Obituaries
Alice Peterson
May 26, 2012
Alice Martha Peterson, 80, formerly of Isle, passed away at St Mary's Hospital in Duluth on Saturday May 26, 2012. Alice was born on April 24, 1932, in Redtop, MN to William and Martha (Schulke) Moss. Alice married Glenn Myron Peterson, on May 26, 1951.Glenn and Alice owned, Peterson Bros. Blacktop in Isle and Peterson's Marina on Mille Lacs...
LaVerne Hagenson
May 24, 2012
LaVerne Hagenson, age 79 of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System on Thursday, May 24, 2012. A funeral mass will be held Tuesday, May 29th at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Fr. Joe Korf officiating. Visitation will be Monday, May 28th from 5-7 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at...
Etta Flicek
May 24, 2012
Etta (Galland) Flicek, 86, of Baxter, died at her home Thursday, May 24, 2012. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Tony Wroblewski officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter...
Shirley McCarthy
May 23, 2012
Shirley Jeanne McCarthy (Flinn) of Crosslake, MN passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at age 83. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank who passed in 1988; her parents, Glenn and Clara (Overby) Flinn, Faribault, MN; sister Marion Roberts Faribault; and brother Gordon Flinn, Austin, TX. Surviving are her children: John (Linda) Louden, TN; Pat (Sue)...
Norris Mattson
May 22, 2012
Norris S. Mattson, age 84, of Motley, formerly of Hopkins, passed away peacefully at the Lakewood Care Center, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, May 26, at 11:00 AM, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Motley, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veteran's...
Ronald Bollig
May 20, 2012
Ronald Bollig, 70, of Baxter died on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Henry Eckart
May 17, 2012
Henry Eckart, 68, of Pequot Lakes and formerly Backus, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. He was born to Henry and Eloise Eckart in St. Paul, on February 11, 1944. Henry is survived by Judy Eckart of Backus; sons: Michael Grosskreutz (Hayley) and Gerald Grosskreutz (Becky), both of Backus; daughters: Gina Kutz of...
Gordon Schenian
May 17, 2012
Gordon J. Schenian, age 74, of Cushing, formerly of Inver Grove Heights, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital, on Thursday, May 17. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, May 21, at 12:00 P, at St. James Catholic Church in Randall. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, at the church. Burial will be at the Immanuel Cemetery...
Steven Bartle
May 17, 2012
Steven D. Bartle, age 62, of Motley, passed away at his home on Friday, May 18, of natural causes. A Memorial service is planned for Wednesday May 23, at 11:00 AM, at the Motley Free Methodist Church, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Motley Public Cemetery. Steve was born on March...
Cleone Sumey
May 16, 2012
Cleone A Sumey, age 85, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Care Center on Wednesday, May 16. A Funeral Mass is planned for Tuesday, May 22, at 11:00 AM, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at the church. Burial will be in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in...
Genieva Nelson
May 16, 2012
Genieva Nelson, age 82, of Lakeshore, passed away May 16, 2012, in Kalispell, Montana. She was born July 8, 1928, in Minneapolis to Carl and Paulina Hanson. Genieva married Kenneth Nelson July 1, 1950, and worked as a secretary at John Deere in Bloomington for 10 years. She also held other secretarial positions in Litchfield, MN, and Aspen, Colorado....
Sue Lanhart
May 16, 2012
Sue Ann Lanhart, age 59, of Staples, passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 16. A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 28, at 1:00 PM, at the Staples, Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Roy Miles officiating. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.
Penny Johnson
May 15, 2012
Penny Johnson, 51, of Brainerd died at her home on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Private family services will be held.
Jedidiah Madigan
May 15, 2012
Jedidiah Madigan, infant son of James and Brianna (Berrini) Madigan was born and went to heaven on May 15, 2012 at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. Private Family Services will be held.
Eva Benson
May 14, 2012
Eva Benson, age 92, of Brainerd and formerly Pine River, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012, at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd. She was born to William and Ethel Benson on July 25, 1919. Eva was born at home in rural Pine River and lived there until 2008 when she became a resident of Edgewood Vista. She was employed at...
Lorrayne Conrad
May 14, 2012
Lorrayne M. Conrad, age 88, of Pine River, and formerly Eden Prairie, MN, passed away on May 14, 2012. She was born January 4, 1924. Lorrayne was a WWII Army WAC Veteran, Life Member of the VFW, a Control Data chemist, an artist, an EP Snowdrifters member, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Lorrayne is survived by her...
Kenneth Bahr
May 14, 2012
Kenneth Bahr, age 69, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012, at his home. He was born to Lloyd and Freda Bahr on March 9, 1943, in Huntley, MN. Kenneth married Sandi Wolf on June 8, 1972, in Truman, MN. They farmed in the Truman area before moving to the Pequot Lakes area in 2000. He enjoyed...
John Slyter
May 14, 2012
John Matthew Slyter was born October 17, 1949, in Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota. He was the son of Richard and Elenora (Otting) Slyter. John was baptized as an infant and was later confirmed in his faith as a youth, both at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. John attended school in Hutchinson and was a graduate of the Hutchinson...
Marie Wynn
May 11, 2012
Marie Wynn, age 85, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012. She was born to Francis and Anna White in Wilson Township, rural Pine River on November 22, 1926. Marie's greatest love in life was her children and grandchildren. She loved family gatherings, hikes, trips and vacations. She also enjoyed putting puzzles together and reading in her...
Leo Svobodny
May 10, 2012
Leo Lawrence Svobodny, 79, died peacefully on May 10, 2012, at his home in Ingles, FL. Leo, the youngest of five children, was born in Minneapolis on August9, 1932, to Joseph & Ida (Becker) Svobodny. A 1950 graduate of DeLaSalle High School, Leo married Roberta M. Terry on May 2, 1953. After serving in the US Navy, he became...
