Obituaries
Ronald Witte
Feb 23, 2013
Ronald Witte, 55, of Pequot Lakes, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Essentia Health - St Joseph's Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.
Edgar Christopher
Feb 23, 2013
Edgar Christopher, of Pierz, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Private Interment with Military Honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Richard Schmidt
Feb 23, 2013
Richard B. "Barry" Schmidt, age 80, of Crosslake, formerly of Brooklyn Center, MN, passed away peacefully at home February 23, 2013. He was born on April 25, 1932, in St. Cloud, MN, to Raymond and Myrtle Schmidt. He graduated from Patrick Henry High in 1950. He served in the Air Force and married Janet Waddick on July 31, 1954....
Carolyn Sowell-Nelson
Feb 23, 2013
Carolyn Sowell-Nelson, 62, of Baxter, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her home. Private Family Services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Nuna Kjera
Feb 22, 2013
Nuna Elvera Kjera, 95, of Baxter, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at Excelsior Place. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 8th at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Nuna was born October 23, 1917 on a family farm in Stevens County, the daughter of...
Richard Oseland
Feb 22, 2013
Richard "Dick" W. Oseland, 81, of Brainerd, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at Senior Class Care in Nisswa, MN. Services will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 27, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Dwight Johnson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Tuesday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter....
Pamela Cripps
Feb 22, 2013
Pamela A. Cripps, 50, of Crosslake, died at her home Friday, February 22, 2013. Services will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Crosslake Evangelical Free Church "The Log Church". Family and friends are invited to gather beginning at 9:30 AM on Saturday at the church. Pamela was born February 9, 1963, in Marshalltown, IA, the...
Wallace Downing
Feb 21, 2013
Wallace "Bud" W. Downing, age 90, of Palisade, passed away at the Good Samaritan Society-Bethany, on February 21. 2013. Services will be held at a later date. Bud, was born on November 26, 1922, at the Cook County Hospital, in Chicago, IL. He was born and raised in Chicago. He married Florence Hartman on October 2, 1951, at the...
Mary Gustafson
Feb 18, 2013
Mary Elizabeth "Mary Beth" Gustafson, 86, of Baxter, MN, died surrounded by family and friends on February 18, 2013 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Mary Beth was born September 23, 1926, in Cloquet, MN, the daughter of Arthur E. and Mabel W. (Kuhn) Gustafson. Following high school, she continued her education at St. Cloud...
Vera Petrie
Feb 18, 2013
Vera Edith Petrie, 105, of Nisswa died on February 18, 2013 at Good Samaritan Village in Pine River, MN. Services for Vera will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 11:00AM at The Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa, MN with Rev. Andy Smith officiating. Visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Vera was born on...
Iris Finch
Feb 14, 2013
Iris Finch, of Fort Ripley, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Private Family Services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Gloria Olson
Feb 13, 2013
Gloria Dawn Olson, 78, of Pequot Lakes died on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Heritage House. Services for Gloria will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 1:00 PM at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes, MN with a luncheon following at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, February...
Thomas Collins
Feb 12, 2013
Thomas W. Collins passed away on February 11, 2013 at his home in Diamond Willow in Baxter, MN. He was born November 4, 1926, to William and Marie (Egan) Collins in Lewiston, Montana. He was known for his love of hunting, fishing, and cracking a joke. Tom served in the Navy before and during the Korean conflict. Tom and...
Jack Gibson
Feb 11, 2013
Jack LeRoy Gibson, age 83, passed away on February 11, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Alyce (Falconer) Gibson, children Greg Gibson, Brooklyn Park, MN, Scott Gibson, Paynesville, MN, and Jeannine Gibson (Mike Fechko), Sammamish, WA, and grandchildren, Zachary and Victoria Fechko, Sammamish, WA. Jack was born in Brainerd, MN on May 20, 1929 to...
Dale Roberts
Feb 9, 2013
Dale LeRoy Roberts, 52, of Brainerd, died unexpectedly at home Saturday, February 9, 2013. A Celebration of Dale's life will be held at 11:30 AM, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Dale was born July 1, 1960, in Brainerd, MN, the son...
Harold Horazdovsky
Feb 9, 2013
Harold J. Horazdovsky, 85, of Brainerd, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Good Samaritan Village - Bethany. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN with Pastor Greg Larsen officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Wednesday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Eugene Steward
Feb 8, 2013
Eugene R. "Gene" Steward, age 78, of Bloomington, formerly Crosslake, MN, and Burt, IA, passed away February 8, 2013 due to complications from Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Preceded in death by parents; 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Survived by wife of 52 years, Wilma; children: David (Jill), Dwight (Stacey), Neal (Lisa), Paul (Jenny); 12 grandchildren; siblings: Doretta...
William Smith
Feb 7, 2013
William J. Smith died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Lakewood Care Center in Staples. William was born to Leo and Vivian (Riley) Smith on July 19,1938 in Minneapolis, MN, where he also grew up. He was united in marriage to Donna Dukowitz Etzler, on January 13,1993. He retired from working at the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a Truck Driver...
John Mullen Sr.
Feb 6, 2013
John Mullen Sr., 95, of Randall died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 died at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 AM, Monday, February 11, 2013 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Motley. Family and friends are invited to gather Sunday afternoon from 3-5 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
David Hasty
Feb 5, 2013
David Hasty, age 68, of Backus, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on May 2, 1944, to Wilma Vernita (Helm) and Emmett Dewey Hasty. David was married to Lori Martin for 18 years and was father to daughter, Melinda Sue Hasty, and son, Shane Ronald Hasty, and grandfather (Papa) to Natalie Rae Hasty....
