Obituaries
Susan Snavely
Aug 30, 2023
Susan Marie Snavely passed away peacefully on August 30, 2023, surrounded by family. Susan was born on June 18, 1969, in St. Paul, MN, to James and Karen (Crimmins) Lee. The majority of her early life was spent in St. Paul, and she graduated from St. Paul Central High School. For the last 25 years she spent her life in...
Keith Allan Putnam
Aug 30, 2023
Keith Allan Putnam Age 65 of Brainerd, Passed away August 30,2023 at home with his wife Lori and son Shawn by his side. Keith was born April 11, 1958, to Suzanne (Mullen) Putnam and Wayne Putnam. He was married in Brainerd to Lori Goble on May 20, 1989. They have one son, Shawn, who currently lives in Alaska. Keith enjoyed time with...
Dannee Kinney
Aug 28, 2023
Dannee Oren Kinney, age 80, of Fifty Lakes, passed peacefully at home on August 28, 2023. He was born to Earl and Nancy (Wolleat) Kinney on August 25, 1943 in Brainerd, MN. Dannee grew up in Brainerd and with his adventurous spirit joined the Navy at the young age of 17. He did two tours of the Pacific and spent...
Laura Mahady
Aug 26, 2023
Laura Meghan Mahady passed away on August 26, 2023. Laura was born on October 11, 1985 in Minneapolis, MN to parents David and Diane (Clark) Mahady. The majority of her life was spent in the Brainerd Lakes area and she is a graduate of Brainerd High School. Laura had the biggest heart and was always helping those in need. She...
Carol Rudbeck
Aug 26, 2023
Carol A. Rudbeck, 76, of Pequot Lakes, MN, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023. She passed peacefully in the morning hours in the presence of her sons during prayers with a Reverend Father of the Catholic Church.
Carol was born in Grand Rapids, MN, on May 23, 1947, to Gerald and Catherine Carlson, one of seven children. She lived a...
Randolph "Randy" Thiel
Aug 26, 2023
Randy J Thiel, 73, of Baxter, passed away on August 26, 2023, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with MS. Services will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, August 31st at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd with a visitation starting one hour prior to services.
Randy was born on September 27, 1949, to Joyce and Eva (Judd) Thiel...
Mary Jane Halverson
Aug 23, 2023
Mary Jane Halverson, age 88, of Pine River, passed away on August 23, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born March 9, 1935. Mary Jane is survived by 7 children and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Gloria Gray.
Graveside service will be 1 PM on Friday, September 1, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery,...
Larry Hansen
Aug 22, 2023
Larry Newton Hansen, age 78, of Backus, passed away at his home on August 22, 2023, with his family at his side, after a brave two-year battle with lung cancer.
Larry was born in Marshall, MN, on August 19, 1945, to Newton and Margaret (Olson) Hansen. He graduated from Boyd High School in Boyd, MN, in 1963. After high school...
Celeste Wilson
Aug 21, 2023
Celeste Zaffke Wilson, age 60, of Backus, passed away with loving care on August 21, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Aaron and Beverly Zaffke on August 5, 1963, in Park Rapids, MN. Celeste was baptized on October 30, 1966. She graduated from Backus High School in 1981 and Central Lakes College in 2011.
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Martha Holsapple
Aug 19, 2023
Martha Algene Holsapple, 77, of Staples, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, August 19, 2023. Services will be held at 11am, on Friday, August 25th at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with a visitation starting one hour prior. A burial will follow at Motley Public Cemetery.
Martha was born on November 17, 1945, to Arthur and...
Shirley Kulla
Aug 18, 2023
Shirley Kulla, age 93, of Brainerd and formerly Pine River, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society-Bethany in Brainerd. She was born to C.O. and Grace (Ford) Musselman on April 5, 1930, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. When Shirley was young, the family moved to Longville, MN, where she would grow up. She met and married Frank...
John Weise
Aug 15, 2023
John Weise, 84, of Nisswa, passed away on August 15, 2023, at his home after a battle with cancer. He was born in Blue Earth, MN, to Lewis and Lucile Weise on February 15, 1939. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1961.
In 1963 John met Caroljean Wallin and they were married on July 1, 1963. John...
William Clarence Ahlstrand
Aug 13, 2023
William “Bill” Ahlstrand, 92, of Embarrass, Minnesota, passed away on August 13, 2023, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM with visitation one hour prior to services on Friday, September 1st, at Heritage Church, 13242 Berrywood Dr, Baxter, MN 56425 with Sam Anderson officiating.
Bill was born in Ely, Minnesota to Herman and Gertrude Ahlstrand on...
Kenneth Howard Nathe
Aug 12, 2023
Kenneth Howard Nathe, 68, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on August 12, 2023. Funeral services will occur at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 21, 2023, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will take place one hour before the services. The interment will be a private family gathering at the Pequot Lakes City Cemetery.
Kenneth was...
Mona Bengtson
Aug 11, 2023
Mona Lee (Dass) Bengtson, 63, of Aitkin/Palisade MN, died on Friday, August 11, 2023, due to a tragic car accident in Faribault, MN. There will be no arranged funeral service or visitation, but a celebration of life will be held on a later undecided date.
She was born January 19, 1960 in Iowa Falls, IA to Donald and Virginia (Wilson)...
Jacquelyn Star
Aug 10, 2023
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Star of Backus, passed away on August 10, 2023. She was born on November 21, 1947, in Minneapolis and lived most of her life in Minnesota.
Jackie was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Hazel Star, and her sister-in-law, Mary Star. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Deanne and John Greco of Sun...
Donald Porter
Aug 7, 2023
Donald Eugene Porter of Eden Prairie, MN, died on Monday August 7, 2023, from complications of Myasthenia Gravis and Diabetes. He was born in Minneapolis on October 5, 1933, to Dorothy Tornell Porter. He credits the love and sacrifices that his mother made for him and his younger brother, Jerry, to improve upon their lives. Dad knew from a young...
Carolyn Kubesh
Aug 6, 2023
Carolyn Francis Kubesh, of Brainerd, MN passed away on August 6, 2023, at the age of 67 years, 4 months, and 5 days. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday August 12, 2023, at 12:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service at the Chapel....
Joyce Rothmeier
Aug 4, 2023
Joyce Rothmeier, 89, of Pillager, MN passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Northfield, MN on August 4, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday August 22, 2023 at 1:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the start of the service at the Chapel. A luncheon will follow,...
Hilma Keller
Aug 1, 2023
Hilma M. Keller, 90 years young, passed away Tuesday, 1 August at her home in Gilman, MN. Hilma was preceded in passing by her husband Kenneth Keller, brothers Albert, Charles & Herman Smith, and sister Mary Newinski. She is survived by her sister Rose Renkosik of Ottawa, IL, daughter Denise Schaefer of Gilman, MN, son Daniel Austin of Aurora, CO,...
