Obituaries
Majorie Behrens
Jan 22, 2005
Marjorie Behrens, age 77, of rural Browerville (Sylvan Shores), died Wednesday evening at the Staples Hospital. Services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 in the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Reverend Mike Picconatto officiating. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Monday afternoon. Relatives will receive friends on Sunday after 2:00 at the Brenny...
Harold Mendel
Jan 21, 2005
Harold Mendel, age 78, of Brainerd died Friday, January 21, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Memorial services will be Wednesday, January 26, 1:30 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Mark Kleckner officiating. Friends may visit at the church during the hour prior to services. Interment will be with full military honors on...
Lester Proctor
Jan 20, 2005
Lester F. Proctor was born on August 6, 1918 to Blanche Wagoner and Frank Proctor, and he grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. Les served in the Army National Guard and was a Command Sergeant Major in HQ & HQ Det 67th Support BN of Nebraska Army National Guard. He served 35 years in the guards and retired in 1978....
Deloris Newmann
Jan 19, 2005
Deloris E. Neumann, age 74, of Brainerd, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, January 24, 11 a.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Captain Gene Harris officiating. Friends may visit Sunday, January 23, 2-4 p.m., at the funeral home. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery. Deloris Elaine Callahan was born...
Patricia Esler
Jan 17, 2005
Patricia Anne Esler, age 50, of Staples, died Monday evening in Garrison. Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2:00 in the Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Staples with Reverend Les Crider officiating. Relatives will receive friends on Friday after 11:00. Burial will be in the Poplar Cemetery near Leader. Services have been entrusted to the Brenny...
Lee Boelter
Jan 17, 2005
Lee Arden Boelter, age 62, died suddenly on Monday, January 17, 2005 at his home in Pequot Lakes, MN. Lee was born on April 4, 1942 in Oshkosh, WI, son of Arden and Lois (Wrasse) Boelter. He attended Oshkosh High School and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation he...
LaVaughn Light
Jan 1, 2005
LaVaughn B. Light, 75, of Brainerd, died Saturday, January 1, 2005 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, January 7, at 11 a.m., at St. Andrew?s Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Friends may visit at the church during the hour prior to services. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Memorials...
Wilfred Leyendecker
Dec 1, 2004
Memorial Services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN, with Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial of cremains will follow immediately at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Wilfred ?Will? Benedict Leyendecker was born on October 20, 1921, at Eden Valley, MN, the son of Robert and Margaret (Schommer) Leyendecker. He...
Phyllis Tuomi
Dec 1, 2004
Phyllis Joan Tuomi was born on January 9, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Dudley and Veronica (Hogue) Wright. She was called from this life early Wednesday morning, Dec. 1, 2004, at her home at East Gull Lake, MN. She had attained the age of 72 years, 10 months, and 22 days. She attended elementary school at St....
Parker Feltz
Nov 24, 2004
Parker Kenneth Feltz, special angel of Kent and Joy Feltz, Baxter, was born November 10, 2004, at 8:10 p.m. and died November 10 at 9:00 p.m., at Abbott-Northwestern Medical Center in Minneapolis. Parker is deeply missed by his parents; his brothers, Shae and Grant Feltz, at home; and his grandparents, Kenneth and Bonnie Feltz of Eau Claire, WI and...
Donald Goetz
Nov 21, 2004
Donald F. Goetz, 62, Brainerd, died Sunday, November 21, 2004, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He is survived by his wife Patricia; daughter, Michelle Goetz, and son, Joseph Goetz, both of Oakdale; sisters Doris (Gary) Burroughs, Judy Goetz (Tony Lumsford), LeAnn (Arden) Payne, and Connie (Bruce) Smith; and grandchildren Cory, Melissa, Sarah, Samantha, and Andrew. Memorial services will be...
Lucille Zabrowski
Nov 20, 2004
Lucille M. Zabrowski, age 91, formerly of Pine River, passed away and was reunited forever with her beloved husband, Ed, Saturday, November 20, 2004, at the Staples Care Center. Lucille Margaret Frank was born December 19, 1912 in St. Paul, to Nicholas and Margaret (Metz) Frank. She grew up and attended school in St. Paul, eventually completing Business College...
James Royalty
Nov 14, 2004
James Royalty, age 73, of Pequot Lakes, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at the St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, Nov. 18, at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Reverend Mark Anderson officiating. Friends may call from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wed. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake and for one hour...
David Carlson
Nov 10, 2004
David Luell Carlson, age 73, of Crosslake, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born May 19, 1931 in Tracy, to Guftaf ?Shorty? and Hannah (Swan) Carlson. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to Swanburg, where he grew up. After graduating from Pine River High School, he served...
Shirley Henderson
Nov 8, 2004
Shirley J. Henderson, age 85 of Eden Prairie, died Monday, November 8, 2004 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at the Huber Funeral Chapel in Eden Prairie. Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery at Minneapolis. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Friday at Huber Funeral Chapel...
Marilyn Proffitt
Oct 29, 2004
Marilyn Hovland Proffitt, age 69, Pine River, died Tuesday, October 29, 2004 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She is now residing at home with her heavenly Father. Marilyn was born July 20, 1935, at her grandmother?s farm in Elizabeth, MN, to Henry and Emelia (Zimmerman) Hovland. She attended country...
Bunny Ostlund
Oct 22, 2004
?Bunny? Humphrey Ostlund, age 75, of Brainerd, died suddenly on Friday, October 22, 2004. Memorial services will be Tuesday, October 26, at 3 p.m., at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter, with Reverend Andy Smith of First Lutheran Church in Brainerd officiating. Friends may visit at the church for the hour prior to services. Bunny L. Leckband was born...
Pamela Krueger
Oct 22, 2004
Pamela J. Krueger, age 60, of Brainerd, died Friday, October 22, 2004 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial services will be Monday, October 25, 10 a.m., at the First Congregational Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Deb Celley officiating. Private family interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Pamela Jean Read was born April 17, 1944 in Brainerd, to...
Bernard Ford
Oct 18, 2004
Bernard Darrell Ford was born on Sept. 2, 1927, in Longville, MN, the son of James W. and Lucy (Thompson) Ford. He was called from this life early Monday morning, Oct. 18, 2004, at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. He had attained the age of 77 years, 8 months and 9 days. Bernard grew up and attended...
Raymond Maas
Oct 18, 2004
Raymond Maas, age 72, of Baxter, died peacefully on October 18, 2004 at St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota, surrounded by his beloved family. His family is eternally grateful for his generous spirit, sense of humor, honesty, integrity and kindness. Ray was born August 5, 1932 in Delano to Frances and Raymond Maas, Sr. He married Dorothy Shrode on...
