Obituaries
Ruth Clabo
Jan 6, 2016
Ruth Ann Clabo, 76, of Brainerd, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Oak Street Chapel in Brainerd with Pastor Todd Wooden officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather Friday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Richard Weiss
Jan 2, 2016
Richard Weiss, age 64, of Backus, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. He was born to Herman and Clara Weiss on May 25, 1951, in Pine River. Richard graduated from Pine River High School and served for 2 years in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Holland. He worked at Weiss...
Jeffrey Gunn
Jan 1, 2016
Jeffrey Allen Gunn, 56, of Brainerd, MN died Friday, January 1, 2016 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Jeffrey was born September 2, 1959 in Crosby, MN to Allen and Esther (Britton) Gunn. He graduated from Brainerd High School in 1978 and then attended upholstery school and also computer programming classes....
Thomas Holden
Jan 1, 2016
Thomas "Tom" Marvin Holden, age 86, of Backus, died January 1, 2016, at Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born April 21, 1929, in rural Backus to Myrtle (Tye) and Warren "Curley" Holden. In February 1950 he married Mildred "Millie" Bloom. They were married 26 years until her death in 1976. Tom and Millie had one...
OraLee Demo
Dec 31, 2015
OraLee Ida Demo, 75, of Baxter, MN died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial for OraLee will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 1:00PM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Interment in Wildwood Cemetery. OraLee was...
Robert Roy
Dec 30, 2015
Robert Roy, 85, of Motley, MN died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Arrangements are pending.
John Backlund
Dec 30, 2015
John Backlund of Brainerd unexpectedly passed away at his home on December 30, 2015, at the age of 67. Services for John will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Brainerd High School Gym at 2:00PM with Pastor Andy Smith officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN...
Mildred Westman
Dec 28, 2015
Mildred Westman, 95, of Motley, MN died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Harmony House in Motley, MN. Arrangements are pending.
Gladys Watlov
Dec 28, 2015
Gladys Isle Pippin Watlov, age 90, of Brainerd, went home to be with her Lord on December 28, 2015. She was surrounded by love from her family. Gladys was born January 6, 1925, in Alabama to Robert and Willie Pippin. She was baptized at the First Baptist Church of Sandford, Florida in 1934. She was a member of Phi...
Rosellyn Knutson
Dec 26, 2015
Rosellyn Margarite Risnes Knutson was born in Pequot Lakes on April 15, 1919, to Peter and Jeanette Risnes and passed away December 26, 2015, at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd at the age of 96. She married George Knutson on April 15, 1939, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Rosellyn is survived by her son, Larry Knutson (Maxine);...
Don Dale
Dec 24, 2015
Donald J. Dale of Nisswa was born April 11, 1932 in Minneapolis and passed away on December 24, 2015, in Brainerd, at the age of 83. Survived by wife, Jody; daughter, Stephanie (Keith) Seiler; son, Don (Cheryl) Dale; grandchildren, Audrey, Kyle (Meghan), Andrew, Alex and Austin; great-grandsons, Jaden and Reid; other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by daughter,...
Diane Sabanish
Dec 24, 2015
Diane Sabanish, 63, of Browerville, MN passed away peacefully Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Fair Oaks Lodge Nursing Home in Wadena, MN. A Memorial Service for Diane will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Austin, MN with Pastor Karen Behling officiating. There will be a lunch to follow services. Diane was...
Harold Rice
Dec 23, 2015
Harold Rice, 78, of Backus, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born to Melvin and Violet Rice on October 11, 1937, in Albert Lea. Harold is survived by his daughter, Lorna; sons, Karl and Loren; sisters, Donna Rice and Helen Duncan; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by...
Jean Brown
Dec 23, 2015
Jean M. Brown, 92, of Pequot Lakes, humbly entered the Pearly Gates on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Raymond Theis and Blanche Massey on April 30, 1923, in Minneapolis, MN. Jean owned and operated DEE-MAR Salon in Minneapolis for 16 years. Upon moving north of Jenkins she went to...
Helen Peterson
Dec 22, 2015
Helen Peterson, age 84, of Pine River, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Thure Peterson (1994), and her parents, Victor and Frances Boquist. Helen is survived by her son, Robert Peterson; daughter, Charlotte Heino (Joe); grandson, Kelly Heino (Maddie); sisters: Ethel Stimson (Carroll), Vivian Kjeldahl...
Kenneth Bartel
Dec 21, 2015
Kenneth "Kenny" Lee Bartel, 65, of Brainerd, MN died on Monday, December 21, 2015 in Hackensack, MN. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 2, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church near Monticello, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Kenny was born on August 16, 1950 in Minneapolis, MN son of...
Arnold Wetsch
Dec 20, 2015
Arnold (Arne) G. Wetsch passed away on December 20, 2015 at his lake home in Fifty Lakes, MN. He is preceded in death by parents, George and Tillie Wetsch; parents-in-law, Ken and Florence Harris; brother-in-law, Ken Harris II. Arne was born in Mandan, ND. He attended schools in Minneapolis MN, Sacramento CA and Milwaukee WI. He met and married...
Wilbur Wright
Dec 20, 2015
Wilbur Harrison Wright, 84, of Staples, Minnesota, son of Beatty and Fannie (Rowe) Wright of Cavode, Pennsylvania, went home to be with the Lord early in the morning on Sunday, December 20, 2015, surrounded by his family. Funeral services for Wilbur will be 10:00AM, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Thomastown Covenant Church in Staples, MN with Pastor Nathan Hillman...
Lambert Brunkhorst
Dec 19, 2015
Lambert "Brunk" Brunkhorst, age 71, of Warroad, MN, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015, with his family in Emily, MN. He was born July 4, 1944, in Breckenridge, MN, to Lillian and Lawrence Brunkhorst. As a youngster, he enjoyed spending time with family, wrestling, football, hunting, and fishing. He graduated from Wahpeton High School, and while he was very...
Shirley Molde
Dec 18, 2015
Shirley Ann Molde, 86, of Little Falls, died at her home on Friday, December 18, 2015. No services are planned at this time.
