Obituaries
Irene Johnson
Feb 12, 2016
Irene (Lorentz) Johnson, 91, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at CentraCare Health - Nursing Home in Sauk Centre. Irene was born to Joseph and Ann (Hopp) Lorentz on the family farm December 9, 1924, the sixth of fourteen children. She graduated from Wadena Senior High School in 1942. On February 8, 1943, Irene was united in marriage to...
Gary Schmidt
Feb 9, 2016
Gary Schmidt, age 59, of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. He was born on August 4, 1956, in Cloquet, MN. Gary was a truck driver most of his working life and enjoyed fishing and crafts. Gary is survived by his parents, Sherman and Shirley Schmidt of Pequot Lakes; brother, Mike Schmidt...
Randy Skeesick
Feb 9, 2016
Randy Skeesick, 65, of Motley died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at his home. Funeral services for Randy will be 11:00AM, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Motley Free Methodist Church, with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation from 5:00-8:00PM Monday, February 15, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples and one hour prior...
Daniel Senger
Feb 8, 2016
Daniel Senger, 80, of Breezy Point, died at his home Monday, February 8, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at St. Alice's Catholic Church in Pequot Lakes with Father Mike Patullo officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Lisa Shaw
Feb 8, 2016
Lisa Karol Shaw, age 54, of Jenkins, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016, at her home. She was born December 5, 1961, in Duluth, MN. Lisa loved her kids and grandson and enjoyed being outdoors and doing crafts. She would find anything she could in the woods and make something out of it. Lisa is survived by her son,...
Wiljo Tuomi
Feb 7, 2016
Wiljo A. Tuomi, 89, of East Gull Lake, MN died peacefully at his home Sunday, February 7, 2016. Services for Wiljo will be held Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Wiljo was born January 18, 1927 in Chicago, IL to Eino and Alma (Salmi) Tuomi. He and his family moved to The...
Margaret Tepley
Feb 7, 2016
Margaret Frances (Wagner) Tepley, 88, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Harmony House in Brainerd, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 11:00AM at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will...
Phyllis Hoger
Feb 7, 2016
Phyllis Mae Hoger, 86, of Lake Shore, MN passed away in her sleep at her home Sunday, February 7, 2016. Services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Crosslake Presbyterian Church with Rev. Kate Stangl officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one-hour prior. Phyllis was born June 11, 1929, in Jamestown, ND, the daughter of...
Elna Rustad-Drager
Feb 6, 2016
Elna Eleanor Rustad-Drager, 93, of Crosby, MN died at Crosby Care Center on Saturday, February 6, 2016. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.
John Roscoe
Feb 4, 2016
On the morning of February 4, 2016, John Roscoe passed away peacefully at his Longville, Minnesota, home after a three-year battle with colon cancer. John was 78 years old. John Thomas Roscoe was born June 4, 1937 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was the oldest son of Floyd and Violet Roscoe. John and his brother, Robert, enjoyed hunting and...
Vivian Engholm
Feb 3, 2016
Vivian "Babe" M. Engholm, 91, of Baxter, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Northern Lakes Senior Living in Baxter, MN. Funeral Services for Babe will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel. Burial will be at...
Dorothy Bentler
Feb 2, 2016
Dorothy Bentler, 81, of Cushing, MN died at her home on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Funeral Services for Dorothy will be held on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 11:00AM at St. James Catholic Church in Randall, MN with Father Jimmy Joseph officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2016 from 2:00-4:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall,...
Harold Bergstrom
Feb 1, 2016
Harold Anders Bergstrom, 76, of Merrifield, MN died at St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, February 1, 2016. Services for Harold will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 11:00AM at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Pastor Kristin Oltmann officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:30AM at the church before services on Saturday. Interment will be at Mission Cemetery. Please wear...
Waldemar Anderson
Jan 31, 2016
Waldemar "Wally" Anderson, 82, of Staples, MN died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. A Memorial Service for Wally will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Steve Sveom and Pastor Gene Floistad officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior...
Lois Anderson
Jan 30, 2016
Lois Jean (Arnold) Anderson, 73, of Pine River, passed away, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born to Robert N. and Mildred (Lucht) Arnold in Minneapolis, MN on October 10, 1942. Lois graduated from Osseo High School and attended a year at Olivet Nazarene College and then attended the University Of Minnesota School...
Lydia Graf
Jan 29, 2016
Lydia (Luithle) Graf Angels took Lydia home on January 29, 2016, just one week short of her 102nd birthday. She left peacefully from her own home, with family present. Lydia's Celebration of Life will be held at the Verndale Methodist Church on February 13th, 2016 at 2pm. She was born and raised in Hebron, North Dakota, to Jacob and...
Sherman Worrick
Jan 29, 2016
Sherman B. Worrick, age 80, of Pine River, passed away, Friday, January 29, 2016 at the good Samaritan Society, Pine River. He was born on October 20, 1935 to Earl H. and Alice D. (Applegate) Worrick in Chillicothe, Illinois. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Sherman retired from the State of Illinois, where he worked in the security...
Donnie Larsen
Jan 29, 2016
Donnie Rae Larsen, 89, of Backus, passed away after a brief illness, on January 29, 2016, at Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji. She was born, April 5, 1926, to Frank and Myrtle (Olsen) Faughnan in Duluth, MN. Donnie led an interesting and fun-filled life bartending, working in factories and spent the last 30 years of her working life filling...
Steven Steinke
Jan 26, 2016
Steven "Steve" H. Steinke, 68, of Pequot Lakes, MN died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital. Services will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel. A Celebration of his Life will be at Lucky's in Pequot...
Rosemary Potvin
Jan 25, 2016
Rosemary Potvin, 91, of Brainerd, MN died on Monday, January 25, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN with Pastor Tony Wroblewski officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN...
