Obituaries

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...

Joan Loban
Oct 25, 2007
Joan Ingebrand Loban, of Crosslake, formerly of St. Paul, died peacefully at her home on her 92nd Birthday. A gathering will be held to honor Joans life on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 1-3 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Immaculate Heart Parish Prayers will commence at 2:30 PM. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Gloria Taylor
Oct 24, 2007
Gloria J. Taylor, 84, of Pequot Lakes, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Friday, November 2, 2007 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with Reverend Frank Milo officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Gloria Jo (Josephine) Gould was born August...

DeLoris Oliphant
Oct 24, 2007
DeLoris M. Oliphant, 75, of Brainerd, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral Services will be 12:00 PM, Friday, October 26, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Chaplain Lilja Behr officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd, MN....

Arthur Anderson
Oct 23, 2007
Arthur Anderson, age 92, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Tuesday, October 23 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born May 14, 1915 in Pequot Lakes to Henry and Martha Alice (Widmark) Anderson. Art was born and raised on the family farm in rural Pequot Lakes where he worked all of his life. He was a member...

Dorothy Swift
Oct 23, 2007
Dorothy Pearl (Wiese) Swift, age 85, formerly of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born October 16, 1922 in Burwell, NE, to Louis and Edith Wiese. Dorothy is survived by her sons: Duane Swift (Faye), John Swift (Connie), Terry Swift (Marlys), Billy Swift; daughters: Peggy Padgett (Robert), Pearl Jarboe (Bill), Christine Krantz...

Gloria Lee
Oct 23, 2007
Gloria M. Lee, 77, of Baxter, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11 AM, Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father Tony Wroblewski officiating. The family invites friends to start gathering at 9 AM. Interment will be 1 PM, Monday, October...

James Wegler
Oct 20, 2007
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at Resurrection Cemetery in Shorewood, Minnesota. James is survived by his sons, Mike Wegler (Paula) of St. Bonifacius, and Lawrence Wegler of Crosslake; brother, Bill Wegler of Crosslake; sister, Donna Dawson of Seattle, Washington; and four grandchildren.

Patricia Kasperson
Oct 20, 2007
Patricia Kasperson of East Gull Lake passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at home. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel and one hour prior to the service at the church. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter. A memorial...

Clarence Resch
Oct 18, 2007
Clarence Victor Resch, age 85, of Isanti, formerly of Staples, died October 18, 2007, at the Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge, MN. Funeral service will be Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 11:00 am at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Pastor Gary Thorman officiating. Family will receive friends Friday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in...

Anton Knosalla
Oct 14, 2007
Anton TonyKnosalla, age 88, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital early Sunday, October 14. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, October 17, at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Fr. Peter Kirchner officiating. The wake will be Tuesday at the Brenny Funeral Home, from 5-7, with Rosary at 5:15 and Parish Prayers at...

Maynard Johnson
Oct 13, 2007
Maynard K. Johnson, 73, of Pequot Lakes, died Saturday October 13, 2007 at the Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. Services will be Friday, October 19, 2007 at 10 AM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A luncheon will follow services at Brennys Reception Center with interment at 2 PM at the Warba Cemetery in Warba, MN. Friends may...

Charlotte Johnson
Oct 12, 2007
Charlotte (Kaase) Johnson, 77, of Lake Alexander, formerly of St. Paul, died Friday, October 12, 2007 at the St. Johns Hospital in Maplewood, MN. Services for Charlotte will be Friday, at 12:30, October 19, 2007 at the St. James Catholic Church in Randall, MN. Visitation will be from 11 - 12:30 at the church. Please contact the Brenny Funeral...

Helen Kempenick
Oct 10, 2007
Helen Kempenich, of Randall, passed away Wednesday morning, October 10, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Monday, Oct. 15, at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Reverend Father Raymond Donnay officiating. Interment will be in the St. James Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 PM...

Judith Mostrom
Oct 10, 2007
Memorial services will be 11:30 AM on Saturday, October 20 at Union Congregation Church in Hackensack, with Pastor Michael Small officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Judy is survived by her husband, Carl; brother, Curtis Pauly of Golden Valley; nieces, Linda and Susan; nephew, Michael; and great niece, Sarah.

Berniece Bruner
Oct 9, 2007
Private interment will be held in Moline, Illinois. Berniece is survived by her life companion, Elizabeth Wright, nieces, Mona and Julie, nephew, Rodney, and a host of loving friends and family. Memorials may be sent to Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River, or other charity of the donor's choice.

Loyal Anderson
Oct 8, 2007
Loyal LarryAnderson, age 58, of Staples died Monday afternoon, October 8, 2007, at the Lakewood Health System Hospital. Funeral Services will be Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 12:30 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel with Pastor Roy Miles officiating. Family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 7pm at Brenny Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Minnesota State...

Patricia Sievers
Oct 8, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Thursday, September 11 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hackensack, with Father Mark Coen officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Hackensack. Patricia is survived by her husband, Ferrell; children, Theresa, Daniel, Kellen (Laura) and Colin (Lori); grandchildren: Caley, Molly, Alec, Blake and Carson; sister, Jeanette Brick (Phil); and sisters-in law, Ruby Hartman, Beverly...

Larry Smith
Oct 4, 2007
Larry R. Smith, age 66, of rural Motley, passed away early Thursday morning at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, Oct. 8 at the Evangelical Free Church in Lincoln. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 PM Sunday at the Randall Funeral Home and for one hour prior to Services at the Church on Monday. Interment...

Dorothy Munger
Oct 4, 2007
Dorothy A. Munger, age 76, of Ft. Myers, Fl. formerly of Staples, died October 4, 2007, in Ft. Myers, Fl. Funeral Service will be on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 2:00 pm at the Oylen Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Interment will be in the West Lyons Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the church 2 hours prior to...