Obituaries
Brent LeBlanc
Sep 18, 2012
Brent Owen LeBlanc, 38, and his dog, Junior of Emily died one mile east of Emily on Highway 1 as a result of an automobile accident on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Services for Brent will be held on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN with visitation one hour prior to services...
Dorothy Reed
Sep 18, 2012
Dorothy (Shamp) Reed, age 85, of Cass Lake, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Havenwood Care Center in Bemidji. She was born to William and Anna Shamp on October 20, 1926, in Brainerd. Dorothy grew up in Walden Township, rural Pine River. She was trained in nursing and worked at Swedish and Methodist Hospitals in Minneapolis, and retired...
Elmer Mickelsen
Sep 18, 2012
Elmer Mickelsen, age 98, of Staples, passed away at the Owatonna Care Center, on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 22, at 11:00 AM, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at the church. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery, in...
Steven Lee
Sep 17, 2012
Steven Michael Lee, 46, of Brainerd, formerly of Silver City, N.M., and Phoenix, Ariz., passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 17, 2012. He was born June 9, 1966, in Wadena, Minn., to Jean Lee (Bullard) and Robert Lee. He was a 1984 graduate of Brainerd High School and a 1995 graduate of Central Lakes College. Steve was a hard working,...
Barbara Wisneski
Sep 15, 2012
Barbara "Barb" Joan Wisneski, age 64, of Fort Ripley, passed away at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on September 15, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at St. Mathias Catholic Church in St. Mathias Township. Family and friends are welcome to gather Tuesday, September 18 from 3-8 PM at...
Howard Strahl
Sep 15, 2012
Howard James Strahl, 90 passed away in his residence at Highland Senior Living, in Little Falls, MN on Saturday, September 15, 2012. He was born in Broweville, Minnesota on January 26, 1922, to Anna (Steinert) and James Strahl. Howard married June Joan Lattimer on February 7, 1955. They lived on their 160 acre farm in Fort Ripley where they...
Connie Lindblad
Sep 15, 2012
Constance "Connie" Lindblad, 90, of Brainerd died on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village-Woodland in Brainerd, MN. Funeral services for Connie will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village-Woodland Chapel with Chaplain Al Klasky officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the chapel. Connie was born on October 30,...
Laura Pankratz
Sep 15, 2012
Laura Pankratz, 83, of Staples, died at her home Saturday, September 15, 2012 surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 12:00 PM, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, MN with Father Joe Korf officiating. Family and friends are welcome to visit one hour prior to services. Interment will follow...
Clayton Houff, Jr.
Sep 14, 2012
Clayton Ronald Houff, 42, of Lakeshore, died Friday, September 14, 2012. A Celebration of Clayton's life will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Cragun's Legacy Pavilion in East Gull Lake, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather on Wednesday evening, September 19 from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Clayton...
Tiffany Hoopman
Sep 13, 2012
Tiffany Ann Hoopman, age 32, of Hackensack, passed away unexpectedly at her home Thursday September 13, 2012. She was born to Randi Sue (Gray) Puyear and Steven Paul Puyear in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on June 9, 1980. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. She married Gabe Hoopman on September 15, 2000. Tiffany had a very special talent as...
Mary White
Sep 11, 2012
Mary White, age 57, of Backus, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society Bethany in Brainerd. She was born to Melvin and Delores Martinson on November 27, 1954, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Mary is survived by daughter, Lori Hoffman (Pat); father, Melvin Martinson; boyfriend, Cliff "Tigger" Endriss; grandchildren: Brandie, Summer, Devin, Tayler, Rachel; and brother, Butch...
Larry Kiel
Sep 9, 2012
Larry Kiel, age 61, died Sunday, September 9, 2012 peacefully and unexpectedly at his home in Breezy Point, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 14, 2012 at St. Alice Catholic Church in Pequot Lakes, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather from 5-7 PM Thursday evening at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
Laura Hand
Sep 9, 2012
Laura May Hand, 69, of Brainerd, died September 9, 2012 at Harmony House in Brainerd, MN. Services for Laura will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Laura was born March 17, 1943, in Little Falls, MN, the daughter...
Sallie Hannawacker
Sep 8, 2012
Sallie Ann Hannawacker, daughter of Dr. John and Jeannette (Tiedje) Ferguson, was born March 1, 1956, at Skiff Memorial Hospital in Newton, Iowa. Sallie graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1974. Sallie attended Central College in Pella, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in psychology. She became a Registered Nurse at Arapahoe Community...
Ella Kalinowski
Sep 8, 2012
Ella I. Kalinowski, 93, of Maddock, ND, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village - Bethany in Brainerd, MN. Services will be held in North Dakota.
Myrtle Bradow
Sep 7, 2012
Myrtle Bradow, age 84, of Pine River, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born to Ray and Freda McCoy on July 6, 1928, in Churdan, Iowa. Myrtle married Raymond Bradow on October 12, 1944. She was a cook at the Pine River-Backus Schools for 24 years, and after her retirement,...
Julia Pinta
Sep 6, 2012
Julie R. Pinta, 88, of Baxter, died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Baxter City Cemetery in Baxter with Father Brandon Moravitz officiating. Julie was born September 3, 1924, in Belmond, IA, the daughter of Thomas and Alice...
John Auer
Sep 4, 2012
John Auer passed away on September 4, 2012 at St Joseph's Hospital in St Paul, MN at the age of 74. He lost his battle to cancer. He was born January 12, 1938. John enjoyed the simple things in life like camping, fishing, hunting & spending time with his family & friends. He loved the outdoors and never passed...
James Hanlon
Sep 2, 2012
James E. Hanlon, 78, of Verndale died on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Services for James will be held on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Pastor Dave Rogenes officiating with vistation one hour prior to services at the chapel. Burial will be at...
Daniel LeDuc
Sep 1, 2012
Daniel LeDuc, 72, of Pequot Lakes, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at his home. Services for Daniel will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN with visitation one hour prior to services. Daniel is survived by his significant other, Elaine Thielen; children, Kathy LeDuc, Cindy Thompson, Mark LeDuc,...
