Obituaries
Tami Jones
Nov 15, 2007
Tami JoAnn Jones, 48, of Brainerd died Thursday, November 15, 2007 at her home. Funeral services will be Monday, November 19, at 2 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with the Rev. Rory Swenson officiating. Friends may visit at the funeral home from noon until 2 pm. Interment will be at Baxter City Cemetery. Tami is survived by...
Gerald Kohout
Nov 13, 2007
Gerald Kohout, age 61, of Eagle Bend, Minnesota, died at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena, early Tuesday morning. Funeral Service will be Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 2:00 pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Funeral arrangements are with Brenny Funeral...
Betty Marotzke
Nov 12, 2007
Betty Marotzke, age 73, of rural Staples, died early Monday, November 12, 2007 at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday, November 16, at 10 am, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with the Reverend Steve Sveom officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, November 15, from 5-8 pm at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with a remembrance service and...
Edward Tauzell
Nov 11, 2007
Edward J. Tauzell, of Crosby, died at his home November 11, 2007 at age 81. He was cared for by his loving wife Marlene and family. Ed was born on January 22, 1926 in Crosby to John and Anna. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son; two brothers; five sisters; and seven brother-in-laws. Ed is...
Louis Magnan
Nov 10, 2007
Louis Magnan, 50, of Nisswa, died November 10, 2007 at his home. A service of remembrance and celebration will be Friday, November 16, at 2 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. An informal reception will follow at the Old Waterfall Inn near Brainerd. Louis is survived by his wife, Sharon; his daughters, Missy (Brent) Fleisher, Brainerd and Nicole...
Marlys Hollister
Nov 9, 2007
Marlys Marie Hollister was born on September 26, 1909, in Staples, MN, the daughter of Ray and Cecil (Edwards) France. She grew up on the family farm near Staples and attended country school there. After her schooling she married Francis Moravec. To this union 3 children, Luella, Dennis and Lois were born. The family lived in the Bagley and...
Gail Cronk
Nov 7, 2007
Rosita Gail Cronk, 69, of Pine River, passed away on 7 Nov. 2007. She was born Rosita Korby in Bumbletown, Michigan on 7 September 1938. She was preceded in death by her father Russell Korby and mother Lydia Korby of Allouez, Michigan. She was survived by her husband Ken Cronk, brother Russell Korby, sons Mark Englund, Randall Cronk (Geraldine),...
Lynn Martin
Nov 7, 2007
Lynn L. Martin, 85, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Staples, MN, Pine River, MN, New Mexico, and California, died Wednesday, November 7 at Wendigo Pines Assisted Living in Grand Rapids. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Longville Community Church with Reverend Duane Brown officiating. The interment will take place at a...
Elmer Baltes
Nov 4, 2007
Elmer Al Baltes, 78, of Baxter, died at his home Sunday, November 4, 2007. There will be a visitation Tuesday, November 6 from 4-8 PM with Parish Prayers at 6:30 PM and one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 12 PM, Wednesday, November 7 at...
Mary Felton
Nov 4, 2007
Mary Felton, age 56, of Longville, MN, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2007 at her home. Mary was born July 18, 1951, in Collingswood, New Jersey. The owner of MF Formalwear in Ida Grove, Iowa, she was also a member of Longville Community Church, past President of the Longville Chamber of Commerce, President of the Longville Historical Society, Majority...
Robert Bray
Nov 3, 2007
Robert Bray, age 76, of Akeley, passed away Saturday, November 3, at his home. He was born June 20, 1931 to Andrew and Bessie Bray. He is survived by children: Cindy Gray (Michael), Karen Finkley, Charles Bray, Larry Bray, Steven Bray; brothers: Rodney Bray, Lee Bray; grandchildren: Stephanie Gray, David Finkley; and several nephews. Services will be 11 AM...
Shelly Peters
Nov 2, 2007
Shelly Kay Peters, 48, of Pequot Lakes, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. There will be a visitation Sunday afternoon, November 4 from 2 until 4 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 1:00 PM, Monday, November 5 at the Merrifield Community Church of the...
Richard Comeau
Nov 2, 2007
Richard Comeau, of Detroit Lakes, formerly of Staples, died peacefully at home in Detroit Lakes, on Friday, November 2, 2007. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, November 6, at 2:00 PM in Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, with Pastor Robert St. Clair officiating. Family will receive friends one hour before the service starting at 1:00 pm at the Brenny Funeral...
Clyde Bacon
Nov 1, 2007
Clyde Wallace Bacon, age 65, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Lakewood Health Care Center in Staples, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, November 6, at 11:00, with Pastor Les Crider officiating at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, in Verndale. Family will receive friends...
Darleen Mushel
Oct 31, 2007
Darleen Mushel, 79, of Nisswa, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Darleens family will honor her privately. Darleen was born May 20, 1928 in Pine City, MN, the daughter of George and Signe (Johnson) Dlouhy. She was united in marriage to Gerald Mushel May 19, 1969. Darlene earned her nursing degree and...
Woodrow Irvine
Oct 31, 2007
Woodrow Woody Irvine, 89, of Clarissa, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at the Central Todd County Care Center. Funeral Services for Woody are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be 11:00 AM, Monday, November 5, 2007, at the Minnesota State...
Albert Leuer
Oct 31, 2007
Albert Leuer, 88, of Fifty Lakes, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at his home. Funeral Services for Albert are scheduled for 11 AM, Monday, November 5, 2007 with a visitation one hour prior to services at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Interment will follow services in Emily, MN. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and...
Dorothy King
Oct 30, 2007
Dorothy Phyllis King, age 78, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, October 30 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center. She was born on June 11, 1929 to Walter and Blanche Scott of Tracy, Minnesota. She graduated from Pine River High School in 1946, then went on to Normal Teachers training and taught at the Whitefish Country School east...
Mary LaBar
Oct 28, 2007
Mary L. LaBar, 88, of Randall, died Sunday, October 28, 2007 in Little Falls, MN. Funeral Services for Mary will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Randall Presbyterian Church. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5 7 PM at the Randall Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near...
Joy Scheper
Oct 27, 2007
Joy E. Scheper, age 79, of Motley, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Funeral service will be Wednesday, October 31at 11:00 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples with Rev. Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-7 at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be...
