Obituaries
John Bosch
Apr 19, 2009
John Martin Bosch, age 62, resident of Brainerd, MN passed away suddenly of a heart attack, Sunday, April 19, 2009 at St. Josephs Medical Center. Funeral services will be Friday, April 24, 2009 at 11 am at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Garden. Visitation will be Thursday...
Alice Peterson
Apr 15, 2009
Alice Peterson, 95, life time resident of Deerwood, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village, in Brainerd, MN. Funeral services will be on Thursday, April 23, at 11 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood, MN, and visitation one hour before, with Reverend Greg Meyers officiating. There will be a special Eastern Star Service...
Wanda Meyer-Richards
Apr 15, 2009
Wanda (Halliwill) Meyer-Richards of Wadena passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. A Celebration of her Life will take place on Monday April 20th at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Wadena. The service will be held at 3:00 pm. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. A luncheon will be served following the...
Caleb MacDonald
Apr 14, 2009
Caleb MacDonald, 27, of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday April 14, 2009. Funeral services will be Friday, April 17th, at 7 pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with visitation one hour before. Caleb John MacDonald was born to Thomas and Patricia (Watland) MacDonald on October 7, 1981, in Minneapolis, MN. He attended Brainerd High School. He worked with his...
Dale Sandoz
Apr 13, 2009
Dale Sandoz, age 74, of Backus, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009. He was born June 15, 1934, in Anoka, MN, to Clarence and Dayle Sandoz. Dale was a veteran of the Korean War, serving 3 years active duty and 8 years in the Army Reserves. He was an active member of the Backus Legion. He loved trout fishing...
Mavis Stieve
Apr 12, 2009
Mavis Masie Dottie Stieve, 76, of Pequot Lakes, died at her home Sunday, April 12, 2009. Services for Masie will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Pequot Lakes. Friends are welcome to gather Friday evening from 5-7 PM at the funeral chapel. Masie was born October 17, 1932 in Howard Lake, MN, the...
Derek Engelke
Apr 12, 2009
Derek Engelke, age 16, of Backus, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009, as the result of a four wheeler accident. He was born October 29, 1992 in Waconia, MN, to Terry and Teresa Engelke. Derek loved hunting, riding his dirt bike and four wheeler, doing mechanical work, and spending time with his grandpa. He is survived by his parents;...
Michael Brening
Apr 10, 2009
Michael J. Brening, age 51, of Pine River, passed away early Friday morning, April 10, 2009, at his home near Pine River. A Celebration of Michaels life will be at a later date. Michael James Brening was born on April 24, 1957, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of James and Marcia (Strand) Brening. Following his schooling he began working...
Victor Blasing
Apr 10, 2009
Victor D. Blasing, age 71, of Motley, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his home, on Friday, April 10, 2009. Services are planned for Tuesday, April 14, at 2:00 PM at the Motley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. There will be a time for visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial,...
Hazel Holmes
Apr 5, 2009
Hazel Lorayne Holmes, 82, of Roosevelt Township, died at her home Sunday, April 5, 2009. Services for Hazel will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Hazel was born November 17, 1926 in Sioux Falls, SD, the daughter of Herman and Beatrice...
Mae Livingston
Apr 5, 2009
Mae Livingston, age 79, of Backus, passed away April 5, 2009, after a 3 year battle with cancer. She was born June 16, 1929, in Ipswich, SD, to Henry and Magdalena (Adler) Engelhardt. She grew up and attended school in Ipswich. Mae is survived by her husband, Richard; sons: Gary (Beth) of Coon Rapids, Robin of Brooklyn Center; brother,...
Max Reeve
Apr 4, 2009
Max Norman Reeve, age 89, formerly of Backus, passed away April 4, 2009, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. The oldest of nine children, he was born December 9, 1919, in Lenox, Iowa to Cleo and Myrtle Reeve. Max moved to Minnesota with his parents in 1934. He served in the Navy during World War II. Max...
Laurel Hultgren
Apr 4, 2009
Laurel E. Hultgren, 61, of Crosslake, died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Services for Laurel will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 8 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN with Pastor Kristin Foster officiating. Friends are welcome to gather starting at 11:00 AM on Wednesday. Laurel was born September 20, 1947 in...
Wilmer Longerbone
Apr 3, 2009
Wilmer "Willy" Longerbone, age 92, of Pine River, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009. He was born March 27, 1917 in Argyle, MN, to Una and Adelia (LaFerrier) Longerbone. Willy is survived by seven stepchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Glorene, sisters, Ilene Harris and Dorothy Harris, and brothers,...
Dakota Kirkpatrick
Apr 3, 2009
Dakota Wayne Code Kirkpatrick, 14, of Brainerd, died at his home Friday, April 3, 2009. Services for Dakota will be 10:00 AM, Friday, April 10, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Reverend David Holte officiating. Dakota was born May 24, 1994 in Duluth, MN, the son of Daniel and Kristen (Schug) Kirkpatrick. Dakota was a ninth grade student who enjoyed...
Wilbur Pounds
Apr 2, 2009
Wilbur "Will" Lloyd Pounds, 65, died on April 2, 2009, at North West Hospital in North Seattle, after a long illness. A funeral service is planned for Saturday, April 18, 2009, at 2:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church in Staples, Minnesota, with the Reverend Wes Johnson Officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...
Norman Kilbury
Mar 31, 2009
Norman Daniel Kilbury, 76, of Richmond, MO, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at home. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel, Staples, MN. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the...
John Hatheway
Mar 30, 2009
John Hatheway, age 97, of Hackensack, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009. He was born August 22, 1911 to Jasper and Mary Hatheway. John and his wife, Grace, moved to Hackensack in November of 1942 from Clinton, Iowa. He managed and played on the Hackensack baseball team in the late 1940's and 1950's. He was the manager of the...
Robert Case Sr.
Mar 30, 2009
Robert L. (Bob) Case Sr., age 82, of Staples, passed away Monday morning at Lakewood Health System in Staples. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 AM Friday, April 3, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Visitation will be Thursday night, April 2, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples from 5 7 PM with Parish Prayers...
Orville Thurston Sr.
Mar 28, 2009
Orville John Thurston, Sr., 76, of Brainerd, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Private family services were held. Orville was born July 27, 1932 in Palisade, MN, the son of Frank and Jenny (Prickett) Thurston. He spent most of his life in the Brainerd Lakes Area. He enjoyed traveling, cards and mechanical work....
