Obituaries
Barbara Mesenbrink
Jul 5, 2015
Barbara M. Mesenbrink, 73, of Crosslake, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, July 10, 2015 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Rochester with Pastor Susan Li officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Mount...
Patricia Linke
Jul 4, 2015
Patricia "Pat" A. Linke, 80, of Merrifield, MN died at Essentia Health/St. Joseph's Medical Center on Saturday, July 4, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial for Pat will be held on Friday, July 10, 2015 at 1:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with Father Tony Wroblewski officiating with visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel....
Fred Balsley
Jul 4, 2015
Fred Norman Balsley, 64, of Brainerd, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Patricia Kathleen (Holmgren), his children: Charish Badzinski (Joel), Nora Aune (Jason), Toni Brey (Jason) and Allen Balsley (Jessica); and eight grandchildren: Brent, Austin, Grace, Kaitlyn, Emma, Alice, Taggart and Hadley. He is also survived by...
Ronald Peterson
Jul 2, 2015
Ron "Cutter" Peterson, 64, of Brainerd, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at his home. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, July 6, 2015 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Ronald John was born December 24, 1950, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Warren J. and...
George Merz
Jul 1, 2015
George P. Merz, 94, of Baxter, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Township Cemetery. George was born February 16,...
Mathew Grimmer
Jun 29, 2015
Mathew Ramsey Grimmer, age 43, of Pine River, passed away June 29, 2015. Mathew (Mat) was the fifth child born to Dale and Joan (Brennecke) Grimmer on September 20, 1971. Mat spent his early years in Rogers, attended Osseo High School, and during his twenties he moved to Monroe, LA, to be with Penny (Makarah's Mom) where their daughter...
Kenneth Toso
Jun 29, 2015
Kenneth C. Toso of Baxter, MN, died on Monday June 29, 2015, at Carefree Living in Brainerd, MN. Services for Kenneth will be held at 10:30AM on Thursday, July 2, 2015 with visitation one hour before, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Kenneth Toso was born on January 14, 1920, in Lisbon, ND, to Conrad and Elizabeth (Mucho)...
Evelyn Waschek
Jun 28, 2015
Evelyn Edna Waschek, 86, of Park Rapids, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her daughter's home in Menahga. Private family services will be planned at a later date. Evelyn was born January 28, 1929, in Hanover, MN, the daughter of Richard and Mabel (Breimon) Lieder. After high school, Evelyn attended Beauty School and worked as a hair stylist....
Joseph Loney
Jun 28, 2015
Joseph O. Loney, 72, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel. Interment will be at Lake Gorman Cemetery in LeCenter, MN. Joseph was...
Michael Motschenbacher
Jun 26, 2015
Michael B Motschenbacher, 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Hackensack, MN, on Friday, June 26, 2015. Born August 20, 1940, in Moorhead, MN. Survived by loving wife, Shirley; children: Cindy Ramirez, Jeff (Lori) Motschenbacher, Renae (Scott) Krall, Jessica Vik; 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; brother, Wesley (Janice) Motschenbacher; sister, Gretchen (John) Marquart. Predeceased by his parents,...
Trilby Witter
Jun 25, 2015
Trilby D. Witter, 87, of Merrifield, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Good Samaritan Village - Woodland in Brainerd. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Wednesday, July 1, 2015 from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Trilby Dewarda Hawley was born February 16, 1928, in Emily, the daughter of Deward and Louise (Hughes) Hawley....
Charles Klein
Jun 24, 2015
Charles "Chip" Klein, 46, of Pequot Lakes, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at his home. Charles was born February 2, 1969, to Charles and Donna (Schneider) Klein in St. Paul, MN and grew up in Ham Lake, MN. Charles was employed as a pressman in the printing industry. He had worked for the Carlson Company and also his father....
Gayle Polonus
Jun 24, 2015
Gayle Ileen Morford Polonus, age 94, of Pequot Lakes, MN, and Pharr, TX, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Senior Class Care in Nisswa, MN. Gayle was born June 3, 1921 in Brainerd, MN, to Charles Avery and Lois Alberta (Dickenson) Cass. On January 23, 1942, she married Willis Morford of Pequot...
Fredrick Schienbein
Jun 23, 2015
Fredrick C. Schienbein, 89, of Brainerd, MN died on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Carefree Living in Brainerd, MN. Services for Fred will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 2:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with Pastor Bob Evans officiating. Visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel. Interment is at Minnesota State Veterans...
Daniel Gilles
Jun 23, 2015
Daniel (Dan) Gilles, age 57, of Backus, passed away on June 23, 2015, at the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center after a long and hard struggle with Lewey Body Dementia. Dan was born on December 18, 1957, in Breckenridge, MN, to Florence (Conzemius) and Marion Gilles. Dan was a very young boy when Marion passed away. Later Florence married Kenneth...
Mildred Dailey
Jun 22, 2015
Mildred Elva Julia Dailey, "Millie", 92, of Brainerd, MN died Monday, June 22, 2105 surrounded by her family at Edgewood Vista of Brainerd. A Celebration Of Life for Millie will be at 11:00AM on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Baxter's Lakewood Evangelical Free Church. Family and friends are invited to gather from 2:00-4:00PM Sunday, June 28, 2015 for visitation...
Robert Doty
Jun 22, 2015
Robert Harold Doty, age 92, of Pine River passed away at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River, surrounded by family on June 22, 2015, at 10:45 AM. Robert was a lifelong resident of the Pine River area. Robert is survived by three sons: Jeffrey Robert and his wife Stephanie of Little Falls, MN, Brian Douglas and his wife Judy...
John Kubitza
Jun 21, 2015
John Kubitza, Jr, 90, of Browerville, MN died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. Funeral services for John will be 11:00AM, Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Church of Christ Church in Staples, MN with Pastor Barry Klein officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00PM, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Church of...
Erna Munholand
Jun 19, 2015
Erna Christina Munholand, 87, of Crosslake, MN passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, June 25, at 11:00AM at Immaculate Hearth Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN with a luncheon to follow at Mission of the Cross Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN. Visitation is one hour prior...
Daniel Germann
Jun 19, 2015
Daniel Dean Germann, 55, of Motley, died Friday June 19, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 24 at Motley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Daniel was born May 4, 1960, in Wadena, MN,...
