Obituaries
Virgil Berkman
Jul 5, 2003
Virgil D. Berkman, age 78, of Hackensack, died Saturday, July 5th, at his home. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 8th, at 2:00 in St Paul?s Lutheran Church in Hackensack with Pastor Thea Monson officiating. Burial will take place later in Glen Haven Cemetery in Crystal. Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter has been in charge of local arrangements....
Ellen Dahlen
Jun 28, 2003
Ellen M. Dahlen, 85, of Ideal died Saturday, June 28 at the Cuyuna Care Center in Crosby. Ellen Ottelin was born June 2, 1918 in Elba, MN, to Arnie and Ida (Niemala) Ottelin. She grew up and graduated high school in Brainerd. She was united in marriage to Gordon Dahlen on March 15, 1940 in Minneapolis, where they subsequently...
Albin Palmer
Jun 25, 2003
Albin J. ?Jerry? Palmer was born August 25, 1928 in Shafer, to Eldor and Mildred (Peterson) Palmer. He grew up in Litchfield and moved with his family to Minneapolis, where he graduated from Vocational High School. He served in the US Coast Guard from 1945-1947. He was united in marriage to Doris Schneider on March 23, 1957, in Minneapolis....
Cyrus DuBois
Jun 24, 2003
Cyrus ?Cy? DuBois, died June 24, 2003 at his home. He was born June 27, 1930 in Minneapolis to Cyrus B and Nancy ?Nan? (Bent) DuBois. In 1946 he won the C.F. Kettering trophy for best-designed soap box derby car at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. He served in the Navy from 1948-1949. He married Jane...
Glenn Milford
Jun 16, 2003
Glenn E. Milford, 84, Crosslake, passed away Monday, June 16, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Glenn retired from Ewald?s Dairy in Minneapolis. He was a veteran of WW2 and was a member of the Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion. He is survived by his wife Maida, a daughter Peggy, and several nieces and nephews. His first wife...
Robert Scott
Jun 7, 2003
Robert D. Scott, 80, of Cross Lake, died Saturday, June 7, 2003 at the Crosby Care Center. Robert D. Scott was born May 5, 1923 in Pekin, IL to Harry and Florence (Reese) Scott. Robert graduated high school from Lincoln in 1941. He was united in marriage to Helen Jackson on November 25, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert...
Albin Kuschel
May 23, 2003
Albin ?Al? D. Kuschel, 67, Brainerd, passed away to be with the Lord on Friday, May 23 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Albin David Kuschel was born December 31, 1935 in Onamia, to Ervin and Helen ?Babe? (Scruggs) Kuschel. He grew up on Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison , where he worked at the family-owned businesses Kuschel?s...
John Hartung
May 21, 2003
John H. Hartung, 90, of Brainerd died Wednesday, May 21 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. John Halstad Hartung was born January 7, 1913 in Berwick, Iowa to Burdair and Bessie (Cottingham) Hartung. He grew up on the Hartung family farm west of Berwick and graduated from East High School in Des Moines. He completed his formal education...
Clarence Vinje
May 9, 2003
Clarence ?Punk? Vinje, age 65, of Carlton, formerly of Brainerd, died on Friday, May 9, 2003 in Duluth. Clarence was born on February 15, 1938 in Granite Falls to Clarence and Berniece (Fruin) Vinje. He grew up on a dairy farm in the South Long Lake Area and graduated from Brainerd High School. He received a football scholarship to...
Daniel LaSart
May 7, 2003
Daniel L. LaSart, age 53 of Crosslake, died May 7 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Pine River. Daniel was born August 1, 1949 in Crosby to Arthur & Evelyn (Lundgren) LaSart. He graduated from Pequot Lakes High School. He was united in marriage to Geraldine Backdahl on December 6, 1971 in St. Paul. He was employed in the...
Clara Trapp
May 5, 2003
Clara S. Trapp of Randall died Monday, May 5, 2003 at St. Otto?s Care Center in Little Falls, Minnesota. Funeral services will be Friday, May 9, at 11:00 AM, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Randall with Reverend Linden Wendzel officiating. Interment will follow in the Randall City Cemetery. Family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5-7:30 PM at...
James Stockard
May 3, 2003
James R. Stockard, 62, of Crosslake, (Fairfield Township) died Saturday, May 3, at his home. James Richard Stockard was born July 10, 1940 in Ann Arbor, MI to Alfred and Jewel (Beard) Stockard. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a BSEE in electrical engineering in 1963. On August 31, 1963 he was united in marriage to Mary...
Gilbert Hanson
May 1, 2003
Gilbert Hanson, 94, of Pine River died Thursday, May 1 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Gilbert was born April 18, 1909 in Hopkins, to Embert and Mamie (Nugent) Hanson. He grew up in Minneapolis. He was united in marriage to Ann Dody on March 30, 1934. He worked for Baldwin Supply in Minneapolis for 25 years. He...
Della Deshayes
May 1, 2003
Della Deshayes, age 91, of Swanburg died Thursday, May 1, 2003 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Della Faye Havoner was born July 4, 1911 in Stewartville, MN, to Charles and Minnie (Pearson) Deshayne. Following her father?s death she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Henry Burgess. She attended school in Markville, MN and then at the...
James Mathewson
Apr 25, 2003
James C. Mathewson, 71, of Scandia Valley died Friday, April 25 at his home. James Charles Mathewson was born May 26, 1931 in Scandia Valley, to Charles and Ingrid (Eksten) Mathewson. He grew up on the family farm in Scandia Valley, and graduated from Pillager High School. Despite being disabled, he worked for a time at the Land O?...
Terry Hanson
Apr 21, 2003
Terry L. Hanson, 61, of rural Brainerd died Monday, April 21 at his home. Terry LeRoy Hanson was born September 1, 1941 in Brainerd, to Lyle and Margaret (Gray) Hanson. He grew up in Brainerd and graduated from Brainerd High School in 1959. He attended Brainerd Junior College for one year before being hired at Potlatch. He worked in...
Colleen DeLaHunt
Apr 19, 2003
Colleen DeLaHunt,age 40, of Ideal Township died Saturday, April 19, 2003. Colleen was born September 22, 1962 in St. Paul to Ronald and Barbara (Holtsapple) DeLaHunt. She graduated from Mahtomedi High School and went on to further her education at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Colleen is survived and will be greatly missed by her parents, Ronald and Barbara...
Cynthia Feustel
Apr 13, 2003
Cynthia Feustel, age 34, of Randall, MN died Sunday at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. Cynthia was born on May 23, 1968 in South St. Paul daughter of John and Linda (Mann) Berghorst. She moved to Hillman with her parents and graduated from Pierz High School. She Joined the National Guard. She attended St. Ben?s and graduated...
Zirla Terrell
Apr 8, 2003
Zirla M. Terrell, age 81, formerly of Pequot Lakes, died on Tuesday, April 8 at Country Manor Health Care in Sartell. Zirla Mae Hawthorne was born April 20, 1921 in Jackson County, Minnesota to Harry and Clara (Lehmann) Hawthorne. She grew up and attended school in Elysian. She was united in marriage to Donald Terrell on July 17, 1939...
Ray Kline
Apr 5, 2003
Ray Kline, 82, of Baxter, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Care Center in Brainerd. Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd with Rev. Paul Biegner of Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Full military rites performed by Brainerd American Legion Post #255. Services are entrusted to Brenny...
