Obituaries
Lice Seely
Mar 28, 2010
lice Seely, age 92, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Care Center on Sunday, March 28. A funeral service is planned for Thursday, April 1, at 11:00 AM, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. The visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Motley Public Cemetery. Alice was born...
Robert Powell
Mar 25, 2010
Robert C. Powell of Cushing passed away March 25, 2010 at the Veteran's Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services were held at the Cushing Baptist Church on March 29, 2010 with Dan Holms officiating. Burial was at the Cushing Union Cemetery. Bob was born on October 4, 1925 in Wakonda, South Dakota to the late Willis and Bernice (Nelson) Powell....
Evan Lindquist
Mar 22, 2010
On Monday March 22, six year old Evan Lee Lindquist of Pine River, Minnesota left this world much too soon. Evan was born October 29, 2003 to Erik and Melanie (Nissen) Lindquist. Evan was a boy in every sense of the word. He loved to always be outside whether it was playing ice hockey on their frozen river, hiking...
Alfred Bragstad
Mar 10, 2010
Alfred Melvin Bragstad, 88, of Pequot Lakes, passed away March 10, 2010, at Bethany Good Samaritan Home in Brainerd. Al was born November 25, 1921 in Pequot Lakes, to Albert and Anna (Kirketeig) Bragstad. He was the third of four children and grew up working on the farm with his sisters and brother, graduating from Pequot Lakes High School...
Ada Shay
Mar 7, 2010
Ada Langren Shay, 93, of Baxter passed away on Sunday March 7, 2010 at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter on Thursday March 11, 2010. Reception will follow service at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room in Baxter. Visitation will be one hour prior to service....
Marlys Westphal
Mar 6, 2010
Marlys Elaine Mildred (nee Benck) Westphal, age 78, of Backus, passed away March 6, 2010, at her winter home in Harlingen, Texas. She was born to Martin and Ella Benck in Canby, MN, on October 26, 1931. She grew up on a farm near Canby. She married Lloyd E. Westphal on September 20, 1950. They moved to a dairy...
Irma Scott
Mar 4, 2010
Irma P. Scott, 95, of Garrison Township passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Community Alliance Church in Garrison, starting at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church. Irma was born on May 12, 1914...
Harland Finney
Feb 28, 2010
Harland (Jack) Hall Finney, age 73, of Walker, Minnesota died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at his home after a 17 month battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Community Church in Walker with Pastor Dan Batson officiating. Burial will be in the Pine River Cemetery. If you plan...
Clarence Howe, Jr.
Feb 22, 2010
Clarence Howe, Jr., age 73, of Backus, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010. He was born May 19, 1936, in Backus, to Clarence and Edna Howe. Clarence married Shirley Kuhlmann in Mason City, Iowa, on February 18, 1961. He loved to fish, hunt and watch football. Clarence is survived by his wife, Shirley; children: Mark Howe, Mike Howe, Lynette...
Opal Mertens
Feb 21, 2010
Opal Marie Mertens, age 86, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Sunday, February 21. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 27, at 10:00 AM, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7, with a Rosary and Prayer service at 6:30, and one hour prior to the...
Lee Frederick
Feb 19, 2010
Lee Warren Frederick, age 48, of Backus, passed away February 19, 2010, at his home. He was born June 16, 1961, in Park Rapids, to Delbert and Barbara Frederick. Lee was an outdoorsman at heart. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and giving a hand to all in need. He was a great story teller and was always ready for...
Karl Landholm
Feb 18, 2010
Karl Landholm, 78, of Crosslake, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 in Crosslake. Services for Karl will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 22, 2010 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment will be in Swanburg Cemetery in Timothy Township. Memorials preferred. Karl F. Landholm was born January 20, 1932, the...
James Sandelin
Feb 18, 2010
James Lee Sandelin, age 79, of Hackensack, passed away peacefully on Feb. 18 after a courageous 15 month battle with cancer. Preceded in death by his parents, Helge and Margaret Sandelin. Survived by his wife of 54 years, Donna (Vollan); sons, Mark (Pam) and Paul (Angie), and daughter Kristi Brandt (Bob); grandchildren, Erik and Britta Sandelin and Jack Brandt;...
Nancy Gutz
Feb 17, 2010
Nancy Gutz, age 51, of Lakeshore, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born November 27, 1958, in Brainerd, to George and Leora Gutz. Nancy is survived by her brother, Doug Gutz of Pequot Lakes. She was preceded in death by her parents. No services will be held.
Richard Robben
Feb 17, 2010
Richard Robben, 72, of Staples died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in Motley. Visitation is on Sunday, from 4 - 6 P.M. at the Brenny Funeral Home, with Rosary at 5:30 and Parrish Prayers at 5:45. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, Feb 22 at 11:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Father Ron Schmelzer officiating....
Ralph Tholl
Feb 15, 2010
Ralph Henry Tholl died Feb. 15, 2010, at the age of 87 at his rural Motley home in May Township of Cass County. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. Saturday at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Motley. Internment will immediately follow the service at the Motley Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7...
John Kovar
Feb 14, 2010
John Joseph Kovar, age 66, of Longville, MN died Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Whispering Pines in Pine River, MN. A Funeral Mass will be held, 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 20, 2010 at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Longville, MN with Father Joseph Sirba officiating. There will be a visitation time an hour before the funeral and a lunch...
Dale Stettler
Feb 14, 2010
Dale Virgil Stettler was born on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1932, to Virgil and Velva (Swanson) Stettler, Plainview, Minnesota. Dale worked in the construction business in Rochester before entering the service. Dale served in the army as a paratrooper where he had 37 jumps and also trained other personnel. Dale was a carpenter while residing in the Twin Cities....
Madeline Davis
Feb 11, 2010
Madeline A. Davis, formerly of Pine River, passed away on February 11, 2010. Magdalena Anna was born April 23, 1913, to John Thomas and Martha Rosaline (Haubrich) Fesenmaier in Brown County, Minnesota, the oldest of four children. Madeline, as she came to be known, went to school in New Ulm, Minnesota, through both her elementary and high school years....
Kaden Wicks
Feb 10, 2010
Kaden Allen Wicks, infant son of Quinton and Vanessa Wicks of Motley, passed away February 10, 2010. He is survived by his parents; grandparents: Ray and Barb Goerlich of Pine River, Victoria Blanch of Brainerd, Kurt Wicks of Motley; great grandparents: Barbara Blanch and Ted Blanch, both of Texas, Beverly Wicks of Big Lake, Lovette McAninch of Backus; aunts,...
