Obituaries
Steven Keprios
May 10, 2012
Steven M. Keprios, age 55, of Bemidji, MN, passed away May 10, 2012. He received his high school diploma from Minnesota State Academy School for the Deaf, a Graphic Arts Degree from St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute and was employed at Honeywell. Steven is survived by his wife Sheree; son, Jason; daughter, Angela; granddaughter, Akira; father, Jack M. &...
William Giefer
May 10, 2012
William H. Giefer, age 97, of Saint Paul and Big Trout Lake, MN, was born on May 25, 1914, in Saint Paul. Bill passed away peacefully on May 10, 2012, in Pine River. Bill is survived by his son, Bob (Diane); grandchildren: Julie Thomas (Steve), Chrissy Merullo (Steve), Joe Giefer, Amy Leuer (Andy); great grandchildren: Melissa and Sam Thomas,...
Barbara Trana
May 9, 2012
Barbara Trana, 84, of Staples, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 14, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Staples with Rev. Robin Collins officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior. Interment will take place at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in...
Nancy Case
May 7, 2012
Nancy Case, age 81, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, May 7, 2012. A Funeral Service is planned for Thursday, May 10, at 1:30 PM, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Burial will take place in the Evergreen Hill cemetery in Staples, at a later date. Nancy Lee...
Pete Yungbauer
May 6, 2012
Pete Yungbauer, age 76, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Essentia Health Care, Brainerd. He was born to John and Amalia Jungbauer on August 16, 1935, in Wadena County, MN. Pete married Audrey Kruger on June 3, 1961, at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Wheaton. They operated a dairy farm near Wadena for 30 years,...
Frank Ubel
May 5, 2012
Frank Ubel, 81, of Baxter, died Saturday, May 05, 2012 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 8 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baxter with Pastor Tom Barthel officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Tuesday at the church starting at 12:30 PM. Interment will...
Ralph Thiede
May 4, 2012
Ralph Thiede, age 76, of Breezy Point, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012, at his home. He was born in Motley, Minnesota, to Louis and Louise Thiede on April 19, 1936. Ralph married Mary Bacus on August 9, 1980, in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. His 33-year career was spent driving truck across seven western states. After retiring in 1991, he...
Donald Lange
May 3, 2012
Donald Arthur Lange, age 84, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village - Woodland, in Brainerd, MN. He was born June 23, 1927 on the family farm, south of Pipestone, MN to Henry Herman and Alvina Marie (Ludolph) Lange, the eleventh of thirteen children. On November 9, 1947, to obtain a job, he decided to enlist...
Kathleen Ponsness
Apr 30, 2012
Ken Ponsness, 56 and Kass Ponsness, 57, of Merrifield, died on Monday, April 30, 2012 at their home. Services will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father George Zeck officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and stay following the services for...
Dorothy Borle
Apr 30, 2012
Dorothy O Borle, age 90, of Staples, MN died peacefully on April 30, 2012. Services will be at the United Methodist Church in Staples on Friday, May 4, 2012. Visitation 10:30 AM Services at 11:30 AM with grave side visit and luncheon to follow. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Selma Grant; her best friend...
Kenneth Ponsness
Apr 30, 2012
Ken Ponsness, 56 and Kass Ponsness, 57, of Merrifield, died on Monday, April 30, 2012 at their home. Services will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father George Zeck officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and stay following the services for...
Vivian Haney
Apr 30, 2012
Vivian N. Haney, 92, of Pillager, died at her home Monday, April 30, 2012. Private Family Services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Fuenral Chapel in Baxter.
Grace Bryniarski
Apr 30, 2012
Grace E. Bryniarski, 74, of Randall, died on Monday, April 30, 2012 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 3, 2012 at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Father Jimmy Joseph officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather beginning at 9:30 AM at the church. Interment will take place...
Elmer Volk
Apr 28, 2012
Elmer Volk, age 79, of Staples, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at his home. He was born in Hague, North Dakota, to Romulus and Mary Volk on February 6, 1933. Elmer married Barbara Pollock on December 31, 1955, in Minneapolis. He was an Ansel Township Board supervisor for many years. Elmer is survived by his wife, Barbara; son,...
Ranald Huffman
Apr 27, 2012
Ranald Huffman, age 86, resident of Backus and Benson, AZ, passed away April 27, 2012, at the VA Hospital in Tucson, AZ. He was born to Warren and Alfhild Huffman on May 4, 1925, in Pine River. Ranald was a World War II Purple Heart recipient. He retired from Ah Gwah Ching after being employed there for 26 years....
Laura Balmer
Apr 24, 2012
Laura Kim Balmer, 46, of Crosslake, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012. She was born August 18, 1965. She is survived by her mother, Faith S. Balmer; son, Charles R. Marks; daughter, Cassandra L. Marks; grandson, Elijah; brother, Robert K. Balmer III; niece, Mary Lou Hohensee and her beloved cat, Coco. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert...
Harold Oanes Jr.
Apr 23, 2012
Harold J. Oanes Jr. 82, of Baxter died at his home on Monday, April 23, 2012. Funeral Services for Harold will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 27, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Pastor Dave Holte officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery...
Maya Hoheisel
Apr 20, 2012
Maya Hoheisel was born and died Friday, April 20, 2012 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. Private services will be held.
Eugene Drum
Apr 20, 2012
Eugene (Gene) E. Drum, 87, of Longville died on Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Grand Itasca Hospital in Grand Rapids, MN. A Memorial Service for Gene will be held on Saturday, June 9th 2012 at Salem Lutheran Church in Longville, MN at 1:00 PM with Pastor Bob Ally officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the...
Leonard Knopik
Apr 17, 2012
Leonard Knopik, 83, of Pillager, died April 17, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village - Bethany in Brainerd. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, April 21 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Steve LaFlamme officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at...
