Obituaries
Daniel 'Dan' Shire
Oct 15, 2024
Daniel Jay Shire, born May 7, 1947, to Daniel H. Jr and Ruth (Peek) Shire in Mason City, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday October 15, 2024, in Brainerd, MN. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday October 26, 2024, at 11:00am at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to...
Curtis Evert
Oct 13, 2024
Curtis Evert, 79, of Brainerd, passed away on October 13, 2024. He grew up in Saint Paul, attended Central HS, played basketball for Macalester College and graduated from the U of M. Curt raised his family in Eden Prairie, retired from the insurance and financial planning business and moved to Gull Lake and Arizona.
Curt is survived by his high school...
Kay Draves
Oct 12, 2024
Kay Louise Draves, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at her home in Nisswa, MN.
Born on December 15, 1937, in Minneapolis, Kay was the daughter of Martha and Wendell Draves. She lived first in Robbinsdale and then in Minneapolis, where she had her mother’s teacher! The family later moved to Richfield where Kay was in the first...
Marna Novotny
Oct 11, 2024
Marna Novotny passed away on October 11, 2024. She was born August 17, 1959, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to Majorie and Glenn Lund. She was raised in Eagle Grove, Iowa. After her father died in 1970, her mother remarried in 1974 and moved the family to a farm near Hardy, Iowa. As a child, Marna enjoyed living on the farm...
George Rickert
Oct 11, 2024
George William Rickert, 81, of Breezy Point, passed away on October 10, 2024.
Full obituary to follow.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Crosslake.
Peter H. Bowman
Oct 7, 2024
Bowman, Peter (“Pete”) H. Bowman
We mourn the death and celebrate the life of Peter (“Pete”) H. Bowman, 74, of Brainerd, who died October 7, 2024 of heart failure at the Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. Pete was born November 3, 1949 to Robert and Blanche (Hardy) Bowman in Crosby, Minnesota. He is preceded in death by both parents,...
Brad Fossum
Oct 7, 2024
Brad Fossum, 68, of Pillager, MN passed away unexpectedly at home on October 7, 2024. Private family services will be held.
Brad was born in Minneapolis on April 13, 1956, and raised by his parents Clayton and Lillian (Anderson) Fossum in Willmar, MN. Brad married Laurie Ditmarson in Spicer, MN in 1975 and made their home in Willmar. Brad became a...
Peggy Saatzer
Oct 5, 2024
Peggy Rae Silker Saatzer, 79, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully in her home on October 5, 2024, after a valiant fight this past year with cancer. A Memorial Service for Peggy will be on Tuesday October 15, 2024, at 4:00pm at First Baptist Church in Baxter, MN, with a dinner served after the service at the church. Visitation will...
Mark Gorton
Oct 4, 2024
Mark Gorton, 67, of Brainerd and Little Falls, MN, passed away on October 4, 2024 in Little Falls. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the start of the service.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Arrangements...
Darrell Slotrem
Oct 3, 2024
Darrell Lloyd Slotrem, age 82, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on July 22, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN, to Lloyd and Edith Slotrem. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis where he met his high school sweetheart, Carol Lucas, and later married on May 11, 1963. In 1976 Darrell...
Dorothy Anderson
Oct 3, 2024
Dorothy “Dottie” Jean Anderson, 80, of Emily, passed away on October 3rd, 2024. Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at The Log Church in Crosslake.
Dottie was born on April 16th, 1944, to Melvin and Dorothy (Pond) Ponton in New London Connecticut. Her father was a career U.S. Navy Enlisted Sailor, and while she was young...
Janice Petersen
Oct 1, 2024
Janice Petersen, 81, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday October 1, 2024, in Brainerd. A Funeral service will be held on Monday, October 14, 2024 at United Presbyterian Church in Rockford, MN at 2pm, visitation will be held one hour prior.
Janice was born on November 1, 1942, to Lester and Ethel (Nelson) Tronrud. She...
Warren Meyer
Oct 1, 2024
Warren Meyer (1951-2024)
Warren Jerome Meyer, 73, of Rochester, Minnesota, died peacefully at his home in Baxter, Minnesota on Tuesday, Oct. 1st. He was born in Rochester on Feb. 3rd, 1951 to Andrew and Marie (Kocer) Meyer, and was the youngest of 4 children. He married Nancy (Moon) Meyer on April 27th, 1970 and they had two wonderful children, Molly and...
Matthew Taylor
Sep 29, 2024
Matthew R. Taylor, 53, of Pillager, MN passed away surrounded by family and friends at the family farm where he loved to be on September 29, 2024. A Celebration of Matthew’s Life will be held at a later date.
Matt was born on February 2, 1971, to Gordon and Merideth Taylor in Chico, California. He worked for Manion’s Lumberyard in Pillager...
Ronald Osborne
Sep 29, 2024
On September 29th, 2024, heaven gained another angel. Ron Osborne passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Esentia Health in Brainerd, Minnesota after a short battle of cancer.
Ronald “Ron” Emery Osborne was born on May 10th, 1967, in Bozeman, Montana to Mary Ellen Swenson and Everett E. Osborne. He lived in Centralia, Washington and continued his childhood in Alexandria, Minnesota....
Mary Louise Crosby
Sep 29, 2024
Mary Louise Crosby, 75, of Longville, Minnesota, left this world on September 29th, 2024, to go to her new Home and to reunite with her beloved husband, Bill. Mary was born on April 25th, 1949, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Norman and Charlotte "Esther" Dauber. In 1967, Mary graduated from Backus High School where she met the love of her life....
Marcel A. Johnston
Sep 28, 2024
Marcel A. Johnston, 9 months, of Brainerd, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on September 28, 2024 at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.
A Funeral Service for Marcel will be held on Monday October 7, 2024, at 11:00am at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
Shirley Lambert
Sep 28, 2024
Shirley Ann Lambert, 76, of Verndale, passed away on September 28, 2024.
Shirley was born on December 10, 1947 to Herman and Florence (Sklenicka) Lambert in Bertha, Minnesota. She graduated high school from Staples and worked as a waitress. After moving to the cities with three roommates, she worked in payroll at Long Year Company for many years.
Shirley enjoyed movies, and...
Donna Johnson
Sep 28, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donna Mae Johnson, who peacefully left us on September 28, 2024. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, and grandmother, and her spirit will live on forever in our hearts.
Donna was born to Marian Jean Ottoson (Meagher) and Russell Swen Ottoson on May 30, 1965, at the Illinois Naval...
Don Vance
Sep 25, 2024
May 1943 – September 25, 2024
Don Vance of Longville, MN passed away on September 25 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd, MN.
With a twinkle in his eye and a mischievous spirit, Don was best known for helping those around him. He loved being by the water in Minnesota and in Florida and adored puttering in his yard and garage!
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