Obituaries
Rose Hurd
Mar 16, 2005
Rose Marie Hurd, of Pillager, passed away peacefully at her home March 16, 2005 at the age of 83. She was born in Staples, MN and was a longtime resident of Brainerd. She was married to Charles Hurd. Rose was active in the community. She worked for National Foods for 24 years, was a member of St. Francis Catholic...
Gladys VanVickle
Mar 15, 2005
Gladys VanVickle, age 87, of Pillager, died Tuesday morning at the Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, at the Assembly of God Church in Pillager with Rev. Robert Osell officiating. Interment will be in Wildwood Cemetery at Pillager. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the Brenny Funeral...
Gwen Hall
Mar 14, 2005
Gwen Hall, age 73, of Baxter died Monday morning, March 14, 2005, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 PM Friday, March 18, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Pastor Andrew Smith officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Milaca, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,...
Isabell Strack
Mar 12, 2005
Isabell A. Strack, age 94, formerly of Little Falls, died early Saturday morning at the Pierz Villa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Friday, March 18, at St. James Catholic Church of Randall with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 until 8 PM Thursday at the...
Ruth Boyer
Mar 11, 2005
Ruth Boyer, age 90, of the Leader area, died Friday evening at the Staples Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 in the Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Staples with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Cemetery. Relatives will receive friends on Monday evening form 4 to 7 at the Brenny...
Gary Shake
Mar 4, 2005
Gary R. Shake, age 62, of Motley, died Friday evening at his home. Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00AM in Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader with Mel Nefstead officiating. Burial will be in the Swan Valley Cemetery. Relatives will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Gary...
Evelyn Bertram
Mar 4, 2005
Evelyn Bertram, age 91, formerly of Hillman, died Friday, March 4, 2005 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 8, 11 a.m., at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Kristin Kelsey officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour before the service. Interment will be at Dykeman Cemetery in rural Brainerd. Evelyn Della Hamburg...
Donald Kelcher
Mar 1, 2005
Donald C. Kelcher, age 67, of Pillager, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005 in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m., at Merrifield Community Church of the Nazarene, with Reverend Larry Harshman officiating. Friends may visit Friday, March 4, 5-7 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Services will be followed by cremation, with private interment. Donald...
Charles McMahon
Feb 21, 2005
Charles ?Chuck? McMahon, age 42, of Crosslake died Monday, February 21, 2005 as the result of a work-related accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, February 25, 11 a.m., at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, with Reverend Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, February 24, 5-8 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, with parish...
Bracken Pohl
Feb 20, 2005
Bracken ?Scooby? Kyle Pohl, age 7, went peacefully to be with Jesus, at home and surrounded by his loving family and friend, on Sunday afternoon, February 20, 2005. Funeral services will be Friday, February 25, 10:30 a.m., at Heritage Assembly of God Church in Baxter, with Reverend Mark Boone officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, February 24, 6-8 p.m., at...
Anna Sheldon
Feb 19, 2005
Anna Mae Sheldon, age 76, of Brainerd, died Saturday morning at her home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Interment will be in Our Savior?s Lutheran Cemetery at Pequot Lakes, MN. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Monday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter and for...
George Dennemeyer
Feb 19, 2005
George A. Dennemeyer, age 100, formerly of St. Paul, died Saturday, February 19, at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Father Peter Kirchner, Jr. officiating. Friends may call from 10:00 until time of Services on Wednesday at the...
Scott Koopman
Feb 14, 2005
Scott Harold ?Koop? Koopman, age 47, of Baxter, died February 14, 2005 in Two Harbors. Services will be Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 11:00 am at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will be on Wednesday, from 6:00 ? 8:00 pm and one hour prior to the service on Thursday. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred. Scott...
Jacob Pfingsten
Feb 12, 2005
Sergeant Jacob Loren Pfingsten died while on military duty February 12, 2005 at the University of Regensburg Hospital in Regensburg, Germany after a short illness. Funeral service Saturday, 11 am at Family of God Lutheran Church, 8625 Zane Ave N. Brooklyn Park. Visitation Friday 4-8 pm at Evans Nordby Funeral Home, 34 ? 2nd St. NE Osseo (763-424-4000) and...
Thomas Virnig
Feb 11, 2005
Thomas George Virnig, MD age 29, of St. Paul, formerly of Hillman, MN died February 11, 2005 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM Monday, Feb. 14, at Holy Family Parish, Bull Dog Lake with Father Paul Fruth officiating. Visitation is from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Sunday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter...
Gladys Dukowitz
Feb 6, 2005
Gladys Lillian Dukowitz was born to Michael Edward and Sarah Elizabeth (Hanson) Smith on July 17, 1936, in St. Paul. She grew up between St. Paul and Philbrook. She attended school and graduated from St. Paul ? Hill Murray High School. She was united in marriage to Albert Leroy Dukowitz, Jr. on October 27, 1955 at St. Isidore Catholic...
Lillian Eisenlohr
Feb 5, 2005
Lillian Rae Eisenlohr was born on December 24, 1916, in Grant, MN, the daughter of Fredric and Elenore (Haefner) Gilmore. She was called from this life early Saturday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital. She had attained the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 11 days. Lillian attended school in Brainerd, MN. On January 5, 1936, she was...
Danny Benjamin
Feb 1, 2005
Danny ?Benjie? Benjamin, 54, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, February 4, at 2 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Harold Erickson officiating. Friends may visit at the funeral home during the two hours prior to services. Danny Louis Benjamin was born July 28, 1950 in Little...
Allene Herman
Jan 25, 2005
Allene Herman, age 74, formerly of Staples, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at her daughter?s home in Brainerd. A memorial open house will be Monday, January 31, 2005, from 12-2 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with a commemorative service at 1 p.m. Allene Barrington was born February 16, 1930 in Winona, to William and Olga (Thompson) Barrington....
Charline Miller
Jan 22, 2005
Charline was born on August 15th, 1920 in Terrill, Iowa to Charles and Nellie (Michael) Cruse. She moved with her family as a child to central Minnesota where she grew up and graduated with the Pillager High School Class of 1938. On June 1st, 1941 she married Rodney W. Miller and spent her life as a wife, mother, helpmate...
