Obituaries
Raymond Olson
May 18, 2017
Raymond Edward Olson, age 85, of Pine River, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home. He was born in Loon Lake Township, Cass County, on November 20, 1931. Ray served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Darlene Schmidt in 1953 and was a devoted husband to her for 64 years. Ray loved...
Rodney Mertens
May 17, 2017
Rodney David Mertens, 63, of Crosslake, MN passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd, MN. Private family services will be held.
Rodney was born May 7, 1954 to David and Violet (Mapes) Mertens in Bertha, MN. He attended Staples High School and Wadena Vocational Technical College for the telephone technician trade....
Erlys Hanson
May 17, 2017
Erlys C. Hanson, age 81, of Pine River, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, MN. She will be greatly missed by her husband of 62 years, Orville; and her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. As she always said, "Love you to pieces." R.I.P., Mom.
Mary Rubin
May 16, 2017
Mary Frances Rubin, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Golden Horizons Memory Care in Crosslake, MN. She was born on October 11, 1941 in Charleston, WV to William and Helen Payne and was the oldest of 4 siblings. Around 1951 she moved to Cleveland, OH. Mary married Samuel Carraway and was blessed with one son,...
Christopher Olsen
May 16, 2017
Christopher "Chris" C. Olsen, age 40, of Brainerd, MN, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at his home in Brainerd. He was born to G. Thomas "Tom" and Nancy Lee (Grimm) Olsen on May 25, 1976, in Mora, Minnesota. Chris was born and raised in Mora. He loved sports, especially football. He enjoyed spending time with family and playing...
Mabel Swart
May 16, 2017
Mabel Swart, 96, of Staples, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. Services for Mabel will be 10:30AM, Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Church of Christ in Staples, with Pastor Barry Klein officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Friday, May 19 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples...
June Sycks
May 15, 2017
June (Nagel) Sycks of Hackensack MN, passed away at her home on Monday, May 15, 2017. June was born on May 26, 1934, to parents Ewald and Carrie Nagel in Villard, MN. On January 22, 1956, she married Duane "Chum" Sycks in Hackensack, MN. Survivors are her husband, Chum; sons, Mike (Luanne) of Hackensack, Mark (Linda) of Becker; and...
F. Harjes
May 13, 2017
Fredrick Bruce Harjes, age 89, of Crosslake, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at his home. He was born to Fredrick and Martha Harjes on May 27, 1927, in Portland, Oregon. A private family service will be held.
Robert Johnson
May 13, 2017
Robert (Bob) A. Johnson, 55, Baxter, MN, passed away on May 13, 2017, after a four-month battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 4:00 PM, Monday, May 22, 2017 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Paul Strommer officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Sunday afternoon from 2-5 PM at the...
Maxine Courts
May 11, 2017
Maxine Courts passed into the loving arms of her Savior on Thursday, May 11, 2017, following a brief illness. Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, May 15, at the Crosslake Log Church, Crosslake, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Private family interment service will be held at a later...
Donald Bollum
May 10, 2017
Donald “Chopper” W. Bollum was born in Alexandria to Rolf and Alice (Persson) Bollum. He died peacefully in his sleep. Chopper loved talking and watching sports; golf, baseball, football and even a little hockey. If you needed stats on anything, he was a good source. Chopper was a longtime bartender in the area and in Colorado. He worked most...
Gloria Brynteson
May 9, 2017
Gloria Y. Brynteson, 83, of Brainerd, MN passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. No services are planned at this time per Gloria’s request.
Gloria was born on August 14, 1933 to Silas and Emma Sannan. She was raised and educated in Dassel, MN. Gloria married William Brynteson on...
Nylynn Cory
May 6, 2017
Nylynn Cory, 44 of Staples, Minnesota passed away at her home on May 6, 2017. Services for Nylynn will be at 11:00AM, Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley, with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation beginning at 10:30AM at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to...
Richard Tverberg
May 5, 2017
Richard Vernon Tverberg, age 77, of Breezy Point, MN, passed away Friday May 5, 2017, at CRMC Care Center, Crosby. He was born August 18, 1939, in Fosston, MN, to Mildred and Barton Tverberg. Richard married Joanne Mae Erlandson on April 16, 1960, in Minneapolis, MN. Richard retired after 28 years working for Burlington Northern Railroad. After retirement he...
David Peterson
May 5, 2017
David Bruce Peterson, age 76, of Brainerd passed away unexpectedly at St. Cloud Hospital on Friday, May 5, 2017, following a May 3rd accident at home. David’s memorial service will be Friday, May 12, at 5 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. David was born January 12, 1941 in...
Marie Kne
May 5, 2017
Marie Elizabeth Kne, age 90, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd. Marie’s memorial service will be Friday, June 2, at 11:00 AM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with visitation during the hour prior to the service. Interment will follow, at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
Marie was born February 10, 1927 in...
Craig Savor
May 5, 2017
Craig W. Savor, 51, of Pequot Lakes, died at his home May 5, 2017. Private services will be held.
Eleanor Laposky
May 4, 2017
Eleanor Jean Laposky, age 84, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Brookside Comfort Care, Pine River. She was born to Carl and Selma Putman on September 24, 1932, in Pierre, SD. Eleanor married Russell Laposky on March 6, 1955, in Huron, SD. Eleanor was a wonderful cook and dedicated caregiver. She will be remembered for...
Lewis Gill
May 4, 2017
Lewis “Oddie” Gill, 81, of Pine River, passed away May 4, 2017 at Brookside Assisted Living in Pine River. Oddie’s memorial service will be Wednesday, May 10 at 11:00 AM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services. Lewis Wilbur Gill was born August 15, 1935 in Omstead County, to Theodore and...
Harold Johnson
May 3, 2017
Harold V. Johnson, 90, of Crosslake, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society – Bethany, Brainerd, MN. Services will be Friday, May 12, 2017, at 11:00AM at the Log Church in Crosslake, with Pastor Dan Crocker officiating. Visitation will be at the church during the hour prior to services. Harold was born on May 26, 1926...
