Obituaries
Lester Lind
Dec 7, 2007
Lester Dop Lind, age 88, of Brainerd passed away at his home on Friday, December 7, 2007. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, December 12 at 11:00am at the Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd with Rev Rory Swenson officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:30am at the church. Burial will take place at the MN Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls....
Marlene Hansell
Dec 6, 2007
Marlene Dawn Hansell, age 73, of Staples, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2007, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born March 18, 1934 in Minneapolis to Peter and Ruby Stolson. Her home and her children were the most important part of her life. She is survived by her husband, Donald; children: Dale Lawrence Hansell of California,...
Charles Hanson
Dec 3, 2007
Charles Chuck Hanson, age 72, of Pillager, passed away peacefully at his home late Monday, December 3, 2007. Charles Henry Hanson was born in Spirit Lake, Iowa on May 2, 1935. He was united in marriage to Sharon Saastamoinen in Brainerd on July 24, 1954. He was drafted into the US Army, where he served from 1958 to 1960. Following...
Amaryllis Shubert
Dec 3, 2007
Amaryllis Ann (Amy) Shubert, age 76, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2007 at St. Joseph Hospital in Brainerd. Born January 15, 1931 to Edwin and Anna Peterson in Stanchfield, Minnesota, Amy was a graduate of Braham High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and two brothers. She is survived by...
Stanley Harris
Dec 2, 2007
Stanley Harris, age 80, of Brainerd died Sunday at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 6, at 11 am at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Deacon Dave Brown officiating. Services will be followed by a luncheon in Brennys reception room. Friends may visit at the funeral home Wednesday, December 5 from 5-7 pm and...
Juliene Reed
Nov 30, 2007
Juliene Jill Anne Reed suddenly but peacefully completed her earthly journey at her Crosslake home on Friday evening, November 30, 2007. Memorial services will be Thursday, December 6, at 3 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A celebration of life reception will follow, in Brennys reception room. Jill was born in Minneapolis, June 15, 1952 to Gerald and Louise...
Harold Graves
Nov 30, 2007
Harold Graves, 88, of Nisswa, died Friday November 30, 2007 at the Veterans facility in St Cloud. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 10:30 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Fr George Zeck officiating. A Reception will follow the services at Brennys Reception Room. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near...
Dorothy Bandel
Nov 29, 2007
Dorothy O. Bandel, age 87, of Brainerd, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2007 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Abiding by her wishes, no services will be held. Dorothy is survived by her sons, Jim Bandel, of Brainerd, MN and Larry Schwendeman, of Brainerd, MN; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Dean Traynor
Nov 26, 2007
Dean Thomas Traynor, 56, of Merrifield died Monday, November 26, 2007 at his friends home. Funeral Services for Dean will be 12:30 PM, Friday, November 30, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Bob Twiton officiating. There will be a visitation starting one hour prior to services. Interment with Military Honors will be held at Minnesota...
Kenneth Jay
Nov 26, 2007
Kenneth Thompson Jay was born March 17, 1951 to Oral and Betty Thompson in Brainerd, MN. He was adopted by his step father Ed Jay in 1958. Kenny grew up in the Staples-Motley area. He went to Sacred Heart Elementary school and graduated from Staples High School in 1969. Kenny was married to Vickie Cole in 1971. He attended...
Mark Humphrey
Nov 26, 2007
Mark Humphrey, age 44, of Pine River, passed away Monday, November 26, 2007, near Pequot Lakes as the result of an automobile accident. He was born July 4, 1963 in Brainerd to Gary and Joyce Humphrey. Mark was a dairy farmer for many years before working as a heavy equipment operator in road construction. He was a wrestling coach...
Maxine Houg
Nov 25, 2007
Maxine M. Houg, age 85, of Sartell, and formerly Pine River, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007, at Country Manor in Sartell. She was born September 3, 1922 in Anamosa, IA, to Paul and Gertrude Thompson. Maxine moved from Iowa to the Brainerd area after a short marriage that ended in her husband's death. She met and married Kenneth...
George Melin
Nov 24, 2007
George Melin, Jr., age 69, of Staples died Saturday, November 24, 2007 in Yuma, AZ. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 1, at 10:00 am, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd, with the Rev. David Holte and the Rev. Jim Almquist officiating. Friends may visit Friday, November 30, from 6-8 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, and at...
Neva McCoy
Nov 23, 2007
Neva May McCoy, age 83, of the Motley-Leader area, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 23. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 27, at the Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Monday at the Church and also for one hour prior to Services on Tuesday. Interment...
Lois Metzler
Nov 22, 2007
Lois A Metzler, age 67, of Staples, died early Thursday morning, at Lakewood Health System Hospital. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at 10:30 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Staples with Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Visit will be Monday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples, with parish prayers at 6:45. Interment will...
Elizabeth Drake
Nov 21, 2007
Elizabeth Betty Drake, 93, formerly of Minneapolis, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Home in Pine River, MN. She was born November 19, 1914 in Minneapolis, the second of three children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Sr. and Martha Drake; her brother, Benjamin Drake, Jr; and her sister, Martha Belle Drake. Betty...
Donald Lundquist
Nov 20, 2007
Donald Vernon Lundquist, 81, of Hackensack, passed away November 20, 2007 at Neilson Place in Bemidji. He was born March 9, 1926 in Minneapolis to Walter Leonard and Hannah Maria Linnea (Brink) Lundquist. He graduated from Minneapolis Central High School and attended the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He served in the US Navy from...
Kenneth Wenstrand
Nov 19, 2007
Kenneth Norman Wenstrand, age 93, of Longville, passed away Monday, November 19, 2007, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 18, 1914 to Gust and Anna (Johnson) Wenstrand at their farm home northwest of Wakefield, NE. He was baptized into the Swedish Covenant Faith on October 4, 1914, and confirmed in the Swedish...
Ann Witt
Nov 18, 2007
Ann Witt, age 76, of Hackensack, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2007 at her home. She was born March 17, 1931 in Bellevue, IA, to Anton and Irma Michels. Ann graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1949, and married Kenneth Witt at St. Joseph's in Bellevue on April 24, 1954. She worked the lunch shift at Rastrelli's in...
Evelyn Barron
Nov 17, 2007
Evelyn Rosemund Barron, age 92, of Pine River, and formerly Backus, passed away November 17, 2007. She was born August 24, 1915 in Colfax, WI to Ernest and Helen Roff. She married George Barron on September 16, 1939. They celebrated 66 years of marriage before George passed away in 2005. She enjoyed canning and gardening. She is survived by...
