Obituaries
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....
Earl Parker
Mar 27, 2009
Earl Parker, 92, of Brainerd, died Friday, March 27, 2009 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, MN surrounded by his family. Services for Earl will be 11 AM, Monday, March 30 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Lilja Behr officiating. Friends are welcome to gather Sunday afternoon from 2-4 PM and one hour prior to...
Mark Norman Jr.
Mar 27, 2009
Mark L Norman, Jr, M.D., Age 84, passed away March 27, 2009 of complications after cardiac surgery in Naples, Florida. Preceded in death by his parents Mark, Sr. and Abigail, brother, William Norman DDS of St. Paul. Survived by wife of 56 years, Mary Liz (nee Zwicky), sons Mark (Polly) of Edina, Matthew (Stephanie) of Rye, NH, and Michael...
Lillian Thompson
Mar 26, 2009
Lillian Thompson, 102, formerly of Tamarack, MN, passed away peacefully at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, MN on March 26, 2009. Funeral services will be on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel, 7348 Excelsior Road, Baxter MN. Interment will be at Round Lake Cemetery, near McGregor, MN. Lillian Evelyn Thompson was born on...
Marilyn Mahling
Mar 25, 2009
Marilyn Mahling, 81, of Randall died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at St. Gabriels Hospital in Little Falls, MN. Services for Marilyn will be 11 AM, Monday, March 30, 2009 at the St. James Catholic Church in Randall. There will be a visitation Sunday afternoon from 2-4 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Randall. Interment will follow services at...
Nancy Krecklau
Mar 24, 2009
Nancy Jean Elizabeth Krecklau, age 74, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at her home in Blind Lake Township. She was born March 7, 1935to Harvey and Hattie Chyrklund in Minneapolis where she spent her childhood. Nancy met Orville Krecklau on a blind date in January 1952 while he was on leave from the army. It...
Raymond Robben
Mar 23, 2009
Raymond J. Robben, age 68, of Staples, passed away suddenly at his home Monday, March 23, 2009. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, March 27, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery at a later date. Wake services will be Thursday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at...
Dona Spilman
Mar 21, 2009
Dona Spilman, age 69, of Leader, passed away at her home on Saturday, March 21, 2009. Services are planned for Monday, March 23 at 2:00PM at the Motley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at the church. Burial will be in the Poplar Cemetery. Dona was born...
Rachel Mark
Mar 19, 2009
Rachel Marie Mark, 74, of Baxter, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Services for Rachel will be 2:00 PM, Monday, March 23 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Reverend Hans Anderson officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 24 at St. Petrie Cemetery in Nome, ND....
June Fairley
Mar 18, 2009
June Fairley, age 84, of Pequot Lakes passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital. June Doris Burnard was born June 2, 1924 at Longville to Ernest and Minnie (Halliday) Burnard. She grew up and attended school at Longville. She married Art Larson. They lived in Lake Edward Township. Art passed away in 1956. In...
Jewell Boroski
Mar 16, 2009
Jewell L. Boroski, 68, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 16th, 2009 at the Lakewood Hospital, Staples, MN. Services will be on Saturday, March 21st at 1 P.M., at Assembly of God Church in Staples, with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will be later this spring. Jewell Lillian Boroski was born on March 19th, 1940 in Carlton City,...
James Kilbury
Mar 15, 2009
James Boyd Kilbury Sr., age 71, of Staples, passed away Sunday morning at 6:30 am at his home after battling cancer for several months. James Boyd Kilbury Sr. was born on December 3, 1937, in Hammond Indiana, the son of Marion Vail and Richard Kilbury. He married Nancy Kilbury in November of 2008. He was preceded in death by...
Wayne Johnson
Mar 14, 2009
Wayne Milton Johnson, age 55, of Moorhead, MN, passed away March 14, 2009, at MerittCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. A Memorial Gathering is planned for Saturday, April 4, 2009, from 2:00 until 5:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples. Wayne Milton Johnson was born November 2, 1953, in Wadena, MN, the son of George L. and Dolores...
Ruth Oman
Mar 14, 2009
Ruth Margie Oman, age 84, passed away at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls on Saturday, March 14, 2009. A funeral service is planned for Thursday, March 19, at 11:00 am at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with Pastor Roy Miles officiating. There will be a time to visit one hour prior to the service at...
Scott Case
Mar 13, 2009
Scott Case, age 55, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Friday, March 13. Services will be on Thursday, March 19, at 1:00 PM, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in...
Chester Snyder
Mar 13, 2009
Chester J. Chet Snyder, 91, of Baxter, died Friday, March 13, 2009 at the Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd, MN. Services for Chet will be 11 AM, Tuesday, March 17 at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd, MN. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd, MN. Memorials are...
Della Deboer
Mar 12, 2009
Della E. DeBoer, age 92, of Pelican Rapids, formerly of Pine River, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids. Della Carlson was born in Timber Lake, SD on June 14, 1916 to Hans and Ella (Erickson) Carlson. She married Charles DeBoer and they moved to the Pine River area in 1937....
Dorothea Tower
Mar 12, 2009
Dorothea W. Tower, 87, of Staples, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services for Dorothea will be at 11 AM, Tuesday, March 17 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Robin Collins and Pastor Ed Koehler officiating. Friends are welcome to gather Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples....
Bill Cummings
Mar 10, 2009
Bill J. Cummings, age 83, long time resident of Island Lake, passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Pine River on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Services will be held at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River at 11 AM on Monday, March 16, with Father Bruce Engen officiating. Bill was born to Jack and Gaston Cummings in Dallas,...
