Obituaries
Donna Anderson
Jul 28, 2012
Donna Anderson, 64, of Baxter died on July 28, 2012 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral Services for Donna will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery in Coleraine, MN. Donna...
Mary Richardson
Jul 28, 2012
Mary Richardson, age 76, of Backus passed away Saturday, July 28 at Essentia Health in Brainerd. She was born to Henry and Leanore Thompson on May 13, 1936 in Minneapolis. On October 10, 1953 she married Myron Richardson in Minneapolis. Mary is survived by her husband, Myron; children: Wayne Richardson, Byron Richardson, Donald Richardson (Rebecca), Sherri Moe (Kirk), Jeffrey...
Esther Dailey
Jul 28, 2012
Esther J. Dailey, age 90, of Wadena, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Saturday, July 28, 2012. A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, August 1st, at 2:00 PM, at the Oylen CMA Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at the church. Burial will be held at the West Lyons Cemetery. Esther was...
James Motl
Jul 26, 2012
James A. Motl, age 66, of Browerville, passed away at the St. Cloud VA Hospital, on Thursday, July 26, 2012. A memorial service is planned for Thursday, August 2, at 1:00 PM, at the Camp Ripley Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at the chapel. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery. James...
Tom Cooley
Jul 25, 2012
Thomas "Tom" A. Cooley, 63, of Lakeshore, died July 25, 2012 at his home. A Memorial Service is planned for 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A visitation will take place Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the funeral chapel and one hour prior to services on Tuesday. A reception will follow...
Mark Huesmann
Jul 25, 2012
Mark Huesmann, age 27, of Pine River, was born March 15, 1985, to Denise Huesmann and Loring Gasper in Crosby. He graduated from Pine River-Backus High School in 2003. Mark loved sports, especially football, basketball and baseball, deer hunting and the outdoors. He also enjoyed cooking and baking and loved spending time with his nieces and nephews. Mark is...
Helen Roohr
Jul 23, 2012
Helen K. Roohr, age 98, of Brainerd, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at Bethany Good Samaritan Home in Brainerd. A short memorial service will be held in the Bethany Chapel (north end) at 1:00 PM, Sat., July 28, 2012. Refreshments and cake will be served immediately following in the Bethany Senior Living Apartments new dining room (south end). There...
Ruth Ellis
Jul 23, 2012
Ruth Pauline Ellis, age 97, formerly of Pine River, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Lakewood Care Center in Staples. She was born to Roy and Mary Davidson on November 1, 1914, on a farm near Bartlett, ND, and was so small at birth that her family claimed she fit in a shoebox. Ruth lived on farms near...
Phyllis Young
Jul 23, 2012
Phyllis M. Young, age 89, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital on Monday, July 23. A funeral service is planned for Monday, July 30, 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 Scandia Valley Cemetery. Phyllis...
Dan Steffen
Jul 22, 2012
Dan Morgan Steffen, 55, left this earth on Sunday, July 22, 2012 doing what he loved most - flying his plane. A Celebration of Life will be held a 2:00 PM, Monday, July 30, 2012 at Crosslake Evangelical Free Church "The Log Church". Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services at the church and...
John Hoffman
Jul 22, 2012
John W. Hoffman, 61 of Brainerd died Sunday, July 22nd in Austin, MN. Services for John will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd, MN with Pastor Brenda King officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Lunch to follow the service at the...
John Oberg
Jul 21, 2012
John Oberg, age 73, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born to Kenneth and Molly Oberg on July 16, 1939, in Long Prairie. He grew up in Palisade and graduated from Brainerd High School in 1957. John served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1962, based out of...
Roger Adair
Jul 21, 2012
Roger "Butch" Laurel Adair, 74, of Brainerd, MN died Saturday, July 21st at Essentia Health-St. Joseph Hospital in Brainerd, MN. Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Following a lunch in the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
Alice Schmidt
Jul 19, 2012
Alice Margaurite Schmidt, 87, of Pequot Lakes, MN, went to see the Lord on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Ark of The River adult foster care center in Anoka, MN. She was born on February 13, 1925 in Caledonia, MN the daughter of Anthony and Theresa (Murphy) Hill. She married Herbert (Herb) Hanson in 1954. Herb passed in...
Cyril Hoppe
Jul 18, 2012
Cyril B. Hoppe, 88, of Ironton, formerly of Pillager died on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN. Services for Cyril will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby, MN with Father Tim Deutsch officiating at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00 AM at the...
Thomas Luke
Jul 18, 2012
Thomas "Bones" Luke, 81, of Pequot Lakes, formerly of Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in St. Joseph's Hospital at Brainerd, MN. A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23 in St. Alice Church at Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior. Inurnment will be held at 3:00 p.m., July 23 in the Minnesota...
Manola Tanner
Jul 17, 2012
Manola, F. Tanner, age 87, of Motley, passed away at the Lakewood Care Center on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. A memorial service will be held for Manola at the First Baptist Church in Pillager on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 3:00PM. She will be buried with her husband in Washington State. Manola was born on November 19, 1924, to...
Alice Stromback
Jul 14, 2012
Alice Stromback, 96, of Pine River, passed away on July 14, 2012 at Brainerd, MN. Military Honors for Alice will be accorded by the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery Honor Guard/Camp Ripley at Little Falls, MN on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Inurnment will be held in the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery, Little Falls, following the service. Arrangements...
John Huhta
Jul 14, 2012
John "Johnny Jay" Huhta, 77, of Pillager died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at his home. Services for Johnny Jay are planned for 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter on Tuesday July 17, 2012 and one hour prior to...
Don Annand
Jul 12, 2012
Don McGill Annand, born on October 3,1940, went home to be with the Lord on July 12, 2012. He lived his final year at Senior Class Care in Nisswa, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Robert Donaldson and Effie McGill Annand. He is survived by his brother, Robert (Jeanette) Annand; his sister, Grace (William) Merry;...
