Obituaries

Charles Heuberger
Dec 9, 2006
Charles Jacob Heuberger, age 85, of Pequot Lakes, passed away December 9 at his home. Services will be 11 AM on Tuesday, December 12 at Grace United Methodist Church in Pequot Lakes with Pastor Dan Doughty and Pastor Mike Marcum officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Charles is survived by his wife, Etta Mae; children:...

Edythe Johnson
Dec 7, 2006
Edythe J. Johnson, age 86, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2006 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born June 7, 1920 in Bemidji to Clarence and Olga MaGaurn. Services will be 11 AM on Thursday, December 14 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Edythe is survived...

Mae Sauver
Dec 7, 2006
Mae St. Sauver, age 82, of Nisswa, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River. No services will be held at this time.

Orville Krecklau
Dec 5, 2006
Orville E. Krecklau, age 76, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, December 5. Services will be 1 PM on Saturday, December 9 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Orville is survived by his wife, Nancy; dauther, Debra Standly (Mark); sons, Randall Krecklau (Mary) and Joey Krecklau (Jonni), grandchildren: Jennifer, Karynne,...

Demetria Sechser
Dec 2, 2006
Demetria "Lily" G. Sechser, 73, of Brainerd died at her home Saturday evening, December 2, 2006. Funeral Services for Lily will be at 2 PM, Wednesday, December 6 at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Brainerd. The family will receive friends from 9 AM to 1 PM Wednesday at the church. Lily Sechser was born in the Philippines...

Sara Twardowski
Dec 1, 2006
Sara Rae MertensTwardowski, age 26, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Friday Dec. 1st. Mass will be on Tuesday Dec 5 at 11:00 am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Friends may gather one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Evergreen Hill...

John McConn
Dec 1, 2006
John J. McConn, age 80, of Motley, passed away late Friday evening at his home near Motley. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM Thursday at the Randall Funeral Home in Randall, MN. Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at the Randall Funeral Home and also for one hour prior to Services on Thursday. Interment will...

Margie Houston
Nov 29, 2006
Margie A. Houston, age 88, of Pine River, passed away November 29, 2006, at her home. Services will be 1 PM on Monday, December 4 at Faith Lutheran Church in Swanburg with Pastor Marlys Korman officiating. Burial will follow at the Swanburg Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Margie is survived by...

Richard Dotzler
Nov 29, 2006
Richard John Dotzler, 75, Columbia Heights, died November 29, 2006 at Benedictine Health Care Center at Innsbruck. He was born January 4, 1931, in Aitkin to John and Hazel (Griffith) Dotzler. He was a 1950 graduate of Aitkin High School and then attended Dunwoody Institute for the auto-electirc program. He then worked for Westling Manufacturing for 37 years. In...

Jeanette Krizek
Nov 24, 2006
Jeanette (Mrs. John) Krizek, formerly of Nisswa, died Friday, November 24, 2006 at Guardian Angels Care Center in Elk River. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 2, at 11 AM, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, with Reverend Chris Meier officiating. Friends may visit at the church during the hour prior to services. Private interment will be...

Gilbert Vensland
Nov 23, 2006
Gilbert Vensland, age 92, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Thursday, November 23 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be 1:00 PM on Monday, November 27, 2006, at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at the Pequot Lakes Cemetery, Pequot Lakes. He is survived by his...

John Duker
Nov 20, 2006
John Edward Duker, age 68, of Crosslake, MN, passed away Monday, November 20, 2006 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, of complications of progressive supranuclear palsy. John was born August 25, 1938 in Orange, California, to Martin and Elsa (Miller) Duker. He served in the US Navy, repairing aircraft radio systems. He spent four years at Cal Poly...

Ilas Dircks
Nov 19, 2006
Ilas Dircks, 77, Brainerd, died Sunday, November 19, 2006, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. Private graveside services will be at Oakland Cemetery at a later date. Ilas is survived by her two children, Alice Ekers, Brainerd and Kevin (Sondra) Dircks, Brainerd; a granddaughter, Autumn Dircks, Brainerd; and seven sisters, Inez,Verna, Doris, Sharon, Byrnida, Janet, and Linda. Her parents preceded...

Diane Pattinson
Nov 18, 2006
Diane Pattinson, age 71, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, November 18 at St. Joseph's Medical Center. She is survived by her son, Dan Pattinson of Crystal, and his friend, Patty Kraus; daughter, Beth Pattinson of Brooklyn Park, and her friend, Gary Miezwa; brother, Jeff Werner (D'Ann) of Phoenix, AZ; sisters: Jeannine Waterhouse (David) and Cindy Nelson (Ron) both...

Ernest Heiser
Nov 18, 2006
Ernest Heiser, age 80, of Baxter, formerly from Hot Springs Village, Ark. and Littleton, Col. passed away November 18, 2006 at Diamond Willow. Memorial services will be Friday, November 24, 1 pm, at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Rory Swenson officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred, to Kairos Prison Ministry of Arkansas or Park...

Evelyn Berg
Nov 18, 2006
Evelyn Berg, age 97, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, November 18 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River. Services will be 7 PM on Wednesday, November 22 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, with Pastor Mel Nefstead officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck.

Kathleen Perona
Nov 16, 2006
Kathleen Perona, age 65, of Hackensack, passed away Thursday, November 16 at the Golden Living Center in Walker. She is survived by her husband, Donald and sons, Jeffrey of Appleton, WI, and David of Houston, TX. Services are pending.

Joseph DeGeest
Nov 16, 2006
Joseph F. DeGeest, age 91, of Staples, passed away Thursday afternoon at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Funeral Services are on Monday, November 20, at 11:00 at St Johns Lutheran Church of Motley, with Rev. Edward Koehler officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 4-7 at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Interment will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in...

Dorothy Anderson
Nov 14, 2006
Dorothy A. Anderson, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at her home in Pine River, MN. Memorial service will be Dec 9, 2006 at 2:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Jenkins, MN. A private family gathering held noontime at Jenkins City Cemetery. Dorothy was born Feb 12, 1921 to Albert and Marie...

Robert Roach
Nov 14, 2006
Robert M. Roach, age 75, of Merrifield passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2006 following a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 18, at 11 am, at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Friday, November 17, from 4-7 pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, and at the church during the hour prior to services on Saturday....