Obituaries
Sylvia Hill
Jan 11, 2004
Sylvia A. Hill, age 88, of Nisswa, died Sunday, January 11 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Sylvia is survived by her daughters, Karen Hill of Nisswa, Sharon Rice of Scottsdale, AZ; Grandson, Judd Rice of Pasadena, CA; Great granddaughters Caia and Keelin Rice of CA; a niece Cathy Schnackerberg of Eden Prairie and a nephew Glenn Hill...
Marilyn Sims
Jan 10, 2004
Marilyn Tressa Sims, 76, of Baxter, passed away Saturday, January 10 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born January 14, 1927 in Staples to Willbert and Martha (Peterson) Bruggman. She attended schools in Staples and McGregor and graduated from Brainerd High School in 1945. She married Rodney Sims in 1947. She took nurses training and was...
Roman Zenner
Jan 8, 2004
Roman S. Zenner, age 80, of rural Longville, died Thursday, January 8, at his home. Roman (?Zeke?, ?Manny?), was born May 17, 1923 at Ada, the 3rd of 4 sons born to Henry & Anna (Karls) Zenner. The Zenner family moved to St. Cloud in 1925. Manny was raised during the Great Depression and worked at his father?s place...
Wayne Brandt
Dec 27, 2003
Wayne A. Brandt, age 63, Crosslake, died Saturday 12/27/03 at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be Tuesday 12/30/03 at 11 AM at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Rev. Marshall Pechauer officiating. The relatives will receive friends from 6 till 8 PM on Monday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake with a prayer service at...
Catherine Blaeser
Dec 18, 2003
Catherine(Arens)Blaeser, age 94, of Pequot Lakes, formerly of St. Paul, died peacefully at the home of her son Joe and dtr-in-law, Geri. Catherine?s Faith, her love for family, friends, and her awe and respect for all of nature sustained her; keeping her in good humor and giving her a zest for life. Friends and family gravitated around her loving...
Samuel Moss
Dec 15, 2003
Samuel Moss, 82, of Crosslake, died Monday, December 15, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Samuel Clayburn Moss was born September 7, 1921, in Lancaster, Tennessee, to Robert and Sarah(Smith) Moss. He grew up and attended school in Tennessee. He moved to Indiana, where he began work for the Union Pacific Railroad. He served in the Marines during...
Margaret Ische
Dec 5, 2003
Margaret Ische, age 87, Brainerd, formerly of St. Paul, died December 5, 2003 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. Margaret was born on December 13, 1916 in Winthrop to the late Herman & Hilda (Wiese) Ellig. She grew up in the Montevideo area. She was united in marriage to Elmer Ische on October 10, 1937 in St. Paul. Following their...
Lois Hoskins
Dec 5, 2003
Lois M. Hoskins, age 62, of Baxter, lost her battle with cancer, Friday, December 5, 2003 at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Brainerd. Lois was born on November 15, 1941 in Onamia, MN. She graduated from Onamia High School in 1959 and worked for Prudential Insurance before beginning a rewarding career as a Mom. Wanting to give more to children,...
Bill Coffman
Dec 4, 2003
Bill Coffman, age 87, of Crosslake, died December 4, 2003 at his home. Bill was born February 13, 1916 in Minneapolis to the late Harry & Florence (Motzko) Coffman. He graduated from Washburn High School then the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis with a degree in Architecture. He was a home builder. He was married to Meredith Rowland, following...
Bruce Hebeisen
Nov 21, 2003
Bruce M. Hebeisen, 63, of Hackensack, died Friday, November 21, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Bruce Milton Hebeisen was born October 16, 1940, in Hamburg, MN, to Milton and Marie (Stoeckmann) Hebeisen. He grew up in Hamburg and graduated from Central High School in Norwood. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1958, and served as a...
Ralph Spitzer
Nov 15, 2003
Ralph Paul Spitzer, (88) died November 15,2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village, Brainerd, MN. He was born September 24,1915 in New York City, NY to Otto &: Elizabeth (Lehmann) Spitzer. He was educated in NY and served as a Chief in the Navy during WWII serving in Atlantic, Pacific &: Mediteranean. He had the distinction of seeing Charles Lindberg's...
Marie Fitch
Nov 14, 2003
Marie Katherine Fitch, 98, of Brainerd died November 14 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Marie was born on September 7, 1905 to Michael and Anna Peterson in Brainerd. She is survived by one son, James Fitch of Brainerd: two daughters, Judy Schrader of Brainerd, Barb McDonald of Superior, WI and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her husband, four...
Kenneth Jacobson
Nov 13, 2003
Kenneth Orval Jacobson, 77, of Longville, Minnesota., died November 13th at his home on Little Boy Lake, Wabedo Township. He was born December 29, 1925 to John and Bertha (nee Wilkins) Jacobson in New Hampton, Iowa. Raised in the turmoil of the Great Depression, he attended school in New Hampton and Charles City, Iowa, depending on where his father...
Fred Kunkel
Nov 11, 2003
Fred L. Kunkel, 92, of Brainerd, died November 11 at Bethany Covenant Home in Minneapolis. Fred was born to Joseph and Mae (Black) on September 18, 1911 in Shambaugh, IA. He moved with his family at an early age to the family farm near Pillager. He graduated from Pillager High School. As a young man he spent several years...
Alice Andrighetti
Nov 10, 2003
Alice Maddalozzo Helen Andrighetti, 96, of Nisswa, died Monday, November 10 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Alice was born October 31, 1907 in Pekin, IL to Quinto and Alminea (Maddalozzo) Maddalozzo. She was raised in Pekin and Peoria, IL. She attended grade school and helped her father with his grocery business. She married Angelo M. Andrighetti on...
Ole Rono
Nov 10, 2003
Ole Eugene Rono, age 73, of Fairfield Township, died Monday morning (11-10-03) at the St. Cloud VA Hospital. Services will be held on Thursday morning at 11:00 in the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake with Reverend Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pinewood Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Crosslake American Legion Post 500. Ole...
Karen Nygard
Oct 16, 2003
Karen Nygard, 64, of Baxter, died Thursday, October 16, at her home. She is survived by her mother, Louise Nygard, of Brainerd; sister, Janet (Howard) Gould of Lino Lakes; brother, Glen (Carolyn) Nygard, of Baxter; Aunt Doris Lombardo, and cousin Linda Goodrich and family of Ormond Beach, FL; Aunts Karen Jacobs and Annie Nygard, of Ratvik, Sweden, and Elin...
Mykaela Dickinson
Oct 10, 2003
Mykaela Elise Dickinson, daughter of Matthew and Amanda (Vogt) Dickinson, of Little Falls, was born and died Friday, October 10, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Mykaela leaves behind her parents; grandparents Duane and Charlene Vogt, of Little Falls, and Wayne and Patricia Dickinson, of Pillager; great-grandparents Wayne and Angelina Palmer, of Casa Grande, AZ, Aldon and Mary...
Virginia Begin
Oct 7, 2003
Virginia Begin, 79, of Ft. Ripley, died Tuesday, October 7, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Virginia Dale Rosene was born October 31, 1923 in Grey Eagle, to Clarence and Grace (Sabart) Rosene. She attended grade school in Grey Eagle, and then moved with her family to Minneapolis, where she graduated high school. She served in the Air Force from...
Pat Hollingsworth
Oct 5, 2003
Pat Hollingsworth, age 60, of Merrifield, died October 5, 2003 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Pat was born on October 7, 1942 in Pontiac, MI to Hanley LeRoy & Hermina Marie (Sayan) Lord. She attended school in Michigan and moved to Brainerd with her parents. She was united in marriage to Dwaine Hollingsworth on March 11, 1962 in Brainerd....
