Obituaries

Alvin Dusterhoft

Oct 26, 2016

AlvinDusterhoft,88, ofBrainerd, formerly of Nisswa, died Wed., Oct 26, 2016, at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd. A Memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Sat., Nov. 12, 2016, with military honors, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with visitation starting at noon. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date.

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Curtis Wannebo

Oct 26, 2016

Curtis Orille "Curt" Wannebo, age 94, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society - Bethany, in Brainerd. Curtis was born to Otto and Myrle (Thompson) Wannebo on April 15, 1922, in Barronette, Wisconsin. The family moved to Minneapolis in 1929 and to Manhattan Beach in 1942. He served in the Army during World War II...

Joyce Spence

Oct 26, 2016

Joyce Theresa Spence, 88, of Garrison, MN died at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 11:00AM at Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic Church in Garrison, MN with visitation at the church one hour prior to services. Interment will be at...

Lelah Dimmick

Oct 25, 2016

Lelah Ione Cline Dimmick, age 101, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. Lee was born August 10, 1915, the youngest child and only girl of Alfred and Emily Cline. Lee graduated from Pequot Lakes High School in 1934 and married Homer Dimmick on August 30, 1938. They were married almost 70 years...

Kathleen Schulz

Oct 25, 2016

Kathleen Joan Schulz, 70, of Pillager, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. Private family services will be held. Kathleen was born June 21, 1946 in Minnesota, the daughter of John T. and Marcella L. (Wambolt) Hennessey. She was raised and educated in the Richfield/Bloomington Area and graduated from Holy Angels High School in...

Kathleen Schulz

Oct 25, 2016

Kathleen J. Schulz, 70, of Pillager, MN died at Lakewood Health System on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Staples, MN. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.

Gordon Thorstad

Oct 24, 2016

Gordon Leroy Thorstad, 76, of Brainerd, MN died on Monday, October 24, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Memorial Service for Gordon is pending. Gordon was born on October 23, 1940 in Lake Crystal, MN to Edwin and Mildred (Geddy) Thorstad. After graduating from High School in Lake Crystal, Gordon went to college at The...

Thomas Drewicke

Oct 24, 2016

Thomas Henry Drewicke was born on November 27, 1977. He passed away in his home on October 24, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 10:30 AM, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Tom was a member of the Holy Rosary Church of Graceville where he was baptized in December, 1977 and confirmed...

Richard Ziegler

Oct 23, 2016

Richard Ziegler, 86, of Staples, MN passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00AM, Friday, October 28, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Father Joe Korf officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Thursday, October 27 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...

Glen Peterson

Oct 22, 2016

Glen Peterson, 76, of Brainerd, MN died on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at his home. Services for Glen will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN from 4:00PM-7:00PM with a short service beginning at 7:00PM. Glen was born on October 31, 1939 in Brainerd, MN to Herman and Sandra (Ylinen) Peterson. He...

Vicky Finch

Oct 21, 2016

Vicky L. Finch, 62, of Garrison, MN died on Friday, October 21, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Services are pending for Vicky. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.

Glenna Mahoney

Oct 20, 2016

Glenna Mahoney, age 93, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Dignity and Grace Assisted Living in Backus. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM on Friday, October 28, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine...

Laurence Petersen

Oct 19, 2016

Laurence Allen Petersen went to be with the Lord on October 19th, 2016 in his home in Brainerd, Minnesota. Larry was born on September 13th, 1943 in Minneapolis to Carl and Marie (Mangen) Petersen. He grew up in Minnetonka with ten loving brothers and sisters. Larry met Janice (Tronrud) his loving wife of 52 years, on Independence Beach in...

Byron Benesh

Oct 17, 2016

Byron Lee Benesh, 71, of Pine River, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 17, 2016 at his home. Services for Byron will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and to stay for a...

Hazel Jensen

Oct 17, 2016

Hazel Betty Jensen, 92, of Anoka, MN died on Monday, October 17, 2016 at Health and Rehab Nursing Home in New Brighton, MN. A Memorial Service for Hazel will be held at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Hazel was born on February 27, 1924 in Hutchinson, MN to Otto and Emma (Luthens) Meier....

Robert Lannoye

Oct 17, 2016

Robert Orris Lannoye, age 64, of Backus, MN, passed away October 17, 2016, at his home after a very long, hard battle with brain cancer. Rob was born on August 14, 1952, in Monticello, MN, and was baptized in the Lutheran faith. He grew up in the Big Lake, MN, area and attended college at St. Cloud State University....

Ernie Kouba

Oct 16, 2016

Ervin E. "Ernie" Kouba passed away October 16, 2016 in St. Cloud, MN. He was born in Hutchinson, MN to Anthony and Sophia Kouba. Ernie had been a full-time resident of the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud since 2009. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Sophia; wife, Lorraine; his eldest son, Gene; two brothers,...

Terry Prettyman

Oct 15, 2016

Terry Lee Prettyman, 67, died October 15, 2016 at home from heart failure. Terry lived in Brainerd, MN his whole life where he raised hell, but grew up to be a good and Godly man. When he was 19 he married Linda Bertram and stayed married to her his entire life. They were blessed with four children who Terry...

Paul Geiger

Oct 14, 2016

"Alex" Geiger passed away on October 14, 2016, after a long battle with complications from diabetes. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann "Bunny" Geiger; his daughter, Becky Geiger, son-in-law, Jose', and grandsons, Alex and Dominique; son, David Geiger, daughter-in-law, Kori and grandson, Martin; son, Paul Geiger, daughter-in-law, Mercedes, and grandsons, Michael and Sam; sisters: JoAnn Ewoldt (James)...

Betty Zaffke

Oct 14, 2016

Betty Kathryn Zaffke, 86, of Backus, Minnesota, passed away on October 14, 2016. Betty was born March 2, 1930, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Per Adolph and Kristina Ingaborg Nystrom. She married Kermit Zaffke and together they owned and operated Backus Hardware for twenty-five years. She worked at Cass County Treasurer Office for twenty years after his death. She was...